Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Healthy Indoor Environments

Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: ABET accredited undergraduate BS degree in Architectural Engineering or equivalent (i.e., Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, others).

Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Minimum Number of Credits to Completion: 9.0
Instructional Delivery: Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time To Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible

Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 14.0401
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 11-9041

About the Program

This program will educate post-baccalaureate students with the knowledge and skills necessary for assessing the state of existing buildings or designing new buildings through the lens of promoting healthy indoor environments and well-being of building occupants. It combines courses on indoor air quality, indoor airflow, outdoor pollution (which is transported indoors), and/or risk assessment to provide students with the engineering toolkit to conduct meaningful work in the healthy buildings and health-promoting HVAC industry markets. This certificate is responsive to the newly disseminated understanding of the role buildings play in reducing indoor disease transmission and elevating occupant performance and satisfaction. The certificate will train professionals such as architectural, environmental, civil, and mechanical engineers who do or want to work in the healthy buildings industry.

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Program Requirements

Required Courses
AE 550Indoor Air Quality3.0
AE 561Airflow Simulation in Built Environment3.0
or ENVE 560 Fundamentals of Air Pollution Control
ENVE 727Risk Assessment3.0
Total Credits9.0

Sample Plan of Study

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits
AE 5503.0AE 561 or ENVE 5603.0ENVE 7273.0
 3 3 3
Total Credits 9