2009-10 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.
All students must take the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (the first exam for a professional engineering license) before graduation.
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.
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.
Program graduates will continue to learn, develop and apply their knowledge and skills to identify, prevent, and solve environmental problems. Evidence of achievement of this objective includes one or more of the following:
Program graduates will have careers that benefit society as a result of their educational experiences in science, analysis and design, as well as in their social and cultural studies. Evidence of achievement of this objective includes one or more of the following:
Program graduates will communicate and work effectively in all work settings including those that are multidisciplinary. Evidence of achievement of this objective includes one or more of the following:
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
* 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 in Environmental Engineering |
| Hours for the Degree: 128 |
| Minor: No |
| Combined-Degree Program: Yes |
| Website: www.ees.ufl.edu/current/undergrad/ |
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.
All students must take the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (the first exam for a professional engineering license) before graduation.
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.
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
Program graduates will continue to learn, develop and apply their knowledge and skills to identify, prevent, and solve environmental problems. Evidence of achievement of this objective includes one or more of the following:
- Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination
- Obtaining and maintaining a Professional Engineering License
- Admission to graduate school including medical and law school
- Enrollment in continuing education and professional short courses
Program graduates will have careers that benefit society as a result of their educational experiences in science, analysis and design, as well as in their social and cultural studies. Evidence of achievement of this objective includes one or more of the following:
- Employment in an engineering or related technical capacity
- Active participation in professional organizations
- Providing community service
Program graduates will communicate and work effectively in all work settings including those that are multidisciplinary. Evidence of achievement of this objective includes one or more of the following:
- Publication in journals and other media
- Presentations at technical conferences or other forums
- Teaching
- Meaningful contributions to engineering or related reports
- Assignments as a task or team leader
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 8 critical-tracking courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts, including withdrawals: 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, including withdrawals
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts, including withdrawals
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts, including withdrawals
Semester 5:
- Complete all 8 critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C in each course within two attempts, including withdrawals
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| If you do not place out of ENC 1101, take it in the first semester. | |
| CHM 2045 General Chemistry (GE-P) | 3 |
| CHM 2045L General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (GE-P) | 1 |
| MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) | 4 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| CHM 2046 General Chemistry 2 (GE-P) | 3 |
| CHM 2046L General Chemistry 2 Laboratory (GE-P) | 1 |
| ENC 3254 Professional Writing in the Discipline (GE-C; grade of C or better required) | 3 |
| MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE-M) | 4 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 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 |
| Humanities (GE-H) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| EES 4XXX Environmental, Physical, Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| EGM 2511 Engineering Mechanics - Statics | 3 |
| MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHY 2049 Physics with Calculus 2 | 3 |
| PHY 2049L Laboratory for PHY 2049 | 1 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| CGN 2328 Technical Drawing and Visualization or EML 2023 Computer-Aided Graphics and Design | 3 |
| CGN 3710 Experimentation and Instrumentation in Civil Engineering or EEL 3003 Elements of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| EMA 3010 Materials | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| EES 4102 Wastewater Microbiology | 2 |
| EES 4201 Water Chemistry | 3 |
| EGM 3400 Elements of Dynamics | 2 |
| ENV 3040C Computational Methods in Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| STA 3032 Engineering Statistics | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| CWR 3201 Hydrodynamics | 4 |
| ENV 4101 Elements of Atmospheric Pollution | 3 |
| ENV 4514C Water and Wastewater Treatment | 3 |
| ENV 4601 Environmental Resources Management | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ENV 4121 Air Pollution Control Design | 3 |
| ENV 4351 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | 4 |
| ENV 4501 Environmental Hydrology 1 | 3 |
| ENV 4561 Hydraulic Systems Design | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 9 | Credits |
| EES 4102L Environmental Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| EES 4103 Applied Ecology | 2 |
| ENV 3930 Environmental Engineering Ethics Seminar | 1 |
| ENV 4300 Solid Waste Containment Design | 3 |
| ENV 4506 Environmental Hydrology 2 | 3 |
| Technical elective | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 10 | Credits |
| ENV 4041C Environmental Analysis | 3 |
| ENV 4612 Green Engineering Design and Sustainability | 3 |
| Technical electives | 6 |
| Total | 12 |
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 4316 Industrial Ecology | 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 4353 Solid Waste System 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 4932 Engineers Without Borders 1 | 3 |
| ENV 4932 Engineers Without Borders 2 | 3 |
| ENV 5075 Environmental Policy | 3 |
| SUR 3103C Geomatics | 3 |
| Undesignated EES or ENV 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.