Engineering
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Civil Environmental & Architectural Engineering


Chemical Petroleum Engineering
Architectural Engineering Courses
Civil and Environmental Engineering Courses
Engineering Management
Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Petroleum Engineering

  • C&PT 624: Plant and Environmental Safety (3) - An introductory course designed to acquaint students to topics including chemical plant and environmental accident analysis; review of hazard evaluation procedures including fault tree, hazard and operability studies and human error analysis; safety equipment design; EPA and TOSCA criteria and ethical considerations. Prerequisite: C&PE 613 and C&PE 615. LEC

Architectural Engineering Courses
  • ARCE 663: Energy Management (3) - Energy usage in commercial buildings and industry, energy auditing methodology, utility analysis, management measures, and economic evaluation are covered. Includes fieldwork. Prerequisite: ARCE 357, ARCE 642, ARCE 645, and ARCE 660, or ARCE 540 and ARCE 561, or consent of instructor. LEC
  • ARCE 665: Solar Energy Design (3) - A quantitative and qualitative study of active, passive, wind, and photovoltaic energy conversion systems for buildings. Solar radiation and system performance prediction. Prerequisite: ME 312, C&PE 221, or ARCE 561, or consent of instructor. LEC

Civil and Environmental Engineering Courses
  • CE 477: Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science (3) - Application of fundamental scientific principles to the protection of atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial environments through the use of pollution abatement processes, with consideration also given to economic, social, political, and legal aspects of pollution control. Prerequisite: ENGL 102, MATH 101 or MATH 104, and CHEM 125 or CHEM 184. LEC
  • CE 480: Transportation Engineering Fundatmentals (2) - An introductory study of basic planning and operating principles of various modes of transportation. Several transportation planning tools such as systems approach and economic analysis are also discussed. Prerequisite: CE 455 and ECON 104 or ECON 140. LEC
  • CE 570: Concepts of Environmental Chemistry (2) - The fundamentals of aquatic chemistry, with emphasis on application to water purification and wastewater treatment. Prerequisite: Undergraduate standing, CE 477, and MATH 115 or MATH 121. LEC
  • CE 571: Environmental Chemical Analysis (1) - A laboratory introducing the basic chemical tests used in the water and wastewater fields of environmental engineering and science. Prerequisite: Undergraduate standing, and credit or co-enrollment in CE 570. LAB
  • CE 573: Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering (3) - A laboratory introducing the basic chemical tests used in the water and wastewater fields of environmental engineering and science. Prerequisite: Undergraduate standing, and credit or co-enrollment in CE 570. LAB
  • CE 574: Design of Air Pollution Control Systems (3) -This course emphasizes understanding of air pollution problems and their solution through engineering design and science. Topics covered include: types of air pollutants; monitoring of air pollutants; transport of air pollutants in the atmosphere; and control of air pollution emissions from both stationary and mobile sources. Prerequisite: CE 330, CE 477, MATH 122, PHSX 212; or consent of instructor. LEC
  • CE 576: Municipal Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment (4) - The principles of public water supply design, including source selection, collection, purification, and distribution; for municipal wastewater, collection, treatment, and disposal. Prerequisite: CE 330, CE 455, and CE 477. LEC
  • CE 577: Industrial Water and Wastes (3) - A review of the methods of industrial water treatment and the fundamentals of industrial water pollution control. Topics include: water budgets, cooling tower and boiler treatment, corrosion control, government regulations, wastewater characterization, waste minimization, pilot plants, pretreatment, final treatment, and site selection. Prerequisite: Undergraduate standing, and CE 477 or equivalent. LEC
  • CE 580: Transporation Planning and Management (3) - The course covers the major technical aspects of traditional planning methodologies, computer applications in transportation and the impact of technology on the management and planning processes. Topics discussed will include origin-destination surveys, demand analysis models, supply analysis, traffic impact studies, computer simulation and modeling, economics, management systems, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), and geographic information systems (GIS). Prerequisite: CE 390 and senior standing. LEC
  • CE 756: Wetland Hydrology and Introduction to Management (3) - A study of the basic structure and functions of wetlands; the physical, chemical, and biological processes involved; and an introduction to the management of wetlands. Also a brief introduction to the legal aspects of wetlands, the Section 404 permitting processes, and mitigation requirements. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing in engineering or a science area, or consent of instructor. LEC
  • CE 758: Water Resource Policy and Planning (3) - An appraisal of federal and state water law, policy and planning processes directed toward the management and protection of water resources, emphasizing the framework linking social, technical, and legal aspects of planning. Prerequisite: CE 455 or equivalent. LEC
  • CE 759: Water Quality Modeling (3) - Analytical and numerical modeling of transport and transformation processes in the aquatic environment. Mass balance principles and transport phenomena. Eutrophication of lakes. Transport and fate of conventional pollutants and toxic organic chemicals in rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Prerequisite: CE 330 and CE 477 or equivalent. LEC
  • CE 770: Concepts of Environmental Chemistry (2) - The fundamentals of aquatic chemistry, with emphasis on application to water purification and wastewater treatment. May not be taken for credit by students with credit in CE 570. Prerequisite: CE 477 or equivalent, calculus, and five hours of chemistry. LEC
  • CE 771: Environmental Chemical Analysis (1) - A laboratory introducing the basic chemical tests used in the water and wastewater fields of environmental engineering and science. May not be taken for credit by students with credit in CE 571. Prerequisite: Credit or co-enrollment in CE 770. LAB
  • CE 772: Physical Principles of Environmental Engineering Processes (3) - A laboratory introducing the basic chemical tests used in the water and wastewater fields of environmental engineering and science. May not be taken for credit by students with credit in CE 571. Prerequisite: Credit or co-enrollment in CE 770. LAB
  • CE 773: Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering (3) - A basic study of the microorganisms of importance in environmental engineering. Emphasis is placed on the microbiology of dilute nutrient solutions. Microbial physiology, microbial ecology, and biochemistry will be discussed as they pertain to environmental engineering and science. Both biodegradation and public health aspects are included. (Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week.) May not be taken for credit by students with credit in CE 573. Prerequisite: CE 477 or equivalent, calculus, and five hours of chemistry. LEC
  • CE 774: Chemical Principles of Environmental Engineering Processes (3) - A basic study of the microorganisms of importance in environmental engineering. Emphasis is placed on the microbiology of dilute nutrient solutions. Microbial physiology, microbial ecology, and biochemistry will be discussed as they pertain to environmental engineering and science. Both biodegradation and public health aspects are included. (Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week.) May not be taken for credit by students with credit in CE 573. Prerequisite: CE 477 or equivalent, calculus, and five hours of chemistry. LEC
  • CE 775: Marine Pollution (3) - Marine chemistry and relation to pollution problems. Types of pollution and effects on the environment. Interrelation of the chemical, physical, geological, and biological parameters of the ocean and their interaction with pollutants. Special emphasis on problems of worldwide occurrence, international law, cooperation, and economics. Offered irregularly. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing and consent of instructor. Minimum of at least seven hours of chemistry and eight hours of physics. LEC
  • CE 776: Contaminant Transport (3) - A study of the transport of conservative and non-conservative pollutants in subsurface waters. Case studies are used to illustrate and develop a conceptual understanding of such processes as diffusion, advection, dispersion, retardation, chemical reactions, and biodegradation. Computer models are developed and used to quantify these processes and gain an appreciation of modeling limitations. (Same as GEOL 754.) Prerequisite: Introductory course in hydrogeology and familiarity with computer use, and consent of instructor. LEC
  • CE 777: Industrial Water and Wastes (3) - A review of the methods of industrial water treatment and the fundamentals of industrial wastewater pollution control. Topics include: water budgets, cooling tower and boiler treatment, corrosion control, government regulations, wastewater characterization, waste minimization, pilot plants, pretreatment, final treatment, and site selection. May not be taken for credit by students with credit in CE 577. Prerequisite: CE 477 or equivalent. LEC
  • CE 778: Air Quality (3) - The course is intended to provide a working knowledge of pollutant sources, effects, meteorological factors, measurements, modeling approaches, legislation and controls associated with air quality problems. Students work on problems drawn from typical industrial situations, and use models to address specific air pollution scenarios. Prerequisite: CE 477 or equivalent, and MATH 115 or MATH 121. LEC
  • CE 779: Water Quality (3) - Examination of water quality principles, policy, processes, practices, computer programs, laws and regulations as they relate to the integrated planning and control of point and nonpoint sources of pollution. Prerequisite: MATH 121 or equivalent, CE 477, and CE 570 or CE 770. LEC
  • CE 791: Waste Facility Siting and Design (3) - A review of current site characterization and design methods for solid and hazardous waste facilities with particular emphasis on working within the modern regulatory environment. Prerequisite: CE 487 or equivalent. LEC
  • CE 856: Wetland Design, Engineering, and Management (3) - Introduction of design concepts in creating and restoring wetland systems. Review of wetland hydrology and hydraulics. Interaction of wetland hydrology, soils, and vegetation providing environmental benefits. Considerations in project planning, site selection and preparation, construction and operation, and maintenance. Use of state and local legal and management tools to protect and restore wetlands. Emerging concepts of mitigation and banking. Prerequisite: CE 756 or equivalent. LEC
  • CE 871: Fundamentals of Bioremediation (3) - A study of microbial ecology and physiology as they relate to the degradation of environmental contaminants. Emphasis is placed on the interrelationship between the physiological traits or microorganisms, and the physical and chemical properties of the contaminants and the treatment environments. Case studies involving in-situ bioremediation and reactor design are discussed. Prerequisite: CE 573 or CE 773 or equivalent, and five hours of chemistry. LEC
  • CE 873: Envrionmental Monitoring (2) - A lecture-laboratory course to familiarize students with environmental monitoring techniques, regulations, and systems. Dimensions of environmental monitoring will be considered for air, soil, and water measurements. The major emphasis will be on monitoring techniques and their principles, utility, and limitations. LEC
  • CE 874: Air Pollution Control (3) - The design of control devices for the abatement of air pollutants, both gaseous and particulate, emitted from stationary sources. This includes the basic theory of control device operation and economic factors associated with each type of control device design. Prerequisite: CE 772 and CE 778 or equivalent. LEC
  • CE 875: Solid and Hazardous Wastes (3) - Fundamental issues associated with solid and hazardous wastes are presented. Topics include government regulations, waste characteristics and quantities, the transport and attenuation of wastes in the environment, risk assessment, and handling, treatment and disposal techniques. Special emphasis is placed on hazardous waste remediation strategies in terrestrial systems. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the Environmental Science and Engineering program, or consent of instructor. CE 770 and CE 773 are recommended. LEC
  • CE 876: Wastewater Treatment Plant Design (3) - Application of physical, chemical, and biological principles to the design of wastewater treatment systems for domestic and other wastewaters. Special emphasis is placed on biological treatment processes. Prerequisite: CE 576 or equivalent, or CE 573 or CE 773 or equivalent. LEC
  • CE 877: Water Treatment Plant Design (3) - Application of physical, chemical, and biological principles to the design of water treatment plants and processes for domestic water supply from surface and groundwater sources. Prerequisite: CE 774, or concurrent enrollment. LEC
  • CE 870: Air Quality Modeling (3) - Fundamental physical and mathematical principles applied to air quality modeling; considered are factors that influence the choice and application of air quality models, as well as the interpretation of model output data. Practical applications are stressed using standard models. Prerequisite: CE 778 or equivalent and MATH 121 or CE 625. LEC
  • CE 879: Environmental Research Seminar (1) - Discussion of current topics in environmental engineering and science and related fields by staff, students, and visiting lecturers. May be taken only once for credit. LEC
  • CE 883: Urban Transportation Planning (3) - A detailed study of the comprehensive transportation planning process which involves the determination of urban travel characteristics and needs from studies of traffic, social-economical, and environmental factors, as well as the applications of land use, trip generation, trip distribution, model split, and traffic assignment models. Prerequisite: CE 781 or equivalent. LEC
  • CE 983: Implementation of the Urban Transportation Planning System - UTPS (3) - A study of the principles and implementation skills of the most up-to-date versions of several urban transportation planning software packages. The course involves a two-hour lecture and a three-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite: CE 883, or UBPL 750, or equivalent. LEC

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Engineering Management
  • EMGT 850: Environmental Issues for Engineering Managers (3) - This course provides a survey of the environmental regulations, environmental problems, and environmental solutions that must be dealt with by engineering managers regardless of their function or industry. A historical perspective on the environment is presented followed by discussion of pollution generation (sources), transportation, fate, and effects. The quantity and quality of various types of pollutants emitted to various media and the risk posed by these pollutants is analyzed. The regulatory process is examined from the perspective of the legislator, the regulator, the regulated, the engineer, and the public. LEC

Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 656: Thermal System Design (3) - Design of thermal fluid systems and components by application of physical principles drawn from the fields of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. Optimal selection of parameters subject to physical, economic, and social considerations is treated. Prerequisite: ME 412 and ME 612. LEC