Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Environmental)

Help engineer solutions to problems that impact our land, water and air quality, with a focus on sustainable development when you major in environmental engineering at UOW. You will grow your knowledge across a broad range of environmental concerns, water quality and supply, groundwater protection and remediation, wastewater treatment, indoor and outdoor air pollution. You will learn about solid and hazardous waste disposal, the supply of safe drinking water, cleaning contaminated sites, preserving sensitive wetlands, and prevention of pollution through product and process design. In your third and fourth year of the major you will branch into more specialised areas, including water quality engineering, air and noise pollution control, solid and hazardous waste management, environmental engineering design, and site remediation.

You will study a common first year allowing you to learn more about engineering and its different fields before focusing on environmental engineering in your second year onwards. The common first year provides you with sound fundamentals in mathematics, statistics, physics, computing, engineering science and communication, mechanics and materials. This degree includes a 12-week hands-on industry placement. You may gain credit for relevant work experience, either in Australia or overseas, by participating in our Professional Options Program.