The Earth and Environmental Engineering curriculum provides students the skills to analyze environmental processes, design systems, and solve engineering problems in preparation for future enterprises.<br><br>The Combined Plan is an educational affiliation between the School of Engineering and Applied Science of Columbia University and nearly one hundred liberal arts colleges, including Columbia College and Barnard College. The Combined Plan offers the following two options:<br><br>The 3-2 Program enables a student to devote three years to the study of liberal arts and sciences at one of these colleges before transferring to Columbia for two years of engineering studies. This five-year program leads to two degrees: the B.A. or other bachelor's degree from the student's first college, and a B.S. in Earth and Environmental Engineering (or other engineering degree) from Columbia University.<br>The 4-2 program is designed for students who have completed their bachelor's degree at an affiliated liberal arts college and wish to complete a two-year engineering program leading to a master's degree in engineering from Columbia University.<br>The Combined Plan is one of the first dual-degree engineering programs in the U.S. and was instituted at Columbia University because it provides the perfect model for an engineering education. Students study broadly in the humanities, social sciences, arts, mathematics, and sciences before entering an intense program in an engineering or applied science discipline. The program is designed to give the student the best of both worlds: liberal arts and engineering. As a result, Combined Plan students have a reputation for excellence. EEE is an enthusiastic participant in this program, since a liberal arts background provides a valuable and broad context for understanding and appreciating the scope of 21st-century environmental problems.