Program Overview

Certificate in Environmental Engineering

The Certificate in Environmental Engineering is offered by the Newark College of Engineering. This program is designed to develop sustainable solutions to environmental problems, preparing students to work with regional, national, and global communities to protect the environment and improve water quality.

Program Details

• Delivery Format: on-campus
• Required Credits: 12

What You Will Learn

The program covers a range of topics, including:

• Physical Processes of Environmental Systems: Physical processes in various media under different hydraulic regimes, including transport by diffusion, convection, and dispersion.
• Environmental Microbiology: Microbiology of natural and human-impacted environments, fundamental microbiology in water treatment engineering, and microbial detection methodologies.
• Site Remediation: Regulations, cleanup standards, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, risk assessment, and safety, including established and innovative cleanup technologies.
• Physical and Chemical Treatment: Physical and chemical operations and processes employed in the treatment of water and wastewater.
• Biological Treatment: Principles of evaluation and control of water pollution, including aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes.
• Environmental Impact Analysis: Environmental problems, federal and state standards, methodology for developing impact statements, and case studies.
• Stormwater Management: Regulatory framework, overview of structural and non-structural BMPs, groundwater recharge analysis, estimate of runoff, and design of detention basin and drainage systems.
• Geotechnical Aspects of Solid Waste: Municipal landfill, dredged materials, coal and incinerator ashes, identification and classification of waste materials, and design for impoundment and isolation of waste.
• Legal Aspects in Environmental Engineering: Control of air, water, and solid waste pollution by federal, state, and local government statutes and international law.

Admissions & Curriculum

• Required Credits: 12

Environmental Engineering Salaries

• Starting Salary, NJIT Average: $48,750
• Mid-Career Salary, National Average: $63,447

Career Prospects

NJIT's graduate programs in Environmental Engineering rank in the top 75 in the U.S. Common job titles include Junior Civil Engineer, Sr. Transportation Engineering Manager, and Hydrologist. Top employers include Arcadis Inc., Aecom Corporation, and Environ International Corporation (EIC).