Faculty of Engineering

Master of Professional Engineering (Sustainability and Environmental Engineering) (2021)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2021.
WARNING: This course version is currently under review and is subject to change.


1. Overview

Course: Master of Professional Engineering (Sustainability and Environmental Engineering) (2021)
CP Required: 144
Min FT Duration: 3.00 Years
Min PT Duration: N/A
Faculty/School: Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

2. Requirements

To qualify for the award of the Master of Professional Engineering in this specialisation, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, including:

(a) 108 credit points of Core units of study

(b) ENGG5217 Practical Experience

(c) A minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of Project units or Research pathway units of study

(d) A minimum of 18 credit points of Specialist Elective units of study (reduced to 12 credit points if undertaking the Research pathway)

(e) A maximum of 6 credit points of Elective units of study

Admission to candidature

Admission to candidature requires: EITHER (a) a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Sydney, OR (b) equivalent qualification, with a minimum credit average; OR (c) a non-engineering bachelor's degree with a minimum credit average, with studies equivalent to 48 credit points in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, computing or statistics, as related to the intended engineering specialisation.

All candidates for admission must have prior learning equivalent to 48 credit points in total, which, in the estimation of the Dean, is comparable to the requirements for the first year of a Bachelor of Engineering at this University in the stream sought for admission.

Credit for previous study

Candidates with a Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent in the relevant discipline, and who have reached an acceptable level of academic achievement in their prior degree, may be eligible for a reduction of volume in learning of up to 48 credit points.

A maximum of 72 credit points may be granted towards the Master of Professional Engineering from external postgraduate studies where no award has been, or will be made, provided the studies are acceptable to the Program Director Dean and are equivalent to units of study offered in the Master of Professional Engineering.

Candidates transferring from the Master of Engineering to the Master of Professional Engineering may transfer up to 24 credit points provided units are equivalent to units of study offered in the Master of Professional Engineering. Any additional credit is subject to the approval by the Dean.

Progression

Candidates are required to meet the progression requirements as specified in the University's Coursework Rule.

Transitional provisions

These rules apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2015 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January 2015 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January 2015 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement.

Changes from 2015

Students continuing from 2014 and earlier should note changes of code and name for previous "Foundations" units. The unit code on these units has changed from "5xxx" format to "9xxx" and the prefix "Foundations of" has been dropped. The name and content of these units, otherwise remains as previous. Level 5xxx "Foundations" units that have already been completed will be credited towards the degree in place of the equivalent 9xxx unit.

Course resolutions

This course is administered under course resolutions published in the Faculty Handbook at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 CHNG9000: Chemical Engineering for Scientists
Core
6 CHNG9203: Heat and Mass Transfer
Core
6 ENGG9810: Introduction to Engineering Computing
6 Select from Unit Block:
Fluid Mechanics

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 PHYS5034: Life Cycle Analysis
Core
6 CHNG9103: Conservation of Mass and Energy
Core
6 CHNG9206: Separation Processes
Core
6 CIVL9010: Environmental Engineering

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 ENGG5204: Engineering Professional Practice
Core
6 CHNG9302: Process Dynamics and Control
Core
6 CHNG9305: Particle Processing
Core
6 CIVL9310: Humanitarian Engineering

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 CIVL5320: Engineering for Sustainable Development
Core
6 CHNG9301: Process Plant Design
6 Select from Unit Block:
Thermodynamics
List
6 Select from Unit Blocks:
Specialist Electives
Electives


Note: Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit points of Specialist Electives and a maximum of 6 credit points of Electives across Year Two and Year Three.

Year 3 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 ENGG5102: Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Core
6 ENGG5202: Sustainable Design, Engineering & Management
List
6 Select from Unit Blocks:
Specialist Electives
Electives


Note: Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit points of Specialist Electives and a maximum of 6 credit points of Electives across Year Two and Year Three.
6 Select from Unit Block:
Capstone A


Note: See Majors/Pathways for full details.

Students achieving a WAM (weighted average mark) of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway and may replace CHNG5020/CIVL5020 and 6CP of electives with CHNG5222/CIVL5222 Dissertation A

Year 3 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
6 Select from Unit Block:
Risk Management
List
12 Select from Unit Blocks:
Specialist Electives
Electives


Note: Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit points of Specialist Electives and a maximum of 6 credit points of Electives across Year Two and Year Three.
6 Select from Unit Block:
Capstone B


Note: See Majors/Pathways for full details.

Students achieving a WAM (weighted average mark) of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway and may replace CHNG5021/CIVL5021 and 6CP of electives with CHNG5223/CIVL5223 Dissertation B

4. Pathways

Capstone Project

Type CP CP From
Core
6 CHNG5020: Capstone Project A
Core
6 CHNG5021: Capstone Project B
Core
6 CIVL5020: Capstone Project A
Core
6 CIVL5021: Capstone Project B

Note: Capstone Project must be completed by all students, unless undertaking Research Pathway (conditions below). Capstone Project is normally completed across two semesters in two stages through CHNG5020 or CIVL5020 (6cp) and CHNG5021/CIVL5021 (6cp). However, it may also be completed in a single semester (12 cp).

The CHNG or CIVL project codes should be selected based on the topic area for the project.

Extended Capstone Project

Type CP CP From
Core
6 CHNG5020: Capstone Project A
Core
12 CHNG5022: Capstone Project B Extended
Core
6 CIVL5020: Capstone Project A
Core
12 CIVL5022: Capstone Project B Extended

Note: Students take Capstone Project units CHNG5020/CIVL5020 and CHNG5022/CIVL5022 (total 18 cp) in place of Capstone Project CHNG5021/CIVL5021 and 6 cp of elective units.

Students achieving an average mark of 70% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Extended Capstone Project.

The CHNG or CIVL project codes should be selected based on the topic area for the project.

MIPP Pathway (Major Industrial Project Placement)

Type CP CP From
Core
24 CHNG5205: Major Industrial Placement Project

Note: MIPP pathway students take CHNG5205 Major Industrial Project Placement (24 credit points) in place of the Engineering Project units (12 credit points) plus 12 credit points of electives.

Research Pathway

Type CP CP From
Core
12 CHNG5222: Dissertation A
Core
12 CHNG5223: Dissertation B
Core
12 CIVL5222: Dissertation A
Core
12 CIVL5223: Dissertation B

Note: Research pathway students take Dissertation units CHNG5222/CIVL5222 and CHNG5223/CIVL5223 (total 24 cp) in place of Capstone Project units and 12 cp of elective units.

Students achieving an average mark of 75% or higher over 48 credit points of units of study in the Year Two Table or equivalent are eligible for the Research Pathway.

The CHNG or CIVL dissertation codes should be selected based on the topic area for the dissertation.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Fluid Mechanics (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
AMME9261 Fluid Mechanics 1 6 Semester 1
CHNG9201 Fluid Mechanics 6 Semester 1

Block 2 - Thermodynamics (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
AMME9262 Introduction to Thermal Engineering 6 Semester 2
CHNG9204 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 6 Semester 2

Block 3 - Risk Management (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
CHNG9306 Risk Management for Chemical Engineering 6 Semester 2
ENGG5103 Safety Systems and Risk Analysis 6 Semester 2

Block 4 - Capstone A (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
CHNG5020 Capstone Project A 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL5020 Capstone Project A 6 Semester 1
Semester 2

Block 5 - Capstone B (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
CHNG5021 Capstone Project B 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
CHNG5022 Capstone Project B Extended 12 Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL5021 Capstone Project B 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
CIVL5022 Capstone Project B Extended 12 Semester 1
Semester 2

Block 6 - Specialist Electives (Min CP: 18,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
AFNR5801 Climate Change: Process, History, Issues 6 Semester 2
CHNG5003 Green Engineering 6 Semester 2
CHNG5004 Particles and Surfaces 6 Semester 2
CHNG5005 Wastewater Engineering 6 Semester 1
CHNG5006 Advanced Wastewater Engineering 6 Semester 2
CHNG5008 Nanotechnology in Chemical Engineering 6 Semester 2
CHNG5009 Digital Circular Economy 6 Semester 1
CHNG5601 Membrane Science 6 Semester 1
CHNG5604 Advanced Membrane Engineering 6 Semester 2
CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering 6 Semester 2
CIVL5670 Reservoir, Stream and Coastal Engineering 6 Semester 1
CIVL6665 Advanced Water Resources Engineering 6 Semester 2
ELEC5206 Sustainable Energy Systems 6 Semester 2
ENGG5206 Exponential and Emerging Technologies 6 Semester 2

Block 7 - Electives (Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
CHNG5001 Process Systems Engineering 6 Semester 2
CHNG5006 Advanced Wastewater Engineering 6 Semester 2
CIVL9612 Fluid Mechanics 6 Semester 1
CIVL9614 Hydrology 6 Semester 2
CSYS5010 Introduction to Complex Systems 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFC7000 Inventing the Future 6 Semester 2
MECH9261 Fluid Mechanics 2 6 Semester 1