Courses
During the first two years, the program shares many common features (e.g., mathematics, chemistry, physics, and engineering mechanics) with other more traditional engineering disciplines. Students then take a series of special courses that introduce engineering concepts in the extractive and process industries. Process engineering and a variety of solid-solid, solid-fluid, and fluid-fluid separations play a major and often dominant role in the prevention and/or remediation of environmental damage resulting from industrial activity. Students then specialize in the particular problems associated with air, land, or water or select a hybrid program. Specialization is accomplished through a combination of additional designated courses and selection from an extensive list of relevant elective courses, which may include a senior thesis. The curriculum is structured so as to integrate design concepts into the various subject areas covered in the program.
Following are the course descriptions for the upper level classes that are offered in the Environmental Systems Engineering program:
- C E 370 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3 credits)
- EGEE 301 - Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (6)
- EGEE 470 - Air Pollutants from Combustion Sources (3)
- GEOEE 404W - Surface and Interfacial Phenomena in Geo-Environmental Systems (3)
- GEOEE 406 - Sampling and Monitoring of the Geo-Environment (3)
- GEOEE 408* - Contaminant Hydrology (3)
- GEOEE 412 - Geo-Environmental Engineering Laboratory (1)
- GEOEE 427 - Pollution Control in the Process Industries (3)
- GEOEE 480 - Geo-Environmental Engineering Process Design (3)
- GEOSC 413W* - Techniques in Environmental Geochemistry (3)
- GEOSC 452 - Hydrogeology (3)
- M E 433* - Fundamentals of Air Pollution (3)
- METEO 454* - Introduction to Micrometeorology (3)
- METEO 455* - Atmospheric Dispersion (3)
- MN PR 301 - Elements of Mineral Processing (3)
- MN PR 401* - Mineral Process Engineering (3)
- MN PR 425* - Interfacial Phenomena and Flotation (3)
- MN PR 426* - Aqueous Processing (3)
- MNG 401 - Introduction to Mining Operations (1)
- P N G 411 - Introduction to Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (1)
- SOILS 401* - Soil Composition and Physical Properties (3)
- *Specialization Courses (3 courses required)
ABET Accreditation
The Environmental Systems Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone: (410) 347-7700.