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Twin Cities Campus
Ecological Engineering MinorBioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Ecological engineering integrates traditional engineering concepts with ecological principles such as resiliency, adaptation, and community dynamics. The ecological engineering minor prepares students to design sustainable systems integrating human activities with the natural environment, including watershed management and enhancement; waste treatment systems; phytoremediation and bioremediation; industrial ecology; constructed and restored wetlands; mitigation of non-point source contamination; and increase of ground water recharge through "low impact" design and other methods.
The minor, offered by faculty in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering and administered through the College of Science and Engineering, involves courses in bioproducts and biosystems engineering; civil, environmental and geo-engineering; ecology, evolution and behavior; environmental sciences, policy and management; forest resources; and earth sciences.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Core Group Courses
Students must take 9 or more credits from the list of courses selecting at least one course in each of the three core areas of ecological sciences, hydrologic sciences, and ecological engineering design. Acceptable courses in each of the core areas are shown below.
Ecological Sciences
At least one course from this subgroup
EEB 3807 - Ecology
(4.0 cr)
or
EEB 3001 - Ecology and Society
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
or
FNRM 3104 - Forest Ecology
(4.0 cr)
Hydrologic Sciences
At least one course from this subgroup
CEGE 4501 - Hydrologic Design
(4.0 cr)
or
BBE 5513 - Watershed Engineering
(3.0 cr)
or
FNRM 3114 - Hydrology and Watershed Management
(3.0 cr)
Ecological Engineering Design
BBE 4523 - Ecological Engineering Design
(3.0 cr)
Additional Courses
In addition to the core courses, the students must take 9 or more credits from the following list of courses.
BBE 3023 - Ecological Engineering Principles
(3.0 cr)
or
BBE 4013 - Transport in Biological Processes II
(3.0 cr)
or
BBE 4533 - Sustainable Waste Management Engineering
(3.0 cr)
or
BBE 4535 - Assessment and Diagnosis of Impaired Waters
(3.0 cr)
or
BBE 4608 - Environmental and Industrial Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 3301 - Soil Mechanics I
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 3501 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4351 - Groundwater Mechanics
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4352 - Groundwater Modeling
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4502 - Water and Wastewater Treatment
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4512 - Open Channel Hydraulics
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4561 - Solids and Hazardous Wastes
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 4562 - Environmental Remediation Technologies
(3.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5541 - Environmental Water Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
or
EEB 3603 - Science, Protection, and Management of Aquatic Environments
(3.0 cr)
or
EEB 4609W - Ecosystem Ecology
[ENV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
EEB 4611 - Biogeochemical Processes
(3.0 cr)
or
EEB 5601 - Limnology
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 3101 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 3111 - Hydrology and Water Quality Field Methods
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 3245 - Sustainable Land Use Planning and Policy
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 3251 - Natural Resources in Sustainable International Development
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 3603 - Environmental Life Cycle Analysis
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 3604 - Environmental Management Systems and Strategy
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 4216 - Contaminant Hydrology
(3.0 cr)
or
FNRM 3204 - Landscape Ecology and Management
(3.0 cr)
or
FNRM 5153 - Forest Hydrology & Watershed Biogeochemistry
(3.0 cr)
or
ESCI 3005 - Earth Resources
(3.0 cr)
or
ESCI 5205 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
SUST 3003 - Sustainable People, Sustainable Planet
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 3407//Biol 3807/EEB 3407 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FNRM 3104/FNRM 5104 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FNRM 3114/FNRM 5114 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4523/BBE 5523 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4535/BBE 5533/BBE 5535 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BBE 4608/BBE 5608 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CEGE 4351/GeoE 4351 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CEGE 4352/GeoE 4352 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EEB 4611/EEB 5611 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3111/ESPM 5111 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3245/ESPM 5245 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3251/ESPM 5251/LAS 3251 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3603/ESPM 5603 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3604/ESPM 5604 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FNRM 3204/FNRM 5204 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 3304/Sust 3003 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |