Environmental Engineering Expertise

Environmental Engineering focuses on protecting the environment through the design of technologies that reduce pollution, mitigate existing contamination and reduce future environmental impact. Professionals in this field work across a number of industries to increase sustainability through alternative energy, water reclamation, waste treatment, recycling and more.

Insights for a more sustainable planet

The B.S. in Environmental Engineering at ePolyTechnic F applies principles from all of the natural sciences (physics, chemistry, geology, and biology) to help you tackle interconnected challenges as they relate to water, energy, air quality, and related fields. Environmental engineers advance the science and technology of air quality, water quality, water resources, housing and other built environments, greenspace development, and the protection of plants, animals and their habitats. Throughout the world, environmental engineers play a key role in defining the future of sustainable cities and communities, and reimagining systems that protect both the planet and the well-being of all people. To succeed as an environmental engineer, you will need an aptitude for mathematics and science, an abiding interest in protecting the natural environment and public health, and high motivation to study and prepare for environmental engineering practice.

Program Highlights

ePolyTechnic F’s B.S. in Environmental Engineering provides a comprehensive curriculum grounded in courses in advanced mathematics, chemistry, and physics, as well as engineering. You will gain a broad introduction to all the sciences, along with their application to environmental engineering. The program prepares you to address some of the greatest collective challenges of our time. Foundational courses in the humanities and social sciences help to give you a broad view of the interaction of humans with the environment, and to measure the short and long-term social, environmental and economic aspects and impacts into sustainable engineering solutions. Hands-on laboratories and/or project-based learning are incorporated into each year of the Environmental Engineering curriculum. You will gain experience with engineering computer software and a range of laboratory tools as you progress toward upper-level coursework and a yearlong senior capstone project.

Concentrations

Modern Techniques in Sustainability

ePolyTechnic F's B.S. in Environmental Engineering with a concentration in Modern Techniques in Sustainability is truly unique and leverages the University’s strengths in data science, sensors and instrumentation. You will learn how new sensing systems can be applied to better understand and model the environment and how new approaches to data analytics can be employed to provide faster and more accurate feedback, resulting in innovative solutions to long-standing challenges. ePolyTechnic F Environmental Engineers in this concentration will provide insights and approaches that will drive investment and project planning among city planners, civil engineers, environmental engineers, architects, developers, and construction managers charged with assessing the economic, environmental, and social implications of sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure.

ePolyTechnic F's B.S. in Environmental Engineering with a concentration in Water prepares you for one of the most varied and in-demand areas of Environmental Engineering. You will gain the knowledge and tools for developing and managing sustainable, resilient water resources and infrastructure. Study, research and application in this concentration will include planning, design, operation, and management of surface and groundwater systems, preservation and enhancement of the natural river and watershed environment, design and construction of water control facilities, and conservation of water resources.

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering (Plan of Study)

INSIGHTS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE PLANET

The BS in Environmental Engineering at ePolyTechnic F applies principles from all of the natural sciences (physics, chemistry, geology, and biology) to help you tackle interconnected challenges as they relate to water, energy, air quality, and related fields. Environmental engineers advance the science and technology of air quality, water quality, water resources, housing and other built environments, greenspace development, and the protection of plants, animals and their habitats. Throughout the world, environmental engineers play a key role in defining the future of sustainable cities and communities, and reimagining systems that protect both the planet and the well-being of all people. To succeed as an environmental engineer, you will need an aptitude for mathematics and science, an abiding interest in protecting the natural environment and public health, and high motivation to study and prepare for environmental engineering practice.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

ePolyTechnic F’s BS in Environmental Engineering provides a comprehensive curriculum grounded in courses in advanced mathematics, chemistry, and physics, as well as engineering. You will gain a broad introduction to all the sciences, along with their application to environmental engineering. The program prepares you to address some of the greatest collective challenges of our time. Foundational courses in the humanities and social sciences help to give you a broad view of the interaction of humans with the environment, and to measure the short and long-term social, environmental and economic aspects and impacts into sustainable engineering solutions. Hands-on laboratories and/or project-based learning are incorporated into each year of the Environmental Engineering curriculum. You will gain experience with engineering computer software and a range of laboratory tools as you progress toward upper level coursework and a yearlong senior capstone project.

Course offering frequency subject to change

Freshman Year
Semester 1

ESLS 1106 - Academic & Professional Skills Credits: 1

FEIDS 1380 - Introduction to STEM Credits: 3

PENC 1101 - English Composition 1: Expository and Argumentative Writing Credits: 3

ECHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 Credits: 3

ECHM 2045L - Chemistry 1 Laboratory Credits: 1

EMAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 Credits: 4

Total Semester Credits: 15
Semester 2

PEGN 1007C - Concepts and Methods for Engineering and Computer Science Credits: 1

FCOP 2271C - Introduction to Computation and Programming Credits: 3

PENC 2210 - Technical Writing Credits: 3

PHY 2048 - Physics 1 Credits: 3

PHY 2048L - Physics 1 Laboratory Credits: 1

EMAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 Credits: 4

Total Semester Credits: 15
Sophomore Year
Semester 1

PEGN 2001C - Skills and Design 1 Credits: 2

ECHM 2046 - Chemistry 2 Credits: 3

ECHM 2046L - Chemistry 2 Laboratory Credits: 1

EMAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 Credits: 4

PEGN 3311 - Statics Credits: 3

General Education: Social Science/History Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 16
Semester 2

PHY 2049 - Physics 2 Credits: 3

PHY 2049L - Physics 2 Laboratory Credits: 1

FENV 2110 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Credits: 3

PMAP 2302 - Differential Equations Credits: 3

PEGN 3331 - Strength of Materials Credits: 3

PEGN 2002C - Skills and Design 2 Credits: 2

Total Semester Credits: 15
Junior Year
Semester 1

FSTA 3032 - Probability and Statistics Credits: 3

FENV 3046 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3

PEGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics Credits: 3

Environmental Engineering Lab 1 Credits: 2

Environmental Engineering Program Elective Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 14
Semester 2

FENV 4514C - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credits: 3

EML 3015 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3

Environmental Engineering Lab 2 Credits: 3

Environmental Engineering Program Elective Credits: 3

Arts and Humanities Course Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 15
Senior Year
Semester 1

FENV 4942 - Capstone I Credits: 3

PEGN 4760 - Engineering Economics Credits: 3

FENV 4310 - Applied Hydrology and Hydraulics Credits: 3

Social Sciences Course Credits: 3

Environmental Engineering Program Elective Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 15
Semester 2

FENV 4943 - Capstone II Credits: 3

FENV 4351 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Credits: 3

FENV 4612C - Sustainability in Engineering Credits: 3

Environmental Engineering Program Elective Credits: 3

Social Sciences Course Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 15
Environmental Engineering Program Electives

EES 4201 - Water Chemistry Credits: 3

FENV 4340 - Physicochemical Processes in Environmental Engineering Credits: 3

FENV 4120 - Environmental Toxicology Credits: 3

FENV 4561 - Hydraulic Systems Design Credits: 3

FENV 4901 - Data Analytics for Sustainable Systems Credits: 3

FENV 3957 - Environmental Sensing Credits: 3

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

The courses below are used to fill in the General Education requirements noted in the above four-year sequence. Students must take 12 credits total from Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences. Credits may be split evenly between the categories, or students may choose to take 9 credits in one category and 3 in the other.

Arts and Humanities

Select 3 to 6 credits from the following courses:

Required, one from the following:

PARH 2000 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3

EHUM 2020 - Introduction to the Humanities Credits: 3

PLIT 2000 - Introduction to Literature Credits: 3

EPHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3

Optional, the following or one more from Arts and Humanities required or Social Sciences:

FEIDS 2144 - Legal, Ethical, and Management Issues in Technology Credits: 3

EHUM 2022 - Explorations in the Humanities Credits: 3

Social Sciences

Required, one from the following:

EPSY 2012 - General Psychology Credits: 3

FECO 2013 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3

Optional, one from the following or one more from Social Science required or Arts and Humanities:

PAMH 2020 – Managerial History Credits: 3

PAMH 2930 - Special Topics Credits: 1-3

FECO 2023 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Total Degree Credits: 120