Environmental Engineering Degree

Design Thinking

Environmental Engineering

Engineers are concerned with the triple bottom line: people, planet and profit. As an Environmental Engineer, your focus on planet is driven by meeting the needs of society today while not compromising the future of our planet. Everything from air, water, soil and ecosystem quality requires management, innovation and design thinking from engineers like you.

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Concentration

College

Engineering

As a civil engineering major, you can add an environmental engineering concentration to your major and prepare for a career in this fast-growing engineering discipline. Take specialized courses in ecology, water and wastewater treatment, environmental systems, environmental ethics and more. You can learn about tradeoffs in the water-energy nexus, work side-by-side with an ��«Ӱҵ engineering professor on environmental-related research, or take classes in related fields like biology and chemistry. You could engage in a summer research experience at a national lab for the Environmental Protection Agency or the National Park Service. You might decide to complete a co-op or internship at one of the biggest players in the environmental industry, like CH2M, AECOM, or Hull & Associates, which may lead to an offer of full-time employment. Graduate school is another great option for those looking to extend their knowledge and build a foundation of environmental research. The possibilities are endless.

Make a difference

Engage in national sustainable design competitions, such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Campus Rainworks Challenge or the People, Prosperity and Planet Student Design Competition. Tackle a senior capstone project in the environmental field, like designing a rooftop photovoltaic solar-panel and rain garden system for a major corporation, or working on a stream corridor management project at Yellowstone National Park. With exciting environmental electives, there are many opportunities to explore your passion.

Environmental Engineering Courses and Curriculum

As a civil engineering major, you can choose to add an environmental engineering concentration to your degree.

The ultimate learning environment

We were overjoyed to open the brand new James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building in 2019. The 105,000-square-foot facility is able to accommodate 600 students and includes more than 10,000 square feet of large-scale project and design space for capstone projects, competitive design projects and other direct industry engagement. Further, it provides flexible space that can be adjusted to various projects and features more than 2,000 square feet for research labs that can exist on their own or can be combined into larger spaces for bigger projects.

The new home of the College of Engineering

A look inside the new James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building

Competition Teams

Want to build a concrete canoe, radio-controlled airplane or off-road vehicle that can stand up to the competition? Every year ��«Ӱҵ teams travel to regional and national competitions where they’re pitted against engineering students from top schools across the U.S. We’re proud of our excellent standings year after year in these competitions.

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