Program: Environmental Engineering, Minor - University of Nevada, Reno

University General Course Catalog 2023-2024

Apr 21, 2025

Environmental engineers use engineering and scientific principles to protect and preserve human health and the environment and to improve our quality of life. At the University of Nevada, our environmental engineering program focuses primarily on water quality and water availability, such as developing new methods to purify drinking water. Environmental engineers also develop systems for the transport and removal of pollutants and hazardous, industrial or municipal waste.

Contact Information

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
105 Scrugham Engineering and Mines
(775) 784-6937
cee@unr.edu

I. Program Requirements (18 units)

At least 18 units of formal courses must be completed. No more than 9 units may also be used toward any other degree requirements.

In addition to the general university requirements of at least a “C” (2.0) GPA for graduation, all students enrolled in the Environmental Engineering minor must earn at least a “C” in those minor courses designated with an asterisk (*) and a “C” average for all courses used to satisfy the minor requirements.

Students interested in enrolling in this minor program should contact the College of Engineering (COEN) Advising Center to formally declare the minor:

COEN Advising Center
(775) 682-7721
coenadvising@unr. edu

A. Lower-Division Courses (0-6 units)

CEE 120 - Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (3 units) CO10
CEE 204 - Natural and Engineered Environmental Systems (3 units)

B. Upper-Division Courses (12-18 units)

CEE 364 - Engineering Hydrology (3 units)
CEE 390 - Environmental Engineering Systems: Principles and Design (3 units) *
CEE 404 - Open Channel Flow (3 units)
CEE 413 - Water Resources Engineering (3 units) *
CEE 414 - Water Resources Engineering II (3 units)
CEE 417 - Environmental Quality and Analysis (3 units)
CEE 418 - Principles of Water Quality Modeling (3 units)
CEE 453 - Environmental Microbiology (3 units)
CEE 456 - Design of Water Treatment Systems (3 units) *
CEE 457 - Design of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Systems (3 units) *
CEE 458 - Environmental Chemistry Concepts and Design (3 units)
CEE 459 - Hazardous and Solid Waste Management and Control (3 units)
ENGR 360 - Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (3 units)