Courses

This course is designed to enhance cardio-respiratory fitness through the medium of water aerobics and physical conditioning.

Elementary principles of surface and ground water supply, flood control, water distribution systems and irrigation systems; principles of drainage, soil conservation and erosion control; elementary surveying, chaining, leveling and mapping applied to agricultural and natural resource needs; illustrated by practical examples of terracing and farm pond design.

Critical understanding of salient issues relating to fresh water as a limited and important bioenvironmental resource.

Water and Wastewater

This is an intermediate level course with emphasis on drafting and design of water and wastewater systems for civil infrastructure. Topics include pressurized and gravity systems. Students will implement local jurisdiction design criteria in the creation of construction drawings, while utilizing industry standard CAD software, including Civil 3D and others.

This course focuses on the basic fundamentals of instrumentation applicable to water and wastewater management. The application, maintenance, and calibration of instruments in water and wastewater systems are emphasized. Upon completion, students should be able to read, calibrate and maintain mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic sensing equipment, and indicating, recording, and control equipment.

Water and Wastewater Treatment introduces the physical, chemical, and biological principles underlying the treatment of municipal water and wastewater. The course covers the design and operation of treatment units, emphasizing processes that ensure water quality and public health protection. Students gain practical understanding of how treatment technologies are applied to meet regulatory and environmental standards.

This course introduces the interactions between water and climate systems and their relationship with occurrences, magnitude, and frequencies of natural disasters with a focus on climate impacts on hydrology, water resources, and extreme events (e.g., floods, drought, heat waves, landslides, and wildfires). This course covers disaster risk management and adaptation strategies for a sustainable and resilient natural environment and human society against weather and climate extreme disasters.

This course introduces the interactions between water and climate systems and their relationship with occurrences, magnitude, and frequencies of natural disasters with a focus on climate impacts on hydrology, water resources, and extreme events (e.g., floods, drought, heat waves, landslides, and wildfires). This course covers disaster risk management and adaptation strategies for a sustainable and resilient natural environment and human society against weather and climate extreme disasters.

Configurational studies in aqueous media on paper. May be repeated for credit.