Waste Management - Office for Environmental Programs

MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTWaste ManagementCoordinator: Associate Professor Graham Moore (Engineering)Waste is more than just what people throw in the bin. Thereare air-borne emissions, liquid wastes that impact on watersupplies as well as the complex waste streams produced byindustry that can have toxic impacts on the environment.Waste Management is concerned with the managementof various waste streams. This stream focuses on wasteavoidance and minimisation, best environmental practice andprovides the tools for sound decision making at the designand implementation phases of waste management projects.Designed for:Students with an undergraduate degree in another discipline as a wayto gain investigative and management skills as part of an engineeringeducation or those wanting to develop theoretical and practical skills forworking in environmental control authorities, industry and elsewhere.Career outcomesYou can expect to find employment in environmental control authorities,urban and industrial workplaces, local government, education, or as aconsultant.Learning outcomes——Analyse various waste streams and identify opportunities for wasteavoidance and minimisation;——Design and implement strategies for waste management; and——Integrate knowledge and collaborate across disciplines and sectors toensure the effectiveness of waste management projects.❛❛I was promoted to Manager of the WasteManagement Division immediately uponmy return to Papua New Guinea becauseof the successful completion of my studies.Since I did a specialist course in Waste Management, thedecision to appoint me was easily taken by managementJOSHUA SAM, MASTER OF ENVIRONMENT 2013

MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTWaste ManagementSubject ListCORE SUBJECTS——Sustainability Governance and Leadership——Interdisciplinarity and the EnvironmentCOMPULSORY SPECIALISATION SUBJECTS——Environmental Management ISO 1400——Solid Wastes to Sustainable Resources——Water and Waste Water Management——Quantitative Environmental Modelling——Environmental Analysis ToolsCOMPULSORY CAPSTONE(CHOOSE AT LEAST 25 POINTS)——Environmental Research Project (12.5, 25or 50 points)——Environmental Industry Research Project(25 or 50 points)——Social Research MethodsSample study planYear 1SustainabilityGovernance andLeadershipSocial ResearchMethodsYear 2EnvironmentalChemistryInternship in DevelopmentSolid Wastes toSustainable ResourcesContemporaryEnvironmental Issues BQuantitativeEnvironmentalModellingWater and WasteWater ManagementEnvironmental PolicyInstrumentsMonitoringEnvironmental ImpactsEnvironmentalChallenges & GlobalHealthEnvironmental Research Project (25 points)Environmental RiskAssessmentInterdisciplinarity andthe Environmentcore subjects compulsory subjects capstone subjectsELECTIVE SUBJECTSChoose the remainder of your electives froma list of over 20 subjects. A full list of electivesis available on the University Handbook.https://handbook.unimelb.edu.auFor students studying the 100 point program, capstonerequirements are met by completing the two core subjectsSubject information was correct at the time of printing. Not allsubjects are available in 2014. Some subjects require prerequisites.The OEP University website contains the most up to dateinformation and should be used for course planning purposes.The University reserves the right to make changes as appropriate.Authorised by the Office for Environmental Programs.