What is environmental engineering?
Environmental engineers are trained not only to solve environmental problems of immediate concern, but also to develop practices and processes to systematically avoid their occurrence in order to improve the quality of human life and the environment. Environmental engineering concerns itself with control of soil, water and air pollution, water supply and wastewater treatment, risk management and hazardous and solid waste management. Novel areas include lifecycle analysis (eg. vehicle recycling), biotechnology, and air pollution modelling. Cutting edge technology is often required, necessitating well-educated engineers for development and application.
Why environmental engineering?
Environmental Engineering prepares students to contribute in a meaningful way to making our planet a cleaner and healthier place to live. If you are interested in environmental science, biology, or chemistry and would like to have a career where you can apply these interests to solving environmental problems, you should consider Environmental Engineering. An Environmental Engineering degree will provide access to the engineering profession in Canada and abroad with a range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities. Multidisciplinary solutions require broadly educated engineers with communication, management and teamwork skills, which are our priority too!
The field of Environmental Engineering has evolved from primarily treating industrial and municipal air and water emissions, to pollution prevention, in which engineers find innovative ways to reduce human effects on the environment at an earlier stage in processes that create waste. Because of the changing nature of the field, our curriculum emphasizes the underlying principles, while developing applications commonly encountered by practicing engineers.
The University of Windsor offers a fully accredited engineering program for those whose primary interest is the natural environment. It was the first of its kind in Canada and continues to be the leading edge in education and research. Windsor is an ideal location for Environmental Engineering because of its long industry history and proximity to the large urban and natural environments of Detroit and the Great Lakes. The program provides a strong, multidisciplinary education providing fundamental knowledge, application of state-of-the-art technology, and related co-op employment experience to ensure your future success.
1st Year - All engineering programs begin with a general first year providing students flexibility in program choice. Co-op is available after 1st Year.
2nd Year - Courses in second year are the same in the Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering programs, and include Engineering and the Environment and Civil Engineering Information Systems (which includes exposure to surveying, GIS and GPS).
3rd Year - Core environmental courses in air and water pollution control, chemical analysis, thermodynamics, ecology, hydrology, materials recovery and solid waste management and environmental regulations (Canada and U.S.).
4th Year - Core environmental courses in air and water pollution control, chemical analysis, thermodynamics, ecology, hydrology, materials recovery and solid waste management and environmental regulations (Canada and U.S.). The Capstone Design Project (93-400) emphasizes teamwork and international competition.