ETMA 452

Spring 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

Community-based Design and Management for Disaster Resilience

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Project-based experience designed to develop resilient food, energy, and water supply chains for disaster-prone regions. Investigate factors to provide context and viable design solutions for these regions. Work with local communities, aid organizations, and peer institutions to identify resilient designs, eventually seeking pathways to implement solutions with partner communities. Emerge with skills for managing projects, while communicating closely with communities where unique factors have significant impacts on sustainable solutions.

3 OR 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated by undergraduate students, if topics vary and with instructor approval, to a maximum of 7 hours in separate terms. Undergraduates repeating the course would have an additional contact hour to earn 4 hours. Graduate students will not be allowed to repeat the course. Credit is not given toward graduation for: ABE 452 and ETMA 452.

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ETMA 452 class schedule data for spring 2026
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	77930	Laboratory-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	LR1 LR1	1:00PM -2:50PM 1:00PM -1:50PM	F MW	337 National Soybean Res Ctr 337 National Soybean Res Ctr	Rodriguez, L Rodriguez, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Some students may choose to participate in an optional study tour where we will visit and directly engage with communities studied in this course. Grades for all students in ETMA 452 are calculated based on course related activities only, as described in this syllabus. Whether or not students choose to participate in study tours is not factored into student grades in this course. At this time specific dates for the study tour are to be determined. The currently estimated dates are May 18-28, 2026. Any travel related costs are incurred primarily by students based on a schedule of fees prepared by IPENG and ACES Abroad. Students should consult with Professor Rodríguez and IPENG or ACES Abroad for specific details. Our colleges and campus offer several scholarship opportunities to defray a portion of travel related costs. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
	77931	Laboratory-Discussion Lecture-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	LR2 LR2 LR2	1:00PM -2:50PM 1:00PM -1:50PM 2:00PM -2:50PM	F MW W	337 National Soybean Res Ctr 337 National Soybean Res Ctr 337 National Soybean Res Ctr	Rodriguez, L Rodriguez, L Rodriguez, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Some students may choose to participate in an optional study tour where we will visit and directly engage with communities studied in this course. Grades for all students in ETMA 452 are calculated based on course related activities only, as described in this syllabus. Whether or not students choose to participate in study tours is not factored into student grades in this course. At this time specific dates for the study tour are to be determined. The currently estimated dates are May 18-28, 2026. Any travel related costs are incurred primarily by students based on a schedule of fees prepared by IPENG and ACES Abroad. Students should consult with Professor Rodríguez and IPENG or ACES Abroad for specific details. Our colleges and campus offer several scholarship opportunities to defray a portion of travel related costs. Restriction(s): Restricted to students with Graduate class standing.