The Undergraduate Program in Environmental Engineering aims to educate Environmental Engineers with a strong scientific, ethical, and moral foundation, enabling them to face environmental challenges. The emphasis is on developing critical and inquisitive minds capable of generating innovative, sustainable, and creative engineering solutions to environmental problems.
The specific objectives of the Undergraduate Program in Environmental Engineering (CGEA) are:
- To provide students with intellectual growth through courses with extensive content in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Geosciences (Geology, Hydrology, Oceanography, and Meteorology);
- To encourage the intensive use of computing and analytical and numerical modeling in integrative courses related to the environmental field;
- To present techniques that teach students how to apply scientific knowledge in project analysis and structuring, the conception of engineering solutions, and especially the analysis of complex cause-effect and feedback interrelations, which are typical of Environmental Engineering;
- To stimulate reflection on multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary paradigms and perspectives (social, economic, political, and environmental), which are essential for training highly scientific, generalist, and humanistic professionals capable of working both in the job market and in academia.
About the Program
- Duration: 5 years (10 semesters)
- Workload: 3,675 hours
- Modality: On-campus
- Schedule: Full-time
- Degree Awarded: Environmental Engineer
- Year of Establishment: 1999
- Location: Centro Politécnico Campus – Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Professional Field: Environmental Engineers work in areas such as water resource management, wastewater treatment, emission control, environmental licensing, remediation of contaminated sites, sustainable urban planning, and consulting for industries and public agencies. The profession is regulated by CONFEA/CREA (Law No. 5.194/1966).
Internships
The program requires the completion of one mandatory supervised internship, registered as a curricular course:
- Supervised Internship in Environmental Engineering (TEA029): 180 hours
Total: 180 hours
Final Graduation Project
The Final Graduation Project is divided into two stages:
- Final Undergraduate Project I (TEA045): 210 hours
- Final Undergraduate Project II (TEA046): 210 hours
Total: 420 hours
Curriculum Structure
Course Syllabi and Basic Bibliography:
Syllabi – Environmental Engineering
Faculty
| Name | Degree | Lattes | |
| Ana Flavia Locateli Godoi | Ph.D. | aflgodoi@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Cynara de Lourdes da Nóbrega Cunha | Ph.D. | cynara@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Emílio Graciliano Ferreira Mercuri | Ph.D. | emilio@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Jean Ricardo Solimões Vitule | Ph.D. | biovitule@gmail.com | Currículo Lattes |
| Joice Cristini Kuritza Denck | Ph.D. | oicekuritza@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Marcelo Risso Errera | Ph.D. | merrera@gmail.com | Currículo Lattes |
| Maurício Felga Gobbi | Ph.D. | gobbi@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Michael Männich | Ph.D. | mannich@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Nelson Luís Dias | Ph.D. | nldias@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Ricardo Carvalho de Almeida | Ph.D. | rcalmeida@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Ricardo Henrique Moreton Godoi | Ph.D. | rhmgodoi@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Sandro Froehner | Ph.D. | froehner@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
| Tobias Bernward Bleninger | Ph.D. | bleninger@ufpr.br | Currículo Lattes |
Contact
Program Coordination:
Current Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Cynara de Lourdes da Nóbrega Cunha
International Relations Committee:
Faculty Representative: Emílio Graciliano Ferreira Mercuri
Graduate Studies
Graduates of the Environmental Engineering Program at the Federal University of Paraná are considered well-prepared, with a strong scientific and technological foundation. This background enables them to excel in graduate programs both in Brazil and abroad.
Recommended Programs:
For more information on research areas, admissions processes, and application deadlines, please refer to the official websites of each program.
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