Electives
Wellness Requirement
All undergraduate students attending Georgia Tech must satisfactorily complete a wellness requirement (HPS 1040 or equivalent).
Humanities/Social Sciences
A total of twelve credit hours of humanities and twelve credit hours of social sciences are required. The humanities requirement consists of ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102, a three-hour humanities elective*, and an ethics course: PST 4176 (recommended), PST 3105, 3109, or 3127. The social science requirement consists of a United States history/government course, economics (ECON 2100, ECON 2105, or ECON 2106), and six hours of general social science. All courses taken to satisfy humanities and social sciences must be taken on a letter-grade basis. To satisfy the state requirements regarding coursework in the history and constitutions of the United States and Georgia, students must complete one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112, POL 1101, INTA 1200, or PUBP 3000.
Physical Chemistry/Thermodynamics Elective
One course is to be chosen from the following:
CHBE 2110 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
CHEM 3411 Physical Chemistry I
EAS 3603 Thermodynamics-Earth Systems
Environmental Engineering Technical Elective
Three hours of elective credit are described as environmental engineering technical content. One course is to be chosen from the following:
CEE 4210 Hydrology
CEE 4405 Geotechnical Engineering
CEE 4620 Environmental Impact Assessment
CEE 4795 Ground Water Hydrology
Environmental Engineering Design Elective
Three hours of elective credit are described as environmental engineering design content. One course is to be chosen from the following:
CEE 4310 Water Quality Engineering
CEE 4320 Hazardous Substance Engineering
CEE 4330 Air Pollution Engineering
CEE 4395 Environmental Systems Design Project
Focus Area Electives
There are twelve hours of focus area elective credit. Students may use these electives to pursue a specific area of interest within environmental engineering.
BIOL 2335 General Ecology
BIOL 3380 Introductory Microbiology
BIOL 4010 Aquatic Ecology
BIOL 4430 Environmental Sustainability
BMED 3400 Introduction to Biomechanics
BMED 4757 Biofluid Mechanics
BMED 4758 Biosolid Mechanics
CEE 3010 Geomatics
CEE 4100 Construction Engineering and Management
CEE 4210 Hydrology
CEE 4230 Environmental Transport Modeling
CEE 4310 Water Quality Engineering
CEE 4320 Hazardous Substance Engineering
CEE 4330 Air Pollution Engineering
CEE 4405 Geotechnical Engineering
CEE 4420 Subsurface Characterization
CEE 4600 Transportation Planning, Operation and Design
CEE 4620 Environmental Impact Assessment
CEE 4795 Ground Water Hydrology
CHBE 3200 Transport Processes I
CHEM 3281 Instrumental Analysis for Engineers
CHEM 3511 Survey of Biochemistry
CHEM 4740 Atmospheric Chemistry
CP 4210 Environmental Planning and Impact Assessment
CP 4510 Fundamentals of GIS
EAS 4420 Environmental Field Methods
EAS 4430 Remote Sensing and Data Analysis
EAS 4610 Earth Systems Modeling
EAS 4740 Atmospheric Chemistry
ECE 3710 Circuits and Electronics
ECE 3741 Instrumentation and Electronics Lab
ME 4171 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing
ME 4172 Designing Sustainable Engineering Systems
ME 4782 Biosystems Analysis

