Graduate Program: Environmental Engineering (Minor)

General Information

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

Students who minor in Environmental Engineering must be PhD students at the University of Arizona.

 

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

9 

Core Coursework Requirements

Six (6) units of coursework must be taken from the following list of core Environmental Engineering courses:

• CHEE 500R—Water Chemistry for Engineers (3 units)
• CHEE 574—Environmental Transport Processes (3 units)
• CHEE 575—Water Treatment System Design (3 units)
• CHEE 576—Wastewater Treatment

A minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 in all minor courses is required.

 

Elective Coursework

With the permission of the student's minor advisor, the student may choose three (3) units of elective Environmental Engineering courses from either the core courses listed above, or the following:

• CHEE 505—Advanced Chemical Engineering Transport Phenomena (3 units)
• CHEE 514—Sustainable Water Supplies for Remote Communities (3 units)
• CHEE 520—Chemical Reaction Engineering (3 units)
• CHEE 525—Emerging Issues in Water Quality (3 units)
• CHEE 542—Bioremediation on Inorganic Contaminants (2 units)
• CHEE/ATMO 569A—Air Pollution I: Gases (3 units)
• CHEE/ATMO 569B—Air Pollution II: Aerosols (3 units)
• CHEE 572—Interfacial Chemistry of Biomolecules in Environmental Systems (3 units)
• CHEE 578—Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management (3 units)
• CHEE 581A—Engineering of Biological Processes (3 units)
• CHEE 582—Analysis of Emerging Environmental Contaminants (3 units)
• CHEE 676—Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment (3 units)
• ENGR 522—Engineering Sustainable Development (3 units)
• ENGR 552—Globalization, Sustainability and Innovation (3 units)

The additional 3 units may also be taken from other related graduate engineering courses upon approval of the minor advisor.

 

Additional Requirements

Environmental Engineering PhD students who also minor in Environmental Engineering will take nine (9) units of elective Environmental Engineering courses that are not part of the Environmental Engineering core requirements to complete the minor.

Environmental Engineering Split Minor

If a PhD student chooses two minor subjects (called a split minor) and Environmental Engineering is one of them, then the student must complete a minimum of six (6) units in Environmental Engineering core courses as described in the first list above. Students taking courses in Environmental Engineering as part of a split minor must work with their faculty minor advisor/mentor to determine with of the core courses are most appropriate. A member from the Environmental Engineering graduate faculty will serve as a minor committee member.

 

 

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.