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Environmental Engineering Certificate

Gain problem-solving skills in this one-of-a-kind online environmental engineering certificate program.

Environmental engineers play key roles in protecting air, water and soil quality and in remediating damage caused by emissions. UND's graduate certificate in Environmental Engineering draws from three core disciplines — chemical, civil and geological engineering — while focusing environmental issues.

Program type:
Certificate - Graduate
Format:
Online
Est. time to complete:
1 year
Credit hours:
9

Why earn an environmental engineering certificate online?

Application Deadlines
Fall:
Aug. 1
Spring:
Dec. 1

Regardless of where you live, you can earn your graduate certificate in Environmental Engineering without ever having to come to campus at any time. Perfect for working adults unable to attend traditional on-campus classes, this part-time online graduate certificate is offered by one of the top 90 online engineering programs in the country.

Experience a unique combination of three disciplines (chemical, civil and geological engineering) as they relate to the environment. You'll foucs on environmental engineering issues related to air, water and solids.

This graduate certificate is designed to be stacked into a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering. Meaning, if you do decide to pursue a graduate degree at a later date, you’ll already have a number of credits you can apply to the degree.

Affordable Environmental Engineering Certificate

With this semester-based program, you receive the same tuition rate as a North Dakota resident, regardless of your actual residency status. If you're a military affiliate, you'll also be able to use tuition assistance and Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits.

Environmental Engineering Certificate Online

  • UND's Environmental Engineering program is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top online graduate engineering program. We're known nationally for our affordable online engineering programs and career outcomes.

  • Learn at UND's Institute for Energy Studies (IES). This multidisciplinary institute is focused on training a generation of energy experts. Our graduates will develop energy technologies that are economically competitive, reliable, sustainable and politically and environmentally acceptable.

  • Be more prepared to be professionally successful, to be a lifelong learner, and to be a knowledgeable, contributing member of a global society.

Careers in Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineering online graduate certificate holders can expect to find jobs in several fields, including:

  • Recycling
  • Waste disposal
  • Water and air pollution control
  • Pipeline operations
  • Data science
  • Consulting

Online Graduate Environmental Engineering Courses

CHE 504. Air Pollution Control. 3 Credits.

Identification of major air pollutants from stationary and mobile sources and methods of controlling their emissions; dispersion of air pollutants in the atmosphere; photochemical air pollution; federal and state regulations. Prerequisite: Background equivalent to CHEM 122, MATH 265, and PHYS 252 is expected.

CHE 505. Biochemical Engineering. 3 Credits.

Principles of biochemical engineering and methods for the analysis, design, operation, and monitoring of biochemical engineering processes and reactors. Application to biochemical engineering research. Prerequisite: CHE 321 or consent of instructor.

CE 535. Hazardous Waste Management. 3 Credits.

Regulations, generation, storage, transportation, disposal, classification, fate and transport of contaminants, environmental audits, pollution prevention and management facilities, remediation alternatives, physical-chemical treatment, bioremediation, stabilization/solidification, thermal processes. Prerequisites: CE 306 and CHEM 121.

GEOE 427. Groundwater Modeling. 3 Credits.

Fundamentals of numerical modeling applied to groundwater flow. Spreadsheet calculations will be used to demonstrate the finite difference method applied to groundwater movement and storage. Simulation of practical groundwater problems will be performed with the U.S. Geological Survey's MODFLOW code. Prerequisites: GEOE 417 and MATH 265; some programming experience is recommended. On demand.

GEOL 532. Contaminant Hydrogeology. 3 Credits.

Chemical and physical processes affecting contaminant behavior in groundwater with analytical/numerical modeling and case studies. Prerequisites: GEOE 417 and GEOE 427 and MATH 265, or consent of instructor.

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