Research track degree requirements
42 total credits
Print version: Hydrology & hydrodynamics research track degree requirements
General degree requirements
Coursework requirements
- 9 credits CEE 700 - Thesis (max 12 credits with faculty approval)
- 18 credits minimum 500 level coursework
- 18 credits minimum of 400-500 level coursework
- 300 and below coursework does not count toward a graduate degree
- 499 credits do not count towards a graduate degree
- All CEWA coursework (except seminars) taken for numeric grade
- No more than 2 credits of seminar to count towards degree
GPA requirements
- 2.7 minimum grade for a course to count
- 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA overall
Other requirements:
- 6 credits maximum of approved transfer credits
- 6 year max to complete degree (including official On Leave status)
Core courses (21 credits)
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
---|---|---|
CEE 475 | Analysis Tech for Groundwater Flow* *ESS 454 (Hydrogeology) will substitute for CEE 475 in 2018-19 |
3 |
CEWA 574 (prev. CEE 599) | Hydraulics of Sediment Transport | 4 |
CEWA 565 (prev. CEE 599) | Data Analysis in Water Sciences | 4 |
CEWA 596 (prev. CEE 551) | Fate & Transport of Chem in the Enviro | 3 |
CEWA 576 (prev. CEE 599) | Physical Hydrology | 4 |
CEWA 578 (prev. CEE 578) | Water Res Sys Manage & Ops | 3 |
OR | ||
CEWA 579 (prev. CEE 599) | Quantitative Water Management | 3 |
Common areas of focus and recommended coursework
Hydrology
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
---|---|---|
CEE 424 | GIS for Civil Engineers | 3 |
CEWA 566 (prev. CEE 599) | Sat Remote Sensing for Water Res | 3 |
CEE 481 | Hydraulic Design for Env Engrs | 3 |
CEWA 568 (prev. CEE 573) | Snow Hydrology | 3 |
CEWA 564 (prev. CEE 574) | Advanced Hydrology | 3 |
CEWA 577 (prev. CEE 599) | Open Channel Engineering | 4 |
CEWA 599 | Advanced Surveying | 3 |
ESS 421 | Introduction to Geological Remote Sensing | 4 |
ESS 426 | Fluvial Geomorphology | 5 |
SEFS 507 | Soils & Land Use Problems | 4 |
SEFS 520 | GIS in Forest Resources | 5 |
URBDP 526 | Floodplain Management and Planning for Coastal and River Communities | 3 |
Hydrodynamics
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
---|---|---|
CEWA 570 (prev. CEE 570) | Hydrodynamics | 4 |
CEWA 572 | Numerical Modeling of Hydrodynamics | 3 |
CEWA 573 (prev. CEE 572) | Water Wave Mech for Coastal Eng | 4 |
CEWA 577 (prev. CEE 599) | Open Channel Engineering | 4 |
AA 543 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
ME 543 | Fluid Turbulence | 3 |
OCEAN 511 | Fluid Dynamics | 4 |
OCEAN 512 | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | 4 |
Fate & Transport
Course # | Course Name | Credits |
---|---|---|
CEE 462 | Applied Limnology and Pollutant Effects on Freshwater | 3 |
CEE 483 | Drinking Water Treatment | 3 |
CEWA 540 (prev. CEE 540) | Microbiological Process Fundamentals | 3 |
CEWA 543 (prev. CEE 543) | Aquatic Chemistry | 4 |
CEWA 545 (prev. CEE 545) | Environmental Organic Chemistry | 4 |
CEWA 549 (prev. CEE 549) | Adv Topics in Enviro Eng, Chem, and Bio | 3 |
CEWA 550 (prev. CEE 550) | Environmental Chemical Modeling | 3 |
CEWA 580 (prev. CEE 577) | Water-Quality Management | 3 |
SEFS 507 | Soils & Land Use Problems | 4 |