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Environmental Engineering, B.S.

Overview

The Environmental Engineering program at the University of California, Irvine, is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in environmental engineering, preparing them for careers in industry, government, or academia. The program's educational objectives are to establish a career in environmental engineering, demonstrate excellence in engineering problem-solving and design, commit to lifelong learning, and take on increasing levels of responsibility and leadership.

Program Educational Objectives

The program's educational objectives are:

1. Establish an Environmental Engineering career in industry, government, or academia and achieve professional licensure as appropriate.
2. Demonstrate excellence and innovation in engineering problem-solving and design in a global and societal context.
3. Commit to lifelong learning and professional development to stay current in technology and contemporary issues.
4. Take on increasing levels of responsibility and leadership in technical and/or managerial roles.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes a core of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as engineering mechanics and methods courses. Students may select from a variety of environmental engineering courses to fulfill the remaining portion of the program and to focus their environmental engineering training in one or more of the following areas: water supply and resources, wastewater management, or atmospheric systems and air pollution control.

Admission

• High school students should see the School Admissions information.
• Transfer students will be given preference if they have completed the required courses, including two years of approved calculus, one year of calculus-based physics with laboratories, completion of lower-division writing, one year of general chemistry with laboratory, and one course in introductory programming.

Requirements

• All students must meet the University Requirements.
• All students must meet the School Requirements.
• Mathematics and Basic Science Courses:
  • CHEM 1A or ENGR 1A: General Chemistry
  • CHEM 1B-1C: General Chemistry
  • CHEM 1LC-1LD: General Chemistry Laboratory
  • CHEM 51A: Organic Chemistry
  • ENGRCEE 11: Methods II: Probability and Statistics
  • MATH 2A-2B: Single-Variable Calculus I and II
  • MATH 2D: Multivariable Calculus I
  • MATH 2E: Multivariable Calculus II
  • MATH 3A: Introduction to Linear Algebra
  • MATH 3D: Elementary Differential Equations
  • PHYSICS 7C: Classical Physics
  • PHYSICS 7LC: Classical Physics Laboratory
  • PHYSICS 7D: Classical Physics
  • PHYSICS 7LD: Classical Physics Laboratory
  • Two additional basic science electives, one Earth System Science course approved for General Education II, and one Biological Sciences course approved for General Education II.
• Lower-Division Engineering Elective:
  • Students must take one course from the following:
    • CBE 40A: Chemical Processes and Material Balances
    • EECS 70A: Network Analysis I
    • ENGR 7A-7B: Introduction to Engineering I and II
    • ENGR 54: Principles of Materials Science and Engineering
    • ENGRCEE 80: Dynamics
    • ENGRMAE 80: Dynamics
• Engineering Topics Courses:
  • Students must complete a minimum of 19 units of engineering design.
• Core Courses:
  • ENGRCEE 20: Introduction to Computational Problem Solving
  • ENGRCEE 21: Computational Problem Solving
  • ENGRCEE 30: Statics
  • ENGRCEE 81A: Civil Engineering Practicum I
  • ENGRCEE 81B: Civil Engineering Practicum II
  • ENGRMAE 91: Introduction to Thermodynamics
  • ENGRCEE 110: Methods III: Modeling, Economics, and Management
  • ENGRCEE 130-130L: Soil Mechanics and Soil Mechanics Laboratory
  • ENGRCEE 150-150L: Mechanics of Materials and Mechanics of Materials Laboratory
  • ENGRCEE 160: Environmental Processes
  • ENGRCEE 162: Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
  • ENGRCEE 170: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
  • ENGRCEE 181A-181B-181C: Senior Design Practicum I, II, and III
• Engineering Elective Courses:
  • Students must take two courses each from two of the following three groups and one course from the remaining group.
  • At least one of the Engineering electives must be one of the following courses: ENGRCEE 165, ENGRCEE 172, or ENGRCEE 178.
  • Water Supply and Resources:
    • ENGRCEE 171: Water Resources Engineering
    • ENGRCEE 172: Groundwater Hydrology
    • ENGRCEE 173: Watershed Modeling
    • ENGRCEE 176: Hydrology
    • ENGRCEE 178: Fluid Mechanics of Open Channels
  • Environmental Processes:
    • ENGRCEE 163: Wastewater Treatment Process Design
    • ENGRCEE 164: Carbon and Energy Footprint Analysis
    • ENGRCEE 165: Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes
    • ENGRCEE 166: Microbial Processes for Bioremediation
    • ENGRCEE 168: Microorganisms and Climate Change
    • ENGRCEE 169: Environmental Microbiology for Engineers
  • Atmospheric Systems and Air Pollution Control:
    • EARTHSS 112: Global Climate Change and Impacts
    • ENGRCEE 168: Microorganisms and Climate Change
    • ENGRMAE 110: Combustion and Fuel Cell Systems
    • ENGRMAE 115: Applied Engineering Thermodynamics
    • ENGRMAE 164: Air Pollution and Control
• Engineering Professional Topics Courses:
  • ENGRCEE 40: Fundamentals of Economic Analysis for Scientists and Engineers
  • ECON 20A-20B: Basic Economics I and II
  • ENGR 190W: Communications in the Professional World
  • ENGRCEE 60: Contemporary and Emerging Environmental Challenges
  • UPPP 8: Introduction to Environmental Analysis and Design

Sample Program of Study

The sample program of study chart is typical for the major in Environmental Engineering. Students should keep in mind that this program is based upon a sequence of prerequisites, beginning with adequate preparation in high school mathematics, physics, and chemistry.

Freshman

• Fall: MATH 2A, CHEM 1A or ENGR 1A, Lower-Division Engineering Elective, General Education
• Winter: MATH 2B, CHEM 1B, PHYSICS 7C, General Education
• Spring: MATH 2D, CHEM 1C, PHYSICS 7LC, PHYSICS 7D, PHYSICS 7LD, ENGRCEE 81A

Sophomore

• Fall: MATH 3A, CHEM 51A, ENGRCEE 11, ENGRCEE 20, ENGRCEE 30
• Winter: MATH 3D, ENGRCEE 21, ENGRCEE 81B, General Education
• Spring: MATH 2E, ENGRMAE 91, General Education

Junior

• Fall: ENGRCEE 150, ENGRCEE 150L, ENGRCEE 170, ENGR 190W, Basic Science Elective
• Winter: ENGRCEE 130, ENGRCEE 130L, ENGRCEE 110, ENGRCEE 162, Engineering Elective
• Spring: ENGRCEE 160, Basic Science Elective, General Education

Senior

• Fall: ENGRCEE 181A, Engineering Elective, General Education
• Winter: ENGRCEE 181B, Engineering Elective, General Education
• Spring: ENGRCEE 181C, Engineering Elective, General Education