Degree Pathway for the Master of Science in Environmental Studies, Environmental Engineering Sciences Option


Core Courses
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total9
CIVE.5670Environmental Aquatic Chemistry3
CIVE.5730Solid Waste Engineering3
ENVE.5230  OR
ENVE.5710
Air Pollution Control OR
Air Pollution Phenomenology
3


Elective Courses (Up to 5 total for thesis, 6 for non-thesis students)
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total Required15 - 18
CIVE.5640Hydraulics and Hydrology3
CIVE.5610Physical and Chemical Treatment Process3
CIVE.5620Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology
CIVE.5660Environmental Application & Implications of Nanomaterials3
CIVE.5680Environmental Fate and Transport 3
CIVE.5690Micropollutants in the Environment3
CIVE.5720Marine and Coastal Processes3
CIVE.5760GIS Applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering3
CIVE.5750Groundwater Modeling 3
CIVE.5950Hazardous Waste Site Remediation3
ENVE.5010Wetlands Ecology3
ENVS.5020Freshwater Ecologyxxx
CHEM.5140Advanced Analytical Chemistryxxx
ENVI.5200Methods in Environmental Impact Assessment and Analysis3
GEOL.5100Geology of New Englandxx
ENVE.5720Energy and Environment 3
ENVE.5810Understanding the Massachusetts Contingency Plan 3

Total credits for the program = 30

Thesis track = 9 core credits + 15 elective credits + 6 credits of thesis for a total of 30 credits

Non-Thesis track = 9 core credits + 21 credits of electives

Updated 12/12/24