Environmental Engineering B.S.(BSENVE)

The BSENVE program provides training for engineers to preserve the natural environment – an especially important part of our culture in Portland and in the state of Oregon. Oregon prides itself on its environmental commitments and efforts toward living sustainably. This degree focuses on the fundamentals of environmental and water resources engineering with required and elective courses in geo-environmental, surface water hydrology, surface and groundwater water quality, groundwater hydrology, and air quality. The program includes foundational and fundamental courses in chemistry, mathematics and statistics, physics, geology and biology. The program culminates with a final capstone design course that allows students to apply many of the principles and concepts on a community-serving project.

The BSENVE program at Portland State University is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, a national organization sets standards for curricular content, quality of faculty, and adequacy of facilities of engineering programs.

BSENVE Program Educational Objectives

The environmental engineering program prepares graduates to practice environmental engineering responsibly and ethically by (1) working effectively in the professional engineering community and (2) continuing to learn and enhance their abilities in environmental engineering.

BSENVE Student Outcomes

Graduates of the environmental engineering program will have the skills and abilities to prepare them to begin professional practice or to succeed in graduate studies.

Graduates will have:

• 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 meet 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 informed judgments, 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 a 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.