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The objective of the course is to develop in the students an environmental ethics based on biological, social and economical characteristics of the Colombian society. Simultaneously, the following topics are offered: history of life on Earth, environmental catastrophes, environmental impacts of human activity, public health, and water pollution.

How did the ancient civilizations obtain water for their personal needs, irrigation and navigation? Which techniques did they use to build these projects to fruitfully use hydrological resources? What were the beginnings of hydroelectricity? To answer these and other questions, this course provides the students with a framework of reference about the physical natural processes associated to water. Additionally, identifies and analyzes the different processes and technological systems to successfully use and control water and its impact on the environment. Finally, it makes reference to the legal and institutional framework in Colombia and brings forward questions about the future of hydrological resources, It is a multidisciplinary study that allows students from different majors and postgraduate courses to have access to current issues related to quantity and quality of water in the world and specifically in Colombia.

This course presents the student with a general view of the most important areas of Environmental Engineering, as well as current environmental problems and their impact on society. This course provides an introduction to the problems associated to water, air and soil; the alternatives to mitigate or remediate possible impacts and prevent environmental quality deterioration. Environmental Engineering basic concepts are presented, including principles and applications in engineering to the quality control and pollution of water, solid waste management and air quality control. The central axis of this course is the development of a project which seeks to develop basic engineering and research abilities of freshmen.

The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the meaning of their profession, the subject's fields of application, the education provided by the university, and spectrum of job opportunities open to a civil engineer graduated from Universidad de Los Andes. After completing this course, the student will be able to work in teams, identify and recognize the fields of application for civil engineering in a national and international context, explain the relationship of this engineering with others, and understand the ethical and professional responsibility that he or she should have with the country.

The course objective is to develop in students the ability to analyze a mechanical problem in a simple and logical form, using, in their solution, the fundamental principles of the mechanics of materials. It first and foremost seeks to familiarize students with the concepts of stress and strain and their main applications.

The course objective is to provide students with theoretical and practical elements necessary to make use of the surveying in engineering projects. The topics included are: measuring tape, angles and directions, surveying sites, survey of land with tape only, topographical drawing, areas calculation, the compass and their applications, introduction to the elevation, different types of levels, simple and compound direct leveling, leveling lines - profiles , leveling of land - contours, leveling networks, surveying with transit and tape, tachometry, triangulations and trilateral, subtense bar, earthworks, basic knowledge of plot, basic knowledge of photogrammetry, electronic measurement of distances.

Large construction projects constitute one of the most important forms of expression in history. Critical to their creation and development are the configuration and adjustment of means for adapting them to different contexts, which makes them significant for different disciplines. This course is the result of work and courses in the areas of history and theory of architecture, urban infrastructure, settlement processes and urban evolution, construction, and the history of construction techniques. The discussion of the evolution of construction will support the formation of an interdisciplinary context that will develop an interrelation between thinking and technique over time and across space.