Environmental Engineering Minor

Environmental engineering applies concepts from biology, chemistry, physics, hydraulics, and environmental science to solve environmental problems. Environmental engineering addresses significant questions of human concern that are pervasive in the 21st Century, e.g. access to clean water, environmental cleanup, environmental ethics and social justice, climate change, etc. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Gain depth of understanding in at least one aspect of environmental engineering design.
  • Apply concepts of sustainability and low impact design to engineering problems.

Minor Prerequisites - 13 credit hours

MTH 202Calculus II

4

CHM 207General Chemistry I

3

CE 367Environmental Engineering

3

ME 331Fundamental Thermodynamics

3

All prerequisites are required, regardless of chosen minor electives.

Non-engineering majors may need to take additional prerequisites for some of these courses.

Minor Requirement - 3 credit hours

CE 462/CE 562Sustainable Design

3

Minor Electives - 9 credit hours

Select three courses from the following:
CE 458/BIO 384/ENV 384Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

3

CE 464/CE 564Watershed Systems Modeling

3

CE 465/CE 565Open Channel Flow

3

CE 466Water and Wastewater Design

3

CE 467/CE 567Project Delivery Lifecycle: The Challenges of Implementing Wet Infrastructure in the 21st Century

3

ENV 349Environmental Policy

3

ENV 382/CE 460Air Pollution

3

ME 434Energy Efficiency in Buildings

3

ME 438Renewable Energy

3

For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree, only one of these 3-credit electives can be counted towards the 6 credits of required civil engineering electives.