The mission of the bioenvironmental engineering program is to provide
students with a broad and thorough education in bioenvironmental
engineering fundamentals, applications, and design so as to prepare
graduates for the practice of bioenvironmental engineering at the
professional level with confidence and skills necessary to meet the
technical and social challenges of the future and for continuing their
studies at the graduate level.
In pursuit of this mission, within the first few years on the job graduates
will have met the
following Program Educational Objectives:
- Practice environmental engineering or pursue advanced degrees with
technical competence.
- Competently and efficiently collect, analyze, and interpret data
relevant to problems in
the environmental engineering sectors.
- Demonstrate methodological and computational skills to operate
effectively within the
environmental engineering sectors.
- Demonstrate skills in current technologies and fundamentals to be
able to adapt to future
challenges.
- Conduct themselves responsibly, professionally, and ethically in their
professional life.
- Function and skillfully communicate complex issues orally and in
writing, individually and
within multidisciplinary teams.
- Be ethical and professional in performance of their duties.
- Continue the process of life-long learning.
- Acting as leaders in applying the global and societal benefits of
environmental
engineering solutions consistent with the principles of sustainability in the
community.
To expedite the achievement of these objectives, graduates of the
program will have demonstrated that they have attained the following Student Outcomes:
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering;
- an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and
interpret data;
- an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
within realistic constraints such as
economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,
manufacturability, and sustainability;
- an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams;
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
- an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;
- an ability to communicate effectively;
- the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering
solutions in a global, economic, environmental,
and societal context;
- a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong
learning;
- a knowledge of contemporary issues; and
- an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools
necessary for engineering practice.
