Master of Science Graduation Requirements

MS Required Coursework (Engineering Undergraduate Degree)

Requirements for Master of Engineering Degree

Pre- or Co-requisite Coursework for ENVE MS Students that do not have a BS in Engineering

Master of Science Graduation Requirements
Environmental Engineering 2005-2006

MS Degree (45 credits)

Project (3-6 credits) or Thesis (9 credits)

Blanket Number Classes 500 series (<6 credits)

Coursework (5-7 classes; 17+ credits)

 

Minor (~15 credits)

Coursework (4-5 classes; ~15 credits):

Departmental Minor

Interdisciplinary Water Resources Minor

Integrated Minor

 

Oral Defense

~30-45 min presentation to general audience

~1 hr question-and-answer session with graduate committee

(graduate committee consists of three graduate faculty (2 major, 1 minor) plus a Graduate Council representative for thesis degrees)

 

All MS students must file a program form with the graduate school before completion of 18 credit hours.

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MS Required Coursework (Engineering Undergraduate Degree)

Requirements for Master of Engineering Degree

A Master of Engineering degree is now available and the coursework requirements are being determined. The program is designed to offer an all-coursework master's degree that is able to be completed in one academic year (45 graduate level credits required).

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Pre- or Co-requisite Coursework for ENVE MS Students that do not have a BS in Engineering

Required Coursework

Courses Required for Graduate Credit

          Water and Wastewater Characterization ENVE 521 - F

          Environmental Engineering Design ENVE 522 - W

          Fluid Mechanics

CE 547 Water Resources Engineering I: Principles of Fluid Mechanics - F

(Or CE 311 Fluid Mechanics - F or CHE 331 Transport Phenomena - F)

Courses Not Required for Graduate Credit

 Physics with Calculus--2 terms

PH 211 General Physics with Calculus - F, Sp

PH 212 General Physics with Calculus - F, W

 

Chemistry (upper level)--3 terms)

CH 221 General Chemistry - F

CH 222 General Chemistry - W

 

Math (all offered F, W, Sp)

MTH 251 Differential Calculus

MTH 252 Integral Calculus

MHT 254 Vector Calculus

MTH 306 Matrix and Power Series Methods or MTH 581* (see note below)

MTH 256 Applied Differential Equations or MTH 581* (see note below)

 

Note: For mathematically oriented students, MTH 581* (F), MTH 582* (W), and MTH 583* (Sp), Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Scientists, can substitute for MTH 306 and MTH 256.

 

Thermodynamics (ENGR or ChE or P-chem)

ENGR 311 Thermodynamics - F, W, Sp

(Or CHE 311 Thermodynamic Properties and Relationships- F, or CH 540* Physical Chemistry- F)

Recommended but not required

 Physics

PH 213 General Physics with Calculus - W, Sp

 

Chemistry

CH 223 General Chemistry - Sp

CH 331 Organic Chemistry - F, W

CH 332 Organic Chemistry - F, W

 

Statics

ENGR 211 Statics - F, W, Sp

 

Dynamics

ENGR 212 Dynamics - F, W, Sp

 

Strengths of Materials

ENGR 213 Strength of Materials - F, W, Sp

 

Statistics

ST 314 Introduction to Statistics for Engineers- F, W, Sp

 

Microbiology

MB 302 General Microbiology- F, W, Sp

 

Candidates for the M.S. in Environmental Engineering who do not have a B.S. in engineering may, in addition to the above, be required to complete those undergraduate courses deemed important to their graduate programs as decided upon by their graduate committee.

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