CASE STUDIES EXPLORING INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing and (MATH 217 or 221 ), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of relevant sustainability principles and definitions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critically evaluate the application and achievement of sustainability goals by real-world project case studies in the context of natural resource capacity and limits Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Demonstrate how engineers can apply authentic sustainability goals into both large and small engineered works Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe how engineers can act as citizens in developing sustainability policy as well as engineers designing a sustainable project Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate the sufficiency of the sustainability goals that were defined for a project Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of relevant sustainability principles and definitions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Critically evaluate the application and achievement of sustainability goals by real-world project case studies in the context of natural resource capacity and limits Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Demonstrate how engineers can apply authentic sustainability goals into both large and small engineered works Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe how engineers can act as citizens in developing sustainability policy as well as engineers designing a sustainable project Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically evaluate the sufficiency of the sustainability goals that were defined for a project Audience: Graduate