Environmental Engineering Minor

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A minor in environmental engineering is a good option for students interested in ways to protect and restore the quality of our air, water, and land resources, and in the environmental issues and problems that are vitally important to the sustainability of our society’s infrastructure. Chemical engineering, civil engineering, environmental science, chemistry, and biology majors should be able to apply some of the courses for the minor toward requirements for their major. A minor in environmental engineering can be earned by completing the following requirements, assuming that all prerequisites and corequisites have been met for each course. Other restrictions apply. Interested students should consult with the civil engineering department chairman for details.

Curriculum

Required Courses

MATH 131 - Calculus With Review I 4 Credit(s) and
MATH 132 - Calculus With Review II 4 Credit(s)
or
MATH 141 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s) and
MATH 142 - Calculus II 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 145 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 146 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit(s)
CE 347 - Environmental Engineering 3 Credit(s)

Required Laboratory

CE 304 - Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Laboratory (W) 2 Credit(s)
or
ME 304 - Mechanical Measurements II 2 Credit(s)
or
CHE 327 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory I 1 Credit(s) and
CHE 427 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory II 1 Credit(s)
or
CHEM 367 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit(s) and
CHEM 368 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory 1 Credit(s)

Electives

(select three courses from:)

CE 330 - Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 Credit(s)
CE 435 - Hydraulics and Hydrology 3 Credit(s) (non-CE majors ONLY)
CE 448 - Municipal and Industrial Waste Engineering 3 Credit(s)
CE 457 - Environmental Impact Analysis 3 Credit(s)
ME 470 - Future Energy Systems Credit(s)
ENVR 261 - Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s) *

Note(s)

*Non-engineering majors may not select ENVR courses as electives; engineering majors may not select more than one ENVR course as an elective. Qualified undergraduates may take electives from among suitable 600-level ENGR courses or other courses with appropriate environmental content with approval from the civil engineering department chairman.