Environmental Engineering Minor
The minor in environmental engineering provides students with a sampling of foundational courses in addition to two electives focusing on environmental chemistry, microbiology, or transport processes.
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Requirements (8 units) | |
| Core Courses (6 units) | |
| Engineering Possibilities: Decision Science in the Age of Smart Technologies | |
| Biological and Ecological Principles | |
| Earth in the Anthropocene | |
| Environmental Systems and Processes | |
| Ecohydrology | |
| Sustainable Water Systems | |
| Electives (2 units): choose 2 courses from below | |
| Environmental Microbiology | |
| Public & Environmental Health | |
| Dynamics in Chemical Transport and Reaction | |
| Chemical Processes in Aquatic Systems | |
| Sustainability: The City | |
| Emerging Organic Contaminants | |
| Projects 1 | |
400-level course by permission | |
- 1
Only 1 CIV_ENV 399-0 Projects unit may be counted toward the minor.
Additional Conditions for this minor
- At least 4 units of coursework must be unique to this minor program. These units cannot be applied to any other minor or certificate program, or the major requirements of any degree program. Such coursework may fulfill McCormick Social Sciences/Humanities (Theme), WCAS distribution requirements, or other unrestricted electives..
- A grade of at least C– is required in each course for the minor.
- Students should discuss with the minor coordinator how best to satisfy prerequisites for required courses.
- To declare the Environmental Engineering minor, students should submit the minor declaration form in MAS (McCormick Advising System) no later than the end of their junior year.