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(2014/02/09) Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
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Elective courses (30 points)

The following courses are of particular relevance to this study line. The list contains some relevant technolo-

gical specialization courses and a basic course which could be relevant for the specialization.

• Development projects in an organizational contexts

• Products and consumption in everyday life

• Systems safety and reliability engineering

• Virtual construction – from a management perspective

• Working environment in the construction process

• Urban Technology and Management (course offered in 2014, but not in 2013)

• Interdisciplinary urban planning course of Danish universities

• Planning and management in construction

• Environment and economics

• Mapping Controversies (no longer applies)

• Sociotechnical design

3.14.1.3.2. Management and Analysis of Operations

3.14.1.3.3. Management of Technology Development

3.14.1.3.4. Production and Knowledge Management

3.15. Rochester Institute of Technology, NY

3.15.1. M.S. in Sustainable Engineering

Master of Engineering in Sustainable Engineering

Master of Science in Sustainable Engineering

3.15.2. Intro

Interest in “sustainability” and related issues continues to grow, nationally as well as internationally. A sustai-

nable economy is one that can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future gene-
rations to meet their own needs. Moving an economy toward the goal of sustainability presents myriad chal-

lenges for all professions, especially business and engineering. As we move deeper into the 21st century the

problems associated with delivering society’s goods and services using traditional, non-sustainable practices

will become more apparent, and the value of more environmentally and socially responsible approaches to
meeting society’s needs will become increasingly evident. Engineers and managers must be equipped to be-

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