Overview
Environmental Engineering major for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
The key priority for Environmental engineers is a concern for the environment and how it interacts with people and projects. Their work involves developing engineering solutions to environmental problems that impact our land, water and air quality, with an aim for … For more content click the Read More button below.
Environmental engineering embraces broad environmental concerns, including water quality and supply, groundwater protection and remediation, wastewater treatment, indoor and outdoor air pollution, solid and hazardous waste disposal, supply of safe drinking water, cleaning contaminated sites, preserving sensitive wetlands, and prevention of pollution through product and process design.
Environmental engineers balance competing technical, social and legal issues concerning the use of environmental resources.
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Structure
To qualify for award of a major in Environmental Engineering in the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), complete 144 credit points and satisfy all course requirements for the major outlined in the structure below.
a) 108 credit points of core and
b) complete one of the thesis options below;
i) CMEA498 Thesis A (12 credit points) or
ii) CMEA499 Thesis B (18 credit points)
CMEA499 must be taken by students enrolled in the Scholars degree and may be taken by high achieving students, with permission of the Academic Program Director.
c) and Elective subjects to bring the total to 144 credit points from Elective A and Elective B list as specified below or any approved minor from the General Schedule of Minors.
Students should consult with the Academic Program Director directly to help in planning out their program of study.
List B electives are common to all majors for the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and listed here: Elective B list
144 Credit points
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