CEE 498 Tech Electives in WIN23 Available

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Hello CEE Majors,

If you are still looking to change your WIN23 registration, there are still open seats in our CEE 498 Special Topics courses, both of which will satisfy Tech Electives or E&S Electives, depending on which requirement you need.

These courses were highlighted a few weeks back on the CEE Undergraduate Resources Canvas page (you should all be subscribed…if not, let us know).

Course details below.

  • CEE 498 B: Behavioral Design with Professor Bethany Gordon 3 credits, SLN 12042. (CIVE/ENVE Technical Electives or E&S Electives)
    • How do our surroundings come to be? And what can we do to change them? Whether reimagining a city, streamlining a business process, or organizing our days and thoughts, we constantly try to change things from how they are to how we want them to be. This is true for civil and environmental engineers, bust also for the rest of society. This course will expand our understanding of design in unique directions. Just as formal and physical science (i.e. logic, math, physics, and chemistry) inform our designs, so should the science of human behavior, which illuminates how we interact with our environments and with each other. We will examine how human behavior (including your own) shapes the world, and practice new skills for transforming it. This course does not require detailed prior knowledge of behavioral science. In order to serve learners from various backgrounds, course activities are designed to meet you at your current understanding of the topic, whether novice or expert.

  •  CEE 498 A: Engineering, Environment and Justice (DIV) with Professor Khalid Kadir. 3 credits, SLN 12041. (CIVE/ENVE Technical Electives or E&S Electives)
    • Since the 1980s, academic researchers studying environmental pollution have repeatedly demonstrated what many communities of color and low-income communities have long asserted: poor people and people of color are systematically and disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards. Why is this the case? What does it mean to be a technical actor – whether an engineer, economist, planner, or scientist – trying to rectify environmental degradation given this context? In this course, we will engage at the intersection of environmental justice, social justice, and engineering to demonstrate how problems that are commonly defined in technical terms are at their roots deeply socially embedded. Topics covered will include environmental engineering as it relates to air, water, and soil contamination; environmental justice; race, class, privilege, and domination; expertise; and ethics.