Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Courses

Below are the courses frequently offered in Environmental Engineering. For the most up-to-date course offerings and lecturer information, visit Yale University’s Online Course Information site. Click here for the listing of courses in Engineering & Applied Science (general courses for undergraduate students in any branch of Engineering).

ENVE 101/ENAS 101/EVST 105/MENG 101, Energy, Engines, and Environment
For description, see under Mechanical Engineering.

ENVE 120/CENG 120/ENAS 120, Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Introduction to engineering principles related to the environment, with emphasis on causes of problems and technologies for abatement. Topics include air and water pollution, global climate change, hazardous chemical and radioactive wastes, and green technology. Prerequisites: high school calculus and chemistry or CHEM 114 and 115 (may be taken concurrently) or permission of instructor.

ENVE 210/CENG 210, Principles of Chemical Engineering and Process Modeling
For description, see under Chemical Engineering.

ENVE 315/CENG 315, Transport Phenomena
For description, see under Chemical Engineering.

ENVE 360/ENAS 360, Green Engineering and Sustainable Design
Study of green engineering, focusing on key approaches to advancing sustainability through engineering design. Topics include current design, manufacturing, and disposal processes; toxicity and benign alternatives; policy implications; pollution prevention and source reduction; separations and disassembly; material and energy efficiencies and flows; systems analysis; biomimicry; and life cycle design, management, and analysis. Prerequisites: CHEM 112 and 113 or 114 and 115 or permission of instructor.

ENVE 371/ENAS 371, Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources
Constraints on permanent human settlements caused by limited availability of reliable water sources. Environmental problems that arise when either the quality of naturally occurring water is deficient, or its quantity is excessive (floods) or insufficient (droughts). The designing of modifications to supplement the natural hydrologic cycle at a specific location.

ENVE 373/CENG 373, Air Pollution Control
Kinetics, thermodynamics, and transport of chemical reactions of common air pollutants including suspended particulate matter. The role of surface chemistry and transport phenomena in air pollution. Pollutant dispersion modeling. Technology available to prevent or control air pollutants. Prerequisite: ENVE 210 or permission of instructor.

ENVE 377/CENG 377, Water Quality Control
Study of the preparation of water for domestic and other uses and treatment of wastewater for recycling or discharge to the environment. Topics include processes for removal of organics and inorganics, regulation of dissolved oxygen, and techniques such as ion exchange, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis, activated carbon adsorption, and biological methods. Prerequisite: ENVE 120 or permission of instructor.

ENVE 416/CENG 416, Chemical Engineering Process Design
For description, see under Chemical Engineering.

ENVE 441, Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering
Fundamental aspects of microbiology and biochemistry, including stoichiometry, kinetics, and energetics of biochemical reactions, microbial growth, and microbial ecology as they pertain to biological processes for the transformation of environmental contaminants; principles for analysis and design of aerobic and anaerobic processes, including suspended- and attached-growth systems, for treatment of conventional and hazardous pollutants in municipal and industrial wastewaters and in groundwater. Prerequisite: CHEM 112, 113, or 114, 115, or 118 (may be taken concurrently), or permission of instructor.

ENVE 443/ENAS 443/F&ES 380, Greening Business Operations
Engineering, environmental, and financial perspectives applied to selected industries. Methods from operations management, industrial ecology, green chemistry and engineering, and accounting and finance are used to investigate sustainability approaches and the relationship between environmental and economic considerations. Tools include discounted cash-flow analysis, life-cycle assessment, and environmental cost accounting. Field trips to companies.

ENVE 444/ENAS 444, Management of Environmental Resources and Environmental Systems
Broad analysis of problems related to water resources and environmental issues. Management modeling that simultaneously considers engineering aspects, water quality, environmental characteristics, economic aspects, and community welfare. Decision-making tools for reaching a quantitatively optimal situation within a series of given limitations.

ENVE 445/ENAS 445, Environmental Risk Assessment
Fundamentals and applications of probabilistic risk assessment and management in the context of environmental issues. Focus on developing and applying probabilistic and deterministic models to quantify potential risks of industrial processes and support risk-based decisions that account for societal, environmental, and economic constraints. Case studies emphasize the importance of green energy sources, professional ethics, and public health and safety. Prerequisite: ENVE 120b or permission of instructor.

ENVE 448, Environmental Transport Processes
Analysis of transport phenomena governing the fate of chemical and biological contaminants in environmental systems. Emphasis on quantifying contaminant transport rates and distributions in natural and engineered environments. Topics include distribution of chemicals between phases; diffusive and convective transport; interfacial mass transfer; contaminant transport in groundwater, lakes, and rivers; analysis of transport phenomena involving particulate and microbial contaminants. Prerequisite: ENVE 120 or permission of instructor.

ENVE 471 and 472, Special Projects
Faculty-supervised individual or small-group projects with emphasis on research (laboratory or theory), engineering design, or tutorial study. Students are expected to consult the director of undergraduate studies and appropriate faculty members about ideas and suggestions for suitable topics. Permission of both instructor and director of undergraduate studies required.

ENVE 490, Senior Project
Individual research and design projects supervised by a faculty member in Environmental Engineering, or in a related field with permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies. GUIDE TO YOUR SENIOR PROJECT.