Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Requirements

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The requirements listed here apply both to the Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and the Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Environmental Engineering.

The Master of Science in Environmental Engineering is offered by the Environmental Engineering Program. This degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET). In addition to the general Graduate School requirements for the M.S. degree, a minimum of 31 graduate credits must be earned by all degree candidates.

Students with Engineering Baccalaureate

Two options are available for students entering with an ABET accredited engineering baccalaureate: the Research option and the Professional Practice option. Students receiving financial aid must pursue the Research option. The Professional Practice option is designed to allow students to complete their degree in nine months, following a September admission. Core course requirements differ for the two options.

Core Courses

The core courses are intended to provide students with a basic technical foundation for selection of electives. For the Research option, the required C&E-ENG courses are: 671, 672, 770, and 691 or 692. For the Professional Practice option, the required C&E-ENG courses are: 671, 672, 679, 680, 692, and 770.

Engineering Design Courses

As a minimum, 10 graduate credits in engineering design must be earned. Design credits are obtained from the core courses (eight design credits) and from selecting elective courses containing two additional design credits.

Electives

Electives can be taken according to the student's professional objectives. At least one of the following C&E-ENG courses must be taken: 525, 560, 577, 579, 660, 661, 680, or 776. Students may take electives from other departments; however, no more than nine graduate credits taken outside the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department can be counted towards the 31-credit requirement.

Thesis/Project

For the Research option students must complete a Thesis (C&E-ENG 699, 6 credits) or a Master's Project (C&E-ENG 689, 6 credits).

Students with Non-Engineering Baccalaureatein a relevant science

The master's degree graduate credit requirements are the same as those spelled out above for students with Engineering Baccalaureate. In addition, to be awarded the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, the student must satisfy, through previous or present undergraduate and graduate work, the following requirements:

Humanities and Social Science (at least16 credits)

Mathematics (at least 16 credits beyond  trigonometry)

The student must have taken courses equivalent to University courses: MATH 131 Calculus I; MATH 132 Calculus II (4 credits); MATH 233 Multivariable Calculus; MATH 331 Differential Equations, and one additional mathematics or statistics course.

Basic Sciences (at least 16 credits)

Basic sciences are considered to include physics, chemistry, and selected subjects from the life sciences and earth sciences.

Engineering Science (at least 32 credits)

Engineering Design (at least 16 credits)

The engineering science and engineering design requirements are usually satisfied by taking courses in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.

A Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone Design course (C&E-ENG 469) is required as part of this 16 design credit requirement.