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following three preapproved technical<br />
elective concentrations. Note that the<br />
eight-course sequence for each preapproved<br />
concentration includes two science<br />
courses during sophomore year<br />
(fall semester) and six technical elective<br />
courses during junior and senior years.<br />
Any deviations from a preapproved<br />
concentration must be approved by an<br />
undergraduate faculty adviser. Alternatives<br />
for junior/senior electives within<br />
each concentration are listed, and others<br />
may be considered among 3000- to<br />
4000-level courses of any <strong>SEAS</strong> department,<br />
as well as courses listed in the<br />
section “Courses in Other Divisions” in<br />
this bulletin. However, at least four of the<br />
six junior/senior electives must consist of<br />
engineering topics. Alternatives for sophomore-year<br />
science courses are shown<br />
in the EEE program table.<br />
A student may also choose to develop<br />
an individual concentration conforming to<br />
his/her specific interests, provided that it<br />
satisfies ABET engineering accreditation<br />
criteria. Therefore, this must be developed<br />
in close consultation with and approved<br />
by a faculty adviser.<br />
Water Resources and Climate Risks<br />
Concentration<br />
Preapproved course sequence:<br />
PHYS C1403: Introduction to classical and quantum<br />
waves (SEM III)<br />
EESC V2100: Climate system (SEM III)<br />
EAEE E4006: Field methods for environmental<br />
engineering (SEM VI)<br />
EAEE E4009: GIS for resource, environmental,<br />
and infrastructure management<br />
(SEM VII)<br />
EAEE E4350: Planning and management of urban<br />
hydrologic systems (SEM VII)<br />
EAEE E4257: Environmental data analysis and<br />
modeling (SEM VIII)<br />
ECIA W4100: Management and development of<br />
water systems (SEM VIII)<br />
CIEE E4257: Contaminant transport in subsurface<br />
systems (SEM VIII)<br />
Alternatives for junior/senior electives:<br />
EAEE E4001: Industrial ecology of Earth<br />
resources<br />
CIEE E4260: Urban ecology studio<br />
CIEE E4163: Environmental engineering:<br />
wastewater<br />
CIEN E4250: Waste containment design and<br />
practice<br />
CIEN E4255: Flow in porous media<br />
APPH E4200: Physics of fluids<br />
EESC W4008: Introduction to atmospheric science<br />
EESC W4401: Quantitative models of climatesensitive<br />
natural and human systems<br />
EESC W4404: Regional dynamics, climate and<br />
climate impacts<br />
Sustainable Energy and Materials<br />
Concentration<br />
Preapproved course sequence:<br />
CHEM C3443: Organic chemistry (SEM III)<br />
EESC V2200: Solid earth system (SEM III)<br />
MECE E3311: Heat transfer (SEM VI)<br />
EAEE E4001: Industrial ecology of Earth<br />
resources (SEM VII)<br />
EAEE E4900: Applied transport and chemical<br />
rate phenomena (SEM VII)<br />
MECE E4302: Advanced thermodynamics (SEM VIII)<br />
EESC W3015: The Earth’s carbon cycle (SEM VIII)<br />
MECE E4211: Energy: sources and conversion<br />
(SEM VIII)<br />
Alternatives for junior/senior electives:<br />
CHEN E3110: Transport phenomena I<br />
CHEN E3120: Transport phenomena II<br />
EAEE E3101: Earth resource production systems<br />
MSAE E3103: Elements of materials science<br />
CHEM C3071: Introduction to organic chemistry<br />
CHEM G4230: Statistical thermodynamics<br />
EAEE E4550: Catalysis for emissions control<br />
EESC W4008: Introduction to atmospheric science<br />
EAEE E4560: Particle technology<br />
Environmental Health Engineering<br />
Concentration<br />
Preapproved course sequence:<br />
CHEM C3443: Organic chemistry (SEM III)<br />
EESC V2100: Climate system (SEM III)<br />
EAEE E4006: Field methods for environmental<br />
engineering (SEM VI)<br />
EAEE E4009: GIS for resource, environmental<br />
and infrastructure management<br />
(SEM VII)<br />
EHSC P6300: Environmental health sciences<br />
(SEM VII)<br />
EAEE E4257: Environmental data analysis and<br />
modeling (SEM VIII)<br />
EAEE E4150: Air pollution prevention and control<br />
(SEM VIII)<br />
EHSC P6309: Biochemistry basic to environmental<br />
health (SEM VIII)<br />
Alternatives for junior/senior electives:<br />
EAEE E4001: Industrial ecology of Earth<br />
resources<br />
EAEE E4900: Applied transport and chemical<br />
rate phenomena<br />
EAEE E4950: Environmental biochemical<br />
processes<br />
CIEE E4257: Contaminant transport in<br />
subsurface systems<br />
GRADUATE PROGRAMS<br />
M.S. in Earth Resources Engineering<br />
(MS-ERE)<br />
The MS-ERE program is designed for<br />
engineers and scientists who plan to<br />
pursue, or are already engaged in, environmental<br />
management/development<br />
careers. The focus of the program is the<br />
environmentally sound mining and processing<br />
of primary materials (minerals,<br />
energy, and water) and the recycling or<br />
proper disposal of used materials. The<br />
program also includes technologies for<br />
assessment and remediation of past<br />
damage to the environment. Students<br />
can choose a pace that allows them<br />
to complete the MS-ERE requirements<br />
while being employed.<br />
MS-ERE graduates are specially<br />
qualified to work for engineering, financial,<br />
and operating companies engaged<br />
in mineral processing ventures, the<br />
environmental industry, environmental<br />
groups in all industries, and for city,<br />
state, and federal agencies responsible<br />
for the environment and energy/resourse<br />
conservation. At the present time, the<br />
U.S. environmental industry comprises<br />
nearly 30,000 big and small businesses<br />
with total revenues of over $150 billion.<br />
Sustainable development and environmental<br />
quality has become a top priority<br />
of government and industry in the<br />
United States and many other nations.<br />
This M.S. program is offered in<br />
collaboration with the Departments<br />
of Civil Engineering and Earth and<br />
Environmental Sciences. Many of the<br />
teaching faculty are affiliated with<br />
<strong>Columbia</strong>’s Earth Engineering Center.<br />
For students with a B.S. in engineering,<br />
at least 30 points (ten courses) are<br />
required. For students with a nonengineering<br />
B.S. or a B.A., preferably with a<br />
science major, up to 48 points (total of<br />
sixteen courses) may be required for<br />
makeup courses. All students are required<br />
to carry out a research project and write<br />
a thesis worth 3–6 points. A number<br />
of areas of study are available for the<br />
MS-ERE, and students may choose<br />
courses that match their interest and<br />
career plans. The areas of study include:<br />
• alternative energy and carbon management<br />
• climate risk assessment and management<br />
• environmental health engineering<br />
• integrated waste management<br />
• natural and mineral resource development<br />
and management<br />
• novel technologies: surficial and colloidal<br />
chemistry and nanotechnology<br />
<strong>SEAS</strong> <strong>2009</strong>–<strong>2010</strong>