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Postgraduate CUR-SCP530-2021

Sustainable Waste Management

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$2,285 $2,535

Your upfront cost: $0

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Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 01 Mar 2021
  • 30 Aug 2021
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Start your career with Curtin’s globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, our online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.

QS RANKING 2021

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. identify and classify key characteristics of waste in order to interpret major challenges of waste management system
  2. analyse various concept, principles, theories and practices of waste management system particularly in the global and local context
  3. compare, analyse and explain links between waste management and the built environment in the context of sustainability
  4. compare and synthesise theories and practices to design and develop an appropriate waste management system
Topics covered
    • Introduction to Waste Management Composition and Characterization of Waste
    • Waste Collection and Transportation
    • Waste Prevention and Recycling
    • Waste Treatment and Disposal
    • Challenges of Waste Management System
    • Construction and Demolition Waste Management
    • Hazardous and Radio-active Waste Management
    • Emerging ‘Zero Waste’ Concept Waste Management: Case Studies Life Cycle Design and Environmental Assessments
    • Regulatory Policies and Strategies
Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

The subject will provide an overview of the concepts and principles of sustainable waste management. A critical approach to theories, techniques and methods of sustainable waste and resource management will be introduced in the course to enhance students’ knowledge and understanding on waste management. The subject will cover the subject areas of perceptions of waste, classification and characterization of waste, waste audit, 3R principles, waste collection, transportation, treatment technologies and safe disposal, performance evaluation, and strategy and policy regulation. In addition, the subject will cover the emerging concept of waste management such as ‘zero-waste’ in the context of circular economy.

Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

Assessments

  • Site visit Report (35%)
  • Case Study Report (50%)
  • Non-invigilated Test (15%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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Postgraduate CUR-SCP-MAS-2021

Master of Environment and Climate Emergency

Postgraduate CUR-SCP-GDI-2021

Graduate Diploma in Environment and Climate Emergency

Postgraduate CUR-SCP-GCE-2021

Graduate Certificate in Environment and Climate Emergency

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