Environmental Engineering, B.S.

In addition to adhering to General Education and School of Engineering Requirements , the following requirements must be met to receive the B.S. in Environmental Engineering at UC Merced.

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 Economic Analysis [3 units]

Additional Fundamentals Courses

The remaining fundamentals courses should be selected from the following list. Courses designated by an asterisk (*) are recommended for environmental engineering students preparing for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination. Students can petition to substitute other courses. Please note that ENGR 057 and ENGR 120 are prerequisites for subsequent core courses, and therefore required for environmental engineering students.

ENGR 045: Introduction to Materials [4 units] *
ENGR 065: Circuit Theory [4 units] *
ENGR 130: Thermodynamics [3 units] *
ENGR 151: Strength of Materials [4 units] *
ENGR 180: Spatial Analysis and Modeling [4 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:

Lower Division Courses

ENVE 020: Introduction to Environmental Science and Technology [4 units]

Upper Division Courses

ENVE 100: Environmental Chemistry [4 units]
ENVE 110: Hydrology and Climate [4 units]
ENVE 130: Meteorology and Air Pollution [4 units]
ENVE 160: Sustainable Energy [4 units]
ENVE 190: Environmental Engineering Capstone Design [3 units]

Additional Degree Requirements [9 Units]

The following courses are required:

CHEM 002: General Chemistry I [4 units]
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 [4 units]

Field Methods

Complete at least one of the following field methods courses:

ENVE 181: Field Methods in Snow Hydrology [1-3 units]
ENVE 182: Field Methods in Surface Hydrology [1-3 units]
ENVE 183: Field Methods in Subsurface Hydrology [1-3 units]
ENVE 184: Field Methods in Environmental Chemistry [1-3 units]

Earth Sciences

Complete at least one of the following upper division earth sciences courses:

ESS 103: Geochemistry of Earth Systems [3 units]
ESS 105: Biogeochemistry [4 units]
ESS 112: Subsurface Hydrology [4 units]
ESS 170: Fundamentals of Soil Science [3 units]

Biology

Complete at least one of the following upper division biology courses:

ESS 105: Biogeochemistry [4 units]
ESS 120: Introduction to Ecological and Environmental Microbiology [4 units]
ESS 124: Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology [3 units]
ESS 148: Fundamentals of Ecology [4 units]
ESS 149: Conservation Biology [4 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.

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