Developing Communities Concentration (15 credits)
Consider unique engineering challenges that span cultural, social, economic, political, and technical spheres.
- Consider immediate issues such as health, security and equity
- Understand factors for long-term system resilience
Course offerings change rapidly and most are offered intermittently. Some courses may have prerequisites that do not count towards this concentration.
Choose One of the Following Development Courses
| Course names | Course codes | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Global Engineering: Special Topics | CVEN 2837 | 3 credits |
| Culture and Power | ANTH 1200 | 3 credits |
| Geographies of Global Change | GEOG 1962 | 3 credits |
| Environment and Society Geography | GEOG 1972 | 3 credits |
| Human Geographies | GEOG 1992 | 3 credits |
| Advanced Introduction to Human Geography | GEOG 2092 | 3 credits |
| Environment and Society | SOCY 2077 | 3 credits |
| Poverty, Power, and Patriotism: Issues of Global Justice | PHIL 1250 | 3 credits |
| A Global State of Mind: Special Topics | HUEN 2843 | 3 credits |
Choose 11 or More Credits
| Course names | Course codes | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-cultural aspects of Socioeconomic Development | ANTH 4500 | 3 credits | |
| A Systems Approach to Global Engineering | CVEN 4837, CVEN 5837 | 3 credits | |
| Sustainable Community Development 1 | CVEN 5919 | 3 credits | CVEN 5919 is a Graduate level course. You will need a petition to take it as an undergraduate. |
| Economic Development | ECON 4784 | 3 credits | |
| Engineering and Entrepreneurship for the Developing World | EMEN 4200 | 3 credits | |
| Introduction to Global Engineering: Special Topics | EVEN 4830 | 3 credits | |
| Migration, Immigrant Adaptation, and Development | GEOG 4292 | 3 credits | |
| Development Geography | GEOG 4632 | 3 credits | |
| Global Development | PSCI 4012 | 3 credits | |
| International Migration and Policy | PSCI 4283 | 3 credits | |
| Risk and Resilience in Society | SOCY 4063 | 3 credits | |
| Designing Social Innovations | SOCY 4160 | 3 credits | |
| Gender and Development | SOCY 3012 / WGST 3012 | 3 credits | |
| CVEN or MCEN Independent Study focused on Engineering in Developing Communities | 1-3 credits | Independent Study topic and instructor must be approved by your IDE advisor prior to taking the course. Some potential instructors are Mike Hannigan (MCEN), Evan Thomas (CEAE), Bernard Amadei (CEAE), and Karl Linden (CEAE). |