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1999 - 2000 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR
Carleton University

Environmental Engineering Program

Environmental Engineering focuses on management and protection of the environment and on the development of engineered solutions which minimize the threat to human health. Environmental engineers play a major role in the development of technically sound and economically feasible solutions to air and water pollution, noise pollution, and hazardous and toxic waste management. They deal with issues related to landfills and solid waste management, remediation of contamination, ecosystem protection and preservation, and the development of sustainable and environmentally safe methods for the allocation, development and utilization of natural and renewable resources.

Environmental Engineering is a multidisciplinary activity. Environmental engineers work closely with professionals from many other disciplines including biologists, chemists, economists, sociologists, lawyers, political scientists, urban and regional planners and others who play an integral role in defining and designing sustainable developments.

The program in Environmental Engineering at Carleton is structured to provide the undergraduate with sound training in the environmental aspects of chemistry and biology, which are considered essential to the in-depth appreciation of environmental problems.

The engineering component of the undergraduate degree consists of a strong engineering common core which emphasizes the pure sciences, engineering analysis, computer applications and engineering design. The Environmental Engineering component in the undergraduate degree program consists of a set of well structured courses that emphasize the conceptualization, mathematical modeling, engineering design and solution of problems in Environmental Engineering. The scientific and engineering aspects of the program prepare the ground for design and synthesis courses such as environmental planning and decision making and environmental impact assessment. The interdisciplinary aspects of the program are enhanced by the selection of elective courses in the arts and social sciences, which emphasize management, ethics, economics and law, as they relate to the environment. These courses are scheduled in the first and fourth years of the regular program and can be selected from the list in the Engineering Program Guide, which is available from the Faculty Registrarial Services office.

Engineering Electives

The engineering electives in the fourth year of the program must be selected from the following list unless alternatives are approved by the Department.

81.402* , 82.334* , 82.428* , 82.431* , 82.433* , 82.440* , 87.430* , 88.443* , 88.446* , 88.464* , 94.320*

Environmental Engineering
Second Year

 

 
   

Lectures and
Tutorials

Laboratories and
Problem Analysis

Course
Weight

Term

 

Fall

Winter

Fall

Winter

 
             

65.280*

Environmental Chemistry

3

-

3

-

6

67.244*

Engineering Geology

-

3

-

3

6

69.204*

Multivariable Calculus for Engineering Students

4

-

-

-

5

69.257*

Introduction to Statistics

-

4

-

-

5

81.201*

Process Analysis for Environmental Engineering

-

2

-

3

5

81.202*

Microbiology

-

3

-

-

4

82.220*

Mechanics of Deformable Bodies

3

-

3

-

6

86.230*

Fluid Mechanics I

-

3

-

3

6

86.240*

Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

3

-

3

-

6

91.266*

Numerical Methods

3

-

1

-

5

             
   

16

15

10

9

54

Environmental Engineering
Third Year

   

Lectures and
Tutorials

Laboratories and
Problem Analysis

Course
Weight

Term

 

Fall

Winter

Fall

Winter

 
             

61.364*

Analysis of Ecological Relationships

-

-

-

4

3

65.232*

Analytical Chemistry I

3

-

3

-

6

81.301*

Environmental Engineering Unit Operations

-

3

-

3/2+1

6

81.302*

Environmental Engineering Systems Modelling

3

-

3/2+1

-

6

81.303*

Water Resources Engineering

-

3

-

1

5

81.304*

Containment and Pollutant Transport

         
 

in the Environment

-

3

-

1

5

82.270*

Civil Engineering Materials

-

3

-

3

6

82.328*

Geotechnical Mechanics

3

-

3/2

-

5

82.437*

Municipal Hydraulics

3

-

3/2

-

5

91.380*

Engineering Economics

3

-

-

-

4

             
   

15

12

8.5

11.5

51

Environmental Engineering
Fourth Year

   

Lectures and
Tutorials

Laboratories and
Problem Analysis

Course
Weight

Term

 

Fall

Winter

Fall

Winter

 
             

81.403*

Air Pollution and Emissions Control

3

-

3/2+1

-

6

81.405*

Environmental Engineering Unit Processes

3

-

3/2+1

-

6

81.406*

Hydrogeology and Groundwater

-

3

-

3/2

5

81.411*

Waste Management

3

-

1

-

5

81.414*

Environmental Planning and Impact Assessment

-

3

-

3/2

5

81.497

Engineering Project

-

-

8

8

9

82.495*

Professional Practice

-

3

-

-

4

Elective*

Engineering (Note a)

3

-

3/2

-

5

Elective*

Engineering (Note a)

-

3

-

3/2

5

Elective*

Arts or Social Sciences

3

-

-

-

4

             
   

15

12

15.5

12.5

45

Note: (a) Selected from the specified list; the actual weight is the assigned weight of the particular course.


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