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About this Program
As a graduate of MSU Denver’s Environmental Engineering (EVE) bachelor’s degree program, you will be prepared for a career of planning and designing sustainable environmental systems that maximize quality of life by minimizing the impact of human activity on the environment.
The Environmental Engineering program is a multidisciplinary degree and partners with industries including the Hazen and Sawyer Company, Metro Water Recovery, Denver Water, Stantec, Olson Engineering, Jacobs, the City of Northglenn, and South Platte Renew. Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association (RMWEA) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) sponsor students’ professional development activities through a newly established MSU Denver Engineers for Water Sustainability (MSU-EWS) chapter.
Mission
The mission of the Environmental Engineering program at MSU Denver is to provide comprehensive undergraduate education, through multidisciplinary collaboration, that prepares students to incorporate environmentally sustainable designs into natural and artificial environments.
As a graduate of MSU Denver’s new Environmental Engineering (EVE) bachelor’s degree program you will be prepared for a career planning and designing eco-friendly environmental processes as well as applying environmentally based engineering solutions that maximize quality of life by minimizing the impact of human activity on the environment.
How does MSU Denver's EVE Program stand out?
- Partnered with industries
- ABET accreditation
- Engineers for Water Sustainability
- Alumni Homecoming Studio
- Resources and Faculty Support
- Industry Sponsors on Senior Design Projects
- Ease of licensure
- Enhanced career mobility
- Opportunities for federal funding
- New EVE teaching lab
- Field Trips to NREL, A1 Organics, Metro Water Recovery, Denver Water
- Internships and Collaboration with Industry and DOE
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Academic ProgramsJoin the Engineers for Water Sustainability (MSU-RMWEA/AWWA)
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 Occupational Outlook Handbook lists $104,170 as the median annual salary for environmental engineers, with an expected 6 percent job-growth rate.
Among the industries that employ Environmental Engineers are:
Federal, state and local governments
Environmental consultants
Water and wastewater engineer
Environmental compliance specialist
Environmental health and safety director
Green building engineer
EVE Courses include:
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Water and Wastewater Engineering
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Analytical Methods of Water and Wastewater
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Fate/Transport of Contaminants in the Environment
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Environmental Risk Assessment
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Water Resources Engineering
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering
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Geotechnical Engineering
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Environmental Nanotechnology
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Environmental Assessment of Plastic Particles
Facilities & Resources
- Located in the Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building (AES)
- Access to 3D printers and engraving machines
- Access to computer labs and software programs including AutoCAD
- The AES building have enterprise floors available for student collaboration
Benefits
- Cooperative education and internships with local engineering firms through the Classroom to Career Hub (C2Hub) and partnerships
- Employment opportunities; such as water resource engineers, wastewater treatment engineers, consultants, and field engineers in industry and government agencies
Program Accreditation
The Environmental Engineering program at MSU Denver is accredited by the EAC Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Programs.
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