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

Intended learning outcomes

On the successful completion of the Master of Environmental Systems Engineering students should have:

• CILO1 - Gained advanced knowledge of the principles of environmental engineering underpinning sustainable development including systems thinking and critical thinking for environmental issues;
• CILO2 - Developed skills to develop research principles and methods in the field of environmental engineering;
• CILO3 - Cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice of environmental engineering;
• CILO4 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills to 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;
• CILO5 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills to model and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level;
• CILO6 - Gained advanced knowledge in environmental planning, management, compliance and review;
• CILO7 - Communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to engineering and non-engineering audiences;
• CILO8 - Technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship in the field of environmental engineering.

Generic skills

• A capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations;
• A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
• 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;

Graduate attributes

The Melbourne School of Engineering closely maps subject level attributes and knowledge to align with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), whilst also aligning with Attributes of the University of Melbourne Graduate, Engineers Australia competencies and its own School attributes.