Environmental Engineering (EVE)
EVE 302 Foundations of Environmental Engineering 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Foundational principles in environmental engineering, sources of contaminants, physics and chemistry of water, air, soil, concepts and tools for assessing sustainability. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Chemistry 302.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
EVE 103 First-Year Seminar 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the field of environmental engineering. Explore future opportunities for careers and research in environmental engineering. Environmental Engineering 103 and 177K (Topic: First Year Seminar In EVE) may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
EVE 107K, 207K, 307K Topics in Environmental Engineering 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
EVE 310 Sustainable Systems Engineering 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Integration and optimization of engineering systems for water treatment, water reuse, and energy production processes given technical, economic, and environmental constraints. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Physics 303L.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
EVE 312 Environmental Engineering and Science 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Quantitative evaluations of environmental processes including mass and energy balances, mass and heat transfer, chemical kinetics, water quality modeling, water treatment, indoor and outdoor air quality, and risk analyses. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Environmental Engineering 302 and credit or registration for Civil Engineering 333T or Engineering Studies 333T, and Mathematics 427J.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
EVE 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Environmental Engineering 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
EVE 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Environmental Engineering 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
EVE 350 Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Application of chemical concepts to understand the fate of contaminants in natural and engineered systems. Focus on the use of analytical and graphical tools for solving chemical equilibrium and kinetic problems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Environmental Engineering 312.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
EVE 360 Design for Air Quality Improvement 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis, synthesis, and integrated design of air pollution control systems for improvements in outdoor and indoor air quality. Design for reduction of high impact pollutants of local, regional and global significance with consideration of human inhalation exposure and climate impacts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged for design laboratory, system testing, and field trips.
Pre/Corequisites: Civil Engineering 319F and 333T; and Civil Engineering 369L or 369R; and Mechanical Engineering 320 or 326.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
EVE 369N Novel Air Quality Measurement Techniques 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore technological advancements in measurements of indoor and outdoor air quality. Discuss operation principles of novel real-time trace-gas sensors and mass spectrometers. Examine air quality measurements at different spatiotemporal scales, utilizing analytical instrumentation, data acquisition, and data processing. Explore research questions in air quality through hands-on laboratory and field measurements. Environmental Engineering 369N and 377K (Topic: Novel Air Qual Meas Technqs) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Civil Engineering 369R or Civil Engineering 369L, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
EVE 369Q Air Quality, Aerosols, and Health 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore physicochemical processes governing indoor and outdoor air quality, human exposure to gas-phase and particle-phase pollutants, and factors affecting human health. Examine the connection between air quality, regulatory perspectives, engineering solutions and acute and chronic environmental issues impacting human exposure. Discuss research questions through efficient data retrieval and run simple dispersion models. Environmental Engineering 369Q and 377K (Topic: Air Quality/Aerosols/Health) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Civil Engineering 369R or Civil Engineering 369L, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
EVE 370 Design for Environmental Community Improvement 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Application of engineering to a project that addresses a local, national or international community or design challenge. Problem statement, project objectives, stakeholder input, technical problem solving, environmental, social and economic assessment is performed collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to develop a final design for a comprehensive service-learning project. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged for design laboratory.
Pre/Corequisites: Civil Engineering 342 or 369L.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
EVE 177K, 277K, 377K Topics in Environmental Engineering 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Various specified topics or conference course. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 7: Independent Study. Conduct independent research with a tenure track faculty member in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. Prepare a project proposal and a final report, each of which is evaluated by the faculty supervisor. Environmental Engineering 377K (Topic: Independent Study) and 177K, 277K, 377K (Topic 7) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Restrictions: Restricted to environmental engineering majors.
EVE 177K.7, 277K.7, 377K.7 Independent Study 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Conduct independent research with a tenure track faculty member in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. Prepare a project proposal and a final report, each of which is evaluated by the faculty supervisor. Environmental Engineering 377K (Topic: Independent Study) and 177K, 277K, 377K (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to environmental engineering majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
EVE 177R Internship 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division