Are you an environmentalist at heart who would like to design systems or devices to help improve environmental quality? Would you like to devise a project to clean up polluted ground water? Is restoring the health of local ecosystems or preventing pollution something you would like to do? Would you like to monitor air, land, and water quality? Could you design a project to provide safe drinking water or waste water treatment where none exists? Would you like to develop new and improved means to protect the environment or promote conservation of natural resources? If your answer to any of these questions is "yes," then a degree in Environmental Engineering may be for you.
Environmental engineers design solutions to prevent future pollution as well as to correct existing pollution problems. The curriculum is based on a strong foundation in mathematics, natural sciences, biological sciences, and engineering fundamentals. Upper-level courses address engineering applications in air, water, land pollution, and environmental toxicology in which pollution prevention and control measures are emphasized. Other topics include agricultural and environmental measurements, rate controlled separations, basic hydrology, environmental law, and environmental ethics. Careful selection of technical electives allows students to specialize in a related field of interest. Minors can be obtained in a variety of related subjects such as Watershed Science, Range Ecology, Fishery Biology, Soil Resources and Conservation and the interdisciplinary studies program in Water Resources. Seniors complete a year-long design project with a professional engineer mentor. Graduates are well prepared for entry-level positions with regulatory agencies, engineering consulting firms, and pollution prevention/control divisions of large industries. Demonstrating a greater than 90% pass rate on the Fundamentals of Engineering professional exam, Colorado State University engineering graduates are well prepared for careers in the field.
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