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Designing Sustainable Products

Summer 2025 > Engineering/Engineering Technology > ENGN.5400 > 061

Course No: ENGN.5400-061; SIS Class Nbr: 1521; SIS Term: 3440
Course Status: Open

Course Description

The course introduces students to the sustainability aspects of product design. Sustainable products are designed to conserve materials and energy, select low-impact materials, eliminate toxic substances, extend product life, re-use materials, and reduce the generation of wastes. The entire product life cycle will be considered including: material extraction, material processing, manufacturing, transportation, product use, and disposal. Students will learn the impact of design solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context. The students will learn strategies to identify the sustainability impacts throughout the product life cycle, as well as the application of sustainable product design principles and strategies to address these impacts.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
  • Core Codes: STEM
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor:
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When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2025 Summer: May 19 to Jul 27
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1800 | Pay as little as $ 917.50/mo for this course.
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  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: Graduate Certificate in Design & Manufacturing Engineering, M.S. in Engineering Management

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