2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Minor Courses | ||
| ENGR 3124 | Introduction to Green Engineering | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Life Cycle Assessment 1 | ||
| Environmental Sustainability - A Systems Approach 1,2 | ||
| Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Global Society 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Engineering Electives | ||
| Select 6 hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Fluid Flows in Nature 2 | ||
| Wind Turbine Technology and Aerodynamics 2 | ||
| Building Physics and Environmental Systems | ||
| Building Performance and Energy Management | ||
| Sustainable Building Performance Management | ||
| Small Watershed Hydrology 2 | ||
| Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment and Control 2 | ||
| Bioprocess Engineering 2 | ||
| Introduction to Watershed Modeling 2 | ||
| Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries (Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States) 7 | ||
| Biological Process Plant Design 2 | ||
| Separation Processes 2 | ||
| Mass Transfer | ||
| Energy and Climate Change Solutions | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Engineering (Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States) 2 | ||
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Design 2 | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Health Engineering 2 | ||
| Environmental Sustainability - A Systems Approach 1,2 | ||
| Air Resources Engineering 2 | ||
| Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 2 | ||
| Sustainable Land Development 2 | ||
| Hydrology 2 | ||
| Groundwater Resources 2 | ||
| Hydraulic Structures 2 | ||
| Water Resources Planning 2 | ||
| Coastal Engineering 2 | ||
| Urban Water Sustainability 2 | ||
| Natural Disaster Mitigation and Recovery 2 | ||
| Microgrids | ||
| Alternate Energy for Climate Sustainability 2 | ||
| Environmental Life Cycle Assessment 1 | ||
| Manufacturing Processes | ||
| Global Issues in Industrial Management 2 | ||
| Risk and Hazard Control 2 | ||
| Principles of Industrial Hygiene 2 | ||
| Fundamentals of Materials Engineering 2 | ||
| Materials Selection and Design I and II 2 | ||
| Bio-Inspired Technology 2 | ||
| Energy Systems for Buildings 2 | ||
| Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Global Society 1 | ||
| Internal Combustion Engines 2 | ||
| Advanced Technology for Motor Vehicles 2 | ||
| Engineering Acoustics 2 | ||
| Energy and Raw Materials: Geopolitics and Sustainable Development | ||
| Leadership for Responsible Mining 2 | ||
| Applications in Mineral Processing 2 | ||
| Mine and Water Reservoir Engineering | ||
| Environmental Management for Mining and Geoenergy 2 | ||
| Fundamentals of Nuclear Engr 2 | ||
| Fundamental of Nuclear Engr 2 | ||
| Radiation Detection, Protection and Shielding 2 | ||
| Nuclear Fuel Cycle 1 | ||
| Interdisciplinary Electives | ||
| Select 6 hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Environmental Law | ||
| Environment and Sustainable Development Economics (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States) | ||
| Environmental Economic Analysis and Management | ||
| Sustainable Development Economics | ||
| Animal Agriculture and the Environment | ||
| Environment and Building Systems 2 | ||
| Environment and Building Systems 2 | ||
| General Microbiology | ||
| Ecology 2 | ||
| Freshwater Ecology 2 | ||
| Environmental Toxicology 2 | ||
| Global Change Ecology 2 | ||
| Plant Ecology 2 | ||
| Chemical Ecology 2 | ||
| Green Chemistry | ||
| Materials Chemistry in Energy Sciences | ||
| Land-based Systems for Waste Treatment | ||
| Wetland Soils and Mitigation | ||
| Environmental Economics 2 | ||
| Literature and the Environment (Pathway 1a or Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities) | ||
| Soils in the Landscape | ||
| Fundamentals of Environmental Science (Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States) | ||
| Physics of Pollution | ||
| Plant Materials for Environmental Restoration | ||
| Environmental Microbiology | ||
| Water Quality | ||
| Environmental Soil Chemistry | ||
| Bioremediation | ||
| Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Lands | ||
| Insects and Human Society (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences) | ||
| Pesticide Usage | ||
| Aquatic Entomology 2 | ||
| Freshwater Biomonitoring 2 | ||
| Principles of Fish and Wildlife Conservation (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences) | ||
| Fish, Fishing, and Conservation (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences) | ||
| Fish Ecology | ||
| Forest Ecosystems (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences) | ||
| Ecology of Appalachian Forests (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences) | ||
| Forests, Society & Climate (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences or Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences) | ||
| Leadership for Global Sustainability (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| Principles of Watershed Hydrology | ||
FREC 3604 | ||
| Watersheds and Water Quality Monitoring | ||
| Principles and Practice of Agroforestry | ||
| Environmental Justice, Resources and Development (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| Geography of Resources | ||
| Elements of Geology | ||
| Environmental Geosciences | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| Groundwater Hydrology | ||
| American Environmental History (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| Plants and Greenspaces in Urban Communities (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences) | ||
| Watershed Sensitive Site Design and Construction | ||
| Evolution of the American Landscape (Pathway 1a or Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities) | ||
| Global Ethics (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities) | ||
| Global Environmental Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | ||
| Human Behaviors and Natural Environments (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States) | ||
| Environmental and Sustainability Issues in Housing (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States) | ||
| Structure and Properties of Sustainable Biomaterials | ||
| Circular Economy Analytics for Sustainable Systems (Pathway 5a) | ||
| Global Forest Sustainability | ||
| Sustainable Nature-Based Enterprises | ||
| Green Building Systems | ||
| Chemistry and Conversion of Sustainable Biomaterials | ||
| Sustainable Biomaterials and Bioenergy | ||
| Society, Sustainability Biomaterials and Energy | ||
| Sustainable Biomaterials Enterprises | ||
| Plant Polymers & Biocomposites | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Future of Cities (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences or Pathway 6a ; Pathway 6d) | ||
| Creating the Ecological City | ||
| Science, Techology, and Environment (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities) | ||
| Energy and Society (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) 4,6 | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning | ||
| Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy | ||
| Community Renewable Energy Systems | ||
| Planning of the Urban Infrastructure | ||
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
These courses count either as a required course or an engineering elective, but not both
Prerequisites and non-major enrollment restrictions apply.
To complete a minor in Green Engineering, students must:
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