MSEnvE Objectives and Outcomes
1. Program Educational Objectives
a. Program Objectives and Institute Mission Statement: The vision of the EnvE faculty is to provide a quality-driven graduate education, research, and service program. Program educational objectives, developed in 1997 and evaluated periodically, are as follows.
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Graduates will be able to address future challenges in the protection of the environment and the environment-related enhancement of the quality of human life.
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Graduates will be able to conceive, plan, design, and implement those actions necessary for the protection of the environment and human health.
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Graduates will participate in interdisciplinary education and research that are fundamental to solving the problems facing a complex society and needed for the protection of the environment and human health within a framework of sustainable development.
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Graduates will lead an Environmental Engineering profession that is increasingly being driven by advances in science and technology.
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Graduates will understand the value of scholarship, leadership, service and life-long learning.
These program objectives are consistent with the EAC accreditation criteria, the Georgia Tech mission statement, and the vision of the College of Engineering.
2. Program Outcomes and Assessment
a. Program Outcomes: The outcomes expected for EnvE students at the time of graduation, which are necessary to achieve the program objectives just described, are listed below. The corresponding EAC/ABET Criterion 3 outcomes (a - k) and the EnvE program objectives (1 through 5), which are addressed by each outcome, are referenced.
Program Outcome 1 Graduates will have obtained a broad education necessary to understand the impact of environmental engineering solutions in a global, societal, and environmental context consistent with the principles of sustainable development. (Criterion 3 outcomes a and h; program objective 1)
Program Outcome 2 Graduates will have obtained an ability to solve environmental engineering problems in practice by applying fundamental knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, and by using modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools, recognizing the role of computers in EnvE practice. (Criterion 3 outcome b; program objective 2)
Program Outcome 3 Graduates will have obtained an ability to identify, formulate, and solve environmental engineering problems, particularly the planning, design, construction, and operation of systems, components, or processes that meet specified performance, cost, time, safety, and quality objectives. (Criterion 3 outcomes c and e; program objective 2)
Program Outcome 4 Graduates will have obtained an ability to design and conduct experiments and to analyze and interpret data within the various environmental engineering specialty disciplines (e.g., air quality engineering, water quality engineering, subsurface systems). (Criterion 3 outcomes j and k; program objective 2)
Program Outcome 5 Graduates will have obtained an ability to function and communicate effectively both individually and in multidisciplinary teams. (Criterion 3 outcomes d and g; program objectives 3 and 4)
Program Outcome 6 Graduates will have obtained a solid understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, and recognition of the need for and ability to engage in life-long learning. (Criterion 3 outcomes f and i; program objective 5)
Program Outcome 7 Graduates will have experienced an academic environment that facilitates and encourages learning and retention. (program objective 5)