Program Overview

Foundation Studies prepares you for a successful transition to degree-level study, providing a pathway to the first year of study of a bachelor’s degree at Murdoch University.

This course is suited to you if you:

• Need an entrance qualification for Murdoch University
• Want to accelerate your university preparation after Year 11, or equivalent
• Want to change your degree stream after Year 11, or equivalent

Course Structure
For Foundation Studies you will complete eight units over two study periods, studying a combination of core and elective units. The units you will undertake will be determined by your chosen degree. All students must complete the two English units and at least one unit from each Discipline Group.

Each unit of study builds concepts from an introductory level through to university entrance level. The units are designed to develop your learning techniques as well as bridging gaps in your unit knowledge.

• English
  • Essential Australian Studies
  • Introduction to Academic Communication
• Mathematics
  • Introductory Mathematics
  • Mathematics for Science
• Science and Technology
  • Information Technology for Academic Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
• The Arts
  • Introduction to Media
  • Media Production
• Business and Legal Studies
  • Accounting
  • Management
  • Economics

Leading to:  Bachelor of Engineering Honours
As a Murdoch Engineering graduate, you could combine the skills you learn in maths, technology and science with creative thinking and problem solving to develop solutions for a better world. The Bachelor of Engineering Honours at Murdoch has been carefully developed with industry to provide you with the skills you will need in your future career.

As part of the course, you’ll learn from industry experts and gain 450 hours of professional work experience. Engage with industry and learn from experts to build a deep understanding of Engineering technology with a focus on emerging trends in Engineering, sustainability, and industrial needs.

A final Honours year is embedded in this degree, allowing you to apply everything you learn in your first three years of study on an individual research or industry-based project in an area of interest for you. This will let you put what you learn into practice and further your research and applied knowledge skills.

Major: Environmental Engineering
You could be employed by engineering firms, land developers, utilities, international development and government agencies to design and manage engineered systems. You will graduate job ready with a global perspective and ethical approach to environmentally-sustainable engineered systems in various industries.

3 reasons to study Environmental Engineering at Murdoch

• Five-star rating and number one university in WA for medium graduate income one year for engineering and technology by the Good Universities Guide 2024.
• Explore engineering and ecological issues with a global perspective and ethical approach to sustainable development with real-world examples.
• Gain 300 hours of real work experience as part of your degree.

What you’ll learn

• Fundamentals of chemistry
• Principles and methodology of environmental science
• Motion, energy and mass transfer in simple systems
• Modelling & systems engineering
• Environmental technology for sustainability
• Principles of water conservation and water auditing
• Pollution and its control, particularly the relationship between wastewater and pollution