Degree Requirements

Bachelors of Science Program

Starting in the 2007-2008 academic year, undergraduates may pursue a pre-approved Individually-Designed Major (IDM). The degree conferred is

"Bachelor of Science with an Individually Designed Major in Engineering: Atmosphere/Energy"

The Atmosphere/Energy (A/E) undergraduate major provides a curriculum that prepares undergraduates for a masters degree program of the same name as well as careers in industry, research, consulting, government, non-governmental organizations, and academia. The A/E degree is NOT an ABET-accredited degree. ABET accreditation is advantageous for entering certain specific design-oriented engineering fields, but our experience has been that the major job opportunities for students with an A/E degree do not require an accredited undergraduate degree.

A/E students take classes in both Atmosphere and Energy as well as classes that integrate the two fields. The curriculum is flexible in that students interested more in Energy or more in Atmosphere can take most of their Engineering Depth classes in their area of choice. Similarly, students desiring to focus more on technology or more on science can select the appropriate Depth classes to suit their interests.

Students may also take courses in A/E to fulfill the requirements for a minor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Requirements for the major are listed below for convenience and are provided in the Handbook for Undergraduate Engineering Programs. For more information on the undergraduate Atmosphere/Energy major, please click here. For a description of courses listed below, please click here.

REQUIREMENTS for the A/E Major

A total of 101 units are required, distributed as follows:

Engineering Depth (42 units minimum):

Required:

CEE 064 Air Pollution: From Urban Smog to Global Change (3 u)
CEE 173A Energy Resources   (5 u)

Engineering Fundamentals (three courses minimum, including the following):

ENGR 30 Engineering Thermodynamics (3 u)

and at least one of the following two courses:

ENGR 60 Engineering Economy  (3 u)
ENGR 70A Programming Methodology (3-5 u)

Mathematics (23 units minimum, including at least one class from each group):

Group A:
CME 102 Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers  (5 u)
Math 53 Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra (5 u)

Group B:
CME 106 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers  (4 u)
GES 160 Statistical Methods for Earth and Env. Sciences     (3-4 u)
STATS 60 Introduction to Statistical Methods: Pre-calculus (5 u)
STATS 110 Statistical Methods in Eng. and the Physical Sciences     (4-5 u)

Science (22 units minimum, including all of the following):

CEE 070 Environmental Science and Technology (3 u)
Chem 31B Chemical Principles II (or Chem 31X or ENGR 31) (4 u)
Physics 41 Mechanics (4 u)
Physics 43 Electricity/Magnetism (4 u, Sp) or Physics 45 Light/Heat (4 u)

Technology in Society

STS 110 Ethics and Public Policy (also fulfills Writing in Major req.) (5 u)

At least 34 units from the following, with at least 4 courses from each group:

Group A: Atmosphere

AA 100 Introduction to Aeronautics and Astronautics (3 u)
CEE 063 Weather and Storms (3 u)
CEE 101B Mechanics of Fluids (or ME 70  (3-4 u)
CEE 164 Introduction to Physical Oceanography (4 u)
CEE 171 Environmental Planning Methods (3 u)
CEE 172 Air Quality Management (3 u)
CEE 172A Indoor Air Quality (Alt. years) (2-3 u)
CEE 178 Introduction to Human Exposure Analysis (3 u)
Earthsys 147 Controlling Climate Change/21st Century (Alt. years) (3 u)
Earthsys 111 Biology and Global Change (3 u)
Earthsys 144 Fundamentals of GIS (4 u)
Earthsys 184 Climate and Agriculture (3 u)
GES 90 Introduction to Geochemistry (3-4 u)

Group B: Energy

CEE 115 Goals and Methods for the Sustainable Building Projects  (3-4 u)
CEE 142A Creating Sustainable Development (3 u)
CEE 156 Building Systems  (4 u)
CEE 172P Distribution Generation and Grid Integration of Renewables(3-4 u)
CEE 176A Energy Efficient Buildings   (3-4 u)
CEE 176B Electric Power: Renewables and Efficiency   (3-4 u)
CEE 176F Energy Systems Field Trips (Alt. years) (4 u)
CEE 177S Design for a Sustainable World (1-5 u)
Earthsys 45N Energy Issues Confronting the World (3 u)
Earthsys101 Energy and the Environment (3 u)
Earthsys 102 Renewable Energy Sources/Greener Energy Procs (3 u)
Earthsys 133 California Climate Change Law and Policy (3 u, Spr)
Earthsys 148 Copenhagen Climate Protocol: Interpreting the Chaos (2 u, Aut)
Energy 153 Carbon Capture and Sequestration (3 u Aut)
      OR Energy 104 Technology in the Greenhouse (3 u)