Engineering Sustainability: Linking Technology, Policy, Health, and Economics

ME 478 teaches an interdisciplinary, systems-thinking approach to sustainability, analyzing technology's societal impacts through engineering, policy, and economics.

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INTEREGR 397,B M E 301,BIOCORE 384,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 152, or graduate/professional standing

ME 478

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An interdisciplinary, systems-thinking approach to sustainability at the intersection of technology and society. Explores the operating principles and current state of technologies, primarily related to energy. Integrate perspectives from engineering, public policy, economics, public health, and environmental studies to analyze the societal and sustainability impacts of technological systems.

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  • Energy technologies
  • Societal and sustainability impacts
  • Engineering, public policy, economics, public health, and environmental studies

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  • Systems thinking for sustainability
  • Analysis of societal and sustainability impacts of technology

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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  "requirements_status": "valid",
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