Environmental Engineering (Honours) / Science

About the course

This combined Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Science builds engineering and science capability to address complex environmental challenges. You’ll integrate foundations in chemistry, geomechanics and hydrology with environmental planning and legislation, plus water and pollution engineering. Designed for interdisciplinary practice, the program prepares you to optimise resource use and reduce long-term environmental impacts as an undergraduate honours-level engineering and science graduate.

Career outcome

Graduates can pursue diverse environmental engineering and science careers across government, research and development, and consultancy. Work may involve field investigations, modelling, design and delivery of remediation and water projects, or leading teams and managing projects. Typical roles include water reclamation project designer, environmental impact consultant, environmental remediation specialist, toxic materials control engineer, fisheries sustainability consultant and climate impact assessment professional for a combined honours bachelor in engineering and science.

Career outcome

Upon graduating from this program, you may be employed in roles such as biomedical engineer, environmental engineer, network engineer, petroleum engineer, productions engineer, project engineer, and etc. in companies including ExxonMobil, General Motors, Volkswagen Group, Samsung Electronics, General Electric, and etc.

Living Costs in Newcastle**

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Restaurant (Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant) A$ 22 - 29	Rent per Month (1 bedroom in City Centre) A$ 1,199 - 1,586	Rent per Month (1 bedroom Outside of Centre) A$ 1,079 - 1,427
Transportation (Daily) A$ 7 - 8	Utilities per Month (Electricity, Mobile & Internet) A$ 267 - 353

Average Salary**

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