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MATH 1371 - CSE Calculus I (MATH)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 1271/Math 1381/Math 1571/
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Differentiation of single-variable functions, basics of integration of single-variable functions. Applications: max-min, related rates, area, curve-sketching. Use of calculator, cooperative learning. prereq: CSE or pre-bioprod concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in biosys engn (PRE), background in [precalculus, geometry, visualization of functions/graphs], instr consent; familiarity with graphing calculators recommended

MATH 1271 - Calculus I (MATH)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 1271/Math 1381/Math 1571/
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Differential calculus of functions of a single variable, including polynomial, rational, exponential, and trig functions. Applications, including optimization and related rates problems. Single variable integral calculus, using anti-derivatives and simple substitution. Applications may include area, volume, work problems. prereq: 4 yrs high school math including trig or satisfactory score on placement test or grade of at least C- in [1151 or 1155]

MATH 1571H - Honors Calculus I (MATH)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 1271/Math 1381/Math 1571/
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Differential/integral calculus of functions of a single variable. Emphasizes hard problem-solving rather than theory. prereq: Honors student and permission of University Honors Program

MATH 1372 - CSE Calculus II

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Techniques of integration. Calculus involving transcendental functions, polar coordinates, Taylor polynomials, vectors/curves in space, cylindrical/spherical coordinates. Use of calculators, cooperative learning. prereq: Grade of at least C- in [1371 or equiv], CSE or pre-Bioprod/Biosys Engr

MATH 1272 - Calculus II

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Techniques of integration. Calculus involving transcendental functions, polar coordinates. Taylor polynomials, vectors/curves in space, cylindrical/spherical coordinates. prereq: [1271 or equiv] with grade of at least C-

MATH 1572H - Honors Calculus II

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 1272/Math 1282/Math 1372/
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Continuation of 1571. Infinite series, differential calculus of several variables, introduction to linear algebra. prereq: 1571H (or equivalent) honors student

MATH 2374 - CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 2263/Math 2374/Math 2573H
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Derivative as linear map. Differential/integral calculus of functions of several variables, including change of coordinates using Jacobians. Line/surface integrals. Gauss, Green, Stokes theorems. Use of computer technology. prereq: [1272 or 1282 or 1372 or 1572] w/grade of at least C-, CSE or pre-Bioprod/Biosys Engr

MATH 2263 - Multivariable Calculus

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 2263/Math 2374/Math 2573H
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Derivative as linear map. Differential/integral calculus of functions of several variables, including change of coordinates using Jacobians. Line/surface integrals. Gauss, Green, Stokes Theorems. prereq: [1272 or 1372 or 1572] w/grade of at least C-

MATH 2573H - Honors Calculus III

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 2263/Math 2374/Math 2573H
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Integral calculus of several variables. Vector analysis, including theorems of Gauss, Green, Stokes. prereq: Math 1572H (or equivalent), honors student

CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I (PHYS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 1061/ 1071/H/ 1081
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Atomic theory, periodic properties of elements. Thermochemistry, reaction stoichiometry. Behavior of gases, liquids, and solids. Molecular/ionic structure/bonding. Organic chemistry and polymers. energy sources, environmental issues related to energy use. Prereq-Grade of at least C- in [1011 or 1015] or [passing placement exam, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1065]; intended for science or engineering majors; concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1065; registration for 1065 must precede registration for 1061

CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory (PHYS)

Credits:	1.0 [max 1.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 1065/Chem 1075H
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Basic laboratory skills while investigating physical and chemical phenomena closely linked to lecture material. Experimental design, data collection and treatment, discussion of errors, and proper treatment of hazardous wastes. prereq: concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1061

CHEM 1071H - Honors Chemistry I (PHYS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 1061/ 1071/H/ 1081
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Advanced introduction to atomic theory. Periodic properties of elements. Behavior of gases, liquids, and solids. Molecular/ionic structure, bonding. Aspects of organic chemistry, spectroscopy, and polymers. Mathematically demanding quantitative problems. Writing for scientific journals. prereq: Honors student, permission of University Honors Program, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1075H; registration for 1075H must precede registration for 1071H

CHEM 1075H - Honors Chemistry I Laboratory (PHYS)

Credits:	1.0 [max 1.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 1065/Chem 1075H
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Develop laboratory skills while investigating physical and chemical phenomena closely linked to lecture material. Experimental design, data collection and treatment, discussion of errors, and the proper treatment of hazardous wastes. prereq: prereq or coreq 1071H; honors student or permission of University Honors Program

CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II (PHYS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 1062/1072/1072H/1082/
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Chemical kinetics. Radioactive decay. Chemical equilibrium. Solutions. Acids/bases. Solubility. Second law of thermodynamics. Electrochemistry/corrosion. Descriptive chemistry of elements. Coordination chemistry. Biochemistry. prereq: Grade of at least C- in 1061 or equiv, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1066; registration for 1066 must precede registration for 1062

CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory (PHYS)

Credits:	1.0 [max 1.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 1066/Chem 1076H
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Basic laboratory skills while investigating physical and chemical phenomena closely linked to lecture material. Experimental design, data collection and treatment, discussion of errors, and proper treatment of hazardous wastes. prereq: concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1062

CHEM 1072H - Honors Chemistry II (PHYS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 1062/1072/1072H/1082/
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Advanced introduction. Chemical kinetics/reaction mechanisms, chemical/physical equilibria, acids/bases, entropy/second law of thermodynamics, electrochemistry/corrosion; descriptive chemistry of elements; coordination chemistry; biochemistry. prereq: 1071H, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1076H, honors student, registration for 1076H must precede registration for 1072H

CHEM 1076H - Honors Chemistry II Laboratory (PHYS)

Credits:	1.0 [max 1.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 1066/Chem 1076H
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Develop laboratory skills as experiments become increasingly complex. Data collection/treatment, discussion of errors, proper treatment of hazardous wastes, experiment design. prereq: concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 1072H

CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 2301/Chem 2331H
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Organic compounds, constitutions, configurations, conformations, reactions. Molecular structure. Chemical reactivity/properties. Spectroscopic characterization of organic molecules. prereq: C- or better in 1062/1066 or 1072H/1076H

PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I (PHYS, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Phys 1201W/1301W/1401V/1501V
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Use of fundamental principles to solve quantitative problems. Motion, forces, conservation principles, structure of matter. Applications to mechanical systems. Prereq or Concurrent: MATH 1271/1371/1371H or equivalent

PHYS 1401V - Honors Physics I (PHYS, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Phys 1201W/1301W/1401V/1501V
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Comprehensive, calculus-level general physics. Emphasizes use of fundamental principles to solve quantitative problems. Description of motion, forces, conservation principles. Structure of matter, with applications to mechanical systems. Prereq: Honors program or with permission, Prereq or Concurrent: MATH 1271/1371/1571H or equivalent

PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II (PHYS, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Phys 1202W/1302W/1402V/1502V
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Use of fundamental principles to solve quantitative problems. Motion, forces, conservation principles, fields, structure of matter. Applications to electromagnetic phenomena. Prereq: PHYS 1301 or equivalent, Prereq or Concurrent: MATH 1272/1372/1572H or equivalent

PHYS 1402V - Honors Physics II (PHYS, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Phys 1202W/1302W/1402V/1502V
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Fundamental principles to solve quantitative problems. Description of motion, forces, conservation principles, fields. Structure of matter, with applications to electro-magnetic phenomena. Honors program or with permission, PHYS 1401V or equivalent, Prereq or CC: MATH 1272/1372/1572H or equivalent

AEM 2011 - Statics

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Force/moment vectors, resultants. Principles of statics and free-body diagrams. Applications to simple trusses, frames, and machines. Distributed loads. Internal forces in beams. Properties of areas, second moments. Laws of friction. prereq: PHYS 1301W, [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in Math 2374 or equiv], CSE

CEGE 3101 - Computer Applications I

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Computer tools and computational methods for solving civil, environmental, and geo- engineering problems. Solving systems of linear/nonlinear equations, parameter estimation and engineeringmodel fitting, numerical differentiation/integration, numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. prereq: MATH 1372, PHYS 1301, CSE or instructor consent

CEGE 3102 - Uncertainty and Decision Analysis

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Stochastic models, their usefulness in reasoning about uncertainty in civil, environmental, and geo-engineering. Techniques for identifying, fitting, and validating models using data samples. Testing hypotheses about, and bounding uncertainty attached to, engineering parameters. Applications to civil, environmental, and geo-engineering. prereq: MATH 1372 or equiv

CEGE 3103 - Engineering Ethics and Professional Practice

Credits:	1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Introduction to ethical thinking, legal aspects of professional practice, codes of ethics for engineers, ethical problem-solving using case studies. Prereq: Civil Eng. or Environmental Eng. or Geoengineering Upper Division

CEGE 3301 - Soil Mechanics I

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Index properties and soil classification. Effective stress. Permeability and seepage. Elasticity theory. One-dimensional compression and consolidation; settlements. Compaction; cut and fill problems. prereq: upper division CSE, AEM 3031, CEGE 3101, or instructor consent

CEGE 3402 - Civil Engineering Materials

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Concepts and modeling of behavior mechanisms for civil engineering materials such as concrete, masonry, metals, asphalt, plastics, and wood. Standard specifications for material properties. Techniques for testing. prereq: AEM 3031

CEGE 3501 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering (ENV)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

A quantitative approach to environmental problems, including the development of mass and energy balances and the application of fundamental principles of environmental chemistry and microbiology. Meets the University of Minnesota's liberal education environment theme through the incorporation of environmental function, problems, and solutions throughout the course. prereq: Chem 1062, Phys 1302, Math 1372 or equivalent

CEGE 3502 - Fluid Mechanics

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Fluid statics/dynamics. Kinematics of fluid flow, equations of motion, pressure-velocity relationships, viscous effects, boundary layers. Momentum/energy equations. Lift/drag. Flow in pipes and pipe systems. Hydraulic machinery. Fluid measurements. prereq: [AEM 2012 or AEM 3031], Math 2373, CEGE 3101

CEGE 3541 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Laboratory-based course focused on physical, chemical, and microbiological measurements used in analysis of air, water, and solid samples. Applications include water quality, water treatment, wastewater treatment, hazardous waste treatment/remediation, air pollution, and environmental sensing. prereq: CEGE 3501

CEGE 4101W - Project Management and Engineering Economics (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Civil, Environmental, and Geo-engineering project management. Project planning, scheduling, and controlling. Project permitting. Financing, bidding, and contracts for public projects. Budgeting, staffing, task cost control. Critical path method and graphical project representations. Project management and leadership. Risk management. Engineering economics. Prerequisites: Civil Eng. or Environmental Eng. or Geoengineering upper division

CEGE 4102W - Capstone Design for Civil Engineering (WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	CEGE 4102W/4103W/4104W
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Teams formulate/solve civil engineering problems. From conceptual stage through preliminary planning, public hearings, design, environmental impact statements, final plans/specifications, and award of contracts. prereq: 4101W, 4401, 4501

CEGE 4501 - Hydrologic Design

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Hydrologic cycle: precipitation, evaporation, infiltration runoff. Flood routing through rivers and reservoirs. Statistical analysis of hydrologic data and estimation of design flows. Open channel flow, flow through conduits. Detention basin design, hydraulic structure sizing, estimation of risk of flooding. prereq: CEGE 3502

CEGE 4502 - Water and Wastewater Treatment

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Theory and design of physical, chemical, and biological processes for the treatment of water and wastewater. prereq: CEGE 3501 or ChEn 2001 or BBE 3033

BBE 4608 - Environmental and Industrial Microbiology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	BBE 4608/BBE 5608
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Microbes, including fungi, bacteria, and other small-scale organisms, are the pioneer life of the planet, shaping and maintaining the ecosystem. Microbiology is the discipline that studies the basic biology and fundamental processes of microbes, with the aim of answering and solving the relevant environmental and industrial questions. Microbiology remains a frontier, but has developed significantly in recent years. Growth in this research area is largely due to vast improvements in molecular tools (for example: genome sequencing and editing, microscopes, data analysis) and other biochemical techniques, often driven by interest in emergent applications for these unique organisms. These applications include those related to protecting environmental quality as well as those related to making novel products, including materials, fuels, and chemicals. These also include understanding the roles of microbes in the natural nutrient cycles and other key natural processes. This course is therefore designed to introduce students to the taxonomy, biology and ecology of microbes, and to focus on key applications for which these microbes can be applied. prereq: BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003 and CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1061 or CHEM 1081

BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives (BIOL)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Biol 1001/Biol 1001H/Biol 1003
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

A one-semester exploration of the genetic, evolutionary, and ecological processes that govern biological diversity from populations to ecosystems. We explore how these processes influence human evolution, health, population growth, and conservation. We also consider how the scientific method informs our understanding of biological processes. Lab. This course is oriented towards non-majors and does not fulfill prerequisites for allied health grad programs.

PMB 4121 - Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Evolution/structure of microbial communities. Population interaction within ecosystems. Quantitative/habitat ecology. Biogeochemical cycling. Molecular microbial ecology, gene transfer in the environment. Molecular phylogeny of microorganisms. Application of microbes in agriculture. Production of commodity chemicals, drugs, and other high-value products. prereq: 3301

CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water/wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health. prereq: Upper div or grad student or instructor consent

EEB 3407 - Ecology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Biol 3407//Biol 3807/EEB 3407
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Summer

Principles of ecology from populations to ecosystems. Applications to human populations, disease, exotic organisms, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity and global dynamics of the earth.

ESCI 4801 - Geomicrobiology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Geosphere/biosphere interactions over temporal/spatial scales. Global biogeochemical cycling, microbe-metal interactions, microbial paleobiology, environmental geomicrobiology, life detection, habitability of planets.

ESCI 1001 - Earth and Its Environments (PHYS, ENV)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 1001/ESci 1101/ESci 1005/
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Physical processes that shape the Earth: volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, glaciers, rivers. Current environmental issues/global change. Lecture/lab. Optional field experience.

ESCI 1003 - Dinosaurs and Our World (BIOL, ENV)

Credits:	4.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Dinosaur evolution, ecology, and extinction. Evolution of modern ecosystems from the Mesozoic Era to the Anthropocene (and dinosaurs roles in that evolution). Human interactions with our environment and our roles as historic agents. Structure and function of biological forms, interpreting past life, and the social history of scientific inquiry.

ESCI 1005 - Geology and Cinema (PHYS, ENV)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 1001/ESci 1101/ESci 1005/
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Physical processes shaping the Earth, materials it comprises, its nearly five billion year history as told spectacularly, but often wrongly, by Hollywood movies.

ESCI 1006 - Oceanography (PHYS, ENV)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 1006/ESci 1106
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How various processes in the ocean interact. Marine biology, waves, tides, chemical oceanography, marine geology, and human interaction with the sea. Labs include study of live marine invertebrates, manipulation of oceanographic data, and discussion using videos showing unique aspects of ocean research.

ESCI 1007 - From Microbes to Mammoths: History of Life on Earth (BIOL)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Scientific evidence from biology, paleontology, and geology for origin/evolution of life over 4.5 billion years of Earth's history. Biochemical basis of life, biogeochemical cycles, natural selection, origin of species, genetics, phylogeny reconstruction, timescales for evolution.

ESCI 1012 - Natural Disasters (TS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Geological processes that give rise to natural hazards and the emerging technologies that allow societies to mitigate their effects.

ESCI 1101 - Introduction to Geology (lecture only) (ENV)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 1001/ESci 1101/ESci 1005/
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Physical processes that shape the Earth: volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, glaciers, rivers. Current environmental issues and global change. Lecture.

ESCI 1105 - Geology and Cinema (lecture only) (ENV)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 1001/ESci 1101/ESci 1005/
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Physical processes shaping the Earth, materials it comprises, its nearly five billion year history as told spectacularly, but often wrongly, by Hollywood movies.

ESCI 1106 - Oceanography (ENV)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 1006/ESci 1106
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How various processes in the ocean interact. Marine biology, waves, tides, chemical oceanography, marine geology, human interaction with sea.

ESCI 2201 - Solid Earth Dynamics

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Dynamics of solid Earth, particularly tectonic system. Seismology, internal structure of Earth. Earth's gravity, magnetic fields. Paleomagnetism, global plate tectonics, tectonic systems. Field trip. prereq: concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in PHYS 1301 or instr consent

ESCI 2202 - Earth History

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Big Bang cosmology, plate tectonics, evolution. Formation of Earth. Chemical evolution of Earth, atmosphere, and ocean. Origin/tectonic evolution of continents. Origin of life, its patterns/processes. Long-term interactions between geosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. prereq: [2201, 2301] or instr consent

ESCI 2203 - Earth Surface Dynamics

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Earth's surface processes, drivers, and implications. Interactions between atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.

ESCI 2301 - Mineralogy

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Crystallography, crystal chemistry, physics. Physical/chemical properties, crystal structures, chemical equilibria of major mineral groups. Lab includes crystallographic, polarizing microscope, X-ray powder diffraction exercises, hand-specimen mineral identification. prereq: [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1061, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1065, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in MATH 1271] or instr consent

ESCI 2302 - Petrology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Magmatic and metamorphic processes, with an emphasis on plate tectonic interpretation of rock sequences. prereq: 2301 or instr consent

ESCI 3002 - Climate Change and Human History (ENV)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 3002/ESci 5102
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

Causes of long-/short-term climate change. Frequency/magnitude of past climate changes; their geologic records. Relationship of past climate changes to development of agrarian societies and to shifts in power among kingdoms/city-states. Emphasizes last 10,000 years.

ESCI 3004 - Water and Society (ENV)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

For non-science majors. Study of (1) the role of humans as agents influencing the composition (quality) of water resources through domestic, agricultural, industrial, and other land-use practices; (2) the role of water in various ecosystem services which may be at odds with the anthropocentric view of water as a resource; (3) how population increase and climate change, coupled with human actions, is affecting the quality and quantity of available water, leading to lack of access to clean water and decent sanitation, and to severe water shortages (e.g., for irrigation) in some areas, especially in developing nations and politically unstable regions; and (4) how the availability of water shapes a society�s view of water as a resource and its view of the non-human demands for water (which is not uniform across the globe).

ESCI 3005 - Earth Resources

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Fall Odd Year

Geologic aspects of energy/material resources. Resource size/life-times. Environmental consequences of resource use. Issues of international/public ethics associated with resource production, distribution, and use.

ESCI 3006 - Rocks and Stars: Introduction to Planetary Science

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

ESCI 3006 is designed for students without strong backgrounds in math or physical sciences that are interested in an introductory level survey of planetary science. Students with stronger backgrounds in earth or other physical sciences may also find much of interest, although the approach will be largely non-quantitative. The course will introduce undergraduate students to the dazzling variety of worlds in our solar system and illustrate how many of the planetary scale systems of the Earth compare and contrast to those of other planets. The course will also consider the dynamical and chemical processes that lead to the origin of our solar system and Earth. Additionally, we will also survey recent exciting observations and discoveries of exoplanets, including consideration of how the diversity of other solar systems aids understanding of our own. The physical and chemical principles underlying planetary processes will be a unifying theme of the course. The course will take advantage of the many resources made available by planetary exploration missions, including those producing the most recent new observations. Owing to the fast-moving pace of discovery in planetary science the curricular content will be and updated each time the course is taught. prereq: An interest in the solar system and planets.

ESCI 3202 - Fluid Earth Dynamics

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Dynamics of fluid Earth, mainly surface processes and convection. prereq: concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in 2201

ESCI 3303W - Geochemical Principles (WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Origin of elements (nucleosynthesis, elemental abundances). Geochemical classifications. Isotopes (radioactive, stable). Phase equilibria. Models of Earth's geochemical evolution. Basic geochemical processes that produced Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere. prereq: [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1061, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1065] or instr consent

ESCI 3402 - Science and Politics of Global Warming (ENV)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 3402/ESci 5402
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

Detection/attribution of global warming using concepts of radiation, climate system, and carbon cycle. Effects on society/biodiversity. National/global efforts/controversy over responses/consequences.

ESCI 3911 - Introductory Field Geology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Summer

Geologic mapping on topographic maps and aerial photos. Field identification of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Measurement of stratigraphic sections. Structural/geomorphic features. prereq: ESci 3891, instr consent

ESCI 4010 - Undergraduate Seminar: Current Topics in Earth & Environmental Sciences

Credits:	1.0 -4.0 [max 12.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Topics in earth sciences investigated in a seminar format. prereq: instr consent

ESCI 4102W - Vertebrate Paleontology: Evolutionary History and Fossil Records of Vertebrates (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

Vertebrate evolution (exclusive of mammals) in phylogenetic, temporal, functional, and paleoecological contexts. Vertebrate anatomy. Methods in reconstructing phylogenetic relationships and origin/history of major vertebrate groups, from Cambrian Explosion to modern diversity of vertebrate animals. prereq: 1001 or 1002 or Biol 1001 or Biol 1002 or Biol 1009 or instr consent

ESCI 4103W - Fossil Record of Mammals (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

Evolutionary history of mammals and their extinct relatives. Methods in reconstructing phylogeny. Place of mammals in evolutionary history of vertebrate animals. Major morphological/ecological transitions. Origins of modern groups of mammals. Continuing controversies in studying fossil mammals.

ESCI 4203 - Environmental Geophysics

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 4203/ESci 8203
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Seismic exploration (reflection and refraction); potential techniques (gravity and magnetics) and electrical techniques of geophysical exploration. prereq: Phys 1301

ESCI 4204 - Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Present geomagnetic field at the Earth's surface, secular variation, geomagnetic field reversals. Physical and chemical basis of paleomagnetism: origin of natural remanent magnetization, mineralogy of magnetic minerals, magnetic polarity stratigraphy, apparent polar wander, and environmental magnetism. prereq: 2201, Phys 1302, Math 1272 or instr consent

ESCI 4212 - Geodynamics

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 4212/ESci 8212
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

This course focuses on the dynamics of the solid Earth, particularly that of the lithosphere and the asthenosphere, probing further into the geodynamic problems that are introduced in ESCI 2201 through applications of continuum mechanics. Key continuum mechanics concepts to be examined include constitutive relations for different rheological classes (elastic, plastic, viscous, visco-elastic, visco-elasto-plastic), conservation laws (conservation of mass, momentum, and energy; continuity, force balance, and heat transfer), and simplifications and assumptions involved in their applications. Geodynamic problems to be discussed include plate cooling, lithospheric deformation, mantle convection, shear (viscous and frictional) heating, subduction, faulting, and their effects on the Earth?s thermochemical structures, geoid and topography, and the distributions of earthquakes and volcanism. Analytical solutions and numerical models of simple geodynamic problems are introduced, and recent applications of complex geodynamic models to explain geological, geophysical, and geochemical observations are discussed based on selected scientific journal articles. Graduate students are expected to present and lead paper discussions, and their performance will be graded and counted towards their participation. Instructor?s consent will be required if the following prerequisites are not met: ESCI 2201, MATH 1371 and 1372 (or equivalent), and PHYS 1301 and 1302 (or equivalent).

ESCI 4401 - Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 4401/ESci 8401
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

General principles of solution chemistry applied to geology. Solution-mineral equilibria. Redox processes in natural waters. Geochemistry of hydrothermal fluids. Environmental geochemistry.

ESCI 4402 - Biogeochemical Cycles in the Ocean

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 4402/ESci 8402
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

Marine biogeochemistry and chemical oceanography. Processes controlling chemical composition of oceans past/present. Cycles of major/minor constituents, including carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, and oxygen and their isotopes. Role of these cycles in climate system. prereq: [CHEM 1021, CHEM 1022] or instr consent

ESCI 4501 - Structural Geology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Fundamental concepts related to deformation of Earth's crust. Processes associated with deformation, faulting, folding, fabric development. Lab/recitation include solving problems, conducting physical/numerical experiments. Field trips.

ESCI 4502 - Tectonic Styles

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Origin and nature of major types of tectonic disturbances affecting the crust and lithosphere, including analysis of the form and development of individual structural components and relationship to plate tectonics. Changes over geologic time in the nature of orogenic processes. prereq: 4501 or instr consent

ESCI 4602 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Interpretation of origin of sedimentary rocks through application of basic physical/chemical principles. Modern depositional environments, petrographic microscopy, basin dynamics, stratigraphy. prereq: [2301] or instr consent

ESCI 4701 - Geomorphology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Origin, development, and continuing evolution of landforms in various environments. Environmental implications. Weathering, slope and shore processes, fluvial erosion and deposition, arid region processes, glacial processes. This course includes lecture and laboratory components, including field trips. Prereqs: MATH 1271 (Calculus I) or equivalent; PHYS 1301 (Physics I: Classical Mechanics) or equivalent. Instructor consent is required to take this course without the prerequisite courses or their equivalents, and it is recommended to take these classes at least concurrently (as co-requisites) with geomorphology. No help will be given on material covered in prerequisite courses.

ESCI 4702 - General Hydrogeology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Theory of groundwater geology, hydrologic cycle, watershed hydrology, Darcy's law, governing equations of groundwater motion, flow net analysis, analog models, groundwater resource evaluation/development. Applied analysis of steady and transient equations of groundwater motion and chemical transport. Chemistry of natural waters. prereq: [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1062, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1066, MATH 1271, PHYS 1201] or instr consent

ESCI 4703 - Glacial Geology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Fall Odd Year

Formation and characteristics of modern glaciers; erosional and depositional features of Pleistocene glaciers; history of quaternary environmental changes in glaciated and nonglaciated areas. Field trips and labs. prereq: 1001 or instr consent

ESCI 4801 - Geomicrobiology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Geosphere/biosphere interactions over temporal/spatial scales. Global biogeochemical cycling, microbe-metal interactions, microbial paleobiology, environmental geomicrobiology, life detection, habitability of planets.

ESCI 4911 - Advanced Field Geology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Summer

Geologic mapping; study of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks; structures and surficial features; problem solving. Paper required. prereq: 3911, instr consent

ESCI 4971W - Field Hydrogeology (WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Summer

Aquifer, vadoze zone, and surface water hydrology field techniques. Shallow soil boring, sampling. Well installation. Single/multiple well aquifer testing. Ground water sampling for chemical analysis. Weather data collection, hydrogeologic mapping, water balance calculation. prereq: instr consent

ESCI 5102 - Climate Change and Human History

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 3002/ESci 5102
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

Causes of long-/short-term climate change. Frequency/magnitude of past climate changes, their geologic records. Relationship of past climate changes to development of agrarian societies and to shifts in power among kingdoms/city-states. Emphasizes last 10,000 years. prereq: 1001 or equiv or instr consent

ESCI 5201 - Time-Series Analysis of Geological Phenomena

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Time-series analysis of linear and nonlinear geological and geophysical phenomena. Examples drawn from ice age cycles, earthquakes, climatic fluctuations, volcanic eruptions, atmospheric phenomena, thermal convection and other time-dependent natural phenomena. Modern concepts of nonlinear dynamics and complexity theory applied to geological phenomena. prereq: Math 2263 or instr consent

ESCI 5203 - Mineral and Rock Physics

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

Physical properties of minerals and rocks as related to the composition and dynamics of the Earth's crust, mantle, and core. prereq: 2201, Phys 1302

ESCI 5204 - Geostatistics and Inverse Theory

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Fall Odd Year

Statistical treatment of geological and geophysical data. Statistical estimation. Stochastic processes/fields. Non-linear/non-assumptive error analysis. Cluster analysis. Eigenvalue-eigenvector methods. Regional variables. Correlograms and kriging. Theoretical framework of linear geostatistics and geophysical inverse theory. prereq: Stat 3011 or instr consent

ESCI 5302 - Isotope Geology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Theory and uses of radioactive, radiogenic, and stable isotopes in geology. Radioactive dating, geothermometry, and tracer techniques in geologic processes. prereq: 3303W or instr consent

ESCI 5353 - Electron Microprobe Theory and Practice

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 5353/MatS 5353
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Characterizing solid materials with electron beam instrumentation, including reduction of X-ray data to chemical compositions. prereq: [One yr chem, one yr physics] or instr consent

ESCI 5402 - Science and Politics of Global Warming

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 3402/ESci 5402
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

Detection/attribution of global warming using radiation, climate system, and carbon cycle. Effects on society/biodiversity. National/global efforts. Controversy over responses/consequences.

ESCI 5503 - Advanced Petrology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Fall Odd Year

Quantitative approach to modern igneous/metamorphic petrology. Emphasizes thermodynamics of minerals/melts and with applications to phase diagrams, thermobarometry, melting relationships, and energetics of petrologic mass transfer. prereq: 2302, CHEM 1061, CHEM 1065, [MATH 1372 or MATH 1272 or MATH 1572]

ESCI 5705 - Limnogeology and Paleoenvironment

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Within-lake, hydrogeologic, and landscape (geological/biological) processes that lead to formation of various proxy records of paleoenvironment. Systems approach to physical, geochemical, biogeochemical, and biotic proxies. Basic principles, case studies. Emphasizes how proxy records relate to paleoclimate. prereq: instr consent

ESCI 5980 - Seminar: Current Topics in Earth Sciences

Credits:	1.0 -4.0 [max 12.0]
Grading Basis:	S-N or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

Topics in earth sciences investigated in a seminar format.

MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 2243/Math 2373/Math 2574H
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Linear algebra: basis, dimension, eigenvalues/eigenvectors. Differential equations: linear equations/systems, phase space, forcing/resonance, qualitative/numerical analysis of nonlinear systems, Laplace transforms. Use of computer technology. prereq: [1272 or 1282 or 1372 or 1572] w/grade of at least C-, CSE or pre-Bio Prod/Biosys Engr

MATH 2243 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 2243/Math 2373/Math 2574H
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Linear algebra: basis, dimension, matrices, eigenvalues/eigenvectors. Differential equations: first-order linear, separable; second-order linear with constant coefficients; linear systems with constant coefficients. prereq: [1272 or 1282 or 1372 or 1572] w/grade of at least C-

MATH 2574H - Honors Calculus IV

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Math 2243/Math 2373/Math 2574H
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Advanced linear algebra, differential equations. Additional topics as time permits. prereq: Math 1572H or Math 2573H, honors student and permission of University Honors Program

AEM 3031 - Deformable Body Mechanics

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Uniaxial loading/deformation. Stress/strain at point, Mohr's circle. Internal forces in beams. Material behavior, linear elasticity. Torsion of circular shafts. Bending of beams of symmetrical section. Column buckling. Statically indeterminate structures. prereq: [2011 or 2021 or [BMEN 3011, BMEN major]], [Math 2374 or equiv], [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in Math 2373 or equiv], CSE

CHEM 4501 - Introduction to Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Chem 3501/4501
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Physical chemistry as it relates to macroscopic descriptions of chemical systems. Chemical thermodynamics, phase equilibria, chemical equilibria. Statistical mechanics. Phenomenological reaction kinetics. Kinetic theory of gases. Collision, statistical theories of reaction rates. prereq: [1062/1066 or 1071H/1075H], [MATH 2263 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in MATH 2263 or MATH 2374 or concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in MATH 2374], [PHYS 1302 or PHYS 1402V or PHYS 1502V]

ME 3331 - Thermodynamics

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ME 3321/ME 3331
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Properties, equations of state, processes, cycles for reversible and irreversible thermodynamic systems. Modes of energy transfer. Equations for conservation of mass, energy, entropy balances. Application of thermodynamic principles to modern engineering systems. prereq: Chem 1061, Chem 1065, Phys 1301

BBE 4523 - Ecological Engineering Design

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	BBE 4523/BBE 5523
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Application of ecological engineering to design of remediation systems. Artificial ecosystems, ecosystem/wetland restoration, constructed wetlands. Biological engineering for slope stability. Waste treatment. Restoring ecological service of watersheds. prereq: BBE 3012 and CSE upper division or instr consent

BBE 4535 - Assessment and Diagnosis of Impaired Waters

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	BBE 4535/BBE 5533/BBE 5535
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Assessing impaired waters and developing TMDL for conventional pollutants. Preparing/communicating legal, social, and policy aspects. TMDL analysis of real-world impaired waters problem. Field trip to impaired waters site. prereq: BBE 3012 and Upper division in CSE or CFANS or CBS student or instr consent

BBE 4753 - Air Quality and Pollution Control Engineering

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	BBE 4753/BBE 5753/CEGE 5561
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Air quality and pollution control engineering systems. Air pollutant sources, emissions transformations, dispersion, fate and impacts. Introduction to air quality and pollution laws, regulations and permits. Control technologies including energy conservation, cyclones, electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters, absorbers, adsorbers, incinerators and biofilters. prereqs: BBE 3012, 3043, upper division CSE, graduate student or instructor consent. Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for CEGE 5561

CEGE 4351 - Groundwater Mechanics

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	CEGE 4351/GeoE 4351
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Shallow confined, unconfined, and sem-confined flows. Flow in two coupled aquifers separated by leaky layers. Transient flow. Flow toward wells. Streamlines/pathlines in two/three dimensions. Contaminant transport. Elementary computer modeling. prereq: CEGE 3101or BBE 2003, CEGE 3502 or BBE 3012, upper division

CEGE 4511 - Hydraulic Structures

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Hydraulic design procedures for culverts, dams, spillways, outlet works, and river control works. Drop structures, water intakes, bridge crossings. prereq: CEGE 4501, upper division CSE student, Grad student or instructor consent

CEGE 4512 - Open Channel Hydraulics

Credits:	3.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

Theories of flow in open channels, including gradually varied and rapidly varied flows, steady and unsteady flows. Computational methods for unsteady open channel flows, applications to flood routing. Introduction to moveable bed mechanics.

CEGE 4562 - Environmental Remediation Technologies

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

Theory and application of current and emerging technologies used to remediate contaminated soil and groundwater. preq: CEGE 3501, Upper division CSE or graduate student or instructor consent

CEGE 4563 - Pollutant Fate and Transport: Processes and Modeling

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

This course will focus on understanding the processes that dictate chemical fate in surface waters, including air-water transfer, adsorption, and biological and abiotic degradation. Students will evaluate the kinetics of these processes by interpreting experimental data. They will also characterize transport in surface waters by building theoretical and computational models from scratch that incorporate advection, diffusion and dispersion transport processes. Students will develop finite difference solutions to advection-diffusion-reaction equations, using ideal and non-ideal reactor theory, to describe the ultimate fate of pollutants in surface water systems such as rivers, lakes, and estuaries. Fate and transport of organic pollutants (such as pesticides and pharmaceuticals), as well as biochemical oxygen demand and nutrient pollution, will be studied. Prerequisites: CEGE 3101, CEGE 3501, or instructor consent

CEGE 5511 - Urban Hydrology and Water Quality

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Urban hydrology for small watersheds and the management of storm water quality and quantity. prereq: CEGE 4501or BBE 5513, upper division CSE or grad student or instructor consent

CEGE 5512 - Stochastic Ecohydrology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall

This course will provide the theoretical and quantitative basis for understanding the interactions between the water cycle, vegetation, soil biogeochemistry, and the atmosphere. A main focus of the course will be on modeling the�water and carbon dynamics across the soil-plant-atmosphere system. We will provide probabilistic descriptions of this system at the daily, seasonal, and interannual timescales by incorporating various sources of�randomness and non-stationarity within the environment, particularly those from rainfall. These concepts and tools will be discussed in the context of�sustainable management of water resources and terrestrial ecosystems, especially in view of the changes in the hydrological regime from climate change and societal pressures. prereq: MATH 2373, MATH 2374

CEGE 5541 - Environmental Water Chemistry

Credits:	3.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Introduction to water chemistry. Physical chemical principles, geochemical processes controlling chemical composition of waters, behavior of contaminants that affect the suitability of water for beneficial uses. prereq: CEGE 3501, Chem 1061, Chem 1062, upper division CSE or grad student or instructor consent

CEGE 5543 - Introductory Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Fall Odd Year

Environmental fluid mechanics is the study of the interaction of fluid flows that occur in aquatic ecosystems with the growth and behavior of living organisms. prereq: CEGE 3502 or AEM 4201 or ChEn 3005, upper division CSE or grad students or instructor consent

CEGE 4561 - Solids and Hazardous Wastes

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

This course will serve as an introduction to the topics of solid and hazardous waste management. Classes will incorporate information about prevention, treatment options, and the regulations surrounding solid and hazardous waste. They will also provide an opportunity to observe different methods of waste treatment in action.

BBE 4533 - Sustainable Waste Management Engineering

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Sources/characteristics of agricultural wastes. Livestock, food processing, domestic wastes. Physical, biological, chemical, rheological, microbiological properties. Effects on environment. Collection, storage, treatment (aerobic/anaerobic), use/disposal. Land application. prereq: 3023, upper div CSE

CEGE 5551 - Environmental Microbiology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water/wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health. prereq: Upper div or grad student or instructor consent

BBE 4608 - Environmental and Industrial Microbiology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	BBE 4608/BBE 5608
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Microbes, including fungi, bacteria, and other small-scale organisms, are the pioneer life of the planet, shaping and maintaining the ecosystem. Microbiology is the discipline that studies the basic biology and fundamental processes of microbes, with the aim of answering and solving the relevant environmental and industrial questions. Microbiology remains a frontier, but has developed significantly in recent years. Growth in this research area is largely due to vast improvements in molecular tools (for example: genome sequencing and editing, microscopes, data analysis) and other biochemical techniques, often driven by interest in emergent applications for these unique organisms. These applications include those related to protecting environmental quality as well as those related to making novel products, including materials, fuels, and chemicals. These also include understanding the roles of microbes in the natural nutrient cycles and other key natural processes. This course is therefore designed to introduce students to the taxonomy, biology and ecology of microbes, and to focus on key applications for which these microbes can be applied. prereq: BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or BIOL 2003 and CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1061 or CHEM 1081

CEGE 4513 - Energy Conversion from Wind Hydro and Solar Resources

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	BBE 4733/CEGE 4513/ChEn 5551
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

During this class the physical principles of energy conversion from alternative resources as wind, hydro and solar will be presented and discussed, with an emphasis on fluid mechanics and geophysical flows (atmospheric boundary layer, rivers, tidal flows). We will start with the resource assessment devoted to quantify the available energy in the environment (wind, rivers, and sun). Each energy resource module will include basic economic principles and assumption enabling the quantification of the efficiency and the costs of energy transformation, as well as an estimate of environmental effects (when possible). We will focus on the details on wind, streams, wave and solar power using conservation equations and basic principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. prereqs: CEGE 3502 or equivalent

CEGE 5513 - Energy Conversion from Wind, Hydro and Solar Resources

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	BBE 4733/CEGE 4513/ChEn 5551
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

During this class the physical principles of energy conversion from alternative resources as wind, hydro and solar will be presented and discussed, with an emphasis on fluid mechanics and geophysical flows (atmospheric boundary layer, rivers, tidal flows). We will start with the resource assessment devoted to quantify the available energy in the environment (wind, rivers, and sun). Each energy resource module will include basic economic principles and assumption enabling the quantification of the efficiency and the costs of energy transformation, as well as an estimate of environmental effects (when possible). We will focus on the details on wind, streams, wave and solar power using conservation equations and basic principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. prereq: CEGE 3502 or equivalent

EEB 5601 - Limnology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Advanced introduction to description/analysis of interaction of physical, chemical, and biological factors that control functioning of life in lakes and other freshwater aquatic environments. prereq: Grad student or instr consent

ESCI 3303W - Geochemical Principles (WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Origin of elements (nucleosynthesis, elemental abundances). Geochemical classifications. Isotopes (radioactive, stable). Phase equilibria. Models of Earth's geochemical evolution. Basic geochemical processes that produced Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere. prereq: [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1061, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1065] or instr consent

ESCI 3402 - Science and Politics of Global Warming (ENV)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESci 3402/ESci 5402
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

Detection/attribution of global warming using concepts of radiation, climate system, and carbon cycle. Effects on society/biodiversity. National/global efforts/controversy over responses/consequences.

ESCI 4702 - General Hydrogeology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Theory of groundwater geology, hydrologic cycle, watershed hydrology, Darcy's law, governing equations of groundwater motion, flow net analysis, analog models, groundwater resource evaluation/development. Applied analysis of steady and transient equations of groundwater motion and chemical transport. Chemistry of natural waters. prereq: [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1062, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1066, MATH 1271, PHYS 1201] or instr consent

ESPM 3245 - Sustainable Land Use Planning and Policy (ENV)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESPM 3245/ESPM 5245
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Policies affecting land use planning at local, state, and federal levels. Ecosystem and landscape scale planning. Collaborative and community-based approaches to planning for ecological, social, and economic sustainability. Class project applies interdisciplinary perspectives on planning and policy, including information gathering techniques, conservation planning tools, and evaluation of planning options.

ESPM 3425 - Atmospheric Pollution: From Smog to Climate Change

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Processes governing chemical makeup of Earth's atmosphere. Implications for air pollution, climate, human welfare. Evolution of atmosphere. Atmospheric structure/transport. Biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, mercury. Greenhouse effect. Aerosols. Stratospheric ozone loss. prereq: [CHEM 1061, PHYS 1101W, MATH 1142 or 1271] or equiv or instr consent

ESPM 3603 - Environmental Life Cycle Analysis

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ESPM 3603/ESPM 5603
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Concepts/issues relating to inventory, subsequent analysis of production systems. Production system from holistic point of view, using term commonly used in industrial ecology: "metabolic system."

ESPM 3777 - Climate Change- Physics, Myths, Mysteries, and Uncertainties

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Climate variations are the norm; not the exception. The geological and archaeological records are rich with evidence of a climate system that is dynamic and non-steady state. Yet we face the challenges of understanding the complexities of this system in order to manage our natural resources and to prepare wisely for the future. This class examines the basic theory and Physics behind the atmospheric greenhouse effect and radiative forcings in the climate system. The Myths, Mysteries, and Uncertainties about the climate record and feedback processes operating in the Earth-Atmosphere system will be examined. Simple models will be used to demonstrate the atmospheric greenhouse effect. Sophisticated numerical weather models, such as the Regional Weather and Forecast Chemistry (WRF-CHEM) model, will be used to demonstrate climate predictions and biophysical feedback processes. We will also study some of the classic Warming Papers that provide the physical scientific basis for the anthropogenic greenhouse effect. Finally, we will explore the uncertainties related to climate predictions and how scientists use fingerprint techniques to diagnose natural versus anthropogenic climate signals. There is no prerequisite required for this course, but first year calculus and one other first year science course is recommended.

LAAS 5311 - Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Structural chemistry, origin/identification of crystalline soil clay minerals. Structure of soil organic matter. Chemical processes in soil: solubility, adsorption/desorption, ion exchange, oxidation/reduction, acidity, alkalinity. Solution of problems related to environmental degradation, plant nutrition, and soil genesis. prereq: [[Chem 1022 or equiv], Phys 1102, grad] or instr consent

PA 5711 - Science, Technology & Environmental Policy

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Interplay of science, technology, the environment, and society. Approaches from across the social sciences will cover how science and technology can create new environmental pressures as well as policy challenges in a range of spheres from climate change to systems of intellectual property and international development.

WRS 5101 - Water Policy

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	PA 5723/WRS 5101
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Socio-cultural, legal, and economic forces that affect water resource use. Water quality, Clean Water Act contrasted with international laws, roles of State and Local agencies. Water supply, drought, flooding, drainage, irrigation, storage. Sulfide mining, Line 3, hypoxia, wildfire, climate, snowpack, extreme events, China south-to-north transfer, CEC?s, AIS, Aral Sea, CAFOs, and more.

PA 5723 - Water Policy

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	PA 5723/WRS 5101
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Socio-cultural, legal, and economic forces that affect water resource use. Water quality, Clean Water Act contrasted with international laws, roles of State and Local agencies. Water supply, drought, flooding, drainage, irrigation, storage. Sulfide mining, Line 3, hypoxia, wildfire, climate, snowpack, extreme events, China south-to-north transfer, CEC?s, AIS, Aral Sea, CAFOs, and more.

EEB 3407 - Ecology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Biol 3407//Biol 3807/EEB 3407
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Summer

Principles of ecology from populations to ecosystems. Applications to human populations, disease, exotic organisms, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity and global dynamics of the earth.

EEB 3408W - Ecology (WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Biol 3407//Biol 3807/EEB 3407
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Principles of population growth/interactions, communities and ecosystem function applied to ecological issues. Regulation of populations, dynamics/impacts of disease, invasions by exotic organisms, biodiversity, global change. Lab. Scientific writing. Quantitative skill development (mathematical models, data analysis, statistics and some coding in R). prereq: [One semester college biology or instr consent], [MATH 1142 or MATH 1271 or Math 1272 or Math 1241 or Math 1242 or MATH 1281 or Math 1282 or equiv]

ESCI 4801 - Geomicrobiology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Geosphere/biosphere interactions over temporal/spatial scales. Global biogeochemical cycling, microbe-metal interactions, microbial paleobiology, environmental geomicrobiology, life detection, habitability of planets.

PMB 4121 - Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Evolution/structure of microbial communities. Population interaction within ecosystems. Quantitative/habitat ecology. Biogeochemical cycling. Molecular microbial ecology, gene transfer in the environment. Molecular phylogeny of microorganisms. Application of microbes in agriculture. Production of commodity chemicals, drugs, and other high-value products. prereq: 3301

GCC 3005 - Innovation for Changemakers: Design for a Disrupted World (GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	CEGE 5571/GCC 3005/GCC 5005
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Summer

Do you want to make a difference? We live at the intersection of COVID-19, racism, economic recession, and environmental collapse. Now is the time to make an impact. In this project-based course, you will work in interdisciplinary teams. You'll develop entrepreneurial responses to current social and environmental problems. You'll develop tools, mindsets, and skills to address any complex grand challenge. Your project may address food insecurity, unemployment, housing, environmental impacts, equity, or other issues. Proposed designs for how you might have a social impact can take many forms (student group, program intervention with an existing organization, public policy strategy, or for-profit or non-profit venture) but must have ideas for how to be financially sustainable. Community members, locally and globally, will serve as mentors and research consultants to teams. Weekly speakers will share their innovative efforts to serve the common good. A primary focus of the course is up-front work to identify the ?right? problem to solve. You will use a discovery process, design thinking, and input from field research to addressing the challenge you choose. You will build a model around the community?s culture, needs, and wants. By the end of the class, you will have a well-designed plan to turn your project into an actionable solution if that is of interest. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course. GCC courses are open to all students and fulfill an honors experience for University Honors Program students.

GCC 5005 - Innovation for Changemakers: Design for a Disrupted World (GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	CEGE 5571/GCC 3005/GCC 5005
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Summer

Do you want to make a difference? We live in a world full of complex challenges, such as COVID-19, racism, economic recession, and environmental collapse, to name a few. Now is the time to use your own skills and passion to make a positive impact in the world. In this project-based course, you will learn how to develop effective and sustainable responses to current social and environmental problems. You'll study a variety of tools, mindsets, and skills that will help you to address any complex grand challenge, as well as engage with case studies of successful grand challenge projects in the past. Your project may address food insecurity, unemployment, housing, environmental impacts, equity, or other issues. Proposed designs for how you might have an impact may take many forms (student group, program intervention with an existing organization, public policy strategy, or for-profit or non-profit venture) but this class will focus on how to make ideas financially sustainable. The primary focus of this (GCC 5005) course is how to develop a pilot project plan that addresses a grand challenge. You will learn business modeling, financial projections, and pitching to potential investors and funders. You will build a model for your idea around input from primary and secondary research, as well as the affected community?s culture, needs, and wants. Community members, locally and globally, may serve as mentors and research consultants to teams. External speakers will be brought in to share their stories of how to build and scale innovative efforts to serve the common good. Students enrolled will work either independently, or in small teams, on a project of their own choosing. Ideally, students will apply to take this class with a project in mind. By the end of the class, students will have a well-designed plan to turn their project into an actionable solution if that is of interest. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course. GCC courses are open to all students and fulfill an honors experience for University Honors Program students.

CEGE 3402 - Civil Engineering Materials

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Concepts and modeling of behavior mechanisms for civil engineering materials such as concrete, masonry, metals, asphalt, plastics, and wood. Standard specifications for material properties. Techniques for testing. prereq: AEM 3031

CEGE 4102W - Capstone Design for Civil Engineering (WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	CEGE 4102W/4103W/4104W
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Teams formulate/solve civil engineering problems. From conceptual stage through preliminary planning, public hearings, design, environmental impact statements, final plans/specifications, and award of contracts. prereq: 4101W, 4401, 4501

EEB 3408W - Ecology (WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Biol 3407//Biol 3807/EEB 3407
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Principles of population growth/interactions, communities and ecosystem function applied to ecological issues. Regulation of populations, dynamics/impacts of disease, invasions by exotic organisms, biodiversity, global change. Lab. Scientific writing. Quantitative skill development (mathematical models, data analysis, statistics and some coding in R). prereq: [One semester college biology or instr consent], [MATH 1142 or MATH 1271 or Math 1272 or Math 1241 or Math 1242 or MATH 1281 or Math 1282 or equiv]

ESCI 3303W - Geochemical Principles (WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Origin of elements (nucleosynthesis, elemental abundances). Geochemical classifications. Isotopes (radioactive, stable). Phase equilibria. Models of Earth's geochemical evolution. Basic geochemical processes that produced Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere. prereq: [concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1061, concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in CHEM 1065] or instr consent

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