The MSc WENV consists of a minimum 36 credit hours, distributed as follows: 12 credit hours of Program Core courses, 12 credit hours of Elective courses, 12 credit hours of Master’s Thesis and a zero credit Research Methods course. The components of the program are summarized in the table below.
Students seeking the degree of MSc in Water and Environmental Engineering must successfully complete a minimum 36 credit hours as specified in the program requirements detailed below, with a minimum CGPA of 3.0. Course selection should be made in consultation with the student’s Main Advisor. All courses have a credit rating of three credits each, except the Seminar in Research Methods and the Master’s Thesis.
Program Core (6 credit hours)
Students must complete the core courses listed below.
Core Courses
Track Core (6 credit hours)
Students must select one of the specialization tracks listed below. To fulfill track requirements, students must complete a minimum of 6 credit hours, consisting of two track core courses.
Water and Environmental Technologies Track
This track allows students to focus on the selection, design, and performance evaluation of technologies relevant to water production, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, water reuse, water distribution, desalination technologies and hazardous waste treatment. It is mandatory for students to complete the following listed courses for specializing in this track.
Track Courses
Water and Environmental Resources Track
This track in Water and Environmental Resources allows students to focus on the development, management, integration, and protection of water resources, hydrological modeling, environmental monitoring, and hydro-climatic modeling and climate change mitigation. It is mandatory for students to complete the following listed courses for specializing in this track.
Track Courses
Program Electives (12 credit hours)
Students must select any four elective courses from the list below, or from any core courses listed above that are not used to meet the Track Core requirement. Subject to approval of the Main Advisor, up to two elective courses (6 credit hours) can be taken from other MSc programs in the College of Engineering at KU.
Program Elective Courses
Master’s Thesis (minimum 12 credit hours)
Students must complete a Master’s Thesis that involves creative, research-oriented work within the broad field of water and environmental engineering, under the direct supervision of a full-time faculty advisor from the Civil Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering Department or the Chemical Engineering Department, and at least one other full-time faculty who acts as a co-advisor. The outcome of research should demonstrate the synthesis of information into knowledge in a form that may be used by others. The research findings must be documented in a formal thesis and defended successfully in a viva voce examination. Furthermore, the research should lead to publishable quality scholarly articles.
Thesis