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Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

ENVE: Environmental Engineering


  1. ENVE 200 (4) Environmental Engineering Design and Decision Making

    Environmental Engineering design and decision-making, analysis tools and techniques, data illustration and other communication techniques, professional development including ethics and equity. Subject themes include water, air and soil. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-2]

    Prerequisite: Second-year standing in ENVL.

  2. ENVE 201 (3) Technical Communications for Environmental Engineering

    All aspects of technical communication, including report preparation, business correspondence, and oral presentation, applied to environmental engineering specific cases and projects. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]

    Prerequisite: WRDS 150 or equivalent (ENGL 100, 110, 111 or 112)

    Corequisite: ENVE 203.

  3. ENVE 202 (4) Environmental Engineering Science

    Analysis of integrated environmental systems, quantification of fundamental chemical and biological processes, systems design, evaluation of environmental impact, future trends. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]

    Prerequisite: Four of CHEM 154, CIVL 204, CHBE 241.

  4. ENVE 203 (4) Environmental Engineering and Sustainability

    Sustainability vocabulary and systems theory relevant to environmental engineering practice, foundational sustainability topics including those relating to urban ecology, industrial ecology/circular economy, and humanitarian engineering, stakeholder analysis, communication, and adaptive change leadership skills [3-0-2]

    Prerequisite: ENVE 200 or third-year standing in ENVE.

  5. ENVE 301 (3) Environmental Engineering Intermediate Design Project

    Real-time, fully-integrated, conceptual and detailed design experiences that address an ill-structured, socially and technically complex environmental engineering problem for communities with consideration to the cultural history and needs of the communities. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-0-3]

    Prerequisite: Third-year standing in ENVL or third-year standing in ENVE.

    Corequisite: ENVE 203.

  6. ENVE 401 (8) Environmental Engineering Capstone Project

    Application of chemical, biological, and environmental science; engineering concepts; sustainable development and health and safety considerations; engineering economics; and life cycle analysis. Conceptual and detailed design for a multi-scale and complex environment health and protection problem. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-0-4; 2-0-4]

    Prerequisite: ENVE 301 and Fourth-year standing in ENVL.


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