2005-06 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
Environmental engineering applies engineering and scientific principles to protect and preserve human health and the environment. It embraces broad environmental concerns, including air and water quality, solid and hazardous wastes, groundwater protection and remediation, water resources and management, environment policy, radiological health, environmental biology and chemistry, systems ecology, water and wastewater treatment and wetlands ecology.
Qualified students are encouraged to undertake masters and doctoral studies to broaden their employment opportunities.
Students with pre-medical interests can satisfy admission requirements for medical school with this program and a judicious selection of electives; however, total credits will exceed 128. Pre-med students must work with an adviser. Students from other departments can take courses in environmental engineering sciences if they have taken the prerequisites.
Environmental Studies Certificate: A certificate in environmental studies is available to students pursuing majors in these engineering programs:
The program is designed for students who are concerned about environmental issues. Electives can be structured around a selected environmental theme to provide in-depth experience in a practical environmental problem of national or international concern.
Students must take a minimum of 14 semester hours of environmental courses; at least one course must be from each of the biological, physical and social sciences areas with a minimum of six semester hours in one area.
The college also offers a bachelor's program in environmental engineering through the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences. Generally, students fulfilling requirements for this degree satisfy requirements for the environmental studies certificate as well, and can receive the certificate if they choose.
Students should contact Environmental Studies in Carr Hall, Room 210, to register their intended course of study and to ensure that the certificate will be awarded upon graduation.
The department is committed to providing quality educational programs in environmental science and engineering. It conducts a nationally recognized environmental research program to contribute substantially to the benefit Florida, the nation and the earth. The department also provides authoritative guidance to individuals and organizations to prevent and to solve local, state, national and global environmental problems.
* Completed with a grade of C or better
1 Technical Electives - must include one capstone design course (in bold).
** By application only. Must complete both courses to receive credit. Combined sequence ENV 4912 and 4913 counts as capstone design and technical elective.
*** Up to three credits; adviser approval required. EES 3000 not accepted for ENE majors.
| Environmental Engineering |
| College: Engineering |
| Degree: Bachelor of Science |
| Hours for the Degree: 128 |
| Minor: No |
| Combined-Degree Program: Yes |
| Website: www.ees.ufl.edu |
Environmental engineering applies engineering and scientific principles to protect and preserve human health and the environment. It embraces broad environmental concerns, including air and water quality, solid and hazardous wastes, groundwater protection and remediation, water resources and management, environment policy, radiological health, environmental biology and chemistry, systems ecology, water and wastewater treatment and wetlands ecology.
Qualified students are encouraged to undertake masters and doctoral studies to broaden their employment opportunities.
Students with pre-medical interests can satisfy admission requirements for medical school with this program and a judicious selection of electives; however, total credits will exceed 128. Pre-med students must work with an adviser. Students from other departments can take courses in environmental engineering sciences if they have taken the prerequisites.
Environmental Studies Certificate: A certificate in environmental studies is available to students pursuing majors in these engineering programs:
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Engineering Science
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering Sciences
The program is designed for students who are concerned about environmental issues. Electives can be structured around a selected environmental theme to provide in-depth experience in a practical environmental problem of national or international concern.
Students must take a minimum of 14 semester hours of environmental courses; at least one course must be from each of the biological, physical and social sciences areas with a minimum of six semester hours in one area.
The college also offers a bachelor's program in environmental engineering through the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences. Generally, students fulfilling requirements for this degree satisfy requirements for the environmental studies certificate as well, and can receive the certificate if they choose.
Students should contact Environmental Studies in Carr Hall, Room 210, to register their intended course of study and to ensure that the certificate will be awarded upon graduation.
Mission
The department is committed to providing quality educational programs in environmental science and engineering. It conducts a nationally recognized environmental research program to contribute substantially to the benefit Florida, the nation and the earth. The department also provides authoritative guidance to individuals and organizations to prevent and to solve local, state, national and global environmental problems.
Educational Objectives
- To instill a desire to learn and apply knowledge and skills to prevent and solve environmental problems,
- To provide educational experiences in science, analysis and design, and social and cultural studies to prepare students for careers in environmental engineering and other professions,
- To provide educational experiences that will enable students to work effectively with other professionals and to communicate their ideas clearly and concisely.
Critical Tracking Requirements
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 8 tracking courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts. (CHM 2045, CHM 2046, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049)
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional course with a minimum grade of C within two attempts
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts
Semester 5:
- Complete all 8 critical-tracking courses with a minimum grade of C in each course within two attempts
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which will be bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| If you do not place out of ENC 1101, take it in the first semester. | |
| MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE–M) | 4 |
| CHM 2045 General Chemistry 1 (GE–P) | 3 |
| CHM 2045L General Chemistry Laboratory 1 (GE–P) | 1 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE–M) | 4 |
| CHM 2046 General Chemistry 2 (GE–P) | 3 |
| CHM 2046L General Chemistry Laboratory 2 (GE–P) | 1 |
| Humanities (GE–H) | 3 |
| ENC 2210 Technical Writing (GE–C)* or ENC 3254 Professional Writing in the Discipline (GE–C) * | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| MAC 2313 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 (GE–M) | 4 |
| PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1 (GE–P) | 3 |
| PHY 2048L Laboratory for PHY 2048 (GE–P) | 1 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE–H) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE–S) | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHY 2049 Physics with Calculus 2 | 3 |
| PHY 2049L Laboratory for PHY 2049 | 1 |
| EGM 2511 Engineering Mechanics - Statics | 3 |
| EES 4200 Environmental Chemistry of Carbon Compounds | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| EML 3007 Elements of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer or EML 3100 Thermodynamics | 3 |
| EGM 3400 Elements of Dynamics | 2 |
| Total | 5 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ENV 3040C Computational Methods in Environmental Engineering | 5 |
| EES 4102 Wastewater Microbiology | 2 |
| EES 4201 Water Chemistry | 3 |
| ENV 4601 Environmental Resources Management | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| CWR 3201 Hydrodynamics | 4 |
| STA 3032 Engineering Statistics | 3 |
| ENV 4514C Water and Wastewater Treatment | 3 |
| ENV 4101 Elements of Atmospheric Pollution | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| EMA 3010 Materials | 3 |
| CGN 3710 Experimentation and Instrumentation in Civil Engineering or EEL 3003 Elements of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| CGN 4905 Special Problems in Civil Engineering: CE AutoCAD or EML 2023 Computer Aided Graphics and Design | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
| Semester 9 | Credits |
| ENV 4501 Environmental Hydrology 1 | 3 |
| CWR 4202 Hydraulics | 3 |
| ENV 4121 Air Pollution Control Design | 3 |
| ENV 4351 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | 4 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 10 | Credits |
| EES 4103 Applied Ecology | 2 |
| ENV 4506 Environmental Hydrology 2 | 3 |
| ENV 4300 Solid Waste Containment Design | 3 |
| ENV 3930 Environmental Engineering Ethics Seminar | 1 |
| EES 4102L Environmental Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| Technical elective1 | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 11 | Credits |
| ENV 4041C Environmental Analysis | 3 |
| ENV 4612 Green Engineering Design and Sustainability | 3 |
| Technical elective1 | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
* Completed with a grade of C or better
1 Technical Electives - must include one capstone design course (in bold).
| EES 3008 Energy and Environment | 3 |
| EES 4021 Modeling Environmental Systems Dynamics | 3 |
| EES 4027 Spatial Analysis Using Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| EES 4050 Environmental Planning and Design | 3 |
| EES 4241C Water Analysis | 3 |
| EES 4370 Environmental Meteorology and Oceanography | 3 |
| EES 4401 Public Health Engineering | 3 |
| EES 5305C Ecological and General Systems | 3 |
| EES 5306 Energy Analysis | 3 |
| EES 5307 Ecological Engineering | 3 |
| ENV 4051 Pollutant Transport | 3 |
| ENV 4112C Air Sampling and Analysis | 3 |
| ENV 4122 Design of an Air Pollution Control System | 3 |
| ENV 4212 Nuclear Power Radioactive Waste Technology | 3 |
| ENV 4353 Solid Waste Systems Design | 3 |
| ENV 4405 Nutrient Control and Water Reuse | 3 |
| ENV 4430C Water Treatment Process Design | 4 |
| ENV 4432 Potable Water System Design | 3 |
| ENV 4531 Concepts of Wastewater Treatment | 4 |
| ENV 4532 Wastewater System Design | 3 |
| ENV 4912 Integrated Product and Process Design 1 - Environmental Engineering Sciences ** | 3 |
| ENV 4913 Integrated Product and Process Design 2 - Environmental Engineering Sciences ** | 3 |
| ENV 5075 Environmental Policy | 3 |
| SUR 2101C Geomatics | 3 |
| Undesignated EE sciences elective *** | 1-3 |
** By application only. Must complete both courses to receive credit. Combined sequence ENV 4912 and 4913 counts as capstone design and technical elective.
*** Up to three credits; adviser approval required. EES 3000 not accepted for ENE majors.