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Graduate Program: Engineering (ME) - Environmental Engineering

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Program/Degree
Engineering (ME) - Environmental Engineering  
Program Description

The Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering is a multidisciplinary professional graduate degree for recent graduates as well as working professionals. It is a coursework-only degree that can be completed in one year and is designed for students with an engineering background who want to solve today's many contemporary environmental challenges with an emphasis on water, air, soil, and energy.

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

College of Engineering

The College of Engineering was founded when the University of Arizona opened its doors in 1885. Mining was the bedrock of Arizona’s economy at that time, and educating mining engineers was a top priority – indeed, it still is.

As the state’s economy grew and diversified, the College of Engineering continued to play a pivotal role in providing the research and engineering expertise necessary for that growth.

In today’s competitive environment, graduates of the college are the entrepreneurs developing high-tech companies that are creating jobs and improving our quality of life.

An engineering education will provide the research to build new industries and the knowledge for those who run them.

 
College

College of Engineering

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Grace Marie Fuller
520-621-9341
Graduate Program Coordinator
Grace Marie Fuller
520-621-9341
Director of Graduate Studies
Reyes Sierra Alvarez
520-626-2896
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Kristi Davenport
520-626-1930
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

These items must be sent through the Graduate College online application.

  • Statement of purpose—indicating the academic and professional goals you hope to achieve in pursuit of this program of study. This is an essay where you describe your background and career goals, as well as your reasons for applying to our graduate program.
  • Unofficial electronic copies of transcripts from previous academic work. Official transcripts will be required prior to matriculation. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, civil engineering, environmental science, chemistry or physics, with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0. Previous coursework should include math (calculus through differential equations), two semesters of chemistry (with labs), two semesters of physics (calculus based), and fluid mechanics. Applicants lacking in some area at the time of application may provide a plan to gain competence in these areas.
  • Resume or CV
  • For international applicants, official scores from TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, CEFR or other accepted English Proficiency exam. See below for exemptions to this requirement.
  • Optional: Official scores from the GRE ; university code is 4832, environmental engineering code is 1103).
  • Minimum of three letters of recommendation.
  • Application processing fee: $85 for degree-seeking domestic students, $95 for international students.

Required test(s): English Proficiency (for applicants whose native language is not English) and GRE

Minimum English Proficiency test scores: see https://grad.arizona.edu/admissions/requirements/international-applicants#english-proficiency

GRE: GRE test scores are optional and are not required for consideration of the application.

The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832
ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 1103 - EEN

 
Standardized Tests

GRE: GRE test scores are optional and are not required for consideration of the application.

Required test(s): English Proficiency (for applicants whose native language is not English)

Minimum English Proficiency test scores: see https://grad.arizona.edu/admissions/requirements/international-applicants#english-proficiency

Test Scores: 
The institution code for the University of Arizona is 4832, which you choose when you register for tests like the TOEFL or GRE. Results are sent electronically to the university, typically within two weeks of the test date. After your application is submitted, our search/match system will attempt daily to match your test scores to your GradApp record. Please make sure the name on your tests matches the name on the application to avoid missing scores. The department code (1103 for Environmental Engineering) is helpful but not necessary.

English Proficiency:
English proficiency is required for most applicants whose native language is not English (see exemptions listed below). Applicants may submit scores from a number of accepted English proficiency tests. A comprehensive list, along with minimum accepted scores, can be found at https://grad.arizona.edu/admissions/requirements/international-applicants#english-proficiency. The University of Arizona Graduate College does NOT accept Duolingo for University of Arizona graduate applicants. Note that the Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering does not offer conditional admission for applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements of an English Proficiency test.

Exemptions

  • Those exempt from submitting English proficiency scores are:
    • Applicants from countries where English is the official language.
    • Applicants who have completed a bachelors or graduate degree at a regionally accredited institution in the United States, or an approved institution in an official English speaking country. Students eligible for this exemption, who are awarded a graduate teaching assistantship from their department, must complete the mandatory English Speaking Proficiency Evaluation (ESPE.) Refer to the GA Manual for more information: http://grad.arizona.edu/funding/ga.
    • Applicants who have not yet completed a degree at a regionally accredited institution in the United States, or an approved institution in an official English speaking country, but have two years of full-time academic study and have taken 48 upper division, graded undergraduate semester units or 30 graded, graduate semester units. Units must not be older than two years from the term of enrollment. Students eligible for this exemption, who are awarded a graduate teaching assistantship from their department, must complete the mandatory English Speaking Proficiency Evaluation (ESPE.) Refer to the GA Manual for more information: http://grad.arizona.edu/funding/ga.
 
Funding Opportunities

See https://grad.arizona.edu/futurestudents/funding-tips for links to possible funding opportunities.

 
Admissions Deadlines

The Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering does not accept applications for spring admission to the ME Environmental Engineering.

Domestic Applicants:

  • Fall: January 15

International Applicants:

  • Fall: January 15

Review Process

After the application deadline passes, the faculty will review all of the applications and make recommendations for admissions. If you are recommended for admission, the Graduate College will email you. At this time, the Graduate College may request original transcripts for verification. They will send you your actual admissions paperwork by post, or contact you by email if you are missing any items such as your degree certificate, original transcripts or financial guarantee. Applications for the fall semester are reviewed in February, March and April.

NOTE: The Graduate College recommends a deadline for applicants; our department reserves the right to extend the deadline as listed above.

 
International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

30 

Core Coursework Requirements

Requirements specific to this ME degree

Students must complete 18 Units from the following:

  1. 15 units of required core courses as follows:
    CHEE 500R: Water Chemistry for Engineers (3 units)
    CHEE 574: Environmental Transport Processes (3 units)
    CHEE 575: Water Treatment System Design (3 units)
    CHEE 576: Wastewater Treatment System Design (3 units)
    CHEE 577R: Microbiology for Engineers (3 units)
  2. 3 units of  independent study (ChEE 599) or an elective approved by department advisor from the following focus areas:
    Air Quality/Pollution
    ATMO 569A: Air Pollution I: Gases (3 units)
    ATMO 569B: Air Pollution II: Aerosols (3 units)
    Hazardous Waste
    CHEE 578: Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management (3 units)
    CHEE 582: Analysis of Emerging Environmental Contaminants (3 units)
    Water Resources
    CE/HWRS 521: Water Resources Systems Planning and Management (3 units)
    CE 529: Special Topics in Hydraulics & Water Resources Engineering (3 units)
    Hydrology
    HWRS 518: Fundamentals of Subsurface Hydrology (3 units)
    HWRS 519: Fundamental in Surface Hydrology (3 units)
    HWRS/CE 523: Hydrology (3 units)
    HWRS 528: Fundamentals: Systems Approach to Hydrologic Modeling (3 units)
    Energy
    CHEE 514: Sustainable Water Supplies for Remote Communities (4 units)
    ECE 514A: Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems (3 units)

Students complete 12 Units consisting of one course (3 units) in each of the following categories:

1. Engineering Management/Business

   Take one of the following courses:

  • BNAD 523: Business law (2 units) and BNAD 520E: Project management (1 unit)
  • HWRS 576: Natural Resources Law and Economics (3 units)
  • SIE/ENGR 514: Law for engineers/Scientists (3 units) 
  • SIE 515: Technical Sales and Marketing (3 units)
  • SIE/ ENTR 557: Project management (3 units)
  • SIE 564: Cost Estimation (3 units)
  • SIE/ENGR 567: Financial Modeling for Innovation (3 units)

Other courses may be approved by Department advisor

2. Applied Engineering/Mathematics

    Take one of the following courses:

  • BE 513: Applied Biostatistics (3 units)
  • CE 502: Introduction to Finite Element Methods (3 units)
  • CE 503: Subsurface Fluid Dynamics (3 units)
  • CE 504: Numerical Methods in Subsurface Hydrology (3 units)
  • CE 510: Probability in Civil Engineering (3 units)
  • CE 523: Hydrology (3 units)
  • CHEE 502: Advanced Engineering Analysis (3 units)
  • CHEE 505: Advanced Chemical Engineering Transport Phenomena (3 units)
  • CHEE 506: Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3 units)
  • CHEE 530: Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering (3 units)
  • CHEE 571: Rheology: Principles and Applications (3 units)
  • ECE 501B: Advanced Linear Systems Theory (3 units)
  • ECE 503: Probability and Random Processes for Engineering Applications (3 units)
  • ECE 511: Numeric Modeling of Physics & Biological Systems (3 units)
  • HWRS 506: Modeling of Mass and Energy Flow in Soils (3 units)
  • HWRS 527: Computer Applications in Hydraulics (3 units)
  • HWRS 543A: Risk Assessment for Environmental Systems (3 units)
  • HWRS 582: Applied Groundwater Modeling (3 units)
  • SIE 500A: Introduction to SIE Methods: Probability and Statistics (1 unit)
  • SIE 506: Quality Engineering (3 units)
  • SIE 508: Reliability Engineering (3 units)
  • SIE 520: Stochastic Modeling I (3 units)
  • SIE 522: Engineering Decision-Making Under Uncertainty (3 units)
  • SIE 530: Engineering Statistics (3 units)
  • SIE 531: Simulation Modeling and Analysis (3 units)
  • SIE 533: Fundamentals of Data Science for Engineers (3 units)
  • SIE 540: Survey of Optimization Methods (3 units)
  • SIE 554A: Systems Engineering Process (3 units)
  • SIE 574: Information Analytics and Decision-Making in Engineering (3 units)

Other courses may be approved by Department advisor

3. Entrepreneurship/Innovation/Design

    Take one of the following courses:

  • ChEE 676: Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment (3 units)

4. Advanced Engineering Science

    Take one of the following courses:

  • AME 542A: HVAC System Design (3 units)
  • ATMO 536A:  Fundamentals of the Atmospheric Sciences (3 units)
  • ATMO 555:  Introduction to Atmospheric and Hydrology Remote Sensing (3 units)
  • ATMO 569A: Air Pollution I: Gases (3 units)
  • ATMO 569B: Air Pollution II: Aerosols (3 units)
  • ATMO  656B: Atmospheric Radiation and Remote Sensing (3 units)
  • BE/CE 526: Watershed Engineering (3 units)
  • CE 522: Open channel flow (3 units)
  • CE 545: Geoenvironmental Engineering (3 units)
  • CHEE 578: Hazardous Waste Management (3 units)
  • ECE 514A: Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems (3 units)
  • ENVS 562: Environmental Soil and Water Chemistry (3 units)
  • SIE 540: Survey of Optimization Methods (3 units)

Other courses may be approved by Department advisor

 

Example Semester Plan for 1-year ME:

Fall – 15 units 

  • CHEE 500R: Water Chemistry for Engineers (3 units)
  • CHEE 575: Water Treatment System Design (3 units)
  • CHEE 577R: Microbiology for Engineers (3 units)
  • Subject Course of Category 1, 2, or 4 (3 units)
  • CHEE 599: Independent study (3 units)
    OR elective course of one focus (3 units)
    OR Subject Course of Category 1, 2, or 4 (3 units)

Spring - 15 units

  • CHEE 574: Environmental Transport Processes (3 unit)
  • CHEE 576: Wastewater Treatment System Design (3 units)
  • Subject Course Category 3 (3 Units)
  • Subject Course Category 1,2 or 4 (3 units)
  • ChEE 599: Independent study (3 units)
    OR elective course of one focus (3 units)
    OR Subject Course 1, 2, or 4 categories (3 units)

Minimum GPA in coursework: 3.0/4.0

 
Elective Coursework

One elective may be taken from the following focus areas:

Air Quality/ Pollution

  • ATMO 569A: Air Pollution I: Gases (3 units)
  • ATMO 569B: Air Pollution II: Aerosols (3 units)

Hazardous Waste

  • CHEE 578: Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management (3 units)
  • CHEE 582: Analysis of Emerging Environmental Contaminants (3 units)

Water Resources

  • CE 529: Special Topics in Hydraulics & Water Resources Engineering (3 units)
  • CE/HWRS 521: Water Resources Systems Planning and Management (3 units)

Hydrology

  • HWRS 518: Fundamentals of Subsurface Hydrology (3 units)
  • HWRS 519: Fundamentals in Surface Hydrology (3 units)
  • HWRS/CE 523: Hydrology (3 units)
  • HWRS 528: Fundamentals: Systems Approach to Hydrologic Modeling (3 units)

Energy 

  • CHEE 514: Sustainable Water Supplies for Remote Communities (4 units)
  • ECE 514A: Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems (3 units)
 
Additional Requirements

none

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

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Last revised 14 Jul 2022
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