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Program Details

Graduate Program: Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering (Certificate NDP)

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Program/Degree
Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering (Certificate NDP)  
Program Description

Students will have a working knowledge of detailed hydraulic and hydrologic design and planning and operation of water resources systems and be prepared to apply these concepts in practice.

  • To provide a curriculum of study for Graduate students that explores hydraulics and water resources engineering topics
  • To introduce basic features of hydraulic and water resources engineering principles that is relevant to professional practice in the field
  • To provide the opportunity for research in particular areas of interest related to hydraulics and water resources engineering

Educational Aims

  • To introduce the principles of fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering and water resources systems to professional practice
  • To familiarize students with experimental and research techniques that are applicable to hydraulics and water resources engineering
 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics

The department offers programs leading to the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees with a major in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. Work is directed toward research and professional development in such areas as engineering mechanics, engineering materials, highway engineering, hydraulics and fluid mechanics, geomechanics, geo-technical engineering, water resources, structural engineering, and transportation engineering. Certain interdisciplinary options such as regional development and urban planning, and environmental engineering are available by combining various areas of the program with programs in other departments. For further information concerning these options, see the College of Engineering web site.

The department also offers a degree in Master of Science, Masters of Engineering, an Accelerated Masters Degree in both MS and ME degrees and has three certificate programs; Advance Transportation, Geoengineering and Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering.

 

 

 
College

College of Engineering

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Cylan William Shaffer
520-621-6564
Graduate Program Coordinator
Cylan William Shaffer
520-621-6564
Director of Graduate Studies
Tribikram Kundu
520-621-6573
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Megan Jia Mcnulty-Luoma
520-626-9962
 
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

Minimum GPA - 3.00

Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) Score - 79 (International)

Minimum IELTS (overall band score) -7 (International)

Required Standardized Test(s) - GRE

 
Standardized Tests

Required test(s): N/A
Required GRE Subject tests: N/A

 
Funding Opportunities

No Financial Aid

 
Admissions Deadlines

Domestic Applicants:

  • Fall: January 1
  • Spring: June 1

International Applicants:

  • Fall:Janruary 1
  • Spring: June 1

No Summer Admissions

 
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

12 

Core Coursework Requirements
  • Minimum of 3.0 GPA for M.S. Program
  • Minimum of 3.5 GPA during M.S. study for Ph.D. Program

Minimum Credit Hours - 12

Core Courses

CE 522 - Open Channel Flow
CE 523 - Hydrology

CE 524 - Sedimentation Engineering
CE 526 - Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
CE 527 - Computer Applications in Hydraulics
CE 529 - Special Topics in Hydraulics & Water Resources  Engineering

CE 555 - Soil and Water Resources Engineering
CE 556 - Irrigation Systems Design

CE 558 - Soils, Wetlands and Wastewater Reuse
CE 655 - Stochastic Hydrology

RNR 573 -Spatial Analysis and Modeling

 
Elective Coursework
  • Hydraulics
    • CE 522 Open-Channel Flow (3)
    • CE 523 Hydrology (3)
    • CE 527 Computer Applications in Hydraulics (3)
    • CE 529 Special Topics in Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering (3)
    • CE 549 (HWR) - Statistical Hydrology
    • CE 622 Sedimentation Engineering
    • CE 655 (HWR) Stochastic Methods in Surface Hydrology (3)
 
Additional Requirements

No Financial Aid

 
Student Handbook

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

 

Persistent link: https://grad.arizona.edu/catalog/programinfo/HWECRTG
Last revised 08 Feb 2022
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