Below are the courses our students take to graduate the program.  This should give employers an idea of the types of jobs our students qualify for.

SEMESTER 1, COURSE 1

Chap Title
1 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
2 Raw Water

SEMESTER 1, COURSE 2

3 Instrument & Service Air
4 Pumps

SEMESTER 1, COURSE 3

5 Units of Measurement & Conversions

SEMESTER 2, COURSE 1

6 Membrane Technologies
7 Reverse Osmosis: Theory Of Osmosis
8 Reverse Osmosis: Theory Of Osmosis
9 Reverse Osmosis: Reversing Osmosis
10 Semi permeable Membranes: What Are They?
11 Cellulose Acetate & Thin Film Membranes
12 Membrane Performance: Water & Salt Flux
13 Membrane Performance: What Gets Rejected
14 Membrane Elements: Construction
15 Membrane Elements: Characteristics
16 Reverse Osmosis Unit: Equipment
17 Reverse Osmosis Unit: Design Criteria
18 Reverse Osmosis Unit: Unit Operation

SEMESTER 2, COURSE 2

19 Problems: Overview
20 RO Pretreatment: Overview
21 RO Particulate Control: Overview
22 Problems: Biofouling 1
23 Problems: Biofouling II
24 RO Microbial Control: Overview
25 RO Scale Control: Overview
26 Chemical Cleaning: Overview
27 Chemical Cleaning: Process
28 Troubleshooting: Chemical Cleaning

SEMESTER 2, COURSE 3

29 Monitoring: Pressure, Flow, Conductivity
30 Monitoring: Instrumentation Calibration & Pressure Drops
31 % Salt Rejection & Normalized Permeate Flow
32 Silt Density Index
33 Troubleshooting: Probing & Profiling
34 Troubleshooting: Normalized Permeate Flow
35 Troubleshooting: Salt Rejection & Pressures
36 Decarbonation & Degasification: Principles
37 Decarbonation & Degasification: Equipment

SEMESTER 3, COURSE 1

38 Water Analysis: Analytical Methods I
39 Water Analysis: Analytical Methods II
40 TOC
41 Particles
42 Conductivity/Resistivity
43 Microbiology
44 Silica
45 Overview of Lab Analysis I
46 Overview of Lab Analysis II

SEMESTER 3, COURSE 2

47 Intro to Advanced Pretreatment Troubleshooting
48 Multimedia Filtration I
49 Multimedia Filtration II
50 Multimedia Filtration III
51 Activated Carbon I
52 Activated Carbon II
53 Activated Carbon III
54 pH
55 Temperature
56 Scale Inhibitors & Dispersants
57 Fouling Potential I
58 Fouling Potential II
59 Dechlorination

SEMESTER 3, COURSE 3

60 RO Design Parameters I
61 RO Design Parameters II
62 RO Monitoring Software I
63 RO Monitoring Software II
64 Replacing Elements I
65 Replacing Elements II
66 Seawater RO
67 Ion Exchange Principles
68 Resins: Structure & Manufacture
69 Resins: Functional Groups
70 Resins: Selectivity

SEMESTER 4, COURSE 1

71 Weak Acid Cations: Normal Service
72 Weak Acid Anions: Normal Service
73 Strong Acid Cations: Normal Service
74 Strong Base Anions: Normal Service
75 Strong Base Anions: Organics & Silica
76 Dual Beds
77 Weak/Strong Combinations
78 Sodium Cycle Softening
79 Chloride Cycle Dealkalizing
80 Full Train Deionization
81 Cation Regeneration: Principles
82 Cation Regeneration: Procedures
83 Anion Regeneration: Principles
84 Anion Regeneration: Procedures
85 C & A Concurrent Regeneration

SEMESTER 4, COURSE 2

86 Characteristics
87 Processes
88 Mixed Beds: Principles
89 Mixed Beds: Normal Service
90 Mixed Bed Regeneration: Principles
91 Mixed Bed Regeneration: Procedures
92 RO Impacts On Ion Exchange
93 Electrodeionization
94 Piping: Dead Legs
95 UV Irradiation: Principles
96 UV Irradiation: 254 nm
97 UV Irradiation: 185 nm
98 UV Irradiation: Construction & Monitoring
99 Piping & Storage
100 Polishing, Disinfection & Final Filtration
101 Final Filtration I
102 Final Filtration II
103 Gases

SEMESTER 4, COURSE 3

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