Environmental Engineering Courses:

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1 COURSES: Follow this link for the semester schedule of the Department of Civil Engineering Graduate Course Offerings. %2028% pdf Listed below are courses previously taken by Master s International students. More courses can be approved by your advisor, and information can be found on the respective department s website. Course Descriptions: Anthropology Courses Environmental Engineering Courses Water Resources Engineering Courses Chemical Engineering Courses Environmental Studies Courses Geography and Geographic Information Science Courses Global Health Courses Anthropology Courses: ANG Applied Anthropology and International Health: An advanced international anthropology course on the health issues, organization, people, policies and limitations of the arena of international health. ANG Foundations of Medical Anthropology. (From catalog: ANG 6469/ANG 6511) This course is an introduction to medical anthropology and is designed specifically for those without a background in anthropology. It reviews the history of the medial anthropology, key terms, concepts, and theories, and provides case studies. Pre-Requisite: Graduate Student. Offered annually. Open to non-majors. ANG Theory and Methods in Applied Bioanthropology: The goal of this course is to examine major theories and some of the methods in biological anthropology and their application o contemporary issues and problems. Pre-Requisite: Graduate Student. Offered annually. Open to non-majors. ANG Special Topics (when topic is Health and Disaster): This course focuses on the intersection between disasters be they geopolitical or physical and the health and cultural consequences of that intersection. Examples are drawn from earthquakes in India, volcanic eruptions in Ecuador, floods in the US, and worldwide pandemics. Pre-Requisite: Graduate Student. The course is not offered annually. Open to non-majors. ANG Health, Illness, & Culture: The study of health and human behavior in cross-cultural perspective. Main themes include: the impact of disease on the

2 development of human culture; comparative studies of curing practices; medical systems in their relationship to ideology. Emphasis is placed on understanding the role of medicine, and the behavior of both practitioners and patients in modern societies. Environmental Engineering Courses: EES 6107 (formerly CGN 6933). Biological Principles in Environmental Engineering: This course improves the student s knowledge and problem solving skills with respect to the Biological Principles used by Environmental Engineers to design biological processes. Students will learn about microbial physiology and metabolism, and current methods used to understand bioprocesses. ENV 6002 Physical and Chemical Principles in Environmental Engineering: Investigates how chemical properties, physical processes, and environmental characteristics all influence the fate and transport of chemicals in natural and engineered systems. Includes theory, practical examples, and laboratory experiments. Offered annually. ENV Air Pollution: A survey of air pollution fundamentals, including physics/chemistry of air pollution, sources and emissions estimation, Gaussian dispersion models, exposures and effects, measurement/monitoring, and management/control. ENV Advanced Physical/Chemical Processes: Theory and design of physicochemical operations and processes in engineered and natural systems. Analysis of unit operations and process used in water and wastewater treatment including chlorination, activated carbon adsorption, gas/liquid mass transfer, filtration, coagulation, flocculation, and settling. PR: ENV 6002: Physical and Chemical Principles of Environmental Engineering or Consent of the Instructor. Offered annually. ENV Aquatic Chemistry: The aqueous environment presents an interesting system to study and with the right understanding and problem solving tools one can interpret and assess the complex systems that exist. This course will introduce students to the concepts of equilibrium as it relates to water chemistry. Emphasis will be placed on solving problems that involve: acid base equilibrium, heterogeneous equilibria, co ordination chemistry, and redox reactions. Students will also use computer software that is widely used in the field to solve equilibrium problems. Pre-Requisite: Consent of the Instructor. Offered annually. ENV Environmental Biotechnology: This course covers theory and applications of environmental biotechnology pertaining primarily to biological wastewater treatment processes (e.g., activated sludge, biological nutrient removal, membrane bioreactors, trickling filters and rotating biological contactors, fluidized bed reactors, anaerobic digestion, and natural treatment systems) and

3 bioremediation. Theoretical concepts emphasized include: basics of microbiology and biogeochemical cycling, electron and oxygen equivalents, stoichiometry, energetics and kinetics of microbial growth, substrate degradation kinetics, suspended and attached growth systems, analysis of completely mixed and plug flow bioreactor systems. PR: CGN 6933 Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering, background in biology, or Consent of the Instructor. Offered annually. CGN Environmental Modeling: This course will discuss and use basic principles of environmental contaminant fate and transport modeling. It will analyze the physical, chemical, biological and numerical theory underlying environmental models. The students will develop mass-balance-based mathematical and numerical models of contaminant fate across multiple media. The students will be able to apply an environmental model to evaluate pollutant interactions with the environment and human health. Also, the students will apply tools and data appropriately for model evaluation. CGN Green Engineering for Sustainability: CAN T FIND A COURSE DESCRIPTION CGN Membrane Technology in Environmental Engineering: CAN T FIND A COURSE DESCRIPTION CGN Sustainable Development Engineering: Water, Sanitation, Indoor Air, Health: Study of applying appropriate and sustainable engineering solutions and technology in the developing world. Concepts of sustainable development are covered. Topics are drawn from several areas of engineering, including water supply/treatment, wastewater treatment, materials, solid waste, indoor air, construction, and watersheds. Offered annually. CGN Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Communities: The course focuses on green infrastructure in urban environments, i.e., sustainable approaches to water, wastewater, transportation, roads, bridges, buildings, energy, wastes, housing, etc. Of particular emphasis is the complex interdependence of infrastructures in an urban/regional setting. Green building and green construction are a major part of the class. We cover the various USGBC LEED rating systems, such as buildings, schools, homes and neighborhoods. The course aims to bring together engineers, architects, planners, business managers, natural and social scientists, health professionals, etc in the same class and form multidisciplinary project teams to plan or assess a green building. Pre-Requisite: Consent of the Instructor. Offered annually. CGN Environmental Research Interdisciplinary Colloquium (ERIC) (1 cr) ERIC is offered every Fall and Spring semester and has no prerequisite. Students can register through. This weekly seminar series introduces graduate and undergraduate students to interdisciplinary environmental research through

4 presentations from USF and external researchers. The Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science & Policy and Environmental & Occupational Health jointly organize the series. Pre-Requisite: Consent of the Instructor. Offered every Fall and Spring semester. ENG Water Resources/ Environmental Design: CAN T FIND A COURSE DESCRIPTION Water Resources Engineering Courses: CGN Vadose Zone Hydrology: CAN T FIND A COURSE DESCRIPTION CGN Groundwater Hydraulics: The first objective is to introduce civil engineering students to principles of statistical hydrology with applications to estimation of risk, and extreme events. The second objective is to teach students principles of ground water hydraulics with applications in drainage engineering and ground water resource development and management. Offered every other Fall. CWR Free Surface Flow: Fundamental and applied aspects of free surface flow, including river hydraulics, canal flow, and open channel design. CWR Urban Hydrology: A study of the quantity and quality problems and solution techniques associated with urban runoff. Chemical Engineering Courses: ECH =5XXX/6XXX. Green Chemistry and Engineering: This course will examine how the engineering and design of chemical processes and products can be altered to eliminate or reduce negative environmental impacts. This course will introduce how to produce and use chemicals in such as way as to reduce waste, energy, water and air usage and avoid the generation and handling of toxic intermediates. Illustrative examples taken from real world applications will be used to examine various aspects of Green chemistry and engineering. (New course to be offered annually). ECH 5931/6931. Sustaining the Earth: An Engineering Approach: The course will approach a global perspective on ecological principles revealing how all the world s life is connected and sustained within the biosphere and then it will emphasize on how engineering provides the tools to design solutions that engage materials science, economics, public policies and environmental ethics. Pre-Requisite: Consent of the Instructor. New course to be offered annually. ECH Special Topics IV: Living in the Environment: An Integrated Approach in Engineering and Sustainability: This course will build around new concept-centered approaches for ecology, sustainability, engineering case studies, science-based global solutions, and critical thinking. Students will learn about maps of diversity, ecological footprints, and environmental performance of cases where engineering

5 has been used to solve ecological problems. The students will analyze the effects of human population and urbanization on biodiversity and population ecology. Key questions and concepts on sustaining resources involving food, soil, water, energy, and nonrenewable minerals will be studied. Pre-Requisite: Consent of the Instructor. (New course to be offered every other year). Environmental Science Courses: EVR Advances in Water Quality Policy and Management: Conceptual structure and practical implementation of U.S. watershed based water quality regulations and policies. Practical application of scientific information and quantitative methods in management/policy decisions for water quality protection. PR: GS in EVR, ENV, GEO, GLY, GPY, PCB, or PHC; or Consent of the Instructor. Offered annually. Geography and Geographical Information Science Courses: GEO Advanced Water Resources: Water resources policies are viewed from theoretical and practical perspectives focusing on management strategies in different physical and human environments. PR: GS in Geography or Consent of the Instructor. GIS GIS for Non-Majors: An introduction to the concepts underlying digital thematic mapping and geographical information systems (GIS) for non-geography majors and non-geography graduate students. GIS Geographic Information Systems: This course is designed to help students learn fundamental concepts of geographic information science (GIScience) and become proficient users of geographic information systems (GIS). The course covers a variety of topics but focuses on GIS data models, data structures, and spatial analysis/modeling. Teaching formats include both lectures and lab exercises. Syllabus GPY 6209C. Global Sustainable Development: Analytic study of one or more topics from physical geography. Selected problems may include hydrology, physiography, meteorology, climatology, soils, vegetation, etc. Global Health Courses: PHC Global Health Program Development & Administration: This course covers project design & pre-implementation planning for global health practice in resource-scarce settings. It is a problems-oriented course, and the primary goal is to introduce core knowledge, values and practical skill-kits essential for the globalhealth professional working on the frontiers of public health. The purpose of the course is to empower students to acquire perspectives and skills, which will serve to enhance one s career path in field practice.

6 PHC Overview of United States and International Emergency/Disaster Management: Public Health and other professionals will be given an overview of the disaster management process. Provides terms, definitions, and concepts of emergency management from a local, national, and international perspective. (Online course offered every semester) PHC Water Pollution and Treatment: A study of treatment systems for water and wastewater. Emphasis is given to problems encountered in current technologies, health effects, and environmental impact. Pre-Requisite: CHM3610C (Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry) or Consent of the Instructor. Offered annually. PHC Infectious Disease Control in Developing Countries: Focuses on disease control strategies for selected infectious and communicable diseases. Diseases covered have been selected on the basis of their relative contribution to the burden of disease in developing countries. Pre-Requisite: PHC Offered annually (summer session). PHC Global Health Assessment Strategies: This course will provide research methods for valuation of public health interventions in developing countries requiring a large scale field trials approach. The course gives technical tools and computing skills for large public health projects. Pre-Requisites: PHC 6000, PHC Offered annually. PHC Global Health Principles and Issues: This course introduces students to the global context of public health and its dimensions particular to international settings examines major themes and policies in global health; and analyzes health problems and varying responses globally. Offered annually.