Department of Environmental Engineering

The Environmental Engineering Program is an interdisciplinary program which prepares graduate students for professional careers in one or more of the following areas: Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid/Hazardous Waste, Ecological Engineering, Environmental and Occupational Health, Environmental Systems, Environmental Informatics and Environmental Biotechnology. There are state-of-the-art laboratories and computer facilities available for research and teaching.

Environmental Engineering master’s students are eligible to take doctoral level environmental engineering courses as part of their degree plan, and two or more electives from the environmental engineering curricula or other disciplines with committee approval.

Entrance Requirements

Students must hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree and an acceptable combination of GRE scores, TOEFL or IELTS score (international students) and grade point average. Applications will be considered on an individual basis. Contact the M.S. Coordinator, Department of Environmental Engineering for details.

Environmental Engineering (EVEN)


Most courses in Environmental Engineering are listed under the PhD section.

EVEN 5303  Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering  1-3 SCH  (1-3)  

One or more advanced topics. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

EVEN 5305  Graduate Research Project  3 SCH  (3)  

Designed for project option students and requires completion of research project. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours.

EVEN 5306  Thesis  3 SCH  (3)  

For thesis option students. The course requires 6 hours of grades, the first 3 hours consisting of completion of a thesis proposal and the last 3 hours consisting of completion of the thesis. Completion of the thesis proposal is a prerequisite for enrollment in the last 3 hours of thesis.

Master of Science (M.S.) in Environmental Engineering

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering - Thesis Option I

Core Requirements16
EVEN 6354Environmental Regs & Policy3
EVEN 6319Chem Prin of Envir Eng Design3
EVEN 6102Grad Sem in Environmental Eng1
Choose at least two (2) courses from the following:6
Fundmnls Solid Hazardous Waste
Fundmnls Air Qual&Polutn Contr
Fundmnls of Environ Biotech
Physical-Chem Water Treatment
Choose at least one (1) environmental modeling or data course:3
Environmental System Modeling
Environmental Data Analysis
In addition the the above, the following course must be taken twice for a total of six (6) semester credit hours. 6
Thesis
Elective Courses9
TOTAL31 Credits

Master of Science (M.S.) in Environmental Engineering - Project Option II

Core Requirements16
EVEN 6354Environmental Regs & Policy3
EVEN 6319Chem Prin of Envir Eng Design3
EVEN 6102Grad Sem in Environmental Eng1
Choose at least two (2) courses from the following: 6
Fundmnls Solid Hazardous Waste
Fundmnls Air Qual&Polutn Contr
Fundmnls of Environ Biotech
Physical-Chem Water Treatment
Choose at least one (1) environmental modeling or data course:
Environmental System Modeling
Environmental Data Analysis
In addition to the above
EVEN 5305Graduate Research Project3
Elective Courses18
TOTAL37 Credits

Master of Science (M.S.) in Environmental Engineering - Course Option III

Core Requirements
EVEN 6354Environmental Regs & Policy3
EVEN 6319Chem Prin of Envir Eng Design3
EVEN 6102Grad Sem in Environmental Eng1
Choose at least two courses from the following:6
Fundmnls Solid Hazardous Waste
Fundmnls Air Qual&Polutn Contr
Fundmnls of Environ Biotech
Physical-Chem Water Treatment
Choose at least one (1) environmental modeling or data course:
Environmental System Modeling
Environmental Data Analysis
Elective Courses21
TOTAL37
1

Three courses provide a certificate in Management from College of Business Administration. 

2

See List of Major Course Options as shown after Plan III. 

List of Major Elective Course Options

EVEN 6304Internship in Environ Eng *1-3
EVEN 6311Air Quality Modeling3
EVEN 6312Surface Water Quality Modeling3
EVEN 6313Groundwater Contamin Transport3
EVEN 6329Environ Monitor and Measurmnts3
EVEN 6340Decision Sci for Environ Systm3
EVEN 6341Enviromental Informatics3
EVEN 6342Enginerng Optimzatn Envron Sys3
EVEN 6356Spec Top in Environmental Eng3
EVEN 5303Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering *1-3
*

MS Students receiving funding from any active research grant or project can take internship/CoOp using either EVEN 6304 or EVEN 5303 only once during their study after three semesters enrolled in the MS pr0gram with the approval of their research advisor and the Department Chair. 

Students can take up to two courses (6 credits) outside the department by consulting with your research/academic advisor.