CIV5178 Advanced water treatment
Faculty of Engineering
CIV5178 Advanced water treatment is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 3 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV5178
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After CIV5178
No unit lists CIV5178 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be currently enrolled in a master’s course in engineering or related STEM and in a related discipline. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit provides an overview of water and wastewater systems in urban environments. The overview focuses on these systems' functions regarding the provision of drinking water and wastewater treatment and their modes of operation. Specific topics include water supply, water use and consulting, drinking water treatment and distribution wastewater characterisation and secondary treatment, sludge handling, resource recovery and nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment. Treatment process theory and design are covered in this unit for both drinking water and wastewater treatment systems.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Homework assignmentsExerciseThreshold hurdle10%
- QuizzesQuiz / TestThreshold hurdle20%
- Design project: Wastewater treatment plant designProjectThreshold hurdle20%
- Final assessmentExaminationThreshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Interpret components of the water treatment chain and explain the chemical processes for water hardness removal.
- 2
Design the various components of active and passive wastewater treatment plants.
- 3
Determine potential quantities of recycled wastewater and recovered biosolids based on designs of secondary wastewater treatment plant.
- 4
Assess the components of advanced secondary wastewater treatment and energy recovery processes and explain the biological processes for the anaerobic treatment of sludge.
- 5
Decide between various wastewater treatment systems for differing problems given space, economic, and environmental constraints.
- 6
Communicate professional decisions to specialist and/or non-specialist audiences.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Laboratories1 hours
- Practical activities24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Metcalf & Eddy. 2013. Wastewater Engineering Treatment and Resource Recovery. McGraw Hill. 5th Edition. 2048 pp.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Brandon Winfrey
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Brandon Winfrey
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV5178?
CIV5178 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV5178 offered?
In 2025, CIV5178 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is CIV5178?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does CIV5178 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 3 other tasks.