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Environmental engineers in this option are interested in using their environmental engineering skills to address the needs of developing communities worldwide. This includes rural, underserved areas in the U.S. and developing countries. This work will contribute to helping meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. For example, almost half of the world's population face a scarcity of water, in developing areas 1 in 1 people has no access to sanitation, etc. The Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities (EDC) at the University of Colorado focuses on training engineers to solve these global problems using sustainable and appropriate technology.
COURSES
This isn't a formally approved option, so you will need to fill out a Special Option form. Recommended courses are:
• CVEN 3424 Water and Wastewater treatment, S; prerequisites: CVEN 3414
• CVEN 5834 Sp Tpcs: Water, Sanitation, and Health, F; prerequisite: CVEN 3424
• CVEN 5834 Sp Tpcs: Sustainable Community Development, F; prerequisite: instructor consent
• Sustainability course such as CVEN 4700: sustainability and the built environment(i; CAETE)
• ENVD 4035: Solar and Sustainable Design (pre-req. PHYS 1; open to non-majors if space available)
• EBIO 3180: Global Ecology (pre-reqs General Biology 1 and 2)
And may include no more than one of the following social science related courses:
• GEOG 3682: Geography of International Development (various recommended pre-reqs; seek instructor consent)
• GEOG 4732: Population Geography (lots of recommended pre-reqs; seek instructor consent)
• GEOG 4742: Environmental and Peoples, including Disease Ecology; topics vary
• GEOG 4812: Environment and Development in South America (lots of recommended pre-reqs; seek instructor consent)
• ECON 4774: Economic Reform in Developing Countries (pre-reqs ECON 3070 or 3080)
• ECON 4784: Economic Development (pre-reqs ECON 3070 or 3080)
See more information on the EDC website
You may be interested in the International Engineering Certificate or the Certificate in Engineering, Science, and Society. The College of Engineering is also considering an undergraduate Certificate in EDC... stay tuned!
The College of Engineering also participates in the Global E3 program.
Humanities and Social Science electives that complement the EDC interest area include:
ANTH 1150-3 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Regional Cultures of Africa
ANTH/HIST 3218-3 Peoples and Cultures of West Africa
COMM 3410-3 Intercultural Communication
ETHN 3201/INVS/LDSP 3100-3-4 Multicultural Leadership: Theories, Principles and Practices
GEOG/WMST 3672-3 Gender and Global Economy
GEOG 4742-3 Environment and Peoples
GEOG 4812-3 Environment and Development in South America
GEOG 4822-3 Environment and Development in China
INVS 3304-3 Human Rights: Promotion and Protection, an NGO Perspective
INVS 4302/PSCI 4732-3 Critical Thinking in Development
PSCI 4012-3 Global Development
PSCI 4783-3 Global Issues
WMST 2600-3 Gender, Race, and Class in a Global Context
SOCY/WMST 3012-3 Women, Development, and Fertility
WMST 3670-3 Immigrant Women in the Global Economy
Note: you may need to petition a "thoughtful grouping" of these courses if they are not already approved HSS courses in HOMER. AND many of these courses have pre-requisites or recommended pre-requisities, so plan ahead....
Organizations Related to EDC:
Engineers Without Borders-USA
University of Colorado chapter of EWB
US Peace Corps
National Rural Water Association
Water for People
iCAST, international Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology
US EPA P3: People, Prosperity, and the Planet Competition for Sustainability
LINKS
American Ecological Engineering Society
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