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Minor in SUE at UCThe Center for Sustainable Urban Engineering (SUE) at the University of Cincinnati (UC) is pleased to announce the formation of a trans-disciplinary Minor in Sustainable Urban Engineering. Background.Sustainable Urban Engineering seeks to understand how urban infrastructure and environmental policies affect the long-term health and wealth of cities, and to apply this understanding for practical aims through the development of theoretical and analytical frameworks. Such theoretical and analytical frameworks do not exist, and will only be discovered and tested through sustained multi-disciplinary research and education collaborations fostered by administrative support at all levels of the University.Justification.In September, 2007 an email survey was distributed to approximately 35,000 students at the University of Cincinnati. Approximately 1,500 students responded to the survey, and more than 250 respondents self-identified as enrolled in the College of Engineering. Approximately 89% of the total respondents indicated that they wanted to participate in formal education about sustainability with a minor/certificate selected as the most favored option. Thus, a large pool of interested students has been identified.Summary.With leadership from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, a multi-disciplinary minor in Sustainable Urban Engineering has been organized. Consisting of thirty credit hours, the objective of this minor is to provide students with seven learning opportunities, namely: 1) a shared experience in core courses; 2) technical depth in engineering and health; breadth in 3) planning, 4) management, 5) economics, and 6) policy; 7) with a culminating capstone experience. Recommended courses were selected with the objective that students could simultaneously complete the requirements for General Education (i.e., Breadth of Knowledge electives) and the minor in Sustainable Urban Engineering. Students are allowed to petition to substitute other courses to complete the minor.The Minor in Sustainable Urban Engineering consists of a total of 30 credit hours which must be achieved in the following FOUR CATEGORIES: 1. Required Basic Courses (Student must take both courses):
(These courses will be double listed as Social and Ethical issues (SE) and Technology Innovations (TI). They also do not require any pre-requisites. This will enable any student within the University to take these courses.) 2. Technical Electives Courses (Students to select at least TWO courses):
3. Breadth of Knowledge Electives Courses (Students to select at least ONE course from each of the following FOUR sub-categories): a. Planning (Students must select ONE course)
b. Management (Students must select ONE course)
c. Economics (Students must select ONE course)
d. Policy (Students must select ONE course)
4. Required Capstone Course (Students must select ONE course/experience). A capstone course/experience for Integrated Sustainable Development with multi-disciplinary teams of students across the University – Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Political Science, Health, Economics, Planning, and Management
Students interested in completing the Minor in Sustainable Urban Engineering, should contact us at sue@uc.edu. Questions? Contact Center for Sustainable Urban Engineering. Copyright Information © University of Cincinnati. 2007 |