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Environmental Engineering and Landscape Architecture, 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
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      • 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

Environmental engineering and landscape architecture are two important disciplines that deal with the complex interaction between the natural and the built environment. Both professions have critical functions that are essential in the development of society in terms of planning and designing more sustainable cities. The combination of these two professions creates great synergy and seeks to expose engineering students to the conceptual and practical content of landscape planning. Successful graduates from this degree are prepared to imagine and create projects that can be translated into reality providing solutions to address the world’s growing challenges by designing clean and sustainable environments and green infrastructure. 

Students completing the combined major Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering and Landscape Architecture receive a rigorous engineering training education, enabling a high level of engineering knowledge as well as exposure to a broad range of landscape architectural topics and design experiences.​

Students will also have the opportunity to undertake a co-op experience consistent with the policies and opportunities offered within the College of Engineering. 

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.

For this combined major, Nupath requirements are satisfied in several courses across the program and by required courses in the combined major.

Engineering Requirement

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 5300
and CIVE 5301
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
and Lab for CIVE 5300
4
GE 3300Energy Systems: Science, Technology, and Sustainability4
Senior Design Project
CIVE 4765Senior Design Project—Environmental5
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

 Landscape Architecture Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
ARCH 1110Fundamental Architectural Representation4
ARCH 1120Fundamental Architectural Design6
ARCH 1310
and ARCH 1311
Buildings and Cities, A Global History
and Recitation for ARCH 1310
4
ARCH 2340
and ARCH 2341
Modern Architecture
and Recitation for ARCH 2340
4
LARC 2230Introduction to Sustainable Site Planning and Design4
LARC 2240Sustainable Site Construction and Detailing4
LARC 2430Plants, People, and Landscape Change4
LARC 2440Planting Design4
LARC 5420Professional Practice in Landscape Architecture4
or LARC 2340 Cities, Landscape, and Contemporary Culture

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
Complete one of the following:5
PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163
Physics 1
and Lab for PHYS 1161
and Recitation for PHYS 1161
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

Integrative Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement.
CIVE 4765
Senior Design Project—Environmental

Engineering GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all major courses

Landscape Architecture GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.500 GPA required in all major courses

Program Requirements

136 total semester hours required

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

Four Years, 1 Co-op in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4ARCH 1110 (EI)4MATH 2321 (FQ)4Vacation
CHEM 11530ARCH 1120 (EI, ND)6PHYS 1151 (ND)3 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4GE 1502 (ER)4PHYS 1152 (AD)1 
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 11531 
GE 15014   
MATH 1341 (FQ)4   
 17 18 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 23344ARCH 1310 (IC, DD)4CIVE 22214Co-op
LARC 2230 (ND)4ARCH 13110CIVE 22220 
LARC 2430 (ND)4CIVE 22604GE 33004 
MATH 23414CIVE 2261 (AD)1  
 CIVE 23354  
 CIVE 34304  
 ENCP 20001  
 16 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opARCH 2340 (IC, SI, WI)4VacationVacation
 ARCH 23410  
 CIVE 23314  
 LARC 22404  
 LARC 24404  
 0 16 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
CIVE 34354CIVE 4765 (EI, CE, WI)5  
CIVE 34644CIVE 53002  
CIVE 4534 (WI)3CIVE 53012  
CIVE 45351LARC 5420 or 2340 (IC, SI, WI)4  
ENCP 30001Science Elective (Earth)4  
ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4   
 17 17  
Total Hours: 136

Five Years, 3 Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4ARCH 1110 (EI)4MATH 2321 (FQ)4Vacation
CHEM 11530ARCH 1120 (EI, ND)6PHYS 1151 (ND)3 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4GE 1502 (ER)4PHYS 1152 (AD)1 
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 11531 
GE 15014   
MATH 1341 (FQ)4   
 17 18 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CIVE 23344ARCH 1310 (IC, DD)4CIVE 22214Co-op
LARC 2230 (ND)4ARCH 13110CIVE 22220 
LARC 2430 (ND)4CIVE 22604GE 33004 
MATH 23414CIVE 2261 (AD)1  
 CIVE 23354  
 CIVE 34304  
 ENCP 20001  
 16 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCIVE 23314VacationCo-op
 CIVE 34354  
 LARC 24404  
 Science Elective (Earth)4  
 0 16 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opARCH 2340 (IC, SI, WI)4VacationCo-op
 ARCH 23410  
 CIVE 4534 (WI)3  
 CIVE 45351  
 ENCP 30001  
 ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4  
 LARC 22404  
 0 17 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opCIVE 34644  
 CIVE 4765 (EI, CE, WI)5  
 CIVE 53002  
 CIVE 53012  
 LARC 5420 or 2340 (IC, SI, WI)4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 136
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