Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (Honours) – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Gain the skills and knowledge you’ll need to enter the diverse and rewarding field of environmental engineering.

This course offers you the chance to specialise in fields of engineering critical to solving the world’s environmental challenges. Land contamination and rehabilitation, energy, hydrogeology, wastewater treatment, and sustainable cities are strong focus areas.

As an environmental engineering student, you’ll learn engineering concepts and technical skills in order to:

• preserve the environment
• minimise water, soil and air pollution
• assess the environmental impact of engineering projects
• develop remediation measures for environmental degradation
• deliver sustainable solutions through engineering processes

Elective subjects such as the China Environmental Challenges Study Tour or the Sustainable Cities for the Future France Study Tour will provide you with the opportunity to gain a global perspective of the world’s environmental challenges and the role engineers can play in solving them.

You’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge to be able to conserve water resources, supply safe drinking water in challenging contexts, undertake rehabilitation of contaminated land and groundwater, design systems to sustainably manage wastes and reduce the environmental footprint in urban and rural communities and prepare environmental impact studies for major infrastructure projects.

You’ll also have the opportunity to design creative solutions through inspiring and sustainable design and build projects, as well as taking part in the Engineers Without Borders Challenge – a humanitarian-focused course offered in all RMIT engineering degrees.

Why study environmental engineering at RMIT?

Studying environmental engineering at RMIT offers the following benefits:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

4. Admissions

   You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent qualification).

   Prerequisites

   Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL and units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics, or equivalent studies.

   Rankings and adjustment factors 

   Entry to this program is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement plus any adjustment factors.

   Adjustment factors include equity access schemes and/or subject adjustments.

   We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked.