Research-Based Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering

Claire Farmer

"The faculty that makes up the EVEN program has created a welcoming environment for students of all backgrounds. I had such a positive experience during my undergrad that I decided to stay for a master's!"

Claire Farmer, MS student, Environmental Engineering, 91¸£ÀûÉç


The requirements for theÌýResearch-Based Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering are:

  1. At least 24 semester hours of graduate-level courses, including Environmental Engineering and Science core (6 hours), emphasis area (9 – 18 hours), and elective (0 - 9 hours) courses, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.
  2. A minimum of 4 and maximum of 6 semester hours of thesis credit, with a sum of course and thesis credit of at least 30 hours.
  3. Two semesters of Environmental Engineering graduate seminar, a non-credit seminar requiring attendance at 2/3 of the seminars each semester for satisfactory completion.
  4. Satisfactory completion and defense of aÌýM.S. thesis under the supervision of a research advisor who is a member of the Environmental Engineering faculty.

Please refer to the EVEN Graduate Program Handbook for detailed information on coursework requirements for this degree.