Humanitarian Engineering Minor

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Are you studying Engineering so you can truly make a difference in the world?

罢丑别听听covers a breadth of humanitarian activities from disaster response and preparedness to long-term sustainable community development听within Australia and overseas. It is a complementary skill to existing engineering disciplines and prepares you to work in challenging and diverse situations to help disadvantaged and disempowered communities and individuals.听

Students must take a minimum of 24 UoC from the courses listed below to complete the Humanitarian Engineering Minor.听Please note that not all engineering streams are compatible with this minor offering.听

Humanitarian Engineering Minor - Program Structure

The program structure for the Humanitarian Engineering Minor is as follows:

Students must take the following three 6UoC core courses:

听-听Global Development in Practice: Concepts and Practices听for Inclusive Development听

听-听Fundamentals of Humanitarian Engineering

听-听Humanitarian Engineering Project *

*With approval from the Humanitarian Engineering Minor Coordinator,听Dr. Andrew Dansie,听a student may substitute ENGG4102 Humanitarian Engineering Project only with another suitable humanitarian project/thesis topic completed elsewhere (e.g. Thesis or Project Course). Where a 12 UoC Thesis is substituted, only 6 UoC counts towards the minor, in place of ENGG4102.
Students may take up to 6UoC of the following elective courses:

听- Socio-Environmental Aspects of Mining

听- Environment and Sustainability

听- Planning Sustainable Infrastructure

听-听International Humanitarian Response

听- Food and Health Security

听- Sustainable Energy for Developing Countries

Eligibility

Single Degree Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)听 Discipline
Students completing the following majors can complete the minor within their program requirements	Chemical Engineering Chemical Product Engineering Civil Engineering Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
Students completing the following majors can complete the minor听if they substitute ENGG4102 Humanitarian Engineering Project* only with another suitable humanitarian project/thesis topic completed elsewhere (e.g. Thesis or Project Course). Where a 12 UoC Thesis is substituted, only 6 UoC counts towards the minor, in place of ENGG4102. *With approval from the Humanitarian Engineering Minor Coordinator,听Dr. Andrew Dansie, 听	Environmental Engineering Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Students completing the following majors cannot complete the minor within their program requirements. Some streams may be eligible to complete the minor where course substitution is approved by their Program and Stream Authority. 听	听听听 Bioinformatics 听听听 Computer Engineering 听听听 Electrical Engineering 听听听 Mechatronic Engineering 听听听 Mining Engineering 听听听 Petroleum Engineering 听听听 Renewable Energy Engineering 听听听 Quantum Engineering 听听听 Software Engineering 听听听 Surveying 听听听 Telecommunications

Program coordinator

Andrew Dansie

Senior Lecturer

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Assistance for mapping your degree

For assistance on how to include this minor听into your degree or to request听a project substitution for听, please contact听Dr. Andrew Dansie.听

Additionally you can also reach out to Student Support Services to check your eligibility and declare the minor in Humanitarian Engineering via the听听in my国产精品.

Researcher testimonial

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