Environmental Engineering (Honours)

Overview

You’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge to be able to improve water quality, conserve water resources and develop cleaner process and production technologies for a range of industries.  

You'll also know how to undertake rehabilitation of contaminated land and groundwater, design systems to manage waste and prepare environmental impact studies.

Why study the Environmental Engineering (Honours) program at RMIT University ?

Studying environmental engineering at RMIT offers the following benefits:

• Prepare yourself for employment 

With the opportunity to undertake industry placements either locally or internationally, you'll be work ready when you graduate. There are also opportunities to tackle research projects in partnership with industry, like the Engineers Without Borders Challenge Scholarship.

• Gain an international perspective

You’ll have the opportunity to learn about the environment from a global perspective through elective subjects such as the China Environmental Challenges Study Tour or the Sustainable Cities for the Future France Study Tour.

• A globally accredited qualification

As a graduate, you will be eligible for membership of Engineers Australia, and your qualification will be recognised by all 18 countries that are signatories to the International Engineering Alliance, the Washington Accord. These include the USA, UK, China, New Zealand, Japan, Korea and Singapore.

Career

Environmental engineering offers you diverse career options. You’ll have a real opportunity to make a significant difference to the world by introducing sustainable practices to preserve the environment, remediating environmental disasters, and preparing the community for adverse effects of climate change.

You'll find employment opportunities in:

• environmental consultancies

• government departments and regulatory bodies

• private businesses

• contaminated land industries

• mining

• water treatmentenvironmental remediation

Graduates have gone on to work at a range of organisations including:

• EPA Victoria 

• The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (Honours) is fully accredited by Engineers Australia.