Introduction of Environmental System Engineering
Environmental System Engineering provides the solution for the environmental problems such as water and air pollution, waste disposal, and public health issues. Environmental system engineers have knowledge of advanced principles of multidisciplinary engineering, biology, chemistry, and environmental science to protect wildlife and natural resources as well as human life. The important role of environmental system engineers is to support the optimal ways for obtaining safe drinking water, the treatment of wastes, air quality maintenance, water pollution control and remediation of contaminated sites by disposal of hazardous substances. In addition, environmental system engineers can inspect and evaluate industrial and municipal facilities and programs to assess their compliance with environmental regulations. Environmental system engineers can work with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, and other specialists to address environmental problems in industrial and academic fields.
Professors
- Byeong Cheon Paik, Ph.D. [Professor, Water and Wastewater Treatment System, bpaik@jnu.ac.kr]
- Seong Gyu Seo, Ph.D. [Professor, Air Pollution Control Engineering, sseo@jnu.ac.kr]
- Eun-Sik Kim, Ph.D. [Professor, Environmental Materials and Membrane Water Treatment]
- Min-Jin Hwang, Ph.D. [Professor, Industrial Environmental engineering, vip7080@jnu.ac.kr]
- SeongYun Kim, Ph.D. [Professor, Hydro-engineering, seongyun.kim@jnu.ac.kr]
Degree Requirements
Students are required to earn 130 credits, normally over a period of 4 years. Students on average earn 18 credits per semester.
Curriculum
- Mandatory Courses
- Hydraulics
- Air Pollution Engineering
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering I
- Environmental Microbiology and Lab
- Solid Waste Engineering
- Environmental System Engineering and Design
Selective Courses
- Introduction to Environmental Engineering
- Introduction of Water Quality and Laboratory
- Unit Operation of Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Physical Chemistry for Environmental Engineers
- Applied Mathematics for Environmental Engineers
- Hydrology
- Micrometeorology
- Industrial Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Analytical Chemistry and Lab
- Air Pollution Treatment and Lab
- Water Quality Management and Lab
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering II
- Water Supply & Sewage Engineering & Design
- Instrumental Analytical Methods
- Environmental Chemistry
- Water Treatment Engineering
- Environmental System Engineering Field Practice
- Solid Waste Management and Lab
- Design of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and Lab.(Capstone design)
- Water Quality Engineering Practice 1
- Air Pollution Management
- Resources recycling
- Environmental Project Lab1
- Air Pollution Engineering Practice 1
- Water Quality Engineering Practice 2
- Legislation for Environmental Protection
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Marine Pollution and Experimen
- Environmental Project Lab2
- Air Pollution Engineering Practice 2
- Water Quality Engineering Practice 3
- Solid Waste Engineering Practice and Design
- Environmental Safety Engineering and Design
Future Careers
- Future Careers Environmental engineers find careers in many places, such as the following: Engineering consulting firms that design and construct air and water pollution control systems
- Industries that need to treat their air or wastewater discharges Private and municipal agencies that supply drinking water Companies that treat and dispose of hazardous chemicals Companies that operate treatment facilities for municipalities or industries
- Government agencies that monitor and regulate waste discharges Universities that teach and conduct research on environmental control Private and government laboratories that develop the new generations of pollution control systems
- International agencies that transfer knowledge and technology to the developing world
- Public interest groups that advocate environmental protection