This program integrates the study of physical, chemical, and biological processes and fundamental principles for water and wastewater treatment and disposal, hazardous waste management, surface water and groundwater quality, water resources management, and air quality management. Successful graduates will have the ability to develop and implement technologies for various environmental applications with the goal of improving and protecting the environment and human health. It includes required core courses from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, complemented by electives in civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, earth and environmental sciences, and mathematics.
Graduate Degree Requirements Report | Degree Requirements | With Project | With Thesis | Coursework Only |
| Required core electives | 12 SH | 12 SH | 12 SH |
| Restricted electives | 8 SH | 8 SH | 12 SH |
| Other electives | 8 SH | 4 SH | 8 SH |
| Master of Science project/thesis | 4 SH | 8 SH | |
Graduate Certificate Options
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should consult their faculty advisor regarding these options.
Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership
Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
Students may complete a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 20 hours of advisor-approved environmental engineering technical courses. For students who concurrently enroll in the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, 12 semester hours of the certificate coursework may be applied to the restricted or unrestricted elective requirements of this program's coursework option.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Core Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 12 |
| Environmental Sampling and Analysis
and Lab for CIVE 5300 | |
| Air Quality Management | |
| Environmental Chemistry | |
| Environmental Biological Processes | |
| Environmental Physical/Chemical Processes | |
Options
Complete one of the following options:
Coursework Option
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 12 |
| 8 |
Project Option
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CIVE 7945 | Master’s Project | 4 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
Thesis Option
Course Lists
Restricted Electives List
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| Organic Pollutants in the Environment | |
| Tools and Techniques of Environmental Health | |
| Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking | |
| Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | |
| Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure | |
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | |
| Climate Technologies for Decarbonization, Mitigation, and Adaptation | |
| Air Quality Engineering and Science | |
| Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flows | |
| Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design | |
| Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting | |
| Advanced Air Quality | |
| Special Topics in Environmental Engineering (Aquatic Biogeochemistry) | |
Other Electives List
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| Equity in Engineering | |
| Climate and Atmospheric Change | |
| Environmental Fluid Mechanics | |
| Climate Science, Engineering Adaptation, and Policy | |
| Global Biogeochemistry | |
| Time Series and Geospatial Data Sciences | |
| Urban Informatics and Processing | |
| Hydrologic Modeling | |
| Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes | |
| Soil Science | |
| Geographical Information Systems | |
| Engineering Probability and Statistics | |
| Statistical Methods in Engineering | |
| Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment | |
| Probability 1 | |
| Applied Statistics | |
| Regression, ANOVA, and Design | |
Optional Co-op Experience
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| ENCP 6100 | Introduction to Cooperative Education | 1 |
| ENCP 6964 | Co-op Work Experience | 0 |
| or ENCP 6954 | Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time |
| or ENCP 6955 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time |
| or ENCP 6965 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
32 total semester hours required (33 with optional co-op)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
