What you'll learn studying Environmental Engineering at UW-Platteville
If you’re dedicated to protecting the environment, reducing waste, minimizing pollution, and developing solutions to environmental challenges, you should explore environmental engineering with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. As an environmental engineer, you’ll use the principles of engineering, soil science, biology, and chemistry to help reduce waste and pollution, and improve environmental conditions through remediation.
Environmental engineering is a growing field with strong career prospects. Employment for environmental engineers is projected to grow, outpacing the average for all occupations.
This demand is driven by the need for innovative environmental solutions, stricter regulations, and ongoing efforts to ensure sustainable development. Approximately 3,000 job openings are expected each year over the next decade, providing ample opportunities for graduates of environmental engineering schools to enter the workforce and make a meaningful impact.
The Environmental Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Our program allows you to hone your analytical skills and ability to clearly explain design ideas and plans. You’ll experience hands-on education with computer modeling, state-of-the-art laboratory work, field work, and site visits.
The Environmental Engineering Program’s Student Outcomes and Program Educational Objectives are available in the Undergraduate Catalog.
When you study environmental engineering in Wisconsin at UW-Platteville, you’ll graduate with the tools to start a meaningful career with a private consulting firm or with the local, state, or federal government. Additionally, an environmental engineering bachelor’s degree provides the starting point in the pathway to earning a Professional Engineer designation.
Careers in Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineers combine their knowledge of engineering with principles of sciences including biology and chemistry to find solutions to environmental issues at the local community, state, national, and even global levels. We count on environmental engineers to help solve problems related to issues such as water and air pollution, waste disposal, recycling, and even climate change.
Studying environmental engineering in college can prepare you for a range of potential careers. Some of the most common job titles for professionals with a BS in environmental engineering include:
- Air quality engineer
- Design engineer
- Director of sustainability
- Environmental engineer
- Environmental health and safety manager
- Facilities engineer
- Field engineer
- Planner
- Project engineer
- Project manager
- Remediation engineer
- Researcher
- Sustainability manager
- Water resources engineer
Discover by doing
UW-Platteville’s student-centered approach makes us stand apart from other environmental engineering colleges. Both degree-seeking and certificate program students learn in the classroom and through research, internships, and events throughout the university.
