Students may qualify for minors in structural engineering, coastal engineering, water resources, green engineering, or environmental engineering by taking the required courses indicated below. Completion of a minor indicates proficiency beyond that provided by the Stevens engineering curriculum in the basic material of the selected area. The minor program must be in a discipline other than that of a student’s major program of study, and at least two courses in the minor must be overload courses, beyond the credit requirements for all other programs being pursued by the student.
Structural Engineering Requirements
A minimum of six of courses must be selected from the following:
Two of the following courses:
| CE 484 | Reinforced Concrete Design | 3 |
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| CE 486 | Structural Steel Design | 3 |
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| CE 519 | Advanced Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CE 681 | Introduction to Finite Element Methods | 3 |
And one or two of the following:
| CE 579 | Advanced Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 |
| CE 623 | Structural Dynamics | 3 |
| CE 660 | Advanced Steel Structures | 3 |
Water Resources Requirements
Required courses:
| CE 304 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CE 342 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
| CE 535 | Stormwater Management | 3 |
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| CE 578 | Coastal and Flood Plain Engineering | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CE 537 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
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| CE 685 | Advanced Hydraulics | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CE 652 | Hydrologic Modeling | 3 |
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| EN 686 | Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution | 3 |
| | Or | |
| EN 553 | Groundwater Engineering | 3 |
Coastal Engineering Requirements
Required Courses:
| CE 304 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CE 342 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
| OE 501 | Oceanography | 3 |
| OE 589 | Coastal Engineering | 3 |
| OE 535 | Ocean Measurements and Analysis | 3 |
| CE 578 | Coastal and Flood Plain Engineering | 3 |
Environmental Engineering Requirements
Required Courses:
| EN 377 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering Systems | 3 |
| CHE 210 | Process Analysis | 3 |
| CE 342 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
And any three of the following courses:
| EN 570 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| EN 541 | Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants | 3 |
| EN 571 | Physicochemical Processes for Environmental Control | 3 |
| EN 573 | Biological Processes for Environmental Control | 3 |
Green Engineering Minor Requirements
Issues of sustainability are of increasing concern for the developed and the developing nations of the world. Engineers have to take a central role in providing the needed solutions and associated leadership to address those issues. In the design, implementation and use of products, processes and systems that impact all facets of our lives, fundamental decisions are made by engineers. Those decisions can either contribute to an exacerbation of the negative impact of human endeavors on the environment, or they can be the means to reduce that impact. Engineering decisions are not just technical; they essentially must include economic considerations as well as be influenced by the ethical, social and political dimensions that shape their context.
The application of the principles by which engineers can have a positive impact on sustainability is known as Sustainable Engineering or more colloquially as Green Engineering. The latter terminology has found resonance with the general resurgence of interest in the environmental impact of human activity and the associated “green” approaches to mitigating them. While elements of sustainable engineering are permeating the broad-based Stevens undergraduate engineering programs, the scope is relatively limited so far. It is therefore proposed that for the student who wishes to explore sustainable approaches to engineering in some depth, the appropriate vehicle is to pursue a minor program.
Objectives of the Green Engineering Minor
Provide a holistic, systems perspective to the impact of human activity on the environment, including the roleof engineering.
Educate students in the concepts of sustainable development and industrial ecology.
Provide insight into sustainability tools and metrics such as life cycle analysis and ecological footprint.
Show how engineering decisions, particular with regard to design, can support sustainability goals.
Develop awareness of the ethical, economic, social and political dimensions that influence sustainability.
Content of the Green Engineering Minor
The Green Engineering Minor consists of six courses, three of which are required. It provides a two-course foundation. This is followed by two technical electives which can also provide a sustainable engineering focus area. Two additional courses are intended to allow students to explore ethical, social, economic and political contextual issues associated with sustainability; one of these courses is part of the core requirement. It should be noted that some of the courses taken towards the minor might also be applicable to meet Humanities/Social Science as well as General Education course requirements where appropriate.
General requirements for engineering minors include:
A minimum of two courses are required beyond those needed to meet the requirements of the student’s BE degree (including general electives)
A minimum course grade of C in a minor course is required for it to count
A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required to commence the minor program
The following three core courses are required for the minor:
| EN 530 | Introduction to Sustainable Engineering | 3 |
| SM 510 | Perspectives in Environmental Management | 3 |
Green Engineering Minor - Technical Electives
Two technical electives are required from the following list. The technical electives could be used to create a focus area as indicated. A Minor technical elective in some circumstances might also be applied to the student’s degree program if it meets the requirements.
Chemical/Biochemical Processes
| CHE 580 | Biofuels Engineering Technology | 3 |
Civil Structures
Environmental Engineering
| EN 545 | Environmental Impact Analysis and Planning | 3 |
| EN 575 | Environmental Biology | 3 |
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| ME 532 | Air Pollution Principles and Control | 3 |
| | Or | |
| EN 506 | Air Pollution Principles and Control | 3 |
Power and Energy
| ME 511 | Wind Energy-Theory & Application | 3 |
| ME 421 | Energy Conversion Systems | 3 |
| ME 510 | Power Plant Engineering | 3 |
NOTE: E423-424 Capstone Design, with significant “green” content, can replace one technical elective if it is approved by the Green Engineering Program Director.
Green Engineering Minor - Contextual Course
One elective is to be selected from the following list:
| EN 587 | Environmental Law and Management | 3 |
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| SM 587 | Environmental Law and Management | 3 |
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| HPL 370 | Philosophy of Technology | 3 |
| HPL 380 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| HPL 480 | Environmental Policy: Philosophical and Economic Issues | 3 |
| SM 531 | Sustainable Development | 3 |