Masters
Program
Admission Requirements
for M. S.
In order to maintain the highest
quality program, the faculty members of the Environmental Program
have established stringent admission requirements. Admission
to the program is a sign that a student has demonstrated high
academic achievement and has a strong potential to successfully
complete graduate studies.
Applicants to the Environmental
Engineering graduate program must have:
- a B. S. in Engineering
with a GPA of 3.0 or better from an ABET accredited institution or equivalent;
- the equivalent of
a UAF course in basic computer techniques;
- if an international
student, a minimum TOEFL score of 575 for the paper test or 213 for the
computerized test.
Applicants to the Environmental
Quality Science Program must have:
- a B. S. in a Physical
or Natural Science with a GPA of 3.0 or better from an accredited institution
or equivalent;
- the equivalent of
one year of UAF courses in calculus and chemistry, and one semester in
basic computer techniques;
- if an international
student, a minimum TOEFL score of 575 for the paper test or 213 for the
computerized test.
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Courses of studies for M. S.
A minimum of 30 credits
including required courses must be completed for an M. s. Degree. At least
24 must be at the 600 (graduate course) level. ENVE/EQS students who write
a thesis (6 credits) have to complete 24 credits of classes, students who
write a project (3 credits) are required to complete 27 credits of coursework.
Course
descriptions of all classes
We are offering three different
concentration areas that ENVE/EQS students can choose from:
1. Water supply, wastewater and
waste treatment
2. Contaminants in the natural environment
3. Environmental Science and Management
For each of these specializations,
there is a set of required courses, as specified below. However,
each student must develop an individual Graduate Study Plan with
her/his Graduate Advisory Committee within the first year of
the program (see Progress towards graduate degrees).
A typical course of studies leading to a Master's of Science
in Environmental Engineering is shown in the table below.
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Specialization Area: Water
supply, wastewater and waste treatment
a. Complete the following
ENVE 641 -- Aquatic Chemistry
(3 credits)
ENVE 647 - Biotechnology (3 credits)
ENVE 645 -- Unit Processes -- Chemical and Physical (3 credits)
ENVE 646 -- Unit Processes -- Biological (3 credits)
ENVE 653 -- Measurements Laboratory (1 credit)
ENVE 650--Seminar (2 semesters at 1 credit each)
ENVE 699 -- Thesis (6 credits) or ENVE 698 -- Project (3 credits)
Electives as approved by the student's committee (6 credits for
thesis option, 9 credits for project option)
b. Complete one of the following
ENVE 648 - Solid Waste Management
(3 credits)
ENVE 643 -- Air Pollution Management (3 credits)
ENVE 649 - Hazardous and Toxic Waste Management (3 credits)
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Specialization Area:
Contaminants in the Natural Environment
a. Complete the following:
ENVE 641 -- Aquatic Chemistry
(3 credits)
ENVE 647 -- Biotechnology (3 credits)
ENVE 642 -- Contaminant Hydrology (3 credits)
CE 663 -- Groundwater Dynamics (3 credits)
ENVE 649 - Hazardous and Toxic Waste Management (3 credits)
ENVE 653 Measurements Laboratory (1 credit)
ENVE 650--Seminar (2 semesters at 1 credit each)
ENVE 699 -- Thesis (6 credits) or ENVE 698 -- Project (3 credits)
Electives as approved by the student's committee (6 credits for
thesis option, 9 credits for project option)
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Specialization
Area: Environmental Science and Management
a. Complete five of
the following
ENVE 641 -- Aquatic
Chemistry (3 credits)
ENVE 647 -- Biotechnology (3 credits)
ENVE 644 - Environmental Management and Law (3 credits)
ENVE 649 - Hazardous and Toxic Waste Management (3 credits)
ENVE 652 -- Toxicology for Engineers and Scientists (3 credits)
ENVE 651 -- Environmental Risk Assessment (3 credits)
b. Complete the following
ENVE 653 -- Measurements
Laboratory (1 credit)
ENVE 650--Seminar (2 semesters at 1 credit each)
ENVE 699 -- Thesis (6 credits) or ENVE 698 -- Project (3 credits)
Electives as approved by the student's committee (6 credits for thesis
option, 9 credits for project option).
For ENVE candidates, 6 elective credits must be from the following list
(ENVE 642, 643, 645, 646, 648, CE 663)
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Electives for Environmental
Engineering and Environmental Quality Science, common to all 3 specialization
areas.
In addition to the courses
listed in any of the concentration areas above, electives include but are
not limited to:
ENVE 658 -- Energy
and the Environment (3 credits)
BIO 642 - Advanced Microbiology (3 credits)
BIO 680 - Data Analysis in Biology (3 credits)
BIO 682 -- Physical-Chemical Limnology (3 credits)
BIO 685 -- Water Pollution Biology (3 credits)
CE 603 -- Arctic Engineering (3 credits)
CE 661 -- Advanced Water Resources Engineering (3 credits)
CE 683 -- Arctic Hydrology (3 credits)
CE 684 -- Arctic Utilities (3 credits)
CHEM 631 - Environmental Fate and Transport (3 credits)
CHEM 655 - Environmental Biochemistry and Toxicology (3 credits)
GE 620 -- Advanced Groundwater Hydrology (3 credits)
MATH 608 -- Partial Differential Equations (3 credits)
MATH 615 -- Numerical Analysis (3 credits)
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