Environmental Engineering, BS
Engineering and Computing
Campus:Modesto Maidique Campus
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Program Description
Environmental engineers are the technical professionals who identify and design solutions for environmental problems affecting health issues and the quality of the air, water, and land. The impact of environmental problems on the quality of life has significantly expanded the job opportunities in environmental engineering, placing it among the fastest growing professional fields. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at FIU is the prime resource for environmental engineering education, training, research, and technology development in Florida. Our program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive foundation of knowledge, which is necessary to produce the best and most cost-effective engineering solutions to local and global environmental problems. The curriculum consists of 127 credits hours, including technical courses in the areas of environmental engineering, atmospheric pollution control, solid waste management, water supply, and water resources engineering.
Admission Requirements
1. Students entering FIU as Freshmen or as a Transfer student with less than 60 transfer credits
Admissions criteria are the same as the general FIU criteria for students entering with fewer than 60 approved credits. Click here for the details.
2. Transfer students entering FIU with 60 or more transfer credits
Admissions criteria are the same as the general FIU criteria for students entering with 60 or more approved credits. Click here for the details.
A maximum of up to 90 credits can be transferred towards any individual program; that determination will be made by the program's advisor. Courses with design content that have been taken at other institutions will not be accepted against engineering design-designated courses at FIU.
Career Opportunities
Related Occupations:
- Environmental Engineer
- Sanitary Engineer
- Environmental Analyst
- Hazardous Substances Engineer
- Regulatory Environmental Compliance Manager
- Environmental Remediation Specialist
- Air Pollution Control Engineer
- Marine Engineer CPVEC (Marine Engineer Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance)
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Wages & Employment Trends for Environmental Engineers:
| Florida Median income | $61,500 |
| Florida rate of growth | +18% |
| National Median wages | $83,360 |
| National Projected growth | +15% |
Source and more information: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/17-2081.00
Contact Information
Dr. Cora Martinez & Ms.JoAnna Sanabria, Undergraduate Advisor
Email: cmartine@fiu.edu, joasanab@fiu.edu
Advising Center Office: EC 2760
Phone: 305-348-0273
http://www.cee.fiu.edu/