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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Course mapINTEREGR 397,B M E 301,BIOCORE 384,ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152, or graduate/professional standing
- INTEREGR 397
- BME 301
- BIOCORE 384
- BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152
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- INTEREGR 397
- BME 301
- BIOCORE 384
- BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152
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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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