Engineering (Ph.D.) Environmental Engineering Emphasis
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering: to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills in the environmental engineering field and produce graduates with competencies in advanced original research, education, and professional practice in environmental engineering.
A minimum of 72 credit hours beyond B.S. or 36 credit hours beyond M.S. degree. Must complete 24 hours of dissertation research, the required core courses, and elective courses. The adviser or the advising committee may recommend additional courses based on the students’ background and the proposed research area.
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select three of the following: 1 | 9 | |
| CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRNL ENGINEER | ||
| HAZARDOUS WASTE ENGINEERING | ||
| PHYCML PROCESSES IN WATER & WT | ||
| BIOL PROCESS IN WASTEWATER ENG | ||
| Graduate level advanced mathematics course 1 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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After consultation and approval of the student’s adviser.
Elective Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CIV 520 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING ANAYLS I | 3 |
| CIV 521 | ADVD ENGINEERING ANALYSIS II | 3 |
| CIV 550 | ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY | 3 |
| CIV 560 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING II | 3 |
| CIV 564 | SURFACE WATER | 3 |
| CIV 566 | AIR POLLUTION | 3 |
| CIV 567 | ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION | 3 |
| CIV 568 | LAND DISPOSAL OF WASTE | 3 |
| CIV 569 | ADVD TPCS IN WATER RESOU ENGNE | 1 |
| CIV 573 | ENVRNMNTL GEOLOGY FOR ENGNS | 3 |
| CIV 574 | HYDROGEOLOGY | 3 |
| CIV 631 | LINEAR THEORY OF OCEAN WAVES | 3 |
| CIV 632 | TIDES AND LONG WAVES | 3 |
| CIV 650 | SMALL WATERSHED HYDROLOGY | 3 |
| CIV 653 | ADVD DESIGN OF HYDRAULIC STRUC | 3 |
| CIV 666 | ADVND WASTE TRTMNT PROC IN ENV | 3 |
| CIV 669 | ADVND TPC IN ENVRNML ENGINEERG | 3 |
| CIV 680 | UNSATURATED SOIL MECHANICS | 3 |
| CIV 681 | EXCAVATION SUPPORT SYSMS & R S | 3 |
| CIV 682 | COMPUTATIONAL GEOTECHNICS | 3 |
| CIV 683 | SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION | 3 |
| CIV 684 | ADVND SITE CHARACTER & INSTRUM | 3 |
| CIV 697 | INTERNSHIP | 1-3 |
| CIV 698 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 1-4 |