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Environmental Engineering, BSEnvE

2021-2022 Edition

  • Undergraduate
    • Admission
    • Information for Entering Students
    • College Expenses
    • Academic Policies and Procedures
    • University Academics
    • College of Arts, Media and Design
    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
    • Khoury College of Computer Sciences
    • College of Engineering
      • First Year Engineering
      • Interdisciplinary Minors
      • Bioengineering
      • Chemical Engineering
      • Civil and Environmental Engineering
        • Civil Engineering, BSCE
        • Civil Engineering and Architectural Studies, BSCE
        • Civil Engineering and Computer Science, BSCE
        • Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, BSChE
        • Environmental Engineering, BSEnvE
        • Environmental Engineering and Health Science, BSEnvE
        • Environmental Engineering and Landscape Architecture, BSEnvE
        • Architectural Engineering, Minor
        • Civil Engineering, Minor
        • Environmental Chemistry, Minor
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering
      • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
      • Accelerated Bachelor/​Graduate Degree Programs
    • Bouvé College of Health Sciences
    • College of Science
    • College of Social Sciences and Humanities
    • Faculty
    • Appendix
  • College of Professional Studies Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Course Descriptions
  • Catalog Archives
  • Overview
  • Program Requirements
  • Plan of Study

Throughout the world, environmental engineers play a key role in defining the future of sustainable cities and communities. Creating innovations and designing systems that ensure clean and healthy environments are some of the greatest collective challenges of our time. Revolutionary strategies and designs are needed to create symbiosis between our natural and manmade environments.

Using new and advanced technologies, environmental engineers must address the world’s growing challenges, including engineering sustainable strategies coupled with the development of devices and tools to better predict and address environmental needs to provide clean environments and planning green infrastructure in conjunction with the natural environment for a changing planet. 

With a solid foundation in engineering, chemical, biological, and ecological principles, Northeastern's environmental engineering students learn how to tackle interconnected challenges as they relate to water, energy, air quality, and related fields. Understanding these complex interactions, particularly as they impact our built and natural environments, is embodied in our program through a holistic educational approach. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC), Societies and Institutions (SI), and Differences and Diversity (DD) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with general electives.

Engineering

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Engineering
CIVE 2221
and CIVE 2222
Statics and Solid Mechanics
and Recitation for CIVE 2221
4
CIVE 2260
and CIVE 2261
Materials for the Built Environment
and Lab for CIVE 2260
5
CIVE 2331Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics4
CIVE 2334Environmental Engineering: Principles, Technology, and Sustainability4
CIVE 3435Environmental Pollution Fate and Transport4
CIVE 4534
and CIVE 4535
Water Treatment Systems Design
and Lab for CIVE 4534
4
CIVE 4765Senior Design Project—Environmental5
CIVE 5300
and CIVE 5301
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
and Lab for CIVE 5300
4
GE 3300Energy Systems: Science, Technology, and Sustainability4
Environmental Engineering Technical Electives
Complete 11-12 semester hours from the following:11-12
CIVE 4540
Resource Recovery and Waste Treatment Technologies Abroad
CIVE 4566
Design for Sustainable Transportation: Netherlands
CIVE 4575
Construction Management
CIVE 4777
Climate Hazards and Resilient Cities Abroad
CIVE 5260
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
CIVE 5261
Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking
CIVE 5271
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
CIVE 5275
Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
CIVE 5280
Remote Sensing of the Environment
CIVE 5281
Coastal Dynamics and Design
CIVE 5363
Climate Science, Engineering Adaptation, and Policy
CIVE 5536
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design
Supplemental Credit
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the engineering requirement:1
CIVE 3464
Probability and Engineering Economy for Civil Engineering
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
CIVE 2335
Environmental Engineering Chemistry
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
CIVE 3430
Engineering Microbiology and Ecology
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:2
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science

Complete all Mathematics/Science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours. 

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Mathematics/Science
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153
General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151
4
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
5
Science Elective (Earth)
Complete one of the following:4-5
ENVR 1120
Oceans and Coasts
ENVR 1200
Dynamic Earth
ENVR 2200
Earth's Changing Cycles
ENVR 3125
Global Oceanic Change
ENVR 3200
Water Resources
ENVR 3600
Oceanography
ENVR 5201
Geologic Field Seminar
Supplemental Credit
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the mathematics/science requirement:3
CIVE 3464
Probability and Engineering Economy for Civil Engineering
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
CIVE 2335
Environmental Engineering Chemistry
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
CIVE 3430
Engineering Microbiology and Ecology
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1

Professional Development

Course List
Code Title Hours
Professional Development
GE 1000Introduction to the Study of Engineering1
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
Additional Required Courses
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
A grade of C or higher is required:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 24 SH of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses.24

Major GPA Requirement

2.000 minimum required in major (CIVE) courses

Program Requirement

133 total semester hours required

1 Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2 / Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4CIVE 22214General Elective4
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4CIVE 22220General Elective4
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1151 (ND)3MATH 2321 (FQ)4 
GE 10001PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
GE 15014PHYS 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General Elective4  
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 22604CIVE 23314General Elective4Co-op0
CIVE 2261 (AD)1CIVE 34354General Elective4 
CIVE 23344ENCP 20001  
CIVE 23354GE 33004  
MATH 23414Science Elective (Earth)4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CIVE 34304ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4Co-op0
 CIVE 4534 (WI)3General Elective4 
 CIVE 45351  
 Civil Tech. Elective4  
 Civil Tech. Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CIVE 34644  
 CIVE 4765 (EI, WI, CE)5  
 CIVE 53002  
 CIVE 53012  
 ENCP 30001  
 Civil Tech. Elective3  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 133

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 1 / Spring

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4CIVE 22214General Elective4
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4CIVE 22220General Elective4
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1151 (ND)3MATH 2321 (FQ)4 
GE 10001PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
GE 15014PHYS 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General Elective4  
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 22604Co-opCo-opGeneral Elective4
CIVE 2261 (AD)1  General Elective4
CIVE 23344   
CIVE 23354   
ENCP 20001   
MATH 23414   
 18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 23314Co-opCo-opENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4
CIVE 34354  General Elective4
GE 33004   
Science Elective (Earth)4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
CIVE 34304CIVE 34644  
CIVE 4534 (WI)3CIVE 4765 (EI, WI, CE)5  
CIVE 45351CIVE 53002  
Civil Tech. Elective4CIVE 53012  
Civil Tech. Elective4ENCP 30001  
 Civil Tech. Elective3  
 16 17  
Total Hours: 133

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2 / Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4Vacation0Vacation0
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
GE 10001PHYS 1151 (ND)3  
GE 15014PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General Elective4  
 17 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 22214CIVE 23314Vacation0Co-op0
CIVE 22220CIVE 23354  
CIVE 22604ENCP 20001  
CIVE 2261 (AD)1GE 33004  
CIVE 23344MATH 23414  
MATH 2321 (FQ)4   
 17 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CIVE 34304General Elective4Co-op0
 CIVE 34354General Elective4 
 Civil Tech. Elective4  
 Science Elective (Earth)4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CIVE 34644General Elective4Co-op0
 CIVE 4534 (WI)3General Elective4 
 CIVE 45351  
 ENCP 30001  
 ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4  
 Civil Tech. Elective4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CIVE 4765 (EI, WI, CE)5  
 CIVE 53002  
 CIVE 53012  
 Civil Tech. Elective3  
 General Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 133

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 1 / Spring

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4VacationVacation
CHEM 11530MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
ENGW 1111 (WF)4PHYS 1151 (ND)3  
GE 10001PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
GE 15014PHYS 11531  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4General Elective4  
 17 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 22214Co-opCo-opVacation
CIVE 22220   
CIVE 22604   
CIVE 2261 (AD)1   
CIVE 23344   
ENCP 20001   
MATH 2321 (FQ)4   
 18 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 23314Co-opCo-opGeneral Elective4
CIVE 23354  General Elective4
GE 33004   
MATH 23414   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 34304Co-opCo-opGeneral Elective4
CIVE 34354  General Elective4
Civil Tech. Elective4   
Science Elective (Earth)4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
CIVE 34644CIVE 4765 (EI, WI, CE)5  
CIVE 4534 (WI)3CIVE 53002  
CIVE 45351CIVE 53012  
ENCP 30001Civil Tech. Elective3  
ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4General Elective4  
Civil Tech. Elective4   
 17 16  
Total Hours: 133
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