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Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering (2014/02/09)
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come environmentally and socially sophisticated decision makers.

The Kate Gleason College of Engineering offers two graduate level programs: a non thesis Master of Engine-

ering option, and a Master of Science degree that requires the completion of a thesis in Sustainable Enginee-
ring. The Center for Sustainable Engineering defines SE as “engineering for human development that meets

the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

(Bruntland Commission, 1987).” The intent of RIT’s graduate programs is to equip engineers and business

leaders with the tools they will need to meet the challenges associated with delivering goods and services th-

rough sustainable means. The SE programs deliver education on sustainable product and process design me-
thods as well as end of life management decision tools and technologies.

Specific program objectives include:

• The development of student awareness of issues in areas of sustainability (e.g. global warming, ozone

layer depletion, deforestation, pollution, ethical issues, fair trade, gender equity, etc.)

• Exploration and demonstration of the role and impacts of various aspects of engineering (design, techno-

logy, etc) and policy decisions on environmental and societal problems. Particular emphasis will be pla-

ced on the potential trade-offs between environmental, social and economic objectives.

• Equipping students with engineering and decision-making tools and methodologies and providing them

with opportunities to apply them on sustainability-related problems.

The programs are multidisciplinary in nature and draw on expertise residing in several of RIT’s colleges (En-
gineering, Liberal Arts, Applied Science and Technology, and Business).

Master of Engineering in Sustainable Engineering (MESE) - Graduate Student Plan of Study:

• 0303-790 Fundamentals of Sustainable Engineering

• 0303-791 Lifecycle Costing and Assessment

• 0303-792 Design for the Environment

• 0303-760 Product and Process Design and Development

• 0304-729 Renewable Energy Systems

• Engineering Elective 030 -

• Engineering Elective 030 -

• Engineering Elective 030 -

• Engineering Elective 030 -

• Social Context Elective

• Technology Elective

• Capstone

• 0303-800: Graduate Seminar

• 0303-800: Graduate Seminar

• 0303-800: Graduate Seminar

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