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Pitt Water Courses

Browse the many water related courses at the University of Pittsburgh below. To learn about other courses at the University, please visit the course catalog.

Department Course # Course Name Course Level Semester Offered Campus Location

Anthropology (ANTH)

1798

RELIGION AND ECOLOGY

Undergrad

Fall/Spring

Oakland

Biological Sciences (BIOSC)

1170

FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

Undergrad

Summer

Oakland

Biological Sciences (BIOSC)

1221

URBAN ECOLOGICAL FIELD LAB

Undergrad

Fall

Oakland

Biological Sciences (BIOSC)

1270

ECOLOGY OF FISH

Undergrad

Summer

Oakland

Biological Sciences (BIOSC)

1190

AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY

Undergrad

Summer

Oakland

Biological Sciences (BIOSC)

1310

WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Undergrad

Summer

Oakland

Strategic Planning and Policy (BUSSPP)

1800

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL WATER RESOURCES

Undergrad

Spring

Oakland

Civil Engineering (CE)

1412

HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES

Undergrad

Spring

Johnstown

Civil Engineering (CE)

1510

WATER SUPPLY & WASTEWATER

Undergrad

Fall

Johnstown

 Civil and Environmental Engineer (CEE)

1410, 2410

HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Undergrad/Grad

Fall

Oakland

Civil and Environmental Engineer (CEE)

1412

INTRODUCTION TO WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING

Undergrad

Fall/Spring

Oakland

Civil and Environmental Engineer (CEE)

1433

WATER RESOURCES DESIGN PROJECT

Undergrad

Fall/Spring

Oakland

Civil and Environmental Engineer (CEE)

1505, 2505

WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESIGN

Undergrad/Grad

Fall

Oakland

Civil and Environmental Engineer (CEE)

1515, 2515

WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN

Undergrad/Grad

Fall

Oakland

Civil and Environmental Engineer (CEE)

2411

CURRENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN WATER RESOURCES

Graduate

Spring

Oakland

Civil and Environmental Engineer (CEE)

3414

ADVANCED HYDROLOGY

Graduate

Fall

Oakland

Engineering (ENGR)

1900

INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN

Undergrad

Summer

Oakland

Environmental Science (ES)

0106

INTRO TO OCEANOGRAPHY

Undergrad

Fall

Bradford

Geography (GEOG)

1240

WATERSHEDS

Undergrad

Spring

Johnstown

Geology (GEOL) 0830 Water and Society, sustainability, scarcity, and justice Undergrad Spring Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

1050, 2150

SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY 

Undergrad/Grad

Fall

Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

1051, 2151

GROUNDWATER GEOLOGY

Undergrad/Grad

Spring

Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

1309

LIMNOLOGY

Undergrad

TBD

Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

1510, 2510

Aquatic and Sedimentary Geochemistry

Undergrad/Grad

Spring

Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

1515

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY

Undergrad

Spring

Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

1337

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: WATER QUALITY

Undergrad

Spring

Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

1651, 2651

ADVANCED ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY

Undergrad, Grad

Spring

Oakland

Geology (GEOL) 1654 Environmental Science Research Capstone Undergrad Summer Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

1853, 2853

WATERSHED HYDROLOGY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Undergrad

Spring

Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

1950

WYOMING FIELD STUDIES IN ECOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY

Undergrad

Summer

Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

2961

WATER IN A CHANGING WORLD

Undergrad/Grad

Spring, Fall

Oakland

Geology (GEOL)

3853

ECOSYSTEMS: LAND-WATER-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS

Grad

Spring

Oakland

History (HIST)

1471

WATER IN CENTRAL EURASIA

Undergrad

TBD

Oakland

Law (LAW)

2143

WATER & SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT

Undergrad

Fall

Oakland

Law (LAW)

2340

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Undergrad

Spring

Oakland

Law (LAW)

5164

MARITIME LAW

Grad

TBD

Oakland

Political Science (PS)

1387

POLITICS OF WATER

Undergrad

TBD

Oakland

Public & International Affairs (PIA)

2164

NATURAL RESOURCES GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Grad

Fall

Oakland

Social Science (SOC)

235

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

Undergrad

Fall

Bradford

Religious Studies (RELGST)

1518

RELIGION AND ECOLOGY

Undergrad

Fall

Oakland

Urban Studies (URBNST)

1614

URBAN SUSTAINABILITY

Undergrad

Fall

Oakland