ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING

CIVENGR/GLE 421

Course Description

Uses the three paradigms of sustainability (environmental, social, and economic) for strategic environmental initiatives in an engineering setting. Proactive environmental management opportunities, including practices of pollution prevention, industrial ecology, and design for the environment. A systems approach to manufacturing, examining the life cycle of products, incorporating total cost accounting, extended producer responsibility, and design for end-of-life.

Prerequisties

(MATH 217 or MATH 221 ) and (CHEM 104 or CHEM 109 ), or graduate/professional standing or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.78

3.05% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

1.45% from Historical

A Rate

70%

9.7% from Historical

Class Size

No change from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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