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EnvironmentalEngineering Science

Microbiology and Ecology of Natural and Engineered SystemsFluid Physics, Hydrology and Water ResourcesModeling Complex Environmental ProcessesAtmospheric Chemistry and ModelingFate and Transport of ContaminantsSoil and Water BiogeochemistryClimate ChangeFood Security

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Design with Nature

EnvironmentalEngineering ScienceHelp protect and extend the planet’s natural resources to improve the lives ofpeople everywhere. Choose the Environmental Engineering Science track, within our general engineering degree program, to combine academic rigor with applications to understand and protect our land, oceans, air, and health.

Find innovative ways to keep our air clean, fresh water abundant and our communities resilient to climate change.

Core track subjects cover topics in chemistry, ecology and physics relevant to environmental systems, and include methods for data analysis.

Combine scientific inquiry and engineering principles to unlock nature’s secrets and protect our natural resources.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering Science TrackThe Environmental Engineering Science track focuses on sustaining the world’s resources.

Degree requirements include satisfactorily fulfilling both MIT’s General Institute Requirements (GIRs) subjects and CEE’s Departmental Program.

Track = General Department Requirements (GDR) + Core Subjects and Labs + Restricted Electives (RE) and Unrestricted ElectivesUnrestricted Electives (48-54 units)

Choose unrestricted electives to tailor your degree to gain depth in areas like Atmospheric Chemistry; Biology; Chemistry; Groundwater Resources; Physics; or Water Resource Planning and Management.

Subject schedules may change in advance of the start of the term.

Example Subject Roadmap:

12121212

18.03 Differential Equations1.018 Fundamentals of Ecology1.000 Computer Programming for Engineering Applications1.010 Probability and Statistics in Engineering

Sophomore Fall Term units

GDRCOREGDRGDR

612121212

1.073 Introduction to Environmental Data Analysis (First Half of Term)1.080 Environmental Chemistry1.060 Fluid Mechanics1.087 Ecological Dynamics and ModelingHASS (3)

Sophomore Spring Term units

GDRCORECORE

RE

6661212

1.061A Transport Processes in the Environment I1.070A Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources1.070B Introduction to Hydrology Modeling1.084 Applied Microbiology1.106 Environmental Fluid Transport Processes and Hydrology Laboratory HASS (4)

Junior Fall Term units

CORECORE

RERE

CORE

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1.092 Traveling Research Environmental Experience1.107 Environmental Chemistry and Biology LaboratoryUnrestricted Elective (1)Unrestricted Elective (2)HASS (5)

Junior Spring Term units

RECORE

31.091 Traveling Research Environmental Experience (TREX): Fieldwork

Junior IAP units

RE

12121212

1.071 Global Change Science1.085 Air Pollution and Atmospheric ChemistryUnrestricted Elective (3)HASS (6)

Senior Fall Term units

RERE

12121212

1.013 Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering Design, CI-MUnrestricted Elective (4)HASS (7)HASS (8)

Senior Spring Term units

GDR

“I had opportunities to be part of many really cool projects in Course 1: studying the effects of volcanic smog as part of TREX Hawaii, exploring microbial ecology in UROP, and building a variable rainmaker and automated solar water purifier in my design classes.”

Majdolene Khweis ‘15

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1.092 Traveling Research Environmental Experiences (TREX) When you join CEE as an undergraduate, the world becomes your classroom. These students traveled to Mt. Kilauea in Hawaii during the Independent Activities Period to study ‘vog’—another name for volcanic smog. Res-idents of the Big Island continue to feel the adverse effects from the vog, so the students created sulfur dioxide sensors to monitor it, analyzed and interpreted the data, and collected soil samples for further signs of contami-nation. Faculty and graduate students were available to mentor the team. What independent research project will you champion at CEE?

“TREX was a great opportunity for me to develop my field research skills, so I can apply them to other future projects. Not many other universities offer this hands-on, real-life research to undergrads.”

Theresa Oehmke ’15

Prepare to lead in new and emerging fields with careers like: Civil Engineer, Data Analytics Engineer, Global Insights Consultant or Materials Chemist. Chief Resiliency Officer, Megacities Urban Planner, Natural Resources Specialist, Climate Change Consultant, Startup Founder/CEO/CTO, Innovation and Insights Officer, Product Lifecycle Executive, Resource Development Officer, Professor and Direc-tor NGO.

Continue your education with a Master’s degree.Apply to CEE’s 9-month Master of Engineering Program (MEng) to advance your knowledge and prepare for other leadership roles in industry or academia.

Grounded in science and engineering, we understand the world, invent and lead with creative design. We pursue ‘big engineering’ through innovations which may begin locally, but scale broadly and quickly to impact people everywhere. Course 1 at MIT’s unique living and learning environment blurs the distinction between the classroom, the research lab, and real-world applications. Course 1 aims to:

Make cities more livable, sustainable, and secure; Leverage secrets from ocean depths to improve human health; Manage impacts of climate change; and Reduce waste and preserve natural resources.

This is Civil and Environmental Engineering: