Spring 2026
> Engineering/Engineering Technology
> CIVE.5780
> 031V
Course No: CIVE.5780-031V; SIS Class Nbr: 13152; SIS Term: 3530
Course Status: Open
Course Description
Course covers the theoretical and practical aspects of biological wastewater treatment operations. Topics include kinetics of biological growth and substrate utilization, materials balance in chemostats and plug flow reactors, activated sludge process analysis and design, sedimentation and thickening, nitrification and denitrification, phosphorus removal, fixed-film processes analysis and design, anaerobic processes analysis and design, aerated lagoons and stabilization ponds, and natural treatment systems.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
- Section Notes: HyFlex Course
- Core Codes: STEM, HYFX
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Saifur Rahaman
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- T | 6:30 PM-9:20 PM ET Online
- 2026 Spring: Jan 20 to May 09
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $2250
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
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