Degree Pathway for the MSE in Civil Engineering, Environmental Option


Core Courses
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total15
CIVE.5610Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes 3
CIVE.5620Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology3
CIVE.5670Environmental Aquatic Chemistry3
CIVE.5680Environmental Fate and Transport3
CIVE.5780Biological Wastewater Treatment3
Elective Courses (Up to 5 total)
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total Required15
CIVE.5270Geotechnical and Environmental Site Characterization 3
CIVE.5640Hydraulics and Hydrology3
CIVE.5290Engineering with Geosynthetics 3 
CIVE.5670Environmental Aquatic Chemistry3
CIVE.5690Micropollutants in the Environment3
CIVE.5720Marine and Costal Processes3
CIVE.5730Solid Waste Engineering3
CIVE.5750Groundwater Modeling3
CIVE.5950Hazardous Waste Site Remediation3
ATMO.5230Air Pollution Control3
ATMO.5710Air Pollution Phenomenology 3
CHEM.5140Advanced Analytical Chemistry3
CIVE.5760GIS Applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering 3
CIVE.5870Introduction to Data Science for Engineers 3
ENVS.5010Wetlands Ecology3
ENVI.5020Freshwater Ecology3
ENVS.5810Understanding the Massachusetts Contingency Plan3
GEOL.5100Geology of New England3

Updated 4/17/26