NG4S120 - Environmental Engineering 01 Jul 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG4S120
Module Title: Environmental Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Built Environment and Civil Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Civil Engineering
Module Leader: Jonathan Oti
Module Team: John Kinuthia, Sarah Moses
First Intended Intake: SEP 2022 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100148 - civil engineering
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Jul 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

To enable the students to develop an understanding of environmental processes and environmental engineering and the impact they have on public health.

Content Summary

Public Health

Clean water supply

Waste-water treatments

Environmental Protection

Flood Hydrology

Drainage

Policies and Legislation

Coastal environment and disasters

Forest fires and volcanoes

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 22
Tutorial 22
Practical classes and workshops 10
Independent Study 106
Directed Study 40
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the global environmental concerns in general and impact of civil engineering design on public health
LO2 Ability to carry out mathematical and/or statistical analyses related to environmental engineering

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Assessment (Exam) Onsite Closed Book Examination 1 .. 120 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 Case Study 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Onsite Closed Book Examination 1
Case study 1

Reading List

HDR Engineering 20001, Handbook of Public Water Systems. ISBN 9780471292111, John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Denis Smith; 2017. Water-Supply and Public Health Engineering, ISBN 9781315234274, Routledge, london

Jonathan W. C. Wong; Rao Y. Surampalli; Tian C. Zhang; Rajeshwar D. Tyagi; and Ammaiyappan Selvam;? 2016. Sustainable Solid Waste Management, ISBN (print): 9780784414101ISBN (PDF): 9780784479308. American Society of Civil Engineers

William W. Peng; 2008, Fundamentals of Turbomachinery, ISBN: 978-0-470-12422-2 , Wiley & Sons