© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Hybrid Class Containing Microbiology and Environmental Engineering at

Due to the ever-changing demands in the field of environmental engineering, students today must have a diverse background in science as well as in engineering design principles. As indicated in the ABET general criteria for advanced programs, graduates of environmental engineering programs should have proficiency in biology, including microbiology and aquatic biology. Graduates of the 5-year Freshman to Master’s Environmental Engineering and the Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree programs at Texas Tech University are exposed to microbiology and aquatic biology concepts through a new hybrid course. The purpose of CE 5385/ENVE 4385 Microbial Applications in Environmental Engineering is to educate students in microbial biology, which will further their understanding of microbial processes in environmental engineering applications. Additionally, the contribution of the course to the professional component of the curriculum is to provide civil and environmental engineering students a minimum understanding of microbial biology to further their understanding of biological treatment processes. The course has been offered four times and is in continuous revision. Subsequently, the book selected for the course has changed several times in order t