Master of Environmental Engineering (MC-ENVENG) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On the successful completion of the Master of Environmental Engineering students will be able to:

• develop advanced knowledge of the principles of environmental engineering underpinning sustainable development including systems thinking and critical thinking for environmental issues;
• develop research principles and methods in the field of environmental engineering;
• demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice of environmental engineering;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice in environmental engineering;
• model and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level;
• develop advanced knowledge in environmental planning, management, compliance and review;
• justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, decisions; and to design, evaluate, implement, analyse developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship in the field of environmental engineering;
• develop verbal and written communication skills that enable them to make a meaningful contribution to the changes facing society.
• communicate important issues relevant to sectors influenced by environmental engineering, such as the sustainability of resources, the efficient operation of all processes, the rise of automation and intelligent processes, and privacy and security in the age of the internet;
• know and epitomize professional ethical behaviour and responsibilities towards their profession and the community, including having positive and responsible approaches to sustainable development, safety, management of information and professional integrity.

Generic skills

• An advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in Environmental Engineering;
• An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in Environmental Engineering;
• Advanced skills and techniques applicable to Environmental Engineering;
• Well-developed problem-solving abilities in in Environmental Engineering, characterised by flexibility of approach;
• Advanced competencies in engineering professional expertise and scholarship;
• A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations;
• An advanced understanding of the international context and sensitivities of Environmental Engineering;
• An appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research;
• A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
• A profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
• An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership in the specialist area;
• The capacity to value and participate in projects which require team-work;
• An understanding of the significance and value of their knowledge to the wider community (including business and industry);
• A capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society; and
• Advanced working skills in the application of computer systems and software and a receptiveness to the opportunities offered by new technologies.

Graduate attributes