该计划为工程和设计原则奠定了坚实的基础，并将生物学，化学和物理含量应用于水和废水工程，空气质量和污染控制，废物管理和公共卫生中的技术问题。从该课程毕业的学生可以设计解决复杂环境问题的解决方案，并准备成为注册的专业工程师，专门从事未来职业的环境工程。社会对诸如清洁空气，食物和水，可持续土地利用和消费品等必需品的需求带来了大规模的实际问题。环境工程师使用工程，生物和化学原理设计和运行污染控制和影响缓解系统。在NAU学习环境工程时，学会成为社会上一些最大挑战的解决方案的一部分。由同时也是注册专业工程师的教师授课
Society's demand for essentials such as clean air, food and water, sustainable land use, and consumer products pose large-scale problems. You'll apply principles of engineering, science, and mathematics to solve complex engineering problemsand design and operate pollution control and impact mitigation systems. Through our four-year Design4Practice program, you'll have many opportunities to engage in undergraduate research and hands-on practice.<br><br>This program provides a strong foundation in engineering and design principles and applies biological, chemical, and physical content to technical problems in water and wastewater engineering, air quality and pollution control, waste management and public health. Students graduating from this program can design solutions to complex environmental problems and are prepared to become registered professional engineers specializing in environmental engineering in their future careers.