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Environmental engineers in this option apply their skills to support global poverty reduction. The Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Resilience at the °µÍø½ûÇø seeks to examine the role and ultimately the impact of engineers in global development. Together, engineers can work alongside countries, communities, and other professionals to identify and dismantle the underlying causes of persistent global poverty.

Environmental Engineering Technical Electives (upper-division)

Students select at least Two courses from this list (or a second from list A, no double counting). Faculty can petition to add additional courses.

• CVEN 4834/5544 Solid Waste (3 credits)
• CVEN 4157/5157 A Systems Approach to Global Engineering (3 credits, S; prerequisites: Senior level.)
• CVEN 4969/EVEN 4969: Water & Sanitation in Developing Countries (3 credits, S)
• EMEN 4200 Engineering and Entrepreneurship for the Developing World (3 credits)
• MCEN 4228: Household Energy Systems in the Global South (3 credits, F; prerequisites: thermodynamics 1 and 2, heat transfer, and solid mech.)

Courses below are 1 credit each they are 5 week sessions each; student must complete 3 sessions to satisfy an option course (3 credits):

• CVEN 5837-002: Special Topics – Community Appraisal (spring - 1st five weeks)
• CVEN 5837-003: Special Topics – Study Design & Impact Evaluation (spring - 2nd five weeks)
• CVEN 5837-004: Special Topics – Data Analytics for Development  (summer 2024)

See more information on the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering website

Global Engineering Minor

You may be interested in the Global Engineering Minor focusing on how to operate in an international context from an engineering perspective, including international teamwork. Students take courses in global perspective, regional/local perspective, foreign language and acquire a global experience (approved study, research, or internship abroad, or equivalent experience) in coherence with a language/regional course selection.

Humanities and Social Science Electives 

These electives complement the Global Engineering interest area.

• ANTH 1150-3 Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Regional Cultures of Africa
• HIST 3218-3Seminar of African History
• COMM 3410-3 Intercultural Communication
• ETHN 3201/INVS/LDSP 3100-3-4Multicultural Leadership: Theories, Principles, and Practices
• GEOG/WMST 3672-3Gender and Global Economy
• GEOG 4742-3Environment and Peoples
• GEOG 4812-3Environment and Development in South America
• GEOG 4822-3Environment and Development in China
• INVS 4302/PSCI 4732-3Critical Thinking in Development
• PSCI 4012-3Global Development
• PSCI 4783-3Global Issues
• WMST 2600-3Gender, 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 and many of these courses have pre-requisites or recommended pre-requisites, so plan ahead.

Organizations Related to Global Engineering

• , international Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology
• : People, Prosperity, and the Planet Competition for Sustainability