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Environmental Systems

Policy

Course requirements

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Policy

Individualized program options are available for majors offered by all Divisions at Beirut University. Students can select majors from the Divisions of Business Administration and Arts & Sciences.

Student's individualized majors programs are selected in consultation with their Academic advisor. The majors selection form, requires Academic Advisor signature prior to submission to the Office of the Registrar.

Upon graduation, students will specify on their graduation application form the University Division they choose to graduate from.

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Course Requirements

Language Requirements

English Language 2 courses 6 credits

Second Language 2 courses 6 credits

Quantitative Skills Requirements

Quantitative Skills Two course 6 credits

Foundation Requirement

Students must meet the following foundation requirements as a condition for applying to the major.

Course Code

Title

Hours/Week

MTH 1140

Calculus for the Natural Sciences, Part I

3

MTH1141

Calculus for the Natural Sciences, Part II

3

ACC 1100

Accounting I

3

ECF 1110

Economics I

3

MAN 1100

Management I

3

ISY1100

Information Systems I

3

ISY 1150

Business Statistics I

3

MKT 1100

Marketing I

3

  • The major course requirement applies independently to each Major selected in the program
  • There is a common first semester for full-time students
  • Where an overlap in selected Majors results in fewer than required number of courses to satisfy each major separately, substitute courses must be added, subject to approved by the Academic Advisor.
  • Students are required to have completed or be currently studying the foundation units before enrolling in second year courses.
  • The student's cumulative GPA will be taken into account at the time of application. A cumulative GPA of less than 2.0 is considered beneath the standard for admission to major.
  • Eight courses make up the minimum requirement for each major unless otherwise specified for a specific major.

Majors Selected

  • 1st Major: Environment-------- Division of Arts & Sciences
  • 2nd Major: Systems Science----Division of Arts & Sciences

Environment Concentration

Course Code

Title

Hours/Week

MTH2240

Calculus, Part III.

3

ENV2200

Introduction to Environmental Analysis

3

ENV3301

Environmental Case Studies

3

PPM2204

Cost Benefit Analysis

3

PPM2230

Urban Fiscal Policy

3

MEA2203

Thermodynamics I

3

MEA3302

Fluid Mechanics

3

CHE4451

Chemical Reactor Design

3

CPL4554

Environmental Management & Evaluation

3

CPL4419

Environmental Planning for Cities

3

CHE4475

Environmental Engineering

3

ENV4400

Senior Seminar

3

Systems Science Concentration

Course Code

Title

Hours/Week

SYS3360

Introduction of Environmental System

3

SYS3301

Engineering Probability

3

SYS3302

Engineering Applications of Staticsmization of Systems

3

SYS3303 

Stochastic Systems Analysis and Simulation

3

SYS3304

Optimization of Systems

3

   SYS3361

Water and Wastewater Treatment

3

SYS4444

Project Management

3

SYS5502

Introduction to Spatial Analysis

3

SYS5562

Environmental/Systems Modeling

3

SYS5563

Biological Treatment and Utilization of Wastes

3

SYS5564

Environmental Impact Assessment

3

SYS5567

Risk Analysis and Environmental Management

3

Free Electives

  • Students of Lebanese Nationality

    2 courses 6 credits

  • Students of Foreign Nationality

10 courses 30 credits

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Course Offering

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Update Jan.26, 2007