The IGERT curriculum is designed to emphasize fundamental principles related to indoor environmental science and engineering, an interdisciplinary approach to research and design problems, technical communication, and the broader political, social, and ethical issues surrounding research in this field. The curriculum has common requirements for all trainees, as well as enough flexibility to allow trainees to tailor coursework to their specific research interests and requirements of their home departments. The curriculum consists of three core course requirements and two elective courses selected from at least two different research thematic areas.
Each fall, new IGERT trainees complete one of two Indoor Air Quality courses to provide a technical foundation for their future work. These project-based courses serve to introduce IGERT trainees to the sources, human exposure routes, transport, fate and control of pollutants in the indoor environment. The courses are structured to cover not only the technical aspects of indoor air quality problems but also the broader social, economic, and political issues that affect it.
Indoor Air Quality I or II (CE 396L.4 or CE 389T/ ARE389T) (2) |
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Human dimension course selected from those denoted (HD) below |
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IGERT Technical Exchange and Professional Development
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Indoor Air Quality I: Physics & Chemistry (CE 396L.4) |
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Indoor Air Quality II: Transport & Control (CE389T/ARE389T) |
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Energy Efficient and Healthy Buildings (ARE/CE 381E) |
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HVAC Design (ARE/CE 385H) |
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Energy Simulation in Building Design (ARE 397) |
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Air and Pollutant Flows in Buildings (ARE 397) |
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Human Exposure Analysis (CE397) |
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Air Pollution Control (CE 396L.3) |
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Design for Environment (CHE 341) |
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Engineering Microbiology (CE 390J) |
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Fungal Cell and Molecular Biology (BIO 393) |
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Medical Mycology (BIO 329) |
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Air Sampling & Analysis (CE 397L.5) |
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Advanced Technical Communication (CE 385C) (HD) |
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Environmental Economics (ECO 384N-1) (HD) |
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Natural Resource Economics (ECO 384N-2) (HD) |
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Environmental Law (LAW 341L) (HD) |
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Community Engagement Projects (GRS 390J) (HD) |
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Topics in Sustainable Development (ARC 386M) (HD) |
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Mass Transfer (CHE 387M) |
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Environmental Organic Chemistry (CE 390P) |
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Fire Science(ME 382R) |
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Nuclear Health Physics (ME 388R) |
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Fundamentals of Toxicology (PHR 384K) |
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Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology (PHR 390N) |
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1 ARC = Architecture, ARE = Architectural Engineering, BIO = Biology, CE = Civil Engineering, CHE = Chemical Engineering,
ECO = Economics, GRS = Graduate Studies, LAW = Law, ME = Mechanical Engineering, PHR = Pharmacy,
PSY = Psychology
2 The course that is not taken as a core course may be taken as an elective course.
An elective curriculum allows trainees to gain depth in at least two of the IGERT research thematic areas as identified in the Table. In conjunction with their faculty advisors, trainees are required to select two courses from at least two different thematic areas, these courses will normally be completed during the second year in the IGERT program.
