Undergraduate Programs
Our Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering prepares students to succeed in the private sector, governmental organizations, and top-tier graduate programs and medical school.
About the BS in Environmental Engineering
Our undergraduate program offers students the opportunity to explore a wide range of disciplines. From climate change to water resource management to air pollution, students gain a deep understanding of how engineering intersects with public health. The program prepares students for success in medical school, leading graduate programs, or engineering careers across industry, government, and nonprofit sectors.
What Can You Do With a Bachelor's Degree In Environmental Engineering?
Our graduates go on to careers as environmental engineers, data scientists, and medical school and doctoral students.
Admission requirements for the BS in Environmental Engineering
For the most updated general admissions requirements, please visit the University's Undergraduate Admissions page. Contact Undergraduate Admissions directly with questions about the admissions process.
Curriculum for the BS in Environmental Engineering
With the assistance of a faculty adviser, each student will plan a curriculum suited to their career goals. The program also encourages individual study and research. You can find many more details in the Academic Catalogue.
General Curriculum Overview
- Complete a minimum of 125 credits: 20 credits in environmental engineering requirements, 6 credits in Environmental Engineering Focus Area Electives, and the remaining credits in free or general electives, with a recommendation to take additional Environmental Engineering Focus Area Electives courses.
- Choose one of our five focus areas for environmental engineering electives coursework: Environmental Management and Economics, Environmental Engineering and Science, Land Air and Water Resources, Environmental Health Engineering, or Energy Systems Analysis
- Take core classes in resource management, fluid mechanics, and environmental engineering such as Hydrology, Environmental Hazards and Health Risks, Air Pollution, Environmental Microeconomics, and Geostatistics: Understanding Spatial Data
Tuition and Funding
We are committed to enrolling the best students, regardless of their family’s financial circumstances.
Combined Environmental Engineering BS/MS
Bachelor of Science in Engineering/Master of Science in Engineering (BSE/MSE) Five-year Program
Applicants must be Johns Hopkins University undergraduate students. Undergraduate students should formally apply to the BS/MSE program during their 7th semester and no later than December 1. Admitted students must complete their bachelor's degree before being enrolled in the graduate program.
Environmental Engineering Minors
Environmental Engineering: Environmental engineering has become an important part of engineering practice in most engineering fields and across a professional spectrum from the private sector to governmental agencies to academia. An undergraduate minor in environmental engineering has been established to enable engineering students to pursue an interest in this field and to incorporate aspects of environmental engineering into their own careers in other engineering disciplines.
Engineering for Sustainable Development: The Minor in Engineering for Sustainable Development exposes engineering students to some of the key issues related to development, methods of information-gathering in diverse and difficult settings, and working effectively with non-engineers on complex problems.
Environmental Sciences: The Environmental Sciences minor has been developed to encourage and facilitate studies in environmental sciences by students completing degrees in other science and engineering disciplines.
The department offers electives in areas such as:
- ecology
- geomorphology
- water and wastewater pollution treatment processes
- environmental systems analysis
- environmental policy studies
ABET Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering (BSEE) in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Sarah Preheim, Program Director
Sarah Preheim is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering and the director of the Preheim Lab, which studies microbial ecology and engineering.
