Environmental engineers advance the science and technology of air quality, water quality,
water resources, housing, and other built environments, greenspace development, and
the protection of plants, animals, and their habitats. The program prepares you to address some of the greatest collective challenges of
our time.
Careers in Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineering graduates may acquire positions in industry, consultancy,
utilities, regulatory agencies, nonprofits, governmental agencies and nongovernmental
organizations. You will work alongside sustainability coordinators, civil and mechanical
engineers, architects, developers, and construction managers.
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering degree program is designed to
provide a synergetic foundation in the discipline of Environmental Engineering through
broad educational experience. The program seeks to inoculate an understanding of the
fundamental principles of science and engineering by providing students with experiences
in our hallmark design sequence with project-based learning activities and applied
research opportunities.
Graduates are expected to be prepared with a solid academic foundation and professional
skills that are essential in today’s workforce with the diversity and ever-evolving
role of environmental engineers. Graduates are expected to attain the following within
a few years of graduation.
Apply the fundamentals concepts of mathematics, science, technology, and mechanical
engineering to solve real life problems of societal, global, environmental, and economic
consequence.
Achieve professional success cultivating collaboration with multidisciplinary team
and constituencies through their technical knowledge, communication abilities and
leaderships skills.
Demonstrate on-going career development as adaptive and independent professionals
pursuing opportunities in continuing professional education ranging from industry-related
training to advanced degrees, with entrepreneurial spirit and, and an ethical responsibility
to self and society.
Student Outcomes
Upon completion of the environmental engineering degree program, students will attain
the following outcomes to be ready to enter professional practice of engineering.
An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying
principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that met specified needs
with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural,
social, environmental, and economic factors
An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations
and make informal judgements, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions
in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership,
create collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet
objectives
An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret
data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning
strategies.
Make Your Passion a Career
We're here to give you the resources to land your dream internship, work alongside
faculty in groundbreaking research, and to develop leadership skills to stand out
in the workplace.
Conduct research along side faculty that is improving lives and changing businesses,
with impact ranging from local Lakeland community to the outer-reaches of space.
We understand the importance of feeling prepared, and we are committed to your success
here and beyond. That's why we have resources to support you in your continued career
development.
We have an active student organization community with more than 35 clubs that vary based on specific academic interests, professional development, and activities
just for fun.
Purple Fire Robotics
Students focus on building Combat, VEX, and other robotics and entering them in competitions
around the region and across the nation. The Purple Fire Robotics team welcomes students
of all skill levels to join.
ASTRO Club
The ASTRO Club aims to provide a medium in which students can apply the theoretical
knowledge learned in class to physical projects related to space.