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2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Engineering MEV

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The Environmental Engineering MEV is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, and is a 154-hour integrated freshman-to-master’s program specializing in environmental engineering.

The major focus areas of water supply resources, environmental chemistry, wastewater management, solid waste management, hazardous waste management, air pollution control, and environmental health are included in specific advanced and graduate-level courses within the curriculum. Students choosing the MEV degree are formally admitted to the upper-division courses after faculty review at the end of the second curriculum year. Students must meet the university’s Graduate School admission requirements before enrolling in graduate-level courses. Further information about the curriculum and assessment procedures can be found at www.depts.ttu.edu/ceweb.

Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

MATH 1451 - Calculus I with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
EGR 1207 - Engineering Graphics: Software B 2 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1307 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1107 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

MATH 1452 - Calculus II with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 1315 - Introduction to Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1308 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1108 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry II 1 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENVE 1100 - Environmental Engineering Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Second Year

Fall

MATH 2450 - Calculus III with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1408 - Principles of Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 3305 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 2301 - Statics 3 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 1403 - Biology I 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Spring

POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
Environmental Science Elective (3) Semester Credit Hours
(Select environmental science elective such as GEOL 1303 or ATMO 1300 or others with advisor approval.)
CE 3305 - Mechanics of Fluids 3 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 1404 - Biology II 4 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

Statistics 3 Semester Credit Hours (Select IE 3341 or MATH 3342 )
CE 3309 - Environmental Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3303 - Mechanics of Solids 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3354 - Engineering Hydrology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Oral Communications 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Core Curriculum A )

Total: 15

Spring

MATH 3350 - Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I 3 Semester Credit Hours
IE 2324 - Engineering Economic Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours (fulfills Social and Behavioral Sciences core requirement)
CE 3372 - Water Systems Design 3 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Core Curriculum E can be used to meet the multicultural requirement.)
CE 3321 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

CE 4353 - Design of Hydraulic Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3105 - Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory 1 Semester Credit Hours
ENVE 4107 - Advanced Physical and Chemical Municipal Water Treatment Lab 1 Semester Credit Hours
ENVE 4307 - Physical and Chemical Municipal Wastewater Treatment 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 2392 - Engineering Ethics and Its Impact on Society 3 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 3400 - Microbiology 4 Semester Credit Hours OR
MBIO 3401 - Principles of Microbiology 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ENVE 4399 - Biological Municipal Wastewater Treatment 3 Semester Credit Hours
Multicultural 3 Semester Credit Hours
(If Core Curriculum E was not used to meet multicultural requirement.)
ENVE 4391 - Advanced Water Treatment 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENVE 5303 - Design of Air Pollution Control Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 5363 - Groundwater Hydrology 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENVE 4191 - Advanced Water Treatment Lab 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Fifth Year

Fall

CE 5364 - Groundwater Transport Phenomena 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENVE 5305 - Environmental Systems Design I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENVE 5315 - Environmental Chemistry for Pollution Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
Technical Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 12

Spring

ENVE 5306 - Environmental Systems Design II 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 5102 - Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours
CE 5395 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Treatment 3 Semester Credit Hours
Technical Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 13

Total Hours: 154

Technical Electives

Choose from:

CE 5331 - Advanced Work in Specific Fields 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 5361 - Surface Water Hydrology 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 5366 - Water Resources Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 5383 - Bioremediation of Wastes in Soil Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 5363 - Biochemical Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
IE 5306 - Safety Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
IE 5329 - Project Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENTX 6445 - Chemical Sources and Fates in Environmental Systems 4 Semester Credit Hours
Any other 5000-level CE or ENVE course
Other course approved by the environmental faculty advisor

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