Minor in Environmental Engineering Science - Environmental Engineering Science Program

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Minor in Environmental Engineering Science

Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Science Minor

Why a Minor in Environmental Engineering Science?

Multi- disciplinary training - With course offerings from the departments of Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and College of Law, students are exposed to a wide range of topics and aquire technical skills which are highly

COURSE REQUIREMENTS (Six Course Series - Some are required courses in Major Departments, Others Count as Electives in Major Degree Program)

Intro. to Environmental Engineering (Env/CE 262 or Enginnering Analysis ChE 351or Fluid Mechanics ME 370)
Air Pollution (Env/ChE/ME 344) or Water and Wastewater Treatment (Env/ CE 352A)
Environmental Chemistry (Env/ChE 443)
Aerosol Science and Technology (Env/ChE 518) or Environmental Reaction Engineering (Env/ChE 505) or Environmental Engineering Laboratory (Env/ChE/CE 409) or Sustainable Air Quality (ME 449)
Pollution Abatement and Waste Minimization (Env/ChE 345) or Design of Water Quality Treatment Facilities (Env/CE 482A) or Combustion and Environment (Env/ME 448A) or Environmental Senior Project (Env 499)
Environment.al Risk Assessment (Env/ChE 438) or Industrial Ecology (Env/ ChE 539) or Introduction to Environmental Law & Policy (Env/CE 461)

valued in the workplace.

Enhanced employment prospects - Graduates with a Minor in Environmental Engineering Science have been hired by a variety of companies and agencies.

Jump-start graduate study - BS-MS option at Washington University - carry forward 6 credit units - continue existing financial aid. Students with a minor in Environmental Engineering Science have been accepted to top-ranked graduate schools.

Inclusion in "Resume Book" - A "Resume Book" will be circulated to local companies interested in hiring Interns. Preference for selection to work with faculty on research projects.

A Jointly Sponsored Undergraduate Minor

Engineers have always played a pivotal role in environmental protection and waste management. Environmental problems and their solutions are increasingly being viewed as interdisciplinary in nature. Engineers working on environmental problems need to draw on a variety of engineering and non-engineering disciplines. Many engineers with backgrounds in the traditional engineering disciplines focus their careers on the environment.

As a result of the interdisciplinary character of environmental issues, the School of Engineering and Applied Science offers its environmental engineering curriculum through a program created jointly by three departments: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The Environmental Engineering program involves both the undergraduate minor in environmental engineering science as well as master’s and doctoral graduate degrees in environmental engineering.

Students awarded the minor will receive formal recognition that they have acquired the education needed for entry-level careers as environmental scientists, engineers, and analysts. They will also have a solid foundation to undertake graduate study in environmental engineering and science.

The Minor in Environmental Engineering Science spans the most common fields of study in which engineers working on environmental problems must be prepared, including: environmental chemistry; environmental engineering science; environmental engineering design; environmental regulation; environmental risk assessment; and environmental laboratory analysis. The minor entails 18 units of course work (six courses). Some of these are required courses in the major departments; and the others meet the elective requirements.

The Minor in Environmental Engineering Science may be earned by students receiving any of the Bachelor of Science degrees offered by the School of Engineering and Applied Science, or the Environmental Studies or Earth and Planetary Sciences degrees offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Environmental Engineering Science Program, Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive, Box 1180, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
Office Location: Cupples II, room 208, Phone: (314) 935-5548, Fax: (314) 935-5464