Introduction to Environmental Engineering
General
Prefix
ENVE
Course Number
201
Course Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
Lecture
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Water supply and treatment, wastewater management, water resource systems management, air quality and emissions control, and management of solid and hazardous wastes. Local, regional and global significance and consequences of pollutant releases. Fundamental material balance concepts.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
Yes
MN Goal Designation(s)
02, 10
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Explain the basic structure and function of various ecosystems and human adaptive strategies within those systems.
Outcome
Discern patterns of interrelationships of bio-physical and socio-cultural systems.
Outcome
Describe the human institutional arrangements (social, legal, political, economic, and religious) that deal with environmental and natural resource challenges.
Outcome
Analyze environmental and natural resource issues in light of understandings about interrelationships, ecosystems, and institutions.
Outcome
Propose and assess alternative solutions to environmental problems including issues involving sustainability.
Outcome
Distinguish between discourse that contains reasoning and that which does not.
Outcome
Distinguish between different types of reasoning.
Outcome
Analyze arguments, distinguishing premises and conclusions.
Outcome
Evaluate inductive and deductive reasoning.
Outcome
Apply basic logical techniques.
Outcome
Identify and avoid fallacies.