Sustainable Engineering Principles

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: CHEM 130 and MATH 116. Enforced Prerequisite: None. Credit Exclusions: Student may only receive credit for one course , CEE 265 or MECHENG 489. (3 credits) Sustainable engineering principles include calculations of environmental emissions and resource consumption. Mass and energy balance calculations in context of pollution generation and prevention, resource recovery and life-cycle assessment. Economic aspects of sustainable engineering decision-making. Social impacts of technology system design decisions including ethical frameworks, government legislation and health risks.