Civil and Environmental Engineering - Master of Science in Environmental Engineering

Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering

The Environmental Engineering Program was established in 1970 for mitigating environmental problems.
It has grown to include water and wastewater engineering, air pollution control, water quality control, solid and hazardous waste management, energy and the environment.
Students are trained for positions as consulting engineers, environmental affairs engineers for large companies, or officials in state or federal agencies.
A three-semester Master of Science.

Prerequisites
- A Bachelor of Science degrees in science or engineering
- Students must have the equivalent of one year of calculus, chemistry, and physics. Students may be assigned prerequisites if deficiencies exist.
- All students must have taken the following courses (or equivalent):
  - ENE 410 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics (3)
  - CE 443 - Environmental Chemistry (3)
  - CE 453 - Water Quality Control (3)
    Note: ENE 410, CE 443, and CE 453 do not count as graduate credit
- The prerequisites above are determined by review of the student's undergraduate program.

Requirements
- A minimum of 27 units of course work beyond the bachelor's degree.
- 15 units of core courses
  - CE 463L - Water Chemistry and Analysis (3)
  - CE 523 - Physical Processes of Environmental Engineering (3)
  - CE 553 - Chemical and Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering (3)
  - ENE 506 - Ecology for Environmental Engineers (3)
  - ENE 526 - Environmental Pollutants: Monitoring and Risk Assessment (3)
- 9-12 units minimum from the following specialty areas:
  - General Environmental Engineering (9 units)
    - ENE 502 - Environmental and Regulatory Compliance
    - Two of the following courses:
      - ENE 428 - Air Pollution Fundamentals (3)
      - ENE 429 - Air Pollution Control (3)
      - CE 504 - Solid Waste Management (3)
      - ENE 516 - Hazardous Waste Management (3)
      - ENE 510 - Water Quality Management and Practice (3)
      - ENE 518 - Environmental Systems Engineering and Management (3)
      - ENE 580 - Applied Environmental Engineering Biotechnology (3)
  - Water and Wastewater Engineering (9 units)
    - CE 465 - Water Supply and Sewerage System Design (3)
    - One of the following courses:
      - CE 484 - Water Treatment Design (3)
      - CE 514a - Advanced Sanitary Engineering Design for Water (3)
    - One of the following courses:
      - CE 485 - Wastewater Treatment Design (3)
      - CE 514b - Advanced Sanitary Engineering Design for Wastewater (3)
      - ENE 510 - Water Quality Management and Practice (3)
  - Air Pollution Engineering (9 units)
    - ENE 428 - Air Pollution Fundamentals (3)
    - ENE 429 - Air Pollution Control (3)
    - One of the following courses:
      - ENE 535 - Applied Air Quality Management (3)
      - ENE 596 - Chemical Reactions in the Atmosphere (3)
  - Water Quality Control (9 units)
    - CE 503 - Microbiology for Environmental Engineers (3)
    - CE 513L - Instrumental Methods for Environmental Analysis (3)
    - CE 563 - Chemistry and Biology of Natural Waters (3)
  - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (9 units)
    - CE 504 - Solid Waste Management (3)
    - ENE 516 - Hazardous Waste Management (3)
    - One of the following courses:
      - ENE 505 - Energy and the Environment (3)
      - ENE 510 - Water Quality Management and Practice (3)
      - ENE 580 - Applied Environmental Engineering Biotechnology (3)
  - Energy and the Environment (9 units)
    - ENE 503 - Microbiology for Environmental Engineers (3)
    - ENE 505 - Energy and the Environment (3)
    - ENE 535 - Applied Air Quality Management (3)
  - Groundwater Pollution Control (12 units)
    - CE 516 - Geohydrology (3)
    - PTE 582 - Fluid flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media (3)
    - Two of the following courses:
      - PTE 508 - Numerical Simulation of Subsurface Flow and Transport Processes (3)
      - PTE 517 - Testing of Wells and Aquifers (3)
      - CE 510 - Groundwater Hydrology (3)
      - CE 522 - Groundwater Hydrologic Modeling (3)
- One elective from the following (No elective for Groundwater Pollution Control)
  - ENE 428 - Air Pollution Fundamentals (3)
  - ENE 429 - Air Pollution Control (3)
  - CE 443 - Environmental Chemistry (3) (If not required as a prerequisite, and with permission of the instructor)
  - CE 465 - Water Supply and Sewerage System Design (3)
  - ENE 502 - Environmental and Regulatory Compliance (3)
  - CE 503 - Microbiology for Environmental Engineers (3)
  - CE 504 - Solid Waste Management (3)
  - ENE 505 - Energy and the Environment (3)
  - ENE 510 - Water Quality Management and Practice (3)
  - CE 513L - Instrumental Methods for Environmental Analysis (3)
  - CE 514 - Advanced Sanitary Engineering Design (3)
  - ENE 516 - Hazardous Waste Management (3)
  - CE 517 - Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (3)
  - ENE 518 - Environmental Systems Engineering and Management (3)
  - ENE 535 - Applied Air Quality Management (3)
  - ENE 560 - Environmental Aspects of Oil and Gas Production (3)
  - CE 563 - Chemistry and Biology of Natural Waters (3)
  - ENE 580 - Applied Environmental Engineering Biotechnology (3)
  - ENE 596 - Chemical Reactions in the Atmosphere (3)
  - PTE 582 - Fluid flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media (3)
  - PTE 508 - Numerical Simulation of Subsurface Flow and Transport Processes (3)
  - PTE 517 - Testing of Wells and Aquifers (3)
  - CE 510 - Groundwater Hydrology (3)
  - CE 516 - Geohydrology (3)
  - CE 522 - Groundwater Hydrologic Modeling (3)
  - ENE 590 - Directed Research (3)*
  - ENE 594ab - Thesis (3)*
    *ENE 590 and ENE 594 may be taken only by students who have completed 12 units of coursework with a G.P.A. of 3.3 or better.
    ENE 590 students must write a paper at the end of the semester describing their results.
    ENE 594 students must pass an oral thesis exam.