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CE 335   ENGINEERING MECHANICS OF SOILS
Phase relationships, engineering classification, ground water flow, stresses, shear strength, compaction, and consolidation.
Credits: (3)
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CE 361   ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY
Water Sources And Losses, Evaporation, And Infiltration Effects On Streamflows, Hydrographs, Flood Frequency, Reservoir Uses In Flood Protection And Water Conservation.
Credits: (3)
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CE 370   INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Nature And Scope Of Environmental Issues; Air, Water, Land Impacts; Fundamentals And Processes Of Pollution Control.
Credits: (3)
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CE 371   WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Water Treatment; Water Storage; Design Of Water Distribution And Wastewater Systems; Pumping Stations.
Credits: (3)
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CE 410W   SUSTAINABLE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION DESIGN
Residential Subdivision Process; Site Selection; Conservation And Neo- Traditional Design; Utility Design And Layout; Best Management Practices For Erosion And Stormwater.
Credits: (3)
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CE 462   OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS
Free Surface Flow In Rivers, Canals, Steep Chutes, Stilling Basins, And Transitions.
Credits: (3)
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CE 465W   HYDROSYSTEMS CAPSTONE COURSE
Hydraulic Design Of River Structures And Open Channels Including Supercritical And Spatially Varied Flow; Hydrologic/Hydraulic Computer Modeling; Design Project.
Credits: (3)
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CE 471   ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION
Public Health Engineering Applications Related To Communicable Diseases, Water Supply, Wastewater Disposal, Solid Wastes, Air Pollution, Food, Vectors, And Radiation.
Credits: (3)

CE 472W   ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN
Principles And Design Of Unit Operations For Water; Domestic And Industrial Wastewater Treatment; Equipment Selection And Application.
Credits: (3)

CE 473   WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Water Quality Criteria And Standards; Fate And Impact Of Pollutants In Aquatic Systems; Technology Available For Wastewater Renovation.
Credits: (3)

CE 475   WATER QUALITY CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Applicable To The Understanding And Analysis Of Water Quality, Pollution, And Treatment.
Credits: (3)
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CE 476   SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTES
Characteristics And Treatment Of Solid Wastes And Hazardous Wastes.
Credits: (3)
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CE 479   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
Introductory Microbiology Course; Application Of Diagnostic Microbiological Techniques To The Characterization Of Wastewater Enrichment Cultures And Pure Cultures.
Credits: (1)
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CE 511   ENGINEERING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
Applications of physico-chemical principles in soil engineering; soil composition; factors influencing engineering soil properties.
Credits: (3)

CE 551   RANDOM PROCESSES IN HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
Hydrologic systems analysis, simulation; design using probability, time series and dynamical systems; formulating models, parameter estimation, environmental impact, resource assessment.
Credits: (3)

CE 552   COASTAL AND NEARSHORE PROCESSES
Hydrodynamics of the near-shore environment, including waves, currents, and storm surges. Coastal response, sediment transport, engineering structures.
Credits: (3)
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CE 555   GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY: ANALYSIS AND MODELING
Introduction to groundwater resource analysis, model formulation, simulation, and design of water resource systems using symbolic and numerical methods. ( 3) Introduction to groundwater resource analysis, model formulation, simulation, and design of water resource systems using symbolic and numerical methods.
Credits: (3)
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CE 556   TRACER AND CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS
Introduction to mathematical models for tracer and contaminant transport in groundwater. Topics include formulation, visualization, environmental tracers, and remediation.
Credits: (3)

CE 561   SURFACE HYDROLOGY
Quantification of the processes that govern the movement and storage of water near the land-surface including precipitation, evapotranspiration, and runoff.
Credits: (3)

CE 566   UNCERTAINTY AND RELIABILITY IN WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Introduction to probabilistic modeling, uncertainty analysis, applied to water resources engineering.
Credits: (3)

CE 567   RIVER ENGINEERING
Introduction to river mechanics and fluvial geomorphology applied to problems of sediment transport and channel morphology.
Credits: (3)

CE 570   ENVIRONMENTAL AQUATIC CHEMISTRY
Speciation, reactivity, and distribution of contaminants in water, with emphasis in inorganic chemicals.
Credits: (3)

CE 571   PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES
The theory of physical-chemical processes used in the treatment of potable water and municipal and industrial wastewaters.
Credits: (3)

CE 572   BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES
The theory and application of biological processes to treat organic wastes, including wastewater, solid residuals, and toxic priority pollutants.
Credits: (3)

CE 573   ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Theory, measurement, and estimation of the characteristics and environmental transformations of hazardous materials.
Credits: (3)

CE 574   LABORATORY ANALYSES IN WATER QUALITY CONTROL
Experiments illustrating current chemical and biochemical methods of water and waste treatment and analytical methods used in research and control.
Credits: (3)

CE 575   INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Surveys and analysis, pollution prevention, regulatory requirements, treatment and disposal of liquid, gaseous and solid residues
Credits: (3)
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CE 576   ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT PROCESSES
Fundamentals of chemical transport in engineered environments, such as biofilm reactors, and natural systems including aquifers and rivers.
Credits: (3)

CE 577   TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN
Design of works for the treatment of water and wastewater for municipalities and industries.
Credits: ((1 - 6))

CE 578   GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
Application of fundamental physical/chemical/biological processes in natural and engineered systems for remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater.
Credits: (3)

CE 579   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION MICROBIOLOGY
Fundamentals of microorganisms in water and wastewater treatment; indicators of pollution; activities of microorganisms in polluted waters, including biogeochemical cycles.
Credits: (3)

CE 580   HYDRODYNAMIC MIXING PROCESSES
Physical mixing processes in rivers, estuaries, lakes, and oceans. Analytic methods and computational modeling.
Credits: (3)

CED 201   INTRODUCTORY ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
Apply principles of economics to analyze environmental protection policies and natural resource use decision. Examine contemporary policy issues.
Credits: (3)

CED 309   LAND USE DYNAMICS
Theory of land use and land use decision-making.
Credits: (3)

CED 404   METHODS IN NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Students will learn empirical research methodology in the areas of environ- mental and natural resource economics.
Credits: (3)

CED 409   LAND USE PLANNING AND PROCEDURE
General land use planning laws and procedures.
Credits: (3)

CED 410   THE GLOBAL SEMINAR
Exploration of critical global issues relevant to sustainable development and the environment. Collaborative with other universities worldwide.
Credits: (3)

CED 427W   SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Analysis of the relationships between societal development and enhancement and natural resources.
Credits: (3)

CEDEV 502   ECONOMICS OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Emphasis will be placed. on the application of economic concepts to problems and policies in rural areas.
Credits: (3)

CH E 430   CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING
Chemical reaction rates and equilibria, reactors, reactor design; emphasis on industrial chemical processes.
Credits: (3)

CH E 438   BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
Introduction To The Biotechnology Field Including Consideration Of Upstream And Downstream Processing Of Biochemicals
Credits: (3)

CH E 446   TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Fundamental treatment of mass, heat, and momentum transfer; emphasis on transport properties and mathematical models of chemical engineering transport processes.
Credits: (3)

CH E 535   CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING
Optimal design of batch and continuous chemical reactors and reactor batteries; effect of mixing on reactor operation.
Credits: (3)

CH E 576   ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT PROCESSES
Fundamentals of chemical transport in engineered environments, such as biofilm reactors, and natural systems including aquifers and rivers.
Credits: (3)

CHEM 102   ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Applications of chemistry to environmental problems, including air, water, thermal pollution; pesticides; drugs and birth control agents; food additives; etc.
Credits: (3)

CHEM 104   ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
Introduction to organic chemistry, with emphasis on the properties of organic compounds of biochemical importance.
Credits: (1)

CHEM 301   ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY AND ANALYSIS
Chemical principles, interpretation, and methods of analysis for groundwater, water supply, wastewater treatment, stream pollution.
Credits: (3)

CHEM 402   CHEMISTRY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Chemistry Of The Atmosphere, Natural Waters, And The Land Surface With Particular Focus On Human Influence On Processes Occurring Therein.
Credits: (3)


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