Environmental issues are paramount in our society. Issues such as energy, water resources and consumption, economic globalization, population growth, climate change, urban sprawl, water quality, solid waste, food production and distribution, and environmental degradation must be addressed to develop a sustainable society. Engineers will be needed to solve the problems associated with these issues.Graduates of the Environmental Engineering program will be prepared for careers devoted to developing solutions to problems associated with water resources, energy, urban systems, waste management and systems ecology. The Environmental Engineering program will educate students to be technically proficient, with the ability to understand how their technical skills apply in the larger world. A strong emphasis is placed on using community-oriented service learning projects to provide experience integrating engineering with political and societal constraints, both locally and abroad. Students earning this degree can develop careers in a wide range of design and policy areas.
Mission Statement | Educational Objectives | Curriculum | Core Components | Culture and Character of Program
Mission Statement
The University of Georgia Environmental Engineering undergraduate program provides engineering education in a liberal arts background producing graduates with the ability to integrate knowledge from several disciplines including skills to analyze and design relevant systems for solving problems. The graduates of this program have a deep background in engineering, mathematical and environmental sciences, and the ability to design systems that integrate the environment with technology. Graduates will possess the talents needed to accomplish responsible growth while addressing the requirements for maintaining and enhancing diverse ecological systems.
The University of Georgia Environmental Engineering undergraduate program provides engineering education in a liberal arts background producing graduates with the ability to integrate knowledge from several disciplines including skills to analyze and design relevant systems for solving problems. The graduates of this program have a deep background in engineering, mathematical and environmental sciences, and the ability to design systems that integrate the environment with technology. Graduates will possess the talents needed to accomplish responsible growth while addressing the requirements for maintaining and enhancing diverse ecological systems.
The educational objectives of the Environmental Engineering Program at the University of Georgia are to prepare graduates who, after five years of their professional career, have:
- Achieved a high level of expertise to create design solutions for environmental problems that require integration of environmental and human health constraints compatible with economic growth, sustainable development and ethical standards.
- Established themselves in positions of leadership in their profession and their community.
- Continued their education through professional licensure, certification, or pursuit of a graduate degree
- A general education component that provides an understanding of the basic sciences, social sciences, humanities, and the arts;
- A mathematics component that provides quantitative skills needed to measure, estimate, model and simulate
- An engineering science component that provides skills needed to synthesize scientific knowledge with engineering applications; and
- An engineering design component that provides knowledge of the systematic process for developing new and innovative systems and technologies that support societal needs and preserve ecological integrity.
Environmental Engineering Curriculum
The curriculum is a four-year, 130 credit hour degree program with courses in the basic sciences, the engineering sciences and design, and the social sciences and humanities.
The curriculum is a four-year, 130 credit hour degree program with courses in the basic sciences, the engineering sciences and design, and the social sciences and humanities.
Core Components
The Environmental Engineering Curriculum is designed around core fluencies which are integrated into each year’s program of study within the four-year curriculum. These core fluencies are associated with gaining an understanding of: a) energy/mass, b) infrastructure, planning, economics, c) sustainability, d) life cycle analysis and e) modeling.
The Environmental Engineering Curriculum is designed around core fluencies which are integrated into each year’s program of study within the four-year curriculum. These core fluencies are associated with gaining an understanding of: a) energy/mass, b) infrastructure, planning, economics, c) sustainability, d) life cycle analysis and e) modeling.
Culture and Character of the Program
The Environmental Engineering program will develop the following skills and awareness which will aid our graduates in solving problems associated with the environment.
The Environmental Engineering program will develop the following skills and awareness which will aid our graduates in solving problems associated with the environment.
Skills
Critical and Systems Thinking
Communication
Management
Design
Analysis
Critical and Systems Thinking
Communication
Management
Design
Analysis
Awareness
Social Implications
Environmental Impact
Economics
Political
Global Issues
Ethical Concerns
Social Implications
Environmental Impact
Economics
Political
Global Issues
Ethical Concerns