Start Date
February
July

Campus
Mawson Lakes

Duration
1.5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
LMWM

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
$AU 23,500 per 1.0 EFTSL for students enrolled in 2014

Aim

The program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to increase their breadth and depth of knowledge and application of skills in the area of water resources management. The wide variety of specialised coursework electives and study options enable students to create a program of study that meets their individual needs. Study options include further coursework, a research project or an industry project. The industry project has been designed to assist students in becoming professionally aware through quality interaction with industry leaders.

Content & Structure

To be eligible for the degree students are required to complete a total of 54 units of study. Students are required to undertake the core courses (18 units) and coursework elective courses (18 units). Of the remaining 18 units of study, students are able to choose from the following study options:

Study Option 1 - Coursework courses (18 units).
Study Option 2 - Coursework courses (9 units) and Minor project (9 units).
Study Option 3 - Research minor thesis (18 units) (made up of Project 1 and 2).
Study Option 4 - Industry project (18 units).

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
Core Courses (complete the following four courses)
Global Water Systems 1 - Natural Water Cycle CIVE 5060 4.5
Global Water Systems 2 - Engineered Water Cycle CIVE 5061 4.5
Water Resources and Society CIVE 5062 4.5
Water Resources Planning and Management CIVE 5063 4.5
Elective courses (complete four of the following courses, at least three courses from one stream) - see program rules
Electives Stream 2
Management of Water Infrastructure Note(s): 3
Principles of Project Management BUSS 5142 4.5
Project Risk Management BUSS 5070 4.5
Project Control Methods BUSS 5163 4.5
Project Governance and Ethics BUSS 5387 4.5
Project Leadership and Teams BUSS 5102 4.5
Economic, Social and Environmental Analysis BUSS 5328 4.5
Electives Stream 3
Water Quality and Treatment Note(s): 3
Water Quality Processes N CHEM 5007 4.5
Advanced Water Quality and Wastewater Management CIVE 5048 4.5
Design of Flood and Drainage Systems CIVE 5065 4.5
Water Quality Modelling CIVE 5066 4.5
Water Quality Management CIVE 5067 4.5
Unstreamed electives
Seminar in Sustainability ENVT 5007 4.5
Principles of Project Management BUSS 5142 4.5
Arid Land Water Resources ENVT 5035 4.5
Environmental Impact Assessment N ARCH 5041 4.5
Hydrology and Water Resources Advanced Topics 1 CIVE 5036 4.5 Note(s): 5
Hydrology and Water Resources Advanced Topics 2 CIVE 5037 4.5 Note(s): 5
Introduction to Geographical Information Systems GEOE 5001 4.5
Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies in Water and Environmental Management CIVE 5074 4.5
Sustainable Irrigation Management CIVE 5075 4.5
Water Systems Modelling CIVE 5073 4.5
Research Methods courses
Engineering Research Methods ENGG 5006 4.5 Rule(s): 3
or
Engineering Research Practice EEET 5004 4.5 Rule(s): 3
Other options
Hydrology and Water Resources Project 1 CIVE 5050 9 Rule(s): 3
Hydrology and Water Resources Project 2 CIVE 5051 9 Rule(s): 3
Industry Based Project WRM 1 CIVE 5069 9 Rule(s): 3
Industry Based Project WRM 2 CIVE 5070 9 Rule(s): 3
Ecosystem and Catchment Management Stream 1
Environmental Risk Management (CQU)
Water Management 1 (CQU)
Aquatic Ecosystems Management and Rehabilitation (Deakin)
Risk and Environmental Sustainability (Deakin)
Integrated Catchment Management: Concepts, Principles and Planning (Deakin)
Integrated Catchment Management: Practical Tools for Assessment and Implementation (Deakin)
GIS for Environmental Management (Adelaide)
Freshwater Ecology (Adelaide)
Ecosystems Modelling for Environmental Management (Adelaide)
Integrated Catchment Management (Adelaide)
Management of Water Infrastructure Stream 2
Coastal Engineering and Design (Adelaide)
GIS for Environmental Management (Adelaide)
Water Resources Optimisation and Modelling (Adelaide)
Analysis of Rivers and Sediment Transport (Adelaide)
Water Resources Sustainability and Design (Adelaide)
Water Distribution Systems and Design (Adelaide)
Water Resources Engineering (Deakin)
Water Resources Systems Analysis (Deakin)
Environmental Systems (Deakin)
Risk and Environmental Sustainability (Deakin)
Coastal Engineering Management (Deakin)
Introduction to Maintenance Engineering (CQU)
Establishing the Maintenance Strategy (CQU)
Maintenance Organisation (CQU)
Maintenance Systems and Documentation (CQU)
Auditing Maintenance Systems (CQU)
Water Quality and Treatment Stream 3
Wastewater Engineering and Design (Adelaide)
Water Distribution Systems and Design (Adelaide)
Environmental Modelling, Management and Design (Adelaide)
Water Treatment Processes (Deakin)
Wastewater Treatment Processes (Deakin)
Water Reclamation and Reuse (Deakin)
Environmental Systems Design (Deakin)
Groundwater Hydrology / Hydrogeology Stream 4
Advanced Groundwater Hydrology A WE (FUSA) or
Advanced Groundwater Hydrology B WE (FUSA) or
Advanced Groundwater Hydrology C WE (FUSA) or
Hydrochemistry WE (FUSA)
CGS National Groundwater School (FUSA)
Earth Sciences Field Camp 1 WE (FUSA) or
Earth Sciences Field Camp 2 WE (FUSA)
Geological Processes WE (FUSA)
Sedimentary Processes WE (FUSA)
Earth Fluid Dynamics and Modelling WE (FUSA)
Groundwater and Soil Hydrology (FUSA)
Surface Water Hydrology (FUSA)
Global Climate Change and Natural Hazards (FUSA)
Introduction to Earth Sciences (FUSA)
Research and Professional Practice in Groundwater Hydrology (FUSA)
Irrigation Stream 5
Fundamentals of Irrigation (CSU)
Management of Irrigation Systems (CSU)
Critical Factors in Irrigation (CSU)
Irrigation Practice (CSU)
Water Planning Electives 6
Water Management 1 (CQU)
Aquatic Ecosystems Management and Rehabilitation (Deakin)
Freshwater Ecology (Adelaide)
CGS National Groundwater School (FUSA)
Groundwater and Soil Hydrology (FUSA)
Water Quality Management CIVE 5067 4.5
Community Engagement and Conflict Resolution (CQU)
Planning Theory and Practice (USC)
Social and Economic Impact Assessment (CQU)
Water Systems Modelling CIVE 5073 4.5
Unstreamed Electives
Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies in Water and Environmental Management CIVE 5074 4.5
Sustainable Irrigation Management CIVE 5075 4.5
Water Systems Modelling CIVE 5073 4.5
Public Health Related Aspects of Drinking Water Quality (FUSA)
Special Topic in Groundwater Hydrology (FUSA)
Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (Adelaide)
Biostatistics (Adelaide)
Epidemiological Research Methods (Adelaide)
Industrial Toxicology (Adelaide)
Environmental Economics E (Adelaide)
Environmental Economics E III (Adelaide)
Specialised Studies 1 (Adelaide)
Adapting to Climate Variability (CQU)
Holistic Infrastructure Management (CQU)
Innovative Thinking and Strategies (CQU)
Sustainable Decentralised Systems (CQU)
Thinking Systemically and Sustainably (CQU)
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (CQU)
Environmental Management (CQU)
The Technological Enterprise (Deakin)
Managing Complex Projects (Deakin)

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