Course details
Make a positive impact to our world as an environmental engineer, applying your understanding of natural systems and technical engineering skills to find creative solutions to pressures facing our environment and sustainable development. In the Environmental Engineering major at UWA, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of the environmental challenges facing our world and how we can apply engineering practice to assess and manage the effects of human and other activity on the natural and built environment.
The growing need for environmental protection has created high demand for professional environmental engineers. You’ll gain detailed knowledge on environmental management and design, environmental risk assessment, ecological engineering and design, environmental modelling, oceanography, contaminant fate and transport, hydrology, environmental fluid mechanics and more. A strong emphasis is placed on developing strong analytical and research skills, in particular advanced numerical techniques.
Be guided by world-leading academics specialising in oceanography, water engineering, waste management, sustainable engineering and site decontamination.
You'll learn to

Utilise advanced technical environmental engineering skills in problem identification, simplification, analysis, planning, design, implementation and operation for an exciting career in engineering.
Create innovative engineering solutions to solve complex issues by applying critical thinking skills and your knowledge of established engineering methods
Understand and implement the mathematical foundations underlying environmental engineering concepts
Develop a deep practical understanding of the core concepts of environmental engineering and extend this knowledge to more specialised areas such as oceanography, water engineering, waste management, sustainable engineering and site decontamination
Work effectively in a team, bringing leadership and accountability to successfully solve real-world problems

Career Pathways
Environmental engineer, researcher or consultant
Environmental engineers are employed with large construction and mining organisations, large companies, large forestry organisations, regulatory authorities and government departments. Opportunities also exist for self-employment or work with consulting firms providing services to the water, infrastructure, manufacturing, natural resources and environment sectors.
Careers and further study
This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career options.