The College of Engineering is offering four new courses in Engineering with Nature (EWN).
A certificate in Engineering with Nature (EWN) broaden students' understanding in this innovative, interdisciplinary subject. EWN has been developed and implemented by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The USACE defines EWN as the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits through collaboration. It provides alternatives for developing our coastal and riverine infrastructure while considering our natural environment and a better quality of life. The certificate is a 9-SCH program with the following courses.
The core of the certificate is CVEN 5335 with its proposed new name to reflect that it is interdisciplinary as it focuses on interacting with many disciplines involved in EWN. The elective courses provide for more depth and focus within several sub-disciplines related to EWN. Three courses (9 credit hours) are required which include the one core (CVEN 5335) and two electives.
Core
CVEN 5335 Engineering with Nature: Interdisciplinary
Electives (select two of the following three courses)
CVEN 5336 Engineering with Nature: Ecology
CVEN 5337 Engineering with Nature: Engineering
CVEN 5339 Engineering with Nature: Dredging Practices
The certificate will be offered to graduate students in engineering and natural science fields. It is anticipated that the certificate will attract non-degree seeking students from outside of Lamar University who wish to acquire skills on the growing field of EWN, particularly those from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or other agencies or industries that deal with coastal development at the nexus of the built and natural worlds.
The program delivery will be hybrid, with faculty on-campus and adjunct faculty from the USACE remote through an online option with mainly synchronous lectures. The College of Engineering will administer the certificate program.
This course will introduce and broaden students' horizons to the overall concept of Engineering with Nature (EwN) as being developed and implemented by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Engineering with Nature: Ecology provides an in-depth view into the ecological processes and implications for this interdisciplinary field.
Engineering with Nature Engineering: Engineering provides an in-depth view into the hydrological processes and other coastal engineering principals for this interdisciplinary field.
Engineering with Nature: Dredging Practices provides an in-depth view into dredging operations and management and introduces many of the beneficial uses and other applications of dredge material for this interdisciplinary field.