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2013-2014 SDSM&T Academic Catalog 
    
2013-2014 SDSM&T Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sustainable Engineering Minor


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Contact Information

Dr. Jennifer Benning, Program Coordinator
Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Civil/Mechanical 237A
(605) 394-2425
E-mail: Jennifer.Benning@sdsmt.edu

Sustainable engineering describes a new approach for solving complex classes of social problems that result from the rising competition for increasingly limited supplies of resources, water and land.  Sustainable engineering seeks to transform engineering practice to meet these challenges.  Interdisciplinary in nature and application, sustainable engineering involves the application of life cycle assessment and other innovative techniques to determine the long term implications of a proposed design solution with the ultimate goal of minimizing overall environmental impacts from products, services, businesses, communities and nations, as well as create engineering solutions that are fair and just in a global societal context. 

Students from any major at the School of Mines may pursue a minor in sustainable engineering by completing 18 credit hours of coursework that includes two required courses.

Science or mathematics electives


Humanities/Social Science Electives


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