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2021-2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, BSAGE
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About the Program
Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering prepares engineers to understand environmental and economic sustainability challenges. You learn about ecosystem processes (the water cycle, nutrient transformation processes, and biological systems), how human activities such as agriculture affect these complex systems, and how to design sustainable solutions. You will also gain the background in chemistry and biology necessary to understand the influences of contaminants on the environment. Basic engineering principles, as well as some of the newest technological approaches such as geographical information systems, finite element analysis, sensor design, hydrologic modeling, and soil and water remediation are applied to solve challenges related to soil and plant environments, surface and ground water quality, air quality, animal environments, and food safety.
Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering Focus Areas
- Water and Soil Conservation: Ensuring adequate supplies of clean water through sustainable methods by integrating environmental processes into engineering design (examples include: rain gardens, constructed wetlands, water and sediment control structures, and stream restoration).
- Sensor Technology for Environmental Monitoring: Integration of sensors and control systems into machinery and control systems for environmental monitoring (examples include: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and self-driving equipment monitoring soil and moisture conditions in real time).
- Simulation and Forecasting of Environmental Processes: Using numerical simulation models to predict changes to flood and drought frequency, stream flow, and water quality due to land use, land management and climate change.
- Resource Management: Animal waste treatment and management, drainage system design and water quality management and irrigation system design and water management.
- Systems Approach for Environmental Resource Management: Applying tools and techniques such as life cycle analysis and other modeling approaches to study systems level environmental impacts associated with resource management focused on establishing connections between natural systems and agricultural-based industries
Some of the factors that contribute to Agricultural & Biological Engineering at Purdue University being a top ranked program:
- Multiple opportunities for interaction with faculty in laboratories and in classes
- Student Competitions, Clubs, Global Experiences
- Personalized advising and attention from faculty
- Practical curriculum for industrial careers
- Great opportunities for internships and undergraduate research.
- Numerous departmental scholarships
- Excellent placement record and starting salaries
Watch a video and take a look at some senior projects. We hope to see you in ABE soon!
The Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering
Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering Major Change (CODO) Requirements
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Degree Requirements
128 Credits RequiredDepartmental/Program Major Courses (25 credits)
Required Major Courses (25 credits)
Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (101-102 credits)
Click here for First-Year Engineering Requirement Electives (0-2 credits)
- Electives - Credit Hours: 0.00-2.00
College of Agriculture & University Level Requirements
Courses Not Applicable in Undergraduate Plans of Study - The following courses are not applicable as credit toward graduation in any College of Agriculture baccalaureate degree program: CHM 10000; ENGL 10000, 10900; ENGR 19100, 19200, 19300; MA 11100, 12300, 13300, 13400, 15100; 15555, PHYS 14900; STAT 11300, 11400; and all General Studies courses except GS 49000 - Discovery Park Undergraduate Research. Credits earned in one of the following course - MA 15200, 15300, 15400 or MA 15800 - may be used as an unrestricted elective in the College of Agriculture undergraduate plans of study, but may not be used as a Mathematics and Sciences elective.
Pass/Not-Pass Grading Policy -A student classified as a sophomore or higher who has a minimum 2.0 graduation index may elect the pass/not-pass grading option. A maximum of 21 credits of elective courses under the pass/not-pass grading option can be used toward graduation requirements.
University Requirements
University Core Requirements
For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.
- Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
- Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
- Information Literacy (IL)
- Oral Communication (OC)
- Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
- Science #1 (SCI)
- Science #2 (SCI)
- Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
- Written Communication (WC)
Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement:
The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry.
Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:
- Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
- Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
- Earning a passing grade for one of these approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course)
For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.
Prerequisite Information:
For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.
Spring 4th Year
- ABE 48600 - Agricultural Engineering Design
- Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering Technical Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours 3.00
- Humanities or Social Science Selective (30000+ level) - Credit Hours 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours 2.00-3.00
Notes
- 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
- Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.
World Language Courses
World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor.
| ASL-American Sign Language |
ARAB-Arabic |
CHNS-Chinese |
FR-French |
| GER-German |
GREK-Greek (Ancient) |
HEBR-Hebrew (Biblical) |
HEBR-Hebrew (modern) |
| ITAL-Italian |
JPNS-Japanese |
KOR-Korean |
LATN-Latin |
| PTGS-Portuguese |
RUSS-Russian |
SPAN-Spanish |
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Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical.
In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”.
Disclaimer
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.
The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.
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