Master of Engineering Science (Water Resource Management)
ObjectivesThat a graduate of the program should:
* acquire skills in the planning, developing and managing of water resource systems in a sustainable manner;
* gain experience of research in a chosen area of water resources management, development and use;
* gain advanced knowledge of principles and implementation of integrated water resources management.
Academic titleMaster of Engineering Science (Water Resource Management)
Course descriptionCore Subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
421-642 Research Topic
On conclusion of their project, students should have an appreciation of procedures involved in conducting research and have gained experience in scientific writing, and in poster and oral presentations.The subject includes supervision of project sele... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
421-644 Research Project
On conclusion of their project, students should have an appreciation of procedures involved in conducting research and have gained experience in scientific writing and in delivering an oral presentation.The subject includes supervision of methodology... Semester 1, Semester 2 50
421-668 Sustainable Irrigation System Management
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
421-627 Sustainable Water Resources Management
The concept of water resources system; watersheds and river basins. Economic, environmental and social impacts of water resources development. Environmental planning process for control and mitigation of waterlogging and salinisation. Water resources... Semester 2 12.50
Restricted Elective Subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
421-516 Hydraulics and Hydrology
Energy momentum principles and their application to a variety of open channel flow problems, uniform flow; unsteady flow in open channels, including the long wave equations and flood propagation by diffusion and kinematic routing; steady gradually-va... Semester 2 12.50
421-609 Technology in Society
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
421-616 Technology Assessment
Nature of technology; nature of technological changes; introduction to production theory; comparative advantage; net national value added; social cost benefit analysis, environmental impact statements; environmental economics; financial analysis usin... Semester 1 12.50
421-640 Water Supply and Waste Water Management
Water supply for low-income rural and large urban communities; quality criteria; resource allocation; patterns of water usage; sources; extraction; storage and delivery methods; treatment processes; cost analysis, including cost recovery. Waste dispo... Semester 1 12.50
Elective Subjects
37.5 points of subjects chosen from Electives Table or other subjects approved by the Course Coordinator (not more than 25 points research)
See the Engineering Postgraduate handbook for electives.