ESF Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resources Engineering

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The Environmental Resources Engineering undergraduate degree program prepares graduates to operate with professional competence in environmental resources engineering. A broad base of study in engineering fundamentals enables graduates to work in career paths related to water resources, remote sensing, geospatial science, environmental monitoring, solid and hazardous waste management, pollutant mitigation, ecological restoration, sustainable design, permitting and environmental regulation, project management, and related areas. The program aims to educate professionals who will ensure sustainable development through environmentally responsible engineering solutions. The bachelor of science degree in Environmental Resources Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, https://www.abet.org,  under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and similarly named engineering programs.

Lower Division Required Courses

Course Number Course Codes * Credits
APM 205 G
APM 206
APM 307
APM 485
EFB 101 G
ERE 132
ERE 133
ERE 275
ESF 200
EWP 190 G
EWP 290 G
FCH 150 G
FCH 151 G
FCH 152 G
FCH 153 G
GNE 160
GNE 274
EPH 201 G
EPH 202 G
EPH 203 G
EPH 204 G

“C-” is a requirement for students to pass each calculus course and move into the next course. This requirement is necessary to ensure engineering students have the quantitative skills to succeed in the ERE program. The admissions office uses C as a threshold for the calculus courses when students want to transfer into the ERE program.

Lower Division Electives

Course Codes* Credits
General Education Course in two of the following categories: US History
& Civic Engagement, The Arts, Social Science, World History and Global Awareness,
World Languages		 G 6
General Education Course in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice G 3
Earth Science Elective: FOR 345, FCH 399, or FOR 338 G 3
Biology Elective: EFB 103, EFB 303, EFB 307, EFB 320, EFB 360, EFB 400, EFB 424, EST 220, FOR 232, FOR 332, FOR 334, or FOR 442 G 3
Lower Division Elective-  Choose one: ESF 300 Intro/Geospatial Info Tech,  FCH 221 Organic Chemistry 1, FCH 360 Physical Chemistry, ECH 202 Prin. Mass and Energy Balance, and ECH 212 Thermodynamics   3

 

Upper Division Required Courses

Course Number Course Codes * Credits
APM 395
CEE 337 3
ERE 339
ERE 340
ERE 365
ERE 371
ERE 430
ERE 440
ERE 468
ERE 480
ERE 488
ERE 489

Upper Division Electives

Course Codes* Credits

Engineering Fundamentals Elective
These courses are intended to introduce or reinforce basic concepts and theory within the engineering sciences. They are intended as intermediate level classes that build on basics of science and math.

Pre-approved SUNY ESF Engineering Fundamentals Elective courses are:

  • BPE 300 Intro Industrial Bioprocessing
  • ECH 212 Engineering Thermodynamics
  • ECH 202Principles of Mass and Energy Balances
  • CME 404 Applied Structures
  • Any approved Engineering Elective

 

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Engineering Elective
These courses focus on theory and application of scientific principles and quantitative skills to monitor, assess, or design in the environmental resources engineering profession.

Pre-approved SUNY ESF Engineering Elective courses are:

  • ERE 412 River Form and Process
  • ERE 445 Hydrologic Modeling
  • ERE 465 Environmental Systems Engineering
  • ERE 496 and ERE 596 Special Topics courses must be approved by the Department prior to registration
  • ECH 380 Process Simulation Modeling

500-599 Graduate courses designed expressly for areas of specialization in post-baccalaureate programs. Qualified undergraduate students may enroll with permission of the instructor.

  • ERE 511 Ecological Engineering in the Tropics
  • ERE 520/521 Resource Recovery with Laboratory
  • ERE 533 Ecological Modeling
  • ERE 527 Stormwater Management
  • ERE 545 Environmental Soil Physics
  • ERE 555 Radar Remote Sensing
  • ERE 556 UAV Photogrmmtry & Remote Sensing
  • ERE 575 Ecological Engr/Water Quality
  • ERE 570 Hydrology in a Changing Climate

600-699 Graduate courses are designed expressly for advanced levels of specialization. Undergraduate students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.000 or better may enroll in these courses with an approved petition.

  • ERE 620 Systems Microbio and Biotech
  • ERE 621 Spatial Analysis
  • ERE 622 Digital Image Analysis 
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Technical Elective
These courses focus on techniques, theory, and skills to advance competence in professional practice.

Any APM class 200 level and above; any BPE class 300 level and above; any BTC class; any CME class; any EFB class with the exception of EFB 120, 200, 217, and 312; any EHS class; any ERE class; ESF 300 any FCH class 200 level and above; any FOR class 320 and above with exception of 475 to 478; any GNE class; or any SRE class. Any Special Topics course (496 or 596) must be approved by the Department prior to registration.

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Total Minimum Credits For Degree: 128

* Special Course Codes (Code indicates course meets certain program or 
accreditation requirements. Ignore if there is no relevance to this program of study.) G = 
General Education Course (GenEd), E = Engineering, ES = Engineering Sciences, M = 
Mathematic, NS = Natural Sciences, PE = Professional Education, S = Summer-only