Abstract

This paper explores sustainable knowledge in traditional engineering schools different than environmental engineering from public universities in Chile. The engineering department's mission and curricular information was investigation and empirical data was collected from environmental expert engineers working in consulting. The study revealed that environmental learning is available through elective courses, mostly focuses to specific topics. In general, this field of knowledge requires awareness, friendly vision to the environment and a multidisciplinary language, which lacks in the current instruction. People who work in the area acquired their preparation through professional experience. However, an integral education with an interdisciplinary approach that facilitates the understanding on environmental matters with other disciplines still has not been addressed as a priority