Graduate Degree Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

M.S.
Areas of Study
  • Contaminant Fate and Transport
  • Hazardous Waste Treatment
  • Nonpoint Source and Agricultural Waste Management
  • Pollution Prevention
  • Solid Waste Management
  • Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment




Environmental Engineering



Application Checklist and Deadlines

Required by the Office of Graduate Studies


See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.

Required by Environmental Engineering in GAMES

After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:


Application Deadline

International Applicants and for Financial Consideration
   Fall: February 15   Spring: July 1   Summer: December 1
Otherwise
   Rolling admissions, contact the department for more information.



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Description

The Departments of Civil Engineering, Biological Systems Engineering, and Chemical Engineering jointly administer an interdisciplinary program leading to a Master of Science in environmental engineering. The program is closely coupled to other areas, particularly in the water environment and natural resources areas.

Faculty members in the three departments offer a balance of expertise covering the four major areas of environmental engineering, as sanctioned by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. These include: water supply engineering, wastewater engineering, hazardous waste management engineering, and solid waste management engineering. A fifth area of emphasis in diffuse (nonpoint) and agricultural waste management engineering is also available.

For program admission, a student must have completed an accredited undergraduate degree in engineering. Students with a bachelor's degree in the physical or biological sciences can be admitted but must complete specified deficiency courses in mathematics and engineering science.



Courses and More

The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:


Faculty and Research

Environmental and Fluvial Hydraulics; Physics of Sediment Transport
 
Contaminant Fate and Transport; Engineering Properties of Solid Waste
 
Soil and Water Chemistry; Environmental Soil Analysis; Organic Chemicals
 
Water Purification and Wastewater Treatment; Risk Management
 
Small System Drinking Water Issues; Applied Pollution Prevention
 
Hydrologic and Irrigation Engineering; Infiltration; Overland and Vadose Zone Flow
 
Surface Water Quality Engineering; Surface Water Management
 
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering; Land Application of Manure; Surface Hydrology and Water Quality
 
Sediment Transport; Fluid Mechanics; Hydraulics; Watershed Modeling
 
Environmental Geochemistry; Isotope Hydrology; Paleohydrogeology
 
Ionic Equilibrium and Reaction Kinetics; Sustainable Development; Cyanide and Gold Ores Processing
 
Environmental Biotechnology; Environmental Microbiology
 
Fate and Transport of Contaminants; Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology; Groundwater Remediation
 
Air Pollution; Nonpoint Source Pollution Control; Animal Waste Management
 
Xenobiotics; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Soil Analysis
 
Risk Analysis; Hazardous Waste; Water Resources Engineering
 
Animal Housing Systems; Odor and Gas Emissions; Heat Stress Abatement
 
Groundwater Engineering and Management; Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment; Odor Management
 
Crop Water Use; Vadose Zone Transport of Water and Solutes
 
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Technologies; Biofilm Processes; Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
 

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