Curriculum
Overview
This section summarizes the current B.S. environmental engineering curriculum (see Table 1 below).
During the first two years of study, the environmental engineering curriculum provides for the development of knowledge and skills in the sciences, mathematics, basic engineering, and English composition and reading. In the Junior year, this development is supplemented and followed by courses in civil engineering, biology, geology, laboratory methods, and environmental engineering. During the senior year, students complete a sequence of "capstone" project-oriented courses and may select four technical electives from engineering and/or a wide range of supporting programs.
General Education
All UB students must take a specified number of general education courses. At the time of this writing, the School of Engineering and Applied Science is in the process of phasing in new requirements in response to changes in the SUNY system. Several sets of requirements are potentially applicable depending on when (year) and how (transfer or freshman) a student entered UB. These requirements are summarized at wings.buffalo.edu/eng/pss/gened.html. For more information, contact the SEAS Office of Student Services.
Technical Electives
Three (3) upper-level technical electives are required for the B.S. environmental engineering program. Many students select technical electives to provide exposure to topics outside of engineering in the natural, health, or policy sciences. Any combination of approved technical electives (see Table 2 below) may be selected, subject to the following considerations:
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Only one of the work-experience courses (CIE404, 3 credits of CIE406-408, EAS396, or EAS496) may be counted as a technical elective towards the B.S. environmental engineering degree requirements.
In some cases, graduate courses or courses not listed in Table 2 may be taken as technical electives with prior approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Students are strongly encouraged to enhance their skills in computer analysis by taking EAS230 (higher level language), particularly if considering further study at the graduate level.
Table 1. B.S. Environmental Engineering Curriculum
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FIRST YEAR |
FALL |
SPRING |
MTH141 Calculus I |
4
|
MTH142 Calculus II |
4
|
CHE107 Chemistry I |
4
|
PHY107 Physics I |
4
|
EAS140 Engineering Solutions |
3
|
CHE108 Chemistry II |
4
|
General Education |
3
|
MAE177 Intro to Engineering Drawing/CAD |
2
|
ENG101 Writing 1 (or ENG102)* |
3
|
ENG201 Reading and Adv. Writing or Gen. Ed.* |
3
|
Library Skills |
|
|
TOTAL: |
17 |
TOTAL: |
17 |
SECOND YEAR |
FALL |
SPRING |
MTH241 Calculus III |
4
|
MTH306 Differential Equations |
4
|
EAS207 Statics |
3
|
MIC301 Fundamentals of Microbiology |
4
|
CHE203 Organic Chemistry I |
3
|
EAS209 Mechanics of Solids |
3
|
CIE303 Geodesy, GPS, GIS |
3
|
CIE340 Environmental Engineering |
3
|
General Education** |
3
|
General Education** |
3
|
TOTAL: |
16 |
TOTAL: |
17 |
THIRD YEAR |
FALL |
SPRING |
CIE441 Ecological Engineering |
3
|
CIE334 Mechanics of Soils |
3
|
CIE354 Fluid Mechanics |
3
|
CIE343 Hydraulic Engineering |
3
|
GLY414 Hydrogeology |
3
|
CIE442 Treatment Process Engineering |
3
|
BIO309 Ecology |
3
|
CIE415 Professional Practice Issues |
3
|
EAS308 Engineering Statistics |
3
|
General Education** |
3
|
CIE360 Environmental Engineering Lab |
2
|
CIE362 Civil Engineering Laboratory II |
2 |
TOTAL: |
17 |
TOTAL: |
17 |
FOURTH YEAR |
FALL |
SPRING |
CIE444 Hydrologic Engineering |
3
|
CIE445 Groundwater Engineering |
3
|
CIE447 Environmental Engineering Practicum |
3
|
CIE449 Environmental Engineering Design |
3
|
CIE448 Chemical Principles in Env. Eng. |
3
|
Technical Elective*** |
3
|
CIE469 Hazardous Waste Management |
3
|
Technical Elective*** |
3
|
Technical Elective*** |
3
|
General Education** |
3
|
TOTAL: |
15 |
TOTAL: |
15 |
|
SUMMARY: |
Required Civil Engineering Courses |
= 46 Credit hours |
Required Basic Science and Math Courses |
= 41 Credit hours |
Required EAS Courses |
= 14 Credit hours |
Technical Electives |
= 9 Credit hours |
General Education Courses (including Writing Skills) |
= 21 Credit hours |
TOTAL |
=131 Credit hours |
NOTES:
* Writing skill requirement: ENG101 and ENG201 (or ENG102, contingent upon SAT or ACT score)
** General education requirements may differ slightly for transfer students (see Appendix of the Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Studies Manual)
*** Select from approved list
Table 2. Approved Environmental Engineering Technical Electives
(students may petition for other courses to be recognized as TEs)
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Engineering |
Natural Science |
Civil, Structural, and Environmental Eng.
CIE404 Civil Engineering Internship*
CIE406-408 Civil Engineering Co-op*
CIE458 Geoenvironmental Engineering
CIE493 Project Management
CIE461 Air Pollution
Chemical Engineering
CE304 Chem. Eng. Thermodynamics
CE318 Transport Processes II
CE429 Chem. Eng. Reaction Kinetics
Electrical Engineering
EE200 EE Concepts/Nonmajors
Industrial Engineering
IE320 Engineering Economy
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
EAS204 Thermodynamics
Engineering and Applied Science
EAS230 Higher Level Language
EAS480 Technical Communications
EAS495 Engineering Career Institute* |
Biology
BIO200 Evolutionary Biology
BIO201 Cell Biology
BIO452 Limnology
Chemistry
CHE204 Organic Chemistry II
CHE214 Intro. to Analytical Chemistry
CHE334 Phys. Chem. for Chem. Eng.
CHE413 Instrumental Analysis
CHE470 Analytical Chem. of Pollutants
Geology
GLY419 Environmental Geophysics
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Humanities/Social Science |
Interdisciplinary Social Science
SSC315 Field Ecology
SSC317 Environmental Politics
SSC326 Great Lakes Ecology
SSC360 Environmental Impact Statement
SSC385 Energy, Environment, Society |
Economics
ECO405 Microeconomic Theory
ECO407 Macroeconomic Theory
ECO412 Environmental Economics
Geography
GEO481 Geographic Information Systems
GEO484 GIS Applications
GEO486 Spatial Decision Support |
* 3 credits of approved work experience may be applied as one technical elective.
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