Go green! Worldwide industry is responding with green products and processes, while more and more governments and leaders have instituted more stringent environmental policies. As a result, there is an increasing demand for environmental engineers, who will design the technologies to usher in a cleaner environment. And for those who'd like to do work in the environmental field, NJIT has engineered a program for you: the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Sustainability.

Who is this program recommended for?

Those already working in environmental jobs in the New York metropolitan area may want to take it on a part-time basis. These students, who work full time, can take evening classes and distance-learning classes.  Students with an undergraduate degree in some other environmental field, such as biology or chemistry, may have a desire, or a career-based need, to earn this certificate. The program is designed for them as well. It provides an opportunity for them to learn environmental engineering approaches and applications without having to take basic engineering classes.

What will I learn?

• Microbiology for environmental engineers discusses biological and microbiological principles applied to environmental and sanitary engineering. This would involve bacteriological examinations in the laboratory of water and wastewater.
• Water chemistry develops the ability to analyze and solve a wide range of chemical equilibrium problems.
• Introduction to environmental policy studies is an introduction to six areas essential to a comprehensive understanding of environmental policy: concept of environmental policy; tools (law, economics, planning, science, engineering, ethics) for environmental policy; the U.S. perspective (NEPA, clean air and water acts, CERCLA); the international perspective (Club of Rome models, 1972 UNEP, 1992 Rio); industrial perspective (pollution prevention/life cycle engineering, privatization); and the local perspective (New Jersey DEP, NGOs, local industry, shoreline.)
• Sustainability and life cycle analysis provides a systematic foundation for the connection between evolving technology and human activity impacts on natural systems by emphasizing the sources of environmental degradation and energy use and strategies to reduce risk and promote sustainability. The course provides hands-on experience with life cycle assessment computer tools and approaches. The course emphasizes relationships between industrial activities and regional and global natural systems-physical, chemical and biological-focusing on the importance of sustainability goals and practices.

Why study for a Environmental Sustainability graduate certificate through CPE?

he US Bureau of Labor Statistics has identified the 30 fastest growing jobs (CNN, 2006, www.cnn.com/2006/US/Careers/01/26/cb.top.jobs.pay/index.html); topping the list at No. 5 was environmental engineer and No. 10 was hydrologist. And it’s not just that the careers are expanding. More importantly, those lucky enough to work in these careers will be the ones to usher in the new technology that will give us a cleaner environment. What job could be more satisfying than that?

Prerequisites

Completion of a Bachelor’s degree with a overall cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.8 or higher on a 3.0 scale. It is important that students have some context of environmental policy and the history of the environment both here and abroad.

Related Degree Programs

Credential relates in its entirety to NJIT MS in Environmental Engineering

Take Note

Check the course descriptions for more information. Some courses have prerequisites and must be taken in order.

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