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:
Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Environmental Engineering Unit Operations (3 cr) |
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Hazardous Waste Management (3 cr) |
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Air Pollution Control (3 cr) |
One of the following (3 cr):
Environmental Engineering Unit Processes (3 cr) |
One of the following (3-6 cr):
Master's Research and Thesis (6 cr) |
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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:
Bioremediation |
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Advanced Hydrology |
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Environmental Water Quality |
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Fluid Mechanics of Porous Materials |
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Hydraulic Design |
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Design of Water and Wastewater Systems II |
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Water Quality Management |
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Biochemical Engineering |
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Engineering Risk Assessment for Hazardous Waste Evaluations |
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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:
Principles of Chemistry II |
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Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer |
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Engineering Fluid Mechanics |
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Ordinary Differential Equations |
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Probability and Statistics |
One of the following (2-3 cr):
Process Analysis and Design I (3 cr) |
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Engineering Economy (2 cr) |
Courses that may be required based on input from student's major professor/graduate committee:
Fundamentals of Hydrologic Engineering (3 cr) |
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Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (3 cr) |
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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.