CEG8104 : Wastewater Engineering
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Professor Russell Davenport
- Lecturer: Dr Elizabeth Heidrich, Dr Pavlina Theodosiou, Professor Thomas Curtis
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To provide students with the concepts, knowledge, skills, and experience to engineer appropriate sustainable wastewater treatment systems for the 21st century global challenges of urbanization, climate change and pollution.
Outline Of Syllabus
This module will provide students with an understanding of the contemporary challenges of treating and returning wastewater safely to the environment in the context of climate change and sustainable development goals. Students will learn concepts of the physical, chemical, and biological principles underpinning wastewater assessment and treatment. Students will also learn the operation and design of such unit processes, with a particular emphasis on the latest developments in biological principles and parameters. An introduction to recent developments and more advanced techniques in biological wastewater treatment will be provided. Basic analytical and the latest molecular microbial ecology skills will be developed through laboratory analysis of wastewater and sludge samples.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | digital exam |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 7:30 | 7:30 | Exam Revision |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 21 | 1:00 | 21:00 | lectures |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 1 x 2 hours of computing practical |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | 1 x 1 hour of practical laboratory session |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 2 | 3:00 | 6:00 | 2 x 3 hour practical laboratory session. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 1 x 2 hour Question and answer and problem-solving design tutorial |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Fieldwork | 2 | 3:00 | 6:00 | Field trip to wastewater treatment site |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 52:30 | 52:30 | Includes background reading and reading lecture notes for a full understanding of material |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Knowledge and understanding are acquired primarily through the lecture classes, tutorials and laboratory practicals, with students expected to undertake self-directed learning by reading of technical journal papers, textbooks, legislation and the selective use of web sites. Laboratory (practical) classes provide a deeper understanding of the practical aspects of the unit processes Design skills will be learned through tutorials and assessments. Both the laboratory and design elements also provide skills and experience that supports the design coursework of other modules, and how wastewater treatment plants achieve compliance to statutory regulations.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 1 | A | 100 | Exam |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prob solv exercises | 1 | M | 2 calculation based tutorials |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
A summative exam assessment is the most appropriate and efficient method to assess the range of Knowledge Outcomes in particular, but also includes assessment of the Skills Outcomes in design calculations, which are further assessed through formative tutorials.
The understanding of the practical elements of the module, as well as addressing the knowledge and practical skills outcomes will be carried out through formative observational and questioning during the lab practicals.
The assessments will address the following AHEP4 learning outcomes:
Written Exam - M1, M2, M4
Calculation based tutorials - M1, M2, M4
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CEG8104's Timetable