Water and Wastewater Treatment

Course Level Postgraduate

Year

Area/Catalogue
CIVE 5094

Course Level
Postgraduate

Offered Externally
No

Course ID
169872

Unit Value
4.5

University-wide elective course
No

Course owner
UniSA STEM

Future Student Enquiry Current UniSA Student Enquiry

Course aim

To examine the chemical and bio-chemical processes that are involved in water treatment for drinking purposes, and the treatment of industrial and domestic wastewaters for water reuse and discharge to the environment.

Course content

Chemistry concepts
Chemical factors that affect water quality
Water/wastewater treatment processing
Chemicals and bio-chemicals in water and wastewater treatment
Natural and man-made pollutants that affect water quality
Purposes, benefits and disadvantages of key chemical and biochemical processes used in water/wastewater treatment
Parameters and assessment of water and wastewater quality

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 12 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks
Practical (laboratory and field)	3 hours x 6 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	24 hours x over 2 weeks
Tutorial	12 hours x over 2 weeks
Practical (laboratory and field )	18 hours x over two weeks

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

Assessment

Case study, Continuous assessment, Examination, Report, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.