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Murdoch University

  • 37% international / 63% domestic

Master of Engineering (ME)

  • Masters (Coursework)

This course will prepare you for a professional career in the water industry.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
2 years full-time
Course Code
M1193, 027663E
Study Mode
In person

About this course

This course will prepare you for a professional career in the water industry. When you graduate from this course, you'll be able to design, engineer, operate and troubleshoot broad spectrum and specialised water treatment processes, not only for conventional potable water and wastewater quality applications, but also for more targeted industrial, agricultural and resource recovery needs.

As part of the course, you will address water treatment engineering to meet decentralised and developing population demands. You'll cover the new emphasis on integration of renewable energy, minimisation of non-beneficial residuals, and increased resilience and sustainability of water supplies.

You'll build a strong grounding in the fundamentals of water engineering and learn how to apply this knowledge within industry, through the professional practice element within the course.

As a graduate, you will be skilled in the use of tools, algorithms, hardware and software and state-of-the-art approaches for water purification.

Study locations

Perth

What you will learn

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you'll cover include:

  • advanced water treatment design
  • decentralised and industrial water treatment
  • desalination technology and modelling
  • water engineering intuition and analysis
  • biological and physiochemical water treatment operations.

Career pathways

This course will prepare you for either entry into the water treatment and desalination infrastructure and processes; or for matriculation into a doctoral program of research on the theory, analysis, design, invention, and application of water purification processes and technology.

You could expect to gain employment in:

  • municipal water and wastewater utilities
  • governmental departments of water and natural resources
  • private or public irrigation
  • water resource management entities
  • mining and mineral refining
  • semi-conductor manufacturing
  • food and beverage processing.