Environmental engineering involves the study of clean water, clean air, waste management, and preservation of resources in ways that minimize effects on our planet.
Program Coordinator
Ali Akanda
Associate Professor and Graduate Director
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Only engineering students may pursue this minor. Students declaring this minor must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 in courses counted toward the minor. Students will need to complete the Environmental Engineering Minor Form and have it signed by the Environmental Engineering Minor coordinator, Dr. Ali Akanda. The form then needs to be brought to the College of Engineering Dean’s Office for formal declaration and inclusion in your student file. Students are responsible for meeting the prerequisite requirements for individual courses, as applicable.
Course Requirements
Fundamental Science (Select 2 courses)
- MCE 341: Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
- CHE 212: Chemical Process Calculations
- CHM 112: General Chemistry Lecture II
- CHM 227: Organic Chemistry Lecture I
Environmental Engineering Fundamentals (Required for non-CVE students)
- CVE 370: Hydraulic Engineering or
CVE 470: Water And Wastewater Transport Systems (choose one)
and - CVE 374: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Design (Select up to 4 courses)
- CVE 323G: Humanitarian Engineering
- CVE 325G: Connecting Dots: The Water-Energy-Health Nexus
- CVE 470: Water And Wastewater Transport Systems
- CVE 471: Water And Wastewater Treatment Systems
- CVE 474: Water Quality Sampling And Analysis
- CVE 475: Water in the Environment
- CVE 477: Environmental Sustainability and Green Engineering
- CVE 482: Innovative Subsurface Remediation Technologies
- CVE 484: Environmental Hydrogeology
- CVE 491: Special Problems
- CVE 492: Special Problems
Supporting Courses (May select 1 course)
- CHE 364: Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design
- CHE 574: Biochemical Engineering I
- CPL/LAR 434: Introduction to Environmental Law
- CPL 485: Environmental Planning
- EEC 430: Water Resource Economics
- GEO 305G: Global Climage Change
- GEO 462: Biogeochemical Cycles
- GEO 483: Hydrogeology
- ISE 460: Product Design for the Environment
- NRS 409: Concepts in GIS and Remote Sensing
- NRS 410: Fundamentals of GIS
- NRS 412: Soil-Water Chemistry
- NRS 415: Remote Sensing of the Environment
- NRS 461: Watershed Hydrology and Management
- OCG 480: Introduction to Marine Pollution