Emphasis Requirements

M.S. in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Environmental Engineering

Required Core Courses

• CIVL 601 Sustainable Water Quality and Resources 3 semester hours
• ENVS 605 Aquatic Chemistry 3 semester hours
• ENVS 606 Applied Environmental Microbiology 3 semester hours
• CIVL 617 Water Treatment Processes 3 semester hours
• CIVL 625 Applied Fluid Mechanics 3 semester hours
• One of the following:
  • Non-Thesis Students
    • CIVL 690 Comprehensive Oral Exam 0 semester hours
  • Thesis Students
    • CIVL 696 Thesis Defense 0 semester hours

Technical Electives

Choose at least three from the following:

• ENVS 607 Environmental Engineering and Science Lab 3 semester hours
• ENVS 608 Contaminant Fate, Transport, and Remediation 3 semester hours
• CIVL 618 Water Reuse and Desalination 3 semester hours
• CIVL 619 Advanced Integrated Water Treatment Systems 3 semester hours
• CIVL 626 Surface Water Hydrology 3 semester hours
• CIVL 627 Urban Water Systems and Stormwater Management 3 semester hours
• CIVL 628 Groundwater Hydrology and Sustainable Management 3 semester hours
• CIVL 629 Groundwater Contaminant Transport and Remediation 3 semester hours
• CIVL 647 Dams and Levees 3 semester hours
• CIVL 653 Modeling Environmental and Water Resources Systems 3 semester hours
• CIVL 651 Remote Sensing with Civil Engineering and Environmental Science Applications 3 semester hours
• ENVS 652 Spatial Data Analysis and Geographical Information Systems 3 semester hours

Global Perspectives Electives

Choose up to two from the following:

• CIVL 671 Air Quality, Control, and Management 3 semester hours
• CIVL 672 Sustainable Waste Management 3 semester hours
• CIVL 673 Economics of Water and the Environment 3 semester hours
• CIVL 674 Sustainable Engineering 3 semester hours
• ENVS 680 Engineering Geology 3 semester hours
• ENVS 681 Ecosystem Services in Urban Landscapes 3 semester hours
• ENVS 682 Urban Coasts: Habitats, Stressors, and Resilience 3 semester hours
• ENVS 683 Environmental Toxicology and Health Risk 3 semester hours
• ENVS 684 Climate Change and Impacts 3 semester hours
• ENVS 686 Climate Change Mitigation 3 semester hours
• ENVS 687 Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience 3 semester hours
• ENVS 688 Environmental Health 3 semester hours
• ENVS 689 Sustainability, Health, and Equity 3 semester hours
• Up to one CIVL 699/ENVS 699 Independent Studies with director consent (up to 3 semester hours)
• Up to two CIVL 695 Master Thesis 3 semester hours
• UP to one 500- or 600-level course in another graduate program with director consent

M.S. in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Water Resources Engineering