For More Info Contact
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Houston
N107 Engineering Building 1
Houston, TX 77204-4003
Phone: 713-743-4254
Fax: 713-743-4260
Email: environmental [at] egr [dot] uh [dot] edu
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering—Thesis Course Requirements
Students pursuing a masters of science with thesis are required to take 24 hours of organized course work and 6 hours of thesis (CIVE 6399 and CIVE 7399). Students currently register for 12 credit hours of research and/or organized classes each long semester and 6 credit hours of research and/or organized classes in the summer semester.
| Course No. | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIVE 6111 | Graduate Seminar in Environmental Engineering must be taken twice by all students, but research students are expected to attend every semester. |
Four core courses are required in the Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering program.
| Course No. | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIVE 6361 | Engineering Hydrology |
| CIVE 6377 | Environmental Chemistry |
| CIVE 6378 | Principles of Environmental Modeling |
| CIVE 6391 | Environment Engineering Microbiology |
In addition to the required courses, students choose three electives from the following courses. Full time students are expected to choose electives that are applicable to their research projects.
| Course No. | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CIVE 4333 | Water and Wastewater Treatment. Non-civil engineers only |
| CIVE 5360 | Urban-Regional Planning |
| CIVE 6322 | Storm Water Management |
| CIVE 6331 | Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow |
| CIVE 6362 | Hydraulic Structures |
| CIVE 6363 | Evaluation of Water Quality in Natural Waters |
| CIVE 6379 | Stochastic Hydrology |
| CIVE 6381 | Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment |
| CIVE 6383 | Advanced Planning and Design of Water Resource Systems |
| CIVE 6387 | Physicochemical Treatment Processes |
| CIVE 6388 | Solid and Hazardous Waste Treatment Processes |
| CIVE 6390 | Municipal Drinking Water Treatment |
| CIVE 6392 | Mass Transfer in Environmental Systems |
| CIVE 7332 | Groundwater Contaminant Transport |
| CIVE 7335 | Coastal Hydrodynamics |
| CIVE 7342 | Engineering Geographic Information Systems |
| CIVE 7397 | Hazardous Waste Management and Risk Assessment |
Courses offered by other Departments within UH, as well as Rice and UH Clear Lake, are also acceptable. A list of some of these courses can be found here.