Waste Management
Coordinator:
Dr Graham Moore (Engineering)
Committee:
Ms Cathy Botta (MSLE)
The stream in Waste Management has been designed to meet the theoretical and practical skills development needs of people working in environmental control authorities, industry and elsewhere. It provides participants with a broad understanding of the practice of environmental management and provides experience in investigation. The stream provides a means of accessing elements of an engineering education for students with an undergraduate degree in other disciplines. Graduates find employment in environmental control authorities, urban and industrial workplaces, local government, education, and as consultants.
Waste Management stream details
Please consult the Handbook for further information and timetables.
Students are required to complete the core subject:
950-601 Sustainability, Policy and Management
950-600 Trans-disciplinary thinking and learning
and select at least three subjects from:
421-602 Air Quality Control
421-604 Environmental Management Systems
421-605 Managing Waterborne Risks
421-606 Solid Wastes to Sustainable Resources
and select electives to make up the balance of the award. The recommended list of electives includes:
121-503 Research Methods and Design
121-532 Environmental Impact Assessment
121-529 Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation
207-506/ 207-414 Social Research Methods
316-663 Environmental Economics and Strategy
421-523 Occupational Health and Safety Basics
421-681 Management for the Environment
505-932 Epidemiology and Health Impacts
606-608 Restoration Ecology
610-680 Environmental Chemistry
620-610 Statistics for Research Workers
625-608 Hydrogeology
625-610 Managing Groundwater Environments (partially-taught with 625-307)
730-683 Environmental Law
950-602 Introductory Environmetrics
600-604/950-603 Environmental Risk Assessment
These subjects are available in the 2008 academic year, unless otherwise stated. Students may take other electives subject to the approval of the stream coordinator.
Students may apply to undertake a research project as part of a course of study. This requires good academic performance and the approval of the stream coordinator.