Microbiology for Engineering - CVEN7826

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 21
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Exclusion: CVEN9884
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


The objective of this unit is to familarise the student with the fundamentals of water and wastewater chemistry along with the microbiology that drives most of these reactions in various environments. A structured approach is used to introduce concepts governing chemical equilibria, reaction rates, pH, alkalinity, oxidation-reduction and complexation, and integrates this knowledge with an understanding of microbial growth, metabolic diversity and persistence of disease-causing microorganisms.