The ability to understand and manage the environmental impacts arising from the design and implementation of engineering systems is critical for environmental engineers. This course introduces several critical concepts and tools, including Life Cycle Analyses (LCA), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) methods and the ISO14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) framework. The course then provides an introduction for Engineers on environmental law in Australia, focusing on planning law, and pollution laws. Social, ethical, and political considerations are also covered. Finally, environmental economics methods to account for environmental impacts in monetary terms, the use of cost-benefit analyses and business case development are introduced. The course project provides an opportunity for students to apply and practice these skills and techniques on realistic scenarios. This course will provide an important focus on indigenous perspectives and contributions to this field of study. Students will be able to draw on course materials that provide diverse gender, cultural, and geographical perspectives on these topics.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Understand the roles of scientific information, socio-political, economic, legal and participatory processes in different types of environmental assessments
- Understand and apply ethical considerations to environmental assessments
- Discern and apply appropriate tools and information to develop and critically evaluate different types of environmental assessments
- Develop and evaluate business cases and cost-benefit analyses for a range of engineering projects, corporations and regions.
- Work effectively in a multidisciplinary team to develop Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Management Systems and and environmental reports for a range of projects, corporations and regions.
Work Integrated Learning
Projects
Other Information
This course will be offered from Semester 1, 2022 onwards
Indicative Assessment
- Assignments (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Labs (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Quizzes (5) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Project (20) [LO 4,5]
- Exam (35) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
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Workload
130 hours per semester consisting of the following activities each week:
- 2 hrs of Lectures
- 2 hrs of Workshops
- 6 hrs of pre-reading and self-directed study
Inherent Requirements
Information on inherent requirements for this course are currently not available.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
None
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $4860 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $6180 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4490 | 20 Feb 2023 | 27 Feb 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 26 May 2023 | In Person | View |