Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CVE 6202 - Environmental Management and Risk Control


Course Description
Course topics include the following: (1) a review of the environmental risk assessment process; (2) a review of environmental auditing procedures, including an introduction to ISO 14,000 and its impact on the environmental auditing process; (3) an overview of federal requirements relating to environmental assessments and impact statements; 4) an overview of how waste minimization principles are key to minimizing environmental risks; and  5) a case study/interactive project involving the assessment of risks associated with an industrial process or facility and including recommendations for how risks might be minimized by applying principles of waste minimization. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Explain the environmental risk assessment process
  • Describe the environmental auditing process and the impact of ISO 14000 on the auditing process
  • Discuss how federal requirements relate to performing environmental assessments and developing impact statements
  • Relate how waste minimization principles are key to minimizing environmental risks
  • Analyze industrial case studies and identify and assess environmental risks associated with these cases
  • Recommend how risks might be minimized in these case studies by applying principles of waste minimization

Prerequisites by Topic
  • None

Coordinator
Dr. Deborah Jackman



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