WATER COMMUNITY COURSE LIST — WATER-RELATED COURSES
Updated March 2010
Recent offering and
instructors
Pre-requisites
F10
AAE 590*
Remote Sensing Systems Design Project. Variable Title Course Number: Projects in
Background in
electromagnetics and
classical mechanics
desired.
Garrison
((CE 340 and CE 343)
or ME 309) and AGRY
255
Mohtar
Aeronautical Engineering Introduction to key aspects of the design of satellite systems for Earth
observation (EO). Description of physical quantities which need to be measured in order to understand
changes in the Earth’s atmosphere, land surfaces and oceans and the phenomenologies that enable
them to be measured remotely from space. Design of instruments and satellite systems around these
principles. Microwave instruments will be emphasized, although there will be also be discussion of
optical systems.
ABE 325
Soil and Water Resource Engineering. Interrelationships of the plant-water-air-soil system;
hydrologic processes; protection of surface and ground water quality; GIS targeting of soil and water
protection measures; and design of subsurface and overland drainage systems, irrigation systems, and
soil erosion control practices.
Environmental Resources Design I (Global Design). Variable Title Course Number:
Blatchley
ABE 495*
Special Topics in Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Irrigation Management and Design. Irrigation management and design, including water
resources planning, soil moisture movement and utilization, irrigation scheduling, system selection and
operation, pumping plant characteristics and efficiency, hydraulic network analysis, system evaluation,
and environmental efficiency.
ABE 527
Computer Models in Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering. Offers
students in environmental and natural resources engineering programs an understanding of the
hydrological processes and related design skills. Principles of soil erosion by water; drainage of
agricultural lands; surface runoff; flood and reservoir routing; hydrodynamic and water quality in pipe
network; nonpoint source pollution; and transport phenomenon are studied. Current computer models
utilized in industry for decision support are applied using case studies to further enhance the
understanding of the hydrological processes. Limitations and advantages of the models are discussed.
Hydrologic response in urban and urbanizing areas and analysis techniques for identifying hydrologic
change.
ABE 325
ABE 325 and CE 340
and CE 343
Bralts
ABE 525
S10
F09
Mohtar
Title and Description
Garrison
Course
S09
Recent offering and
instructors
Title and Description
Pre-requisites
F10
ABE 531
Instrumentation and Data Acquisition. This course educates students in the use, selection,
(ABE 201 or ABE
205) and (MA 262 or
MA 266)
Cherkauer
and design of instrumentation and data acquisition for agricultural, food, environmental, and biological
systems. Emphasis is on measurement of position (GPS), force, pressure, power, torque, flow, and
temperature along with environmental sensors. Labs focus on building and using measurement systems
and programming PC computers for data acquisition and analysis. Prior knowledge of electrical
circuitry is desirable. This course is designed to teach students the fundamentals of sensor
characteristics (static and dynamic), and signal transmission, processing, and sampling. Students
completing this course will be prepared to design, purchase and build measurement systems to collect
quality data. Labs involve hands-on construction of measurement systems and collection of data both
in the lab and in the field. Lectures, labs and final project.
Nonpoint Source Pollution Engineering. Variable Title Course Number: Special Topics
Engineering principles involved in assessment and management of nonpoint source (NPS) pollution.
Effect of NPS pollution on ecosystem integrity. Use of GIS/mathematical models to quantify extent of
pollution. Design/implementation of best management practices to improve water quality. Discussion
of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) principles and processes.
to manipulate file formats, check data quality, estimate missing data, handle time series and spatial
data, compute summary statistics and develop quality graphics. Most programming is done with
Python in a Linux/Unix environment. Lectures and computer lab time. Final project.
Environmental Hydrology. This course is designed to provide undergraduate students with
Bowling
AGRY 337
Graduate only.
Students should have
experience with at
least one
programming
language.
Cherkauer
Environmental Data Handling. Variable Title Course Number: Special Topics Learn methods
both the basics of how water moves through the environment and current theories as to how hydrologic
response is modified by environmental change at a variety of temporal and spatial scales.
Water-related courses — March 2010
S09
Chaubey
ABE 691*
Cherkauer
Ecohydrology. Variable Title Course Number: Special Topics
Chaubey
ABE 591*
ABE 325 or CE 542 or
AGRY 337/399 or
course in hydrology
F09
Chaubey
ABE 591*
S10
Cherkauer
Course
2
Recent offering and
instructors
Title and Description
Pre-requisites
F10
AGRY 385
Environmental Soil Chemistry. Designed as an upper level introductory course covering
AGRY 255 and CHM
116
L. Lee
environmental soil chemistry concepts in framework most applicable to inorganic and organic
chemical contamination of soil and water resources and intended for students in environmental science
fields that may not have a strong chemistry and/or math background. Learn the fundamental properties
and processes responsible for the environmental fate of contaminants in the soil-water environment
with emphasis on soil and solution chemistry. Lecture and lab course.
Environmental Hydrology (same as AGRY 337, lab added). Variable Title Course
Number: Individual Study
AGRY 598*
Soil Biogeochemistry. Variable Title Course Number: Special Problems
AGRY 598*
Advanced Topics in Hydrology. Variable Title Course Number: Special Problems Hydrologic
response in urban and urbanizing areas and analysis techniques for identifying hydrologic change.
Ecological Footprints. Variable Title Course Number: Special Problems
Water-related courses — March 2010
Bowling
AGRY 598*
Background in earth
sciences, CE, or ABE
is beneficial
Johnston
Land Surface Modeling. Variable Title Course Number: Special Problems
AGRY 365
Niyogi
AGRY 598*
S09
Johnston
including precipitation, acid-base, oxidation-reduction, complexation, absorption, and ion exchange.
Basic principles of soil chemistry and mineralogy
Bowling
Soil Chemistry. Emphasis on processes controlling the gaseous, solution, and solid phases in soils
Johnston
AGRY 540
F09
Bowling
AGRY 399*
S10
L. Lee
Course
3
Recent offering and
instructors
Environmental Engineering. Introduction to water pollution, air pollution, noise, hazardous
and solid wastes, and their control. Environmental impact statements and global pollution issues. Field
trips required.
environmental microbiological concepts to the solution of problems of water pollution and its control.
Physico-Chemical Principles of Enviornmental Engineering. This course presents
Jafvert
CE 353
basic physico-chemical aspects of air, water, and wastewater pollution, and pollution control methods.
Topics covered in the course include acid/base chemistry, solubility, colloidal chemistry, sorption
processes, and oxidation-reduction. Selected physico-chemical processes and analytical procedures are
discussed, demonstrated, and applied in the laboratory.
Water-related courses — March 2010
Blatchley
scale resource utilization, food, energy and commodity production, population dynamics, and their
ecosystem impacts.
Nies
Engineering Environmental Sustainability. An introduction to the examination of global-
Nies
CE 355
Nies
Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering. Introduction and application of
CHM 116
Nies
CE 352
Hua
CE 350
co: CE 340
Jafvert
experimental data and methods in hydraulic measurements. A variety of simple laboratory experiments
illustrating the principles of hydraulics are performed.
Lyn
Elementary Hydraulics Laboratory. The laboratory covers basic concepts in analysis of
Lyn
CE 343
CE 298 or ME 274 or
AAE 230
Blatchley
mass, energy, and momentum; flows in pipes and open channels. Formal laboratory experiments.
Hydrostatics and buoyancy; bernoulli's equation; shear stress and rate of strain; viscous pipe flow; drag
and lift; open channel flow; pumps and turbomachinery
Troy
Hydraulics. Fluid properties; hydrostatics; kinematics and dynamics of fluid flows; conservation of
Troy
CE 340
S09
Lyn
ASM 231
environmental, agricultural, and engineering-related problems. Topics include data sources, spatial
analysis; projections; creating data and metadata, and conceptualizing and solving spatial problems
using GIS.
F09
Lyn
Geographic Information Systems Application. Fundamentals of GIS analysis applied to
S10
Blatchley
ASM 540
F10
Troy
Pre-requisites
Troy
Title and Description
Frankenberge
r
Course
4
Recent offering and
instructors
Title and Description
Pre-requisites
F10
CE 440
Urban Hydraulics. Sources and distribution of water in urban environment, including surface
CE 340
Govindaraju
reservoir requirements, utilization of groundwater, and distribution systems. Analysis of sewer systems
and drainage courses for the disposal of both wastewater and storm water. Pumps and lift stations.
Urban planning and storm drainage practice. The course employs the basic principles of hydraulics to
design of hydraulic structures. It combines hydraulics and urban drainage issues. Topics include (i)
water distribution systems, (ii) pump design and selection, (iii) sanitary sewer design, and (iv) storm
sewer design. Basic rainfall-runoff relationships,design of storage structures, and unit hydrograph
theory are also covered.
equations for environmental fluid flows, including effects of variable density and rotation. Ideal fluid
flow; boundary layer approximation; turbulence; water waves. Pressure and hydrostatics in
environmental flows; surface tension and viscosity; boundary layers; drag and lift; sediment transport;
open channel flow; jets and plumes
CE 540
Open Channel Hydraulics. Energy and momentum principles, design of open channels for
uniform and nonuniform flow, boundary layer and roughness effects, flow over spillways, energy
dissipation, flow in channels of nonlinear alignment and nonprismatic section.
flows, well hydraulics; runoff relations and hydrographs; elements of stream flow routing, frequency
and duration studies; extreme values statistics applied to flood and drought forecasting; application of
hydrologic techniques. The course is designed to present (a) introductory knowledge of hydrologic
cycle and its components, (b) movement of water through different components of hydrologic cycle,
(c) hydrologic analysis and modeling.
Water-related courses — March 2010
CE 340 and CE 440
Merwade
Hydrology. Meteorology; precipitation; stream flow, evaporation, and transpiration; subsurface
Merwade
CE 542
CE 340
Lyn
Service Learning Design. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering Projects
Blatchley
CE 497*
CE 350
Banks
treatment of municipal and industrial water and wastewaters. Problem assessment; determination of
water and wastewater characteristics, biological, physical, and chemical treatment methods, process
design, and disposal of residues.
Lyn
Water and Wastewater Treatment. Fundamental concepts and design procedures for the
Banks
CE 456
CE 340
S09
Troy
Introductory Environmental Fluid Mechanics. Kinematics of fluid flow. Differential
F09
Troy
CE 443
S10
Govindaraju
Course
5
Recent offering and
instructors
Course
Title and Description
Pre-requisites
CE 543
Coastal Engineering. An introduction to coastal engineering with emphasis on the interaction
CE 340
between oceanic dynamic processes (waves, currents, and tides) and coastal regions (beaches, harbors,
structures, and estuaries) and on the engineering approaches necessary to prevent adverse effects
caused by this interaction.
Darcy's law, well hydraulics, determination of hydraulic properties of aquifers. Infiltration theory.
Discussions of artificial recharge, land subsidence, saltwater intrusion, ground water quality and
contamination. This course covers the basics of flow through porous media, groundwater movement,
well hydraulics, inverse problems, and unsaturated flows.
CE 547
Transport Processes in Surface Waters. Four main topics are covered: (1) density-stratified
two-layer systems in lakes and channels, with applications to mixed-layer growth, oil-spill
containment, salinity intrusions, (2) advection-diffusion modeling in channels, including analytical
solutions to steady and unsteady, one- and two-dimensional problems, (3) mechanisms of diffusional
transport, including turbulence in channels and longitudinal shear dispersion, and (4) near-field
analysis of discharges, including similarity analyses of jets and plumes. Advection and turbulent
diffusion in rivers and streams; longitudinal dispersion; transverse mixing in rivers; oxygen transfer;
properties of turbulence in surface waters, including effects of density stratification; mixing and
transport in lakes
Physico-Chemical Processes in Environmental Engineering I. This is the first of a
two-course sequence and covers physico-chemical processes as applied in water and wastewater
treatment. Topics include: reactor theory, mixing, gravity separation, centrifugation, adsorption, ion
exchange, disinfection kinetics, acid/base chemistry, neutralization, precipitation, and corrosion.
Fundamental principles of reactor theory; basic principles and fundamental models to describe
solid/fluid separation processes (gravity-based processes, centrifugation, coagulation/flocculation,
filtration); chemical disinfection (chlorine and ozone); and sorption processes.
Water-related courses — March 2010
CE 456
Blatchley
CE 550
CE 542 and GIS
course
Merwade
calculation of the runoff from complex basins. Generation of unit hydrographs. Calculation of losses,
channel and reservoir routing, parameter optimization, and application of Kinematic wave technique to
urban catchments. The course is designed to present: (a) hydrologic data and modeling resources in
public domain, (b) hydrologic data management and analysis using GIS, (c) hydrologic and hydraulic
modeling using GIS
Blatchley
Computational Watershed Hydrology. Use of professional computer programs for the
CE 340
Merwade
CE 549
CE 340 and
Differential Equations
course
F09
Govindaraju
Subsurface Hydrology. Basic principles of fluid flow in saturated and unsaturated materials.
S10
Govindaraju
CE 544
F10
6
S09
Recent offering and
instructors
Title and Description
Pre-requisites
CE 559
Water Quality Modeling. Mathematical modeling of chemical and biological processes
CE 352 and CE 554
occurring in natural aquatic systems. Classical oxygen demand and nutrient processes are modeled, as
well as chemical specific transport and fate processes. Emphasis is placed on deterministic models,
mass balance approaches, and chemical specific coefficients or parameters.
Water Chemistry. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering Projects Principles of
physical, quantitative, organic, and inorganic chemistry applied to the analysis and distribution of the
chemical composition of natural waters and engineeried water systems. Acid/base, complexation,
precipitation/dissolution, sorption, and redox reactions are quantitatively described.
broad range of issues related to sustainable uses of freshwater resources at local, regional, national, and
global scales.
CE 597*
Transport in Nature. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering Projects Conceptual and
mathematical analyses of transport processes in natural systems (e.g., water and contaminant transport
in soils, aquifers, rivers; propagation of pests, diseases, etc in ecosystems)
CE 597*
Rao
Engineering Projects Broad range of discussions on the primary themes in the Ecological Science &
Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
Rao
ESE Seminar / Colloquium: Human Impacts. Variable Title Course Number: Civil
Rao
CE 597*
Grad level and seniors
Rao
Water Resources Sustainability. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering Projects A
Rao
CE 597*
Courses in calculus,
differential equations,
biology, chemistry,
ecology
Contaminant Hydrology. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering Projects Conceptual Graduate courses in
and mathematical analysis of flow and transport in soils and aquifers to assess contamination; Design
& evaluation of remediation approaches.
Water-related courses — March 2010
S09
Jafvert
CE 597*
F09
Troy
Environmental Fluid Mechanics. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering Projects
S10
Jafvert
CE 597*
F10
Jafvert
Course
env. hydrology, env.
biogeochemistry,
calculus, differential
eqns.
7
Recent offering and
instructors
CE 597*
Physico-Chemical Processes Lab. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering Projects
Co: CE 550
Laboratory class that operates in parallel with CE 550
CE 691*
CE Seminar - Hydraulics and hydrology. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering
Seminar
Physical Processes in Lakes. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering Projects Lake
classifications; seasonal cycles of mixing and stratification; surface waves; internal waves; 1-D lake
modeling; upwelling; effects of rotation; stratified turbulence
Advanced Computational Hydrology. Variable Title Course Number: Civil Engineering
Projects
CE 697*
Advanced Physico-Chemical Processes of Environmental Engineering. Variable
Title Course Number: Civil Engineering Projects Laboratory class that operates in parallel with CE
550
Graduate only.
Graduate only.
Graduate only. CE
550 or equiv.
Sciences 2-week introduction to isotopes and isotopic fractionation, tracing water cycle fluxes with H
and O isotopes, hydrograph separation, evapotranspiration partitioning, dating recharge using isotopes,
isotopes in ecohydrology, introduction to isotopes in aquatic biogeochemistry and contaminant studies.
Water-related courses — March 2010
Grad level or adv.
undergrad w/
permission; aqueous
geochemistry
Bowen
Isotope Hydrology. Variable Title Course Number: Advanced Topics in Earth and Atmospheric
Bowen
Biogeochemistry Graduate Seminar. Variable Title Course Number: Advanced Topics in
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
EAS 591*
S09
Bowen
EAS 591*
F09
Merwade
CE 697*
S10
Troy
CE 697*
Graduate only.
F10
Merwade
Pre-requisites
Lyn
Title and Description
Govindaraju
Course
8
Recent offering and
instructors
Title and Description
EAS 591*
Soil Biogeochemistry. Variable Title Course Number: Advanced Topics in Earth and
Pre-requisites
F10
S10
F09
Atmospheric Sciences
for describing physical, chemical, and microbiological processes that occur in natural and engineered
aqueous systems, including rivers and lakes, and within water and wastewater treatment systems.
Emphases on understanding and conceptualizing important processes, data analysis, algorithm
development, and competency in the use of programming tools.
Emphasis on application of ecological principles to the conservation of important marine species.
Ecology and Systematics of Fishes and Mammals. Introduction to the ecology and
systematics of fishes and mammals. Discuss the evolutionary adaptations and ecological processes of
these vertebrate groups at the individual, population, and community levels. Examine the roles of
phylogeny, physiology, morphology, and behavior in influencing organismal responses to the
environment. Assess issues related to the conservation of fishes and mammals.
aquaculture, limnology, and fisheries biology. Emphasis will be placed on the proper use of laboratory
equipment and sampling gears, as well as the development of sampling protocols for collecting
representative, non-biased fisheries and aquatic sciences data.
with a laboratory devoted to the analysis of spatial data using geographic information systems.
Water-related courses — March 2010
FNR 210
Pijanowski
Spatial Ecology and GIS. Introduction to the principles of landscape ecology and biogeography
Pijanowski
FNR 359
FNR 242 and MA
161/165 and STAT
301 and FNR 252
Goforth
Aquatic Sampling Techniques. An introduction to laboratory and field sampling methods in
Goforth
FNR 351
BIOL 110 or BIOL
226 or BIOL 121 or
BTNY 210
Nichols
FNR 241
BIOL 110 or BIOL
226 or BIOL 121
Nichols
Marine Biology. An introduction to the major groups of marine organisms and their habitats.
Goforth
FNR 201
Engel
Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
Engel
Participation in EPICS (multiple course numbers). Participations in Environmental
Engel
EPCS
Jafvert
Environmental and Ecological Systems Modeling. Introduction to computational methods MA 162
Jafvert
EEE 300
S09
Filley
Course
9
Recent offering and
instructors
Pre-requisites
FNR 452
Aquaculture. Historical perspectives and current practices in aquaculture, including production
FNR 201 or FNR 203
systems, feeds, water quality requirements, and diseases of commercially important species.
Fisheries Science and Management. Theory and practice of fisheries management, with
emphasis on strategies utilized for the management of freshwater and marine fisheries. Application of
quantitative methodologies for the assessment and manipulation of aquatic habitats, sport and
commerical fish populations, and human resource users and non-users are considered as in the setting
of appropriate goals and objectives for effective, science-based management. One weekend field
laboratory is required.
Fish Ecology. The relationship of fishes to the physical, chemical, and biological features of the
environment in both natural and perturbed aquatic ecosystems. An emphasis will be placed on
diversity in morphology, behavior, feeding, and reproductive strategies as they relate to individual and
population adaptation, community structure, and anthropogenic effects.
FNR 526
Aquatic Animal Health. This is an introductory course designed to provide instruction on the
methodology of diagnosis and treatment of parasitic, fungal, bacterial, viral, nutritional, and
environmental diseases of fishes and other aquatic organisms (amphibians, reptiles, and bivalves).
Courses in chemistry and biology are expected and in animal physiology is preferred, but not required.
Fisheries Stock Assessment and Modeling. Theory and application of models and other
quantitative analyses for the assessment and management of recreational, commercial, and non-game
fishes. Emphasis is placed on the estimation of basic fish population dynamics, and the development
and application of models used to predict and assess fisheries management outcomes.
natural resource decision making is an increasingly important and complex task. This course provides
an overview of how to include diverse stakeholders in decision making, collaboration, and conflict
resolution through readings, class discussions, and role plays.
Water-related courses — March 2010
FNR 470
Prokopy
Community Involvement in Natural Resource Management. Engaging the public in
FNR 545
Prokopy
FNR 572
BIOL 110 and CHM
111
Hook
FNR 550
Goforth
Marine and Freshwater Biology. Variable Title Course Number: Special Assignments
(BIOL 286 or BIOL
585) and FNR 203
and FNR 241 and
FNR 242
Sepulveda
FNR 498
F09
Hook
FNR 455
FNR 203 and MA 261
and STAT 301
S10
Hook
FNR 454
F10
S09
Brown
Title and Description
Brown
Course
10
Recent offering and
instructors
FNR 598*
Advanced Ichthyology. Variable Title Course Number: Topical Problems in Forestry and
Pre-requisites
F10
AGRY 255 and CHM
116
S10
F09
Natural Resources
Research Methods for Natural Resources and Social Scientists. Variable Title Course
Prokopy
FNR 598*
Number: Topical Problems in Forestry and Natural Resources
Ecological Footprints. Variable Title Course Number: Topical Problems in Forestry and Natural
Prokopy
FNR 598*
Resources
Landscape Ecology and GIS. Variable Title Course Number: Topical Problems in Forestry and
Pijanowski
FNR 598*
Natural Resources
Environmental Soil Chemistry. Designed as an upper level introductory course covering
environmental soil chemistry concepts in framework most applicable to inorganic and organic
chemical contamination of soil and water resources and intended for students in environmental science
fields that may not have a strong chemistry and/or math background.
Water-related courses — March 2010
L. Lee
NRES 385
S09
Goforth
Title and Description
L. Lee
Course
11