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COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:
Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s approval for items indicated with *. Changes
to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.

Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre Engineering

Department Civil
Programme Environmental Engineering

Course Code* KAES 3245

Course Title* Environmental Health and Engineering

Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum Require- KAES 1147 Microbiology and Ecology for Environmental Engineers
ment(s)

Student Learning Time (SLT)* 80 hours

Credit* 2

Course Learning Outcomes* On completion of the course, students are able to:

1. Discuss environmental health in the tropics and relate to water supply,
sanitation and social practices.
2. Identify human activities contributing to pollution of water, air, soil and
spreading of diseases
3. Analyse various pollutants and other hazards in nature and indoors
and identify measures to reduce pollution

Transferable Skills Critical thinking and problem solving skills

Synopsis of Course Contents Health in the tropics, water supply and sanitation, diseases transmitted by
microbes, vectors and other agents. Pollutants and other hazards in nature
and indoors. Human activities contributing to water, air and soil pollution,

Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, work- Lectures, in-class exercises, project work, Active learning
shop, discussion, etc)

Assessment Weightage* Continuous Assessment : 40%
Final Examination : 60%

Methodologies for Feedback on Perfor- Marks for continuous assessment will be given before the final exam.
mance Grades will be given for the final examination

Criteria in Summative Assessment Refer to University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Rules 2013 and Uni-
versity of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Regulations 2013.

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