Coastal Engineering
Coastal Engineering examines natural forces like storms and hurricanes affecting the coastal zone, covering wave prediction, shore erosion, pollution, and harbor design.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.51 GPA, 75.6% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.50 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Explain the physical processes that are important for coastal environments.
Apply engineering principles to solve the coastal engineering issues such as coastal flooding, shoreline erosion, navigation sedimentation, and water quality pollution.
Explain coastal engineering problems and solutions to a non-technical audience.
Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of coastal communities.
Apply sustainability principles and/or frameworks to addressing the challenge of sustainable coastal cities and communities under changing climate.
Synthesize scientific literature related to coastal engineering.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapCIV ENGR 311, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- CIVENGR 311
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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- Any of
- CIVENGR 311
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 3.51 GPA, 75.6% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.50 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).
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Topics
- Wave and storm-surge prediction and wave forces on the shore
- Shore erosion and littoral drift
- Nearshore pollution in lakes and oceans
- Harbor, breakwater, and revetment design
- Social, economic, and environmental dimensions of coastal community sustainability
Skills
- Wave and storm-surge prediction, analyzing shore erosion and littoral drift, and designing harbors, breakwaters, and revetments.
- Applying engineering principles to solve coastal flooding, shoreline erosion, navigation sedimentation, and water quality pollution issues.
- Applying sustainability principles and frameworks to address challenges for sustainable coastal cities and communities under changing climate.
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