Green Engineering Minor/Concentration

A Green Engineering Minor has been approved for students graduating spring 2009. The Green Engineering Concentration is still available for students graduating before spring 2009.

This minor requires 18 credits as detailed below:

2 Required Core Courses (6 credits):

  • Engr 3124 - Introduction to Green Engineering (3 cr. - Fall)*
  • Engr 3134 - Environmental Life Cycle Assessment & Materials Selection (3 cr. - Spring)

2 Engineering Electives (6 credits):

  • Engineering electives strengthen engineering skills in areas related to Green Engineering. They are taken within the College of Engineering and contain at least 25% content focus on the implications of engineering decisions on the environment.

2 Interdisciplinary Electives (6 credits):

  • Interdisciplinary electives are intended to broaden the student's perspective in areas outside engineering, but which provide critical context in the real world in which engineers practice. These courses are taken from departments typically outside the College of Engineering and contain at least 25% focus on technical, social, political, or economic implications of environmental issues.

*ENSC/CSES 3604, Fundamentals of Environmental Science, can be substituted as a core class for ENGR 3124 with the addition of an approved research paper focusing on a specific impact of engineering practice on the environment.

All courses must be taken on the letter grade (A/F) option. An overall GPA of 2.00 is required to obtain the minor.

For the concentration to be approved, the Green Engineering Check Sheet must be completed and signed by the student, department representative, and program director.

If you have any questions, please contact your Department Representative or the Green Engineering Program Director.

 

Last Update: August 14, 2007

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