Dec 13, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Humanitarian Engineering Minor


Humanitarian engineering, also known as “development engineering” and “global engineering” is the application of engineering principles to meet basic needs of mankind, with preference toward the poor and marginalized.

The program prepares students to engage with and integrate the technical and non-technical aspects of humanitarian engineering. Technical aspects of humanitarian engineering often involve developing sustainable access to water, food, shelter, energy, and healthcare in a manner that is attuned to the needs, desires, and capabilities of the individuals or communities they serve. Non-technical aspects of humanitarian engineering include subjects such as global development, community engagement, ethics, foreign language, and sustainability, among other topics.

Requirements


In order to earn a minor in humanitarian engineering, students must complete 30 credits with a grade point average of 2.00, including:

Humanitarian Engineering course


Non-Technical Breadth Elective (5)


Choose five credits from courses approved as Humanitarian Engineering non-technical breadth electives. Note that only specific sections of UCOR 1400 (for example Poverty Past and Present), 1600, 3400, and 3600 are approved:

NOTES


See policy for Undergraduate Minors (84-1 ) for more information.