Global Water Systems 2 - Engineered Water Cycle

Course aim

To provide a comprehensive appreciation of how the natural water cycle is influenced by
human activities including how engineering activities control the flow and quality of water for urban, industrial, commercial and agricultural use and how stormwater and wastewater are treated and managed.

Course content

Module 1 
    Overview of the total engineered water cycle 
    Water Supply Systems and Health 
    Principles in Hydrology and Hydraulics

Module 2
4    Collection, Storage and Conveyancing Systems
5    Wastewater Collection Systems
6/7 Stormwater Collection Systems

Module 3
8    Water Physical and Chemical Quality Parameters

Module 4
9    Water Treatment for Domestic Purposes

10  Wastewater and stormwater characteristics

11/12 Integrated Water Systems 
        Municipal wastewater treatment

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment 1: project work, Assignment 2: project work, Examination (take home), Project report 1, Project report 2

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.