Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.)

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The Master of Science program in Environmental Engineering is an interdisciplinary engineering degree program that is administered by a director and a steering committee from the engineering departments. Other faculty members from the School of Sciences and Engineering participate in the program. It provides a broad program of study in preparation for careers in advanced engineering areas in addition to in depth knowledge in Environmental Engineering with a strong research component. Graduates will be prepared for Ph.D. studies or for research and leadership in government, industry and international consulting companies.

Program Objectives

The objectives of the Master of Science in Environmental Engineering graduate program are to:

Enable graduates of the program to conduct analytical and experimental studies in water quality analysis and modeling, water and wastewater treatments, solid and hazardous waste management, and air quality engineering and modeling.
Prepare environmental engineers to advance their academic careers and excel in their research capabilities to peruse further studies in doctoral programs in local and international universities.
Prepare high-quality graduates who can advance their existing career in Environmental Engineering to become leaders in the job market.
Prepare graduates of the program for successful careers in environmental engineering at the local, regional and global levels.

Admission

A candidate for the master’s program in environmental engineering must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering. Admission is also subject to the general university requirements for graduate study, including English language proficiency. A minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 is required for full admission into the master’s program. Students who have some deficiency in their undergraduate training but are well-qualified in other aspects may be admitted provisionally. The program director may prescribe a program of noncredit work to make up for the deficiency.

Courses (24 credit hours)

A minimum of eight courses (24 credit hours) is required. The courses are selected from the following categories:

I- Core Courses (6 credit hours)

All students select two out of the following four ENGR core courses:

II- Concentration Courses (12 credit hours)

Students should select a minimum of four courses from the following environmental engineering courses:

III- Elective Courses (6 credit hours)

A minimum of two courses are selected as electives. The courses are selected from a set of graduate courses in engineering, physical sciences, social sciences, management and other related graduate-level courses subject to advisor and director’s approval. No more than one 4000-level course in engineering, computer science and other related areas, not in the student’s undergraduate major, may be taken for graduate credit subject to advisor and director’s approval

Thesis

Graduate thesis work is an important and required part of the environmental engineering master’s degree program. Each student must submit a thesis topic that has been approved by a faculty advisor. Various research topics are discussed in ENGR 5940 , Graduate Thesis Seminar. Students must complete ENGR 5940 before registering for thesis credits. To ensure adequate faculty consultation on the thesis, the student must register for ENVE 5980 , Research Guidance Thesis, after the completion of 15 credit hours. Students must register in ENVE 5980 continuously and for at least two semesters. Each of the first two registrations in ENVE 5980 must be for three credit hours; after that ENVE 5980 is taken for one credit hour each semester until completion of the program requirements. Students will not be allowed to register for the second time in ENVE 5980 unless they have defended their thesis proposal.

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