Rochester Institute of Technology
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

The environmental sustainability, health and safety major prepares you to be an effective champion of environmental sustainability and of health and safety in order to change our world for the better. You will learn to lead efforts that make industries cleaner and communities safer, all while contributing toward global stewardship of our natural resources. The major emphasizes globally sustainable approaches and prepares you to become a professional leader in moving toward a more sustainable and socially responsible future.

Earning an environmental science degree from RIT gives you the problem-solving skills needed to be successful in the field. This major combines a love for nature with cutting edge research to create a sustainable future for our planet. Meaningful fieldwork gives you experience in solving real-world problems.

Environmental scientists solve problems relating to power generation, waste reduction and recycling, pollution control, land use, and land cover change, preserving biodiversity and ecological services, transportation, forestry, agriculture, economics, and a wide range of other areas. They study our relationship to nature and to each other, developing solutions that prevent or reverse environmental deterioration and work toward sustainability. Meeting these challenges requires problem-solving abilities based in science, mathematics, the social sciences, and other disciplines. This is an interdisciplinary degree with a strong foundation in biology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and geographic information systems. The BS program provides you with the education and experiences you’ll need to be successful.

RIT’s civil engineering technology degree supports the growing need for civil engineers to analyze, design, build, and retrofit new and existing infrastructure needs. There is also demand for civil engineers to develop and integrate modern technical innovations into their infrastructure solutions to address sustainable practices that are protective of the environment.

In the civil engineering technology major, you’ll begin with a foundation in structural mechanics, physics, calculus, and the liberal arts. In the first two years of the program, technical subjects are taught concurrently with mathematics and science, helping you to understand applications while studying scientific fundamentals. The third and fourth years expand on these fundamentals with advanced course work in structural design, water and wastewater management and treatment, transportation systems, foundation engineering, and additional liberal arts courses. In the fifth year, you'll complete a capstone project that includes the complete design of a major civil engineering project.

All sustainability-focused, undergraduate degrees, minors, and certificates can be found here: https://www.rit.edu/sustainablecampus/degrees-and-courses

This multidisciplinary minor is for students interested in exploring issues associated with developing and delivering sustainable product systems. Courses enhance the understanding of the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, ethical, and environmental), develop awareness of the need for more sustainable approaches to product development, and explore strategies for developing and delivering sustainable product systems.

The water resources minor broadens the learning experiences and professional opportunities of students in technical disciplines who have an interest in courses related to water treatment, wastewater treatment, hydrology, the environment and society.

This interdisciplinary immersion introduces students to the scientific, technological, and social issues surrounding global environmental climate change.

All sustainability-focused, undergraduate degrees, minors, and certificates can be found here: https://www.rit.edu/sustainablecampus/degrees-and-courses