This module introduces the student to chemistry and biology as these areas relate to civil engineering. Stress is laid on practical “real life” applications of scientific principles.
To provide students with fundamental knowledge of the particular topics of chemistry biology and sustainability necessary for their study of the civil engineering discipline
Laboratory Work:
To introduce the student to the concepts of physics and chemistry experimentally and to the units, determinations and experimental measurements utilised in chemical measurements
*Curricular information is subject to change
Chemistry.
- Atomic Theory.
- Metals
- Chemical Equations
- Acids and Bases
- Oxidation and Reduction
- Corrosion
- Introduction to Organic Chemistry
- Biodegradation
Biology.
- Pathogens
- Disease transmission
- Sanitation
- Physical and Biogeochemical Cycles
Environmental Science
- Environmental Principles
- Climate change
- Biosphere
- Ecosystems
- Renewable Energy
- Environmental Impact Assessments.
Laboratory
This includes experimentation based on a selection of course topics on lecture material
Lectures, Tutorials (may include online material) & Laboratories
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |