Designing of Curricula of Environmental Engineering and Constructions Engineering for Sustainability

The experience carried out at the University of Florence, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, in designing two new undergraduate curricula in “Environmental Engineering” and “Civil and Building Engineering for sustainability”, is reported. The bachelor in Environmental Engineering aims to train engineers capable of working in the field of protection of environment, territory and natural resources. The bachelor in Civil and Building Engineering for sustainability aims to train engineers capable of working in the field of structures, infrastructures, and constructions in general, as well as management and safety of construction processes. The development of the two curricula was based preliminarily on a national and international survey of degree programs of the same type and with shared learning outcomes. Subsequently, labour market needs were identified starting from discussions with all stakeholders, students and professors included. Teaching methods and methods for assessing students' preparation have also been revised and the teaching plan of both curricula is characterized in the third year by the presence of multidisciplinary laboratories, focused on the most characterizing themes of each programme and the different disciplines with integrative and specific in-depth characteristics. Finally, a thorough design of the two courses contents has been initiated, based on the definition of the general educational objectives and the specific disciplines.