Master of Engineering (Environmental)

This program teaches engineering approaches to the sustainable solution of environmental challenges.

The Master of Engineering (Environmental) program is designed to provide students with a formal qualification in engineering at the masters level. Environmental engineers create sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. Students in this discipline learn from staff active in research areas such as hydrology, irrigation and water management. The course has a strong focus on sustainability and project management. Guest lecturers and seminars by industry professionals are available to students, as well as community project work, technical society meetings and site visits that combine theory with practice.

Career Outcomes

Graduates work in a range of roles relating to sustainable land, water, waste management and structural engineering, for local and international organisations such as, consulting firms, conservation and natural resource management agencies, environmental protection agencies, catchment management authorities, local, state and federal government, mining companies, management consulting firms, and in research and academia. Environmental engineering graduates may find work with companies such as GHD, Golder Associates or Alluvium.

With growing interest and job opportunities, as well as new kinds of jobs being developed, in environmental areas such as bushfire protection, carbon management, climate change, sustainable systems, land and water management, conservation and hydrology, waste management, renewable energy, it has never been a better time to gain an environmental engineering qualification, and the need for qualified environmental engineers has never been greater.

Dual accreditation with Engineers Australia (provisional) and EUR-ACE® allows graduates of the Master of Engineering, or the Master of Spatial Information Science, to practice as professional engineers virtually anywhere in the world. For more information see our accreditation page.

Mode

Coursework

Duration

2–3 years full-time
Available part-time.

Entry

Semester 1, Semester 2

Fees

Local CSP: $7756 per annum
International: $30,848 per annum

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Further Fees Information

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Domestic Students

International Students

 

Entry Requirements

Prior Qualification	Entry Requirements
University of Melbourne Engineering Pathways	One of the following undergraduate degrees with a Civil or Physical Systems major or sequence: Commerce Environments Science An average of 65% in the final two years.
Undergraduate Engineering Degree	An undergraduate degree including: the equivalent of 25 points (2 subjects) of first year mathematics (any), and the equivalent of 25 points (2 subjects) of first year science (any). An average of 65% in the final two years. Note: Students with a Bachelor of Engineering who seek to specialise in the same field of engineering in which they majored, are likely to receive 100 points (one year) of credit, possibly more. Exact credit can only be determined on application.
Undergraduate Degree with Limited or No Engineering Study (Including University of Melbourne Non-pathway Degrees)	An undergraduate degree including: the equivalent of 25 points (2 subjects) of first year mathematics, specifically Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra, and the equivalent of 25 points (2 subjects) of first year science (any). An average of 65% in the final two years.

English Language Requirements

All students studying at the University of Melbourne must satisfy the University’s english language entry requirements. For graduate entry, Engineering offers an alternative.

Engineering English Language Entry Requirements

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Credit for Prior Studies

The Master of Engineering is a 300 point or 3 year program. The first 100 points (1 year) is made up of foundation study tailored to students from non-engineering backgrounds. Many students who enter the program will have some prior study in engineering, which will allow them to receive credit for up to the first year of the program, reducing the program to 2 years.

Students who have studied at an institution other than the University of Melbourne must supply engineering syllabus item details from their previous institution of study, along with an original or certified copy of their academic transcript, to enable credit to be assessed at the time of application.

Application for Advanced Standing Form [PDF 190KB]

Course Structure

These course plans are examples only and provided as an indicative guide. They will vary according to a student’s undergraduate degree and the time of commencement.

Master of Engineering (Environmental) Sample Course Plan

Preliminary year: required only for students entering from non-Engineering backgrounds.
Graduates from corresponding University of Melbourne New Generation degree pathways enter at second year.

Year 1 (Prelim)	Sem 1	Engineering Mechanics	Engineering Mathematics	Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics	Risk Analysis
	Sem 2	Earth Processes for Engineering	Engineering Materials	Systems Modelling and Design	Engineering Communication
Usual entry point for applicants with 100 points advanced standing.
Year 2	Sem 1	Quantitative Environmental Modelling	Engineering Site Characterisation	Sustainable Infrastructure Systems	Elective
	Sem 2	Engineering Project Implementation	Civil Hydraulics	Environmental Analysis Tools	Monitoring Environmental Impacts
Year 3	Sem 1	Integrated Design	Research Project	Elective	Elective
	Sem 2			Elective	Elective

Environmental Engineering electives are chosen from a prescribed list.

For further information on course structures, subjects and electives:

University Handbook listing

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Further Information

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