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Environmental Engineering is one of the specialized areas of Civil Engineering. Its scope includes “water and air pollution control, recycling, waste disposal, and public health issues”. Just like any engineering courses, Environmental Engineering applies scientific principles in order to solve environmental problems. Its primary goal is “to ensure that societal development and the use of water, land and air resources are sustainable”. The normal career path of an environmental engineer starts by taking up the basic civil engineering course. Civil engineering is a requisite primarily because an aspiring environmental engineer needs to be equipped with fundamental knowledge in various physical and applied sciences such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, hydrology, geology and many other sciences. Most especially, an aspiring environmental engineer should have a solid background in solid waste management, geotechnical and hydraulic designs and structural designs, which are all related to and under the curriculum of civil engineering. Most countries require civil engineers to take supplemental courses in Environmental Engineering programs that are offered in accredited educational institutions while others have a specialized curriculum for students who wish to take Environmental Engineering at an undergraduate level. There is a consistent high demand for environmental engineers since they are needed in a wide variety of industries that includes, but is not limited to mining, chemical, pharmaceutical and other manufacturing industries that requires large scale waste management systems. Some are hired as consultants in private and government agencies. Environmental engineers are also among the highly compensated professions in the world. In the United States, for instance, Environmental engineers earn a median income of $69,940 annually.
Works Cited
McGill University. Civil Engineering: Areas of Specialization. 2016. January 2016 <https://www.mcgill.ca/civil/undergrad/areas>.
Sloan Career Cornerstone Center. Environmental Engineering Overview . n.d. January 2016 <http://www.careercornerstone.org/pdf/env/enveng.pdf>.
