Environmental Engineering Electives
NOTE: Course numbers and some titles are changing in 2027. 11:117:xxx (Bioenvironmental Engineering) will become 11:366:xxx (Environmental Engineering) – and these are the same courses.
Courses identified as option electives allow students to learn about a specific topic in more depth. Option electives are grouped into four different focus areas as shown below. Environmental engineering students are required to complete 9 credits of option electives (generally three 3‐credit courses). Check with the Undergraduate Program Director before registering for an option elective course that is not on the approved list of option electives below.
Recommended/blocked for Fall* and Spring**
Water Resources
11:117:497 and 498 Special Problems in Environmental Engineering 3 credits
*11:375:434 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (Fall) 3 credits
**11:117:494 Contaminant Hydrogeology Engineering (Spring) 3 credits
**14:180:382 Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (Spring) 3 credits
Other water resources
**14:180:372 and 374 Soil Mechanics (3 credits) and Laboratory (1 credit) (Spring) 4 credits
*11:628:451 Physical Oceanography (Fall) 3 credits
11:372:232 and 233 Fundamentals of Environmental Geomatics (3 credits) and Laboratory (1 credit) 4 credits
**11:628:425 Geophysical Data Analysis (Spring, offered Odd number years) 3 credits
Environmental Unit Processes & Remediation
11:117:497 and 498 Special Problems in Environmental Engineering 3 credits
*11:375:434 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (Fall) 3 credits
*11:375:444 Water Chemistry (Fall) 3 credits
**11:117:494 Contaminant Hydrogeology Engineering (Spring) 3 credits
**11:375:407 Environmental Toxicology (Spring) 3 credits
Other unit processes
**11:375:340 Environmental Applications of Organic Chemistry (Spring) 3 credits
**11:375:411 Environmental Microbiology (Spring) 3 credits
*11:375:453 Soil Ecology (Fall) 3 credits
11:680:201 Introduction to Microbiology 3 credits
Air Quality
11:117:497 and 498 Special Problems in Environmental Engineering 3 credits
*11:375:346 Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry (Fall) 3 credits
*11:375:434 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (Fall) 3 credits
**11:670:453 Air Quality Modeling (Spring) 3 credits
**11:375:407 Environmental Toxicology (Spring) 3 credits
Other air quality
**11:375:424 Air Sampling and Analysis Techniques (Spring) 3 credits
**14:650:461 Internal Combustion Engines (Spring) 3 credits
Sustainable Environmental Systems
11:117:497 and 498 Special Problems in Environmental Engineering 3 credits
*11:375:434 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (Fall) 3 credits
**11:375:430 Hazardous Wastes (Spring) 3 credits
**11:020:340 Indoor Cultivation of High Value Crops (Spring) 3 credits
Other sustainable systems
*11:375:360 Soils and Water (Fall) 3 credits
11:375:450 Terrestrial Carbon Cycle 3 credits
11:776:382 Plant Physiology (may need permission from instructor) 3 credits
14:332:443 Machine Learning for Engineers 3 credits
*14:635:405 Solar Cell Design Proc (Fall) 3 credits
*14:440:378 Sustainable Packaging (Fall) 3 credits
*10:971:202 Designing Healthy Cities (Fall) 3 credits