Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering (Environmental Engineering)

Summary

Enhance your undergraduate qualification with specialised knowledge to enable progression into an engineering masters programme.

This qualification gives students who have completed a three-year engineering degree the opportunity to build on their previous skills, and understand the principles, concepts and ideas that underpin a chosen specialisation. It is designed to provide a pathway to further study in a masters programme.

What can you study in Environmental Engineering?

A Master of Engineering Studies in Environmental Engineering consists of courses and small research projects in the areas of environmental impact assessment, waste minimisation and management and the protection of air, water, and soil from pollution. Our academic staff members’ main research areas include:

Fate and transport of contaminants in the environment

Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions through novel technologies

Treatment of emerging contaminants by membrane processes

Resource recovery from wastewater and organic wastes

Assessing energy efficiency of wastewater treatment facilities

Programme structure

This is a 120-point, taught programme. You will complete six 15-point, non-project courses from one of the specialisations listed in the Master of Engineering Studies schedule*.

An additional 30 points can be taken from approved 600 or 700 level courses at the University.

*Courses are not available in the following specialisations:

Geotechnical Engineering

Light Metals Reduction Technology

Medical Devices and Technologies

Plastics

Where could this programme take you?

The PGDipEng functions largely as a pathway for further study – while it can generally increase employment opportunities, this qualification ultimately supplements your three-year undergraduate degree with the additional skills needed to pursue an engineering masters degree.

Further study options

Master of Engineering Studies

Master of Engineering

Master of Energy