Environmental Engineering (BS)
Northern Arizona University
Description
Society’s demand for essentials such as clean air, food and water, sustainable land use, and consumer products pose large-scale, practical problems. Environmental engineers use engineering, biological, and chemical principles to design and operate pollution control and impact mitigation systems. Environmental engineering is a newer engineering discipline, growing out of civil and chemical engineering. This exciting engineering field requires a solid understanding of core concepts including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, statics, thermodynamics, surveying, and fluid hydraulics. These courses serve as a basis for advanced content in: - Air quality, emissions, and pollution control (sampling, modeling, and the design of devices to remove particulate and gaseous pollutants) - Water and wastewater quality and treatment (sampling, modeling, and the design of biological/chemical/physical treatment methods for large and small communities) - Hazardous and solid waste engineering (site assessment, risk assessment, remediation methods, landfill design) - Environmental health (toxicology, industrial hygiene, ecological impacts) In addition to this content, our environmental engineering curriculum will provide you with a solid foundation in design, project management, and preparation for professional licensure.