ENGR 4410 Engineering for Sustainable Development

Name: Engineering for Sustainable Development
Rating: 3.71 (14 reviews)

This course will focus on engineering for sustainable development. We will consider technical, social and ecological aspects of built water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) systems. We will engage with current design solutions and consider their acceptance and efficacy. We will explore frameworks, ways of knowing, and constraints that influence sustainable development engineering practice and areas of research.

Course overview

Department: Engineering
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Annually

Catalog details

Prerequisites: ENGR2103 or ENGR1801/HIST1627 or ENGR1025 or ENGR1026

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 3.71 / 5 · Very Good
14 responses
Instructor rating: 3.85 / 5 · Very Good
14 responses
Terms evaluated: 1
Most recent: Spring 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Spring 2025	Kristen Conroy	3.7	3.9	3.6	4.2	4.1	3.9	4.6	4.4	1–3 hrs/week	14 of 15

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Kristen Conroy
Summer 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 3.85/5

Sections

Section 01
Summer 2026 · Kristen Conroy · On-line Asynchronous · Offered