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College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Education

  • Environmental Research
    • Environmental Engineering Education Encompasses a Side Range of Possible Career Paths Such As:
  • Identifying water resources and designing water treatment systems
  • Preventing air, water, and land pollution
  • Working on radioactive waste management projects
  • Working to clean up contaminated sites around the world.

    • NMSU offers a flexible program in environmental education. The environmental management minor can be taken in conjunction with existing engineering programs such as:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical / Computer Engineering
  • Engineering Technology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

    • Why Study Environmental Engineering at NMSU?

    Here are just a few of the advantages we offer students:

  • NMSU is the lead institution for the Waste-management Education and Research Consortium (WERC), which is a program dedicated to education in environmental management.
  • NMSU WERC is host of the annual International Environmental Design Contest for waste management.
  • WERC offers many opportunities for fellowships, internships, co-op, summer employment, and other types of financial aid.
  • Our unique location near the international border between the U.S. and Mexico gives students opportunities to work in border operations for water treatment and waste management.

    • Jobs in Environmental Engineering

  • Job opportunities in environmental engineering are constantly growing. With a minor in environmental management, you make yourself more marketable as an engineer because the work you are qualified for is very diverse. Along with the work you will do as an engineer, possessing a minor in environmental management qualifies you for positions such as:
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  • Designing and supervising recycling programs
  • Developing and operating environmental preservation programs:
  • - Natural habitats
  • - Wildlife preserves
  • - Endangered species
  • - Rainforest preservation
  • Managing cleanup projects at contaminated waste sites or toxic waste dumps.
  • Developing and maintaining regulatory standards for environmental protection.

    • NMSU graduates with a minor in environmental management work all over the world and for many different companies including:

  • Honeywell
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Los Alamos National Labs
  • Motorola
  • Philips Petroleum
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • Westinghouse