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Bachelor of Environmental Engineering

What is Environmental Engineering

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Bachelor of Environmental Engineering

The BE in Environmental Engineering is a four year full time undergraduate degree program. The discipline of environmental engineering embraces part of civil engineering, with emphasis on management, systems design, water, geotechnical and transport engineering, together with aspects of chemical engineering, applied and biological sciences and environmental studies.

The BE in Environmental Engineering is fully accredited by the Institution of Engineers, Australia.

Environmental engineers work to protect and improve human health and safety and protect the natural environment from pollution. The course places an emphasis on:

sustainability,
environmental processes,
environmental management,
planning of projects to reduce environmental impact,
rehabilitation of environmental damage.

Seven reasons to study environmental engineering

Studying at five star university*, taught by staff in the largest and most diverse School of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the country.
Excellent and varied career opportunities.
Make a visible and useful difference to society and the environment: at home and abroad.
Many opportunities to work overseas and also to assist developing countries.
Good salaries. Starting salary range: typically $50K pa.
Find solutions to the challenges of increasing urbanisation and environmental stress.
Job satisfaction: opportunity to continually engage in inventive, problem solving tasks.

* Good Universities Guide 2009

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