Environmental Engineering, B.S.

Engineering Fundamentals [18 Units; 11 Units Specified]

The following fundamentals courses are required:

• ENGR 057: Statics and Dynamics [4 units]
• ENGR 120: Fluid Mechanics [4 units]
• ENGR 155: Engineering Economics Analysis [3 units]

Environmental Engineering Core [23 Units]

The environmental engineering core consists of six courses designed to give all students core knowledge specific to the discipline and a culminating design experience:

Additional Degree Requirements [5 Units]

The following courses are required:

• CHEM 010: General Chemistry II [4 units]
• ENGR 191: Professional Seminar [1 unit]

Technical Electives [15 Units]

Technical electives should be selected in a manner that is complementary to, yet integrated with, your major area of study, and should be determined through close interaction with your major area advisor. Check carefully for current offerings as some of the courses are offered only in alternate years. Courses should be selected from the following list of approved technical electives, or students can petition to include other upper division courses outside their major. At least one field methods course is required.

A maximum of 4 Service Learning (ENGR 097 /ENGR 197 ) and/ or Undergraduate Research (ENGR 095 /ENGR 195 ) units may be used as technical elective units.

• ENGR 180: Spatial Analysis and Modeling [4 units]
• ENVE 105: Environmental Data Analysis [3 units]
• ENVE 114: Mountain Hydrology of the Western United States [3 units]
• ENVE 116: Applied Climatology [3 units]
• ENVE 118: Global Change [4 units]
• ENVE 121: Environmental Microbiology [4 units]
• ENVE 132: Air Pollution Control [3 units]
• ENVE 140: Water Resources Planning and Management [3 units]
• ENVE 152: Remote Sensing of the Environment [4 units]
• ENVE 155: Decision Analysis in Management [4 units]
• ENVE 160: Sustainable Energy [4 units]
• ENVE 162: Modeling and Design of Energy Systems [3 units]
• ENVE 164: Energy Policy and Planning Modeling [4 units]
• ENVE 170: Contaminant Fate and Transport [3 units]
• ENVE 171: Environmental Organic Chemistry [3 units]
• ENVE 176: Water and Wastewater Treatment [3 units]
• ESS 105: Biogeochemistry [3 units]

List of Courses for Emphasis Track

Students are encouraged to choose their electives to form one of three suggested emphasis tracks, focusing either on Hydrology, Water Quality or Air Pollution and Sustainable Energy.

Environmental Engineering Program Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation, our students demonstrate:

1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
3. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
4. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
5. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
7. An ability to communicate effectively
8. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
9. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning
10. A knowledge of contemporary issues
11. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.