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.
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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.
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Engineering Hydrology |
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Environmental Chemistry |
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Principles of Environmental Modeling |
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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.
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Water and Wastewater Treatment. Non-civil engineers only |
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CIVE 5360 |
Urban-Regional Planning |
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Storm Water Management |
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Hydraulics of Open Channel Flow |
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Hydraulic Structures |
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Evaluation of Water Quality in Natural Waters |
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CIVE 6379 |
Stochastic Hydrology |
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Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment |
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Advanced Planning and Design of Water Resource Systems |
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Physicochemical Treatment Processes |
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Treatment Processes |
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Municipal Drinking Water Treatment |
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Mass Transfer in Environmental Systems |
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CIVE 7332 |
Groundwater Contaminant Transport |
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CIVE 7335 |
Coastal Hydrodynamics |
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Engineering Geographic Information Systems |
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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.