University of California, Riverside
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

-Environmental Engineering deals with design and construction of processes and equipment intended to lessen the impact of man’s activities on the environment. With the growing importance of environmental quality, the environmental engineer plays a pivotal role in modern industrial activity. Environmental engineers are involved in a wide range of activities including the design of alternative fueled vehicles, the development of renewable energy sources, the design of equipment for solid waste collection and disposal, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, air pollution control systems, and hazardous waste management. At UCR, the B.S. degree in Environmental Engineering allows students to concentrate on air and/or water quality. -The Department of Environmental Sciences offers B.A. and B.S. degrees in Environmental Sciences. Students can choose to concentrate their studies in one of three options: Natural Science, Social Science, or Environmental Toxicology. The necessity of maintaining an acceptable level of environmental quality is placing increasing demands upon governments and industries locally, nationally, and worldwide. To help meet those demands, the Environmental Sciences program is designed to provide training for students intending to enter environmental professions or for students preparing for graduate study in law, research, or teaching in a capacity that utilizes a background in the science of the human environment. -Earth Sciences: Global Climate Change Option The Global Climate Change option offers earth science training with an emphasis on modern and ancient evidence for global climate change and the effects of such processes on the planet. Links between human activities, organismal evolution, weathering, volcanism, plate tectonics, extraterrestrial events and the history of the atmosphere and oceans are examined. Ancient earth climate trends are studied as proxies for predicting future climate change. Students in this option receive training in climatology, oceanography, paleoecology, stratigraphy, earth resources and the global carbon cycle. Mechanical engineering: 1. apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering 2.design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data 3. design a system, component, or process to meet desi red needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethi cal, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability 4.function in multidisciplinary teams 5.identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems 6.understand professional and ethical responsibility 7.communicate effectively 8.understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context 9.recognize the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning 10.obtain knowledge of contemporary issue 11.use the techniques, skills, and modern engin eering tools necessary for engineering practice