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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

MJRP-WQUAL v.1 Water Quality and Supply Systems Major (MSc Science)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


This new major in the Master of Science (Science) is designed to provide both practising professionals and recent graduates with opportunities to extend their scientific skills in the field of water quality. The graduating water quality scientist will make valuable contributions to the provision of safe water to end users, in an efficient and sustainable manner. Applicants will be graduates in areas related to Chemistry, Hydrology or Chemical Engineering. This major will be especially beneficial to those working in the water industry or wishing to enter this field.



Major/Minor/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
CHEM5007 v.1   Environmental Aquatic Chemistry 2.5 25.0
ENST5004 v.1   Water Resource Management 5.0 25.0
  SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
CHEM5008 v.1   Principles of Chemical Analysis 5.5 25.0
CHEM5011 v.1   Water Case Studies 1.0 25.0
  SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0
Year 2 Semester 1
NPSC5000 v.1   Science Masters Research Methodologies 3.0 25.0
CHEM5010 v.1   Chemical Analysis for Water Quality 5.5 25.0
CHEM5000 v.1   Advanced Chemistry Research Methods 8.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0
Year 2 Semester 2
CHEM5009 v.1   Drinking Water Treatment 2.5 25.0
CHEM5001 v.1   Chemistry Master Project Report 8.0 50.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credit
STAT5005 v.1   Quantitative Biology 5.0 25.0
GEOL5010 v.1   Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology 5.0 25.0
GEOL5011 v.1   Environmental Geoscience 5.0 25.0
WSEN5000 v.1   Wastewater Treatment 3.0 12.5
CHEN5022 v.1   Fundamentals of Air Pollution Control 3.0 12.5
ENEN2000 v.1 *   Engineering Sustainable Development 3.0 12.5
WSEN3000 v.1 *   Hydrology and Environmental Engineering 6.0 25.0
CHEM3001 v.1 *   Environmental Chemistry 10.0 25.0
MICB2000 v.1 *   Applied and Environmental Microbiology 5.0 25.0
ENST2003 v.1 *   Ecotoxicology 4.0 25.0
CHEN5036 v.1   Process Economics and Management 6.0 25.0
MGMT3000 v.1 *   Engineering Management 4.0 25.0
ENGR5000 v.1   Fluid Mechanics 6.0 25.0

*    * Can only undertaken in the first year of the major

**    Students may only undertake 100 credits of undergraduate units. CRL for undergraduate units will not be permitted.





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