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Environmental Engineering Graduate Degree Programs

Candidates must fulfill the requirements of the College of Graduate Studies and of the College of Engineering. See the College of Graduate Studies section for the general requirements applicable to each degree.

Master of Science. General M.S. requirements apply in addition to courses listed below. A minimum of 30 credits is required, including 6 credits of thesis research.

Master of Engineering. General M.Engr. requirements apply in addition to courses listed below. A minimum of 33 credits is required for graduation, including 3 credits of research that is not directly related to a thesis.

A common set of core courses is required in both programs as follows:

Chem 418

Environmental Chemistry (3 cr)

CE 531

Environmental Engineering Unit Operations (3 cr)

ChE 570

Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr)

ChE 575

Air Pollution Control (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

CE 534

Environmental Engineering Unit Processes (3 cr)

One of the following (3-6 cr):

EnvE 500

Master's Research and Thesis (6 cr)

EnvE 599

Non-thesis Master’s Research (3 cr).

In addition to the core, the student will select supporting courses based on career objectives to add depth to his or her curriculum. A minimum of 9 to 15 credits (for the thesis or non-thesis option, respectively) must be selected by the student with the concurrence of his or her advisor and committee. The following is a partial list of typical supporting courses:

BAE 533

Bioremediation

BAE 551

Advanced Hydrology

BAE 552

Environmental Water Quality

BAE 558

Fluid Mechanics of Porous Materials

CE 522

Hydraulic Design

CE 532

Design of Water and Wastewater Systems II

CE 533

Water Quality Management

ChE 560

Biochemical Engineering

ChE 580

Engineering Risk Assessment for Hazardous Waste Evaluations

Geol 309

Ground Water Hydrology

Fundamental knowledge contained in some lower-division courses is essential to the program. Students who have not taken these, or similar, courses will be required to remove these deficiencies. Some of these deficiency courses must be completed before admission; others may be incorporated into the student's required program. Minimum prerequisite courses include:

Chem 112

Principles of Chemistry II

Engr 320

Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Engr 335

Engineering Fluid Mechanics

Math 310

Ordinary Differential Equations

Stat 301

Probability and Statistics

One of the following (2-3 cr):

ChE 453

Process Analysis and Design I (3 cr)

Engr 360

Engineering Economy (2 cr)

Courses that may be required based on input from student's major professor/graduate committee:

CE 325 or BAE 355

Fundamentals of Hydrologic Engineering (3 cr)

CE 330

Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (3 cr)

ChE 223

Material and Energy Balances (3 cr)

An EnvE faculty committee evaluates deficiencies and makes recommendations for students entering the program without an undergraduate degree in engineering.