Environmental Engineering

New offering starting fall 2024! This major will be available for incoming students as well as current Shiley students wishing to switch majors. 

Opportunities for $5000 need- and merit-based scholarships will be available to the first cohorts of seniors to complete this program!

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 clean-up, environmental ethics and social justice, climate change, etc. In this program you will explore design solutions to protect natural resources and public health, such as water, wastewater, and stormwater treatment systems.

Major:

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Learning Outcomes for the major:

  • Learn about sustainable infrastructure and how to minimize the impacts of development.
  • Gain an understanding of the importance of clean air, water, and soil, access to clean drinking water for all, and preservation of natural resources.
  • Concepts of sustainability and low-impact design will be applied in different development contexts.
  • Students will have opportunities to participate in research studies with the Environmental Engineering faculty. 

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Minor:

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Learning Outcomes for the minor:

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

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