Found 77 study abroad units
ABB153 Urban Analysis
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a foundation unit that will introduce you to various demographic, socioeconomic and physical aspects of cities and to qualitative, quantitative and spatial methods of urban analysis that you will apply in a real-world context. This unit will also help you to develop your communication and collaboration skills using appropriate techniques.
ABB201 Building Services
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the principles, codes, systems, and equipment relevant to the provision of building services for medium-rise buildings. You will learn about the architects’ and consultants’ roles, and legislative requirements in relation to building services such as understanding criteria for systems and equipment and their spatial requirements; interpreting building services drawings; and meeting the requirements of the National Construction Code of Australia (NCC) and related standards for a range of user requirements. You will engage in consultative decision making to integrate building services with architectural intentions and construction methods. In this unit, building services, fire safety, universal access, climate change implications, and code requirements are offered as drivers for the design of safe, functional, and comfortable buildings.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
ABB211 Architecture Design 3
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is an architectural design studio, focused on residential architecture. The unit expands on students’ architectural research skills and the application of design research into emergent social and cultural design problems to formulate creative solutions for housing design. Students will develop their ability to research exemplar architecture, analyse the physical and environmental conditions of a site, and refer to contemporary economic, social and cultural theories to inform concept design proposals. From this research, students will learn how to formulate a set of design principles to frame sustainable design options for housing. Students will explore three dimensional form and spatial quality through the mediums of architectural graphics and drawings and physical model making. They will also use these mediums to communicate their ideas as well as verbal presentations.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
ABB233 Interior Access and Assemblies
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit develops competency in the technical communication of commercial construction and detailing of interior environments, in particular exploring two dimensional and three dimensional digital drafting conventions. You will learn about the application of building codes and standards with an emphasis on interior construction assemblies and accessibility. These are fundamental skills required by a professional interior designer. This unit links to other core interior design units by expanding your awareness of the commercial sector.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
ABB241 Landscape Design 3: Planting Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This second-year landscape architectural design unit builds on your introductory-level design visualisation skills and knowledge of design principles. An understanding of plant species, characteristics and design considerations are critical to the work of landscape architects, and this unit introduces you to the basic principles and processes of planting design. You will complete a series of exercises to learn about Western plant classification, plant forms and functions, effects of physical conditions and processes on planting design, the importance of plants for sustainability, influences of site history and character, plant selection, procurement and maintenance implications. You will apply this knowledge to plan, develop and communicate a site-based planting design, using industry-standard communication conventions. The knowledge and skills acquired in this unit will inform your work in your ongoing design units and in Landscape Ecologies.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
ABB251 Site Development
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit will enable you to develop an understanding of the legal framework, processes, techniques, and skills involved in the development of a site. This capacity is essential for planning professionals, whether they work in the public or the private sector, and is integral to basic development assessment related problems. This unit further develops the skills that you have gained in the first year of your degree by giving you a grounding in the legal framework and technical skills related to planning and development. Through the use of a development brief you will learn, practice and apply site planning processes, techniques and skills on a selected project site from initial site appraisal through to the submission of a development application. This unit establishes capacities at an individual site level that will be further enhanced throughout the course at a variety of different scales in different applications.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
ABB303 Environmental Planning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit increases your understanding of environmental issues, environmental policy frameworks, and strategies that support decision-making and problem solving in the face of uncertainty. You will learn about the multi-faced aspects of environmental issues and the multi-scaled policy frameworks that guide ethical, and responsive practice. You will build on your existing spatial and non-spatial analysis skills and work in diverse teams to analyse a complex real-world environmental sustainability problem and identify integrated recommendations to address it. The knowledge and skills learnt in this unit will inform your work in advanced design and project units as well as in professional practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
ABB333 Interior Systems
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This advanced unit aims to develop an understanding of the relationship between design, environmental quality, access and egress and technology while developing your technical communication skills. It introduces a greater complexity in commercial interior construction, services integration and code compliance while also developing your technical documentation skills. The unit links directly to your previous studies in ABB233 and provides the necessary knowledge, skills and application required to document the construction of your designs through all of your core units. This unit sits at the developmental stage of your course and provides you with opportunities to develop your knowledge of services integration, digital drafting and documentation requirements in a commercial workplace application with an emphasis on meeting codes and standards relating to fire safety, access and egress.
CAB202 Microprocessors and Digital Systems
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces you to the components inside a computer and how these components work together. The design and development of modern digital electronic systems requires a knowledge of the hardware and software to program the system. This unit identifies design requirements and lets you develop embedded microcontroller-based system solutions. Practical laboratory exercises progressively expose features of a typical microprocessor; and explain how an embedded computer can interact with its environment. This provides a valuable foundation for further studies in areas such as robotics and networking.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
CAB320 Artificial Intelligence
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This foundational unit introduces the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) ranging from Intelligent Search techniques to Machine Learning. AI strives to build intelligent entities as well as understand them. AI has produced many significant products; from AI chess champions to state-of-the-art schedulers and planners. This unit introduces state representations, techniques and architectures used to build intelligent systems. It covers topics such as heuristic search, machine learning (including deep learning) and probabilistic reasoning. The ability to formalise a given problem in the language/framework of relevant AI methods (for example a search problem, a planning problem or a classification problem) and understand a fast evolving field is a requirement for a range of graduate entry engineer positions. This unit lays the foundations for further studies in Robotics, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Information Retrieval, Data Mining or Intelligent Web Agents.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
CAB420 Machine Learning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed. This unit provides you with a broad introduction to machine learning and its statistical foundations. Topics include: definition of machine learning tasks; classification principles and methods; dimensionality reduction/subspace methods; graphical models; and deep learning. Application examples are taken from areas such as computer vision, finance, market prediction and information retrieval.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
DLB301 Landscape Ecology
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit applies theories of landscape ecology related to sustainable landscape design and planning in combination with an understanding of geomorphological structures and processes. It prepares you for further expansion of your intermediate-level design skills into Landscape Planning theory and application. It expands your understanding of landscape from a small site to a broad and holistic level. Landscape architects need to understand the systems that create and are created by the landscape and so this unit will develop your ability to comprehend the interconnectedness of landscape structures and processes, and how they interact within landscape systems, essential to the formulation of sustainable landscape design propositions. You will apply this knowledge in a semester-long landscape study project, extending the communication techniques you learnt in first and second year units.
DLH700 Landscape Design 7
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit applies theoretical concepts of landscape planning and landscape urbanism to sustainable landscape design and planning approaches. It explores advanced theories in landscape planning to help you conceptualise the complex social and environmental issues and policy frameworks that inform land development, and the related design and planning theories and processes such as those emerging through landscape urbanism. In a sustained semester-long project you will engage with a large-scale site and associated complex problems of planning, design and management, and independently formulate innovative and sustainable landscape planning and design propositions and implementation strategies. This unit introduces complexity and independent application of communication and presentation techniques commensurate with professional-level landscape architectural investigation and practice. The following semester unit DLH800 will build on these skills in your capstone landscape project.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
DLN103 Plants for Urban and Natural Systems
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Plants are a key element in our landscapes and a critical component of the landscape architect's toolkit. This unit will provide an in-depth look at individual plants and plant communities that occur and are used within natural and urban systems. Understanding how plants can be used to enhance ecosystem services and green infrastructure within a variety of ecological and social conditions is critical to create resilient landscapes within the context of significant environmental change. You will learn about the functions of vegetation as related to biodiversity, drought and flooding mitigation, erosion control, carbon sequestration, evapotranspiration and cooling.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
DTB304 Design in Society
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit addresses the relationships between design and everyday socio-cultural practices enabling you to apply this knowledge in contemporary designed environments analysis such as work and exhibiting environments and service scapes. It provides theoretical and analytical opportunities to develop knowledge of the way the designed world intersects with social life. These insights are crucial to the capacity of design to respond in an evidenced-based and socially responsible way to the designed world as lived and experienced. The unit reviews theories and case studies to illuminate the relationships between design and everyday practice across cultures and time and provides an opportunity to apply these insights in an analysis of a designed environment. It focuses on socio-cultural aspects of design and complements the psychologically oriented unit, DTB205 Design Psychology, while also helping consolidate your final year learning in preparation for professional practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
DYN102 Research Strategies in Design
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- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is project-based and introduces students to research methods and methodologies that have relevance to designers. An understanding of research is important for design practice in order to understand existing conditions and needs, to test ideas, to understand the implications of design-decisions, to evaluate how a design intervention is used, and to anticipate changes that will need to be made. Research is critical to advancing design practice and ensuring decisions can be made based on evidence.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
DYN211 Studio: Communities
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a studio-based design unit, in which you will develop a complex project for a research community through a process of design-led research, brief development and detailed design. Your skills in designing highly resolved design propositions that address critical real-world scenarios will be developed via intensive collaborative work within the design studio. With a focus on designing for the communities that form around research and knowledge transfer activities, you will conduct your own design-led research to create new conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and translational propositions that move beyond conventional architectural approaches.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB102 Fundamentals of Engineering Science
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This engineering foundation unit introduces concepts of physics and the strength of materials in an engineering context. You will develop the ability to recognise and apply methods to solve fundamental problems involving forces, motion and energy and to solve more complex problems involving pressures, mechanical stresses, strain and the deformation of solids as an introduction to predicting the behaviour of engineering systems. You will undertake laboratory work in groups to plan and conduct experiments to predict and analyse the behaviour of physical systems. You will build from this foundation in later units within your engineering major.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB120 Foundations of Electrical Engineering
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
In this foundational electrical engineering unit you will learn concepts around the relationship between electrical energy, electronic instrumentation and measurements. This is key to begin your journey towards being a professional engineer. This unit introduces techniques for circuit analysis, instruments for measurement and practical applications in an engineering context. The ability to analyse and understand electrical circuits and related concepts plays a key role in all engineering disciplines, but plays a key foundation for students studying electrical related majors. EGB120 combines real world focused lectures, tutorials and practicals to give a hands on experience learning about these fundamentals. The concepts in this unit will be built upon in future electrical engineering units, and also teaches key fundamentals relevant to all engineering majors.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB121 Engineering Mechanics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This introductory unit provides the basic knowledge and skills in statics and mechanics of materials. It is a foundation engineering unit that will develop your skills in analysing mechanical and civil engineering systems including cranes, buildings, bridges and mechanical equipment. You will learn the importance of accurate design and analysis of mechanical components and structures. You will draw on the skills and knowledge learn in this unit in more advanced units such as Stress Analysis, Structural Analysis and Mechanical Design.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB125 Design for Manufacture
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of underpinning natural and physical sciences" (1.1) which supports their capability in the "application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving" (2.1) (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This unit provides the opportunity for you to develop your capability in these competencies in mechanical engineering. It introduces the relationships between engineering design, manufacturing processes and mechanical properties of materials, which will provide a foundation for later units in engineering design, manufacturing, solid mechanics, and stress analysis. You will learn to communicate engineering concepts using drawings and industry standard computer aided drawing technologies, to convey dimensions and tolerances, and specify materials and manufacturing processes.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB160 Process Principles
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces students to the basic knowledge and fundamental approaches involved when taking a chemical reaction from the laboratory to full-scale industrial implementation. Basics and fundamentals in material handling, reactors and operations, mass and energy balances, process design, waste management, and materials of construction will be taught and discussed. Examples of how professionals integrate this knowledge into practice will be provided. You will gain an understanding of how to interact in a team environment to obtain satisfactory technical solutions to an industry relevant problem. This introductory unit prepares you for more advanced study in mass/energy balances and process design.
EGB214 Materials and Manufacturing
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces the fundamentals of engineering materials and their manufacturability, defects of materials at the micro-scale and how mechanical properties of materials (e.g. steel) can be tailored by processing (deformation, diffusion) and heat treatments. This knowledge along with a range of complex manufacturing processes (casting, rolling, forging, extrusion) and sheet metal forming processes such as blanking, piercing, bending, drawing and deep drawing. This knowledge is important for graduate engineers in their engineering study. This unit develops appreciation to engineers around design and how to make a product out of materials using both primary and secondary production methods with minimum environmental impact and costs. They will improve their understanding about the interactions and interrelationship between processing, microstructure, properties and performance of various engineering materials in order to utilize new designs and fabrication.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB220 Mechatronics Design 1
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Mechatronics Design 1 is a project unit with a hands-on introduction to mechatronics. You will be introduced to the basic concepts in mechatronics, focusing on the mechanics, electronics, and embedded software principles. The unit focuses on the research, design, and implementation of a mechatronic product to conform to a customer's needs. This is the first in a series of design units specifically for Mechatronics, building on your Introduction to Design unit in first year.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB240 Electronic Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
EGB240 introduces you to the practical aspects of electronic circuit design that underpins the practice of electrical engineering. You will develop experience and confidence to draw upon theory, literature and CAD tools to synthesise electronic circuit designs to solve real world problems. You will complete two practical projects to design, build, evaluate and document simple electronic circuits. The unit provides an opportunity to apply and extend circuit and electronic theories developed in first year, and the theoretical knowledge gained in EGB120 and EGB242 to real-world engineering problems. As the second of three design units, you will further develop your engineering design and professional communication skills through application to a practical project.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB241 Electromagnetics and Machines
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Power engineering is a sub-field of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power. Electromagnetics involves the study electric fields, magnetic fields, their sources, waves and the behavior these waves. Applications include electrical generators and motors, antennas, printed circuit board layout, data storage, fiber optics and wireless systems. This unit will introduce you to the foundations of power engineering, including magnetic circuits, electric machines, transformers and 3-phase power. You will also learn about static electric fields, electromagnetic wave propagation and transmission line theory. You will work individually and with peers to solve practical problems and to carry out simple designs. This unit will draw on your knowledge of Mathematics and EGB120 Foundations in Electrical Engineering, and prepares you for more advanced studies in Microwave and Power Engineering.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB242 Signal Analysis
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
Signal processing engineers have knowledge of engineering methodologies, and possess problem solving, communication, leadership and project management skills. They design, model, and analyze systems, and use a wide range of technologies and applications, including household appliances, communications systems, modern control, circuit design, biomedical engineering, and speech processing. They help transform society and enhance the quality of life. This unit will introduce you to the foundations of signal and system analysis in the time and frequency domains. You will learn and work individually and with peers to apply engineering and mathematical concepts and use programming techniques, to solve contextualized practical problems employing Fourier and Laplace analysis, LTI systems, filtering, and System modelling. This unit will draw on your knowledge and skills from EGB120 and MZB127, and prepare you for units in telecommunications, signal processing and control.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB243 Aircraft Systems and Flight
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a foundational aerospace engineering unit addressing the aerodynamic principles of flight, aircraft systems and the airspace environment in which aircraft operate. The unit covers basic aerostatics, aerodynamics and equations of motion to gain a technical appreciation for how aircraft fly. Core aircraft systems including navigation, surveillance, guidance and control system are covered, linking their functionality and importance to air traffic management and air safety aspects of the airspace. These topics are delivered in conjunction with multiple problem solving tasks, providing you with both the technical knowledge and high level picture of how aircraft are able to operate in the world today.This is second year engineering unit and the knowledge and problem solving skills developed in this unit are relevant to aerospace and electrical, electrical and mechatronics majors.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB261 Unit Operations
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Professional engineers have a "comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline" (Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer). This engineering unit introduces concepts of unit operations in the engineering context of water treatment and industrial chemicals production. You will develop the ability to select and apply unit operations to solve practical problems involving treating water to make it comply with beneficial reuse, and use appropriate unit operations to develop sustainable solutions in the chemical sector. You will partake in computer simulations to predict water treatment designs which are technically, economically, environmentally and socially appropriate. You will build from this foundation in later units within your engineering major.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
EGB270 Civil Engineering Materials
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Civil engineers in the fields of structural, geotechnical and construction engineering use knowledge and skills bases in civil engineering materials that you will learn in this unit to meet stakeholders' needs for safe, economical and sustainable infrastructure. You will learn core concepts of civil engineering materials science, along with acquisition, manufacturing and testing of materials such as concrete, steel, timber and soils, and factors that influence their properties, quality, and application in real-world infrastructure projects. You will be introduced to common and advanced civil engineering materials used in the Australian and global contexts. You will further develop your professional skills, in particular communication and reflection towards developing your professional engineering competency. This unit draws upon your learning in EGB121 Engineering Mechanics. Structural, geotechnical, and construction engineering units will build upon this unit.