Program Structure and Requirements
Overall Program Structure
The MSc WENV consists of a minimum 30 credit hours, distributed as follows: 6 credit hours of Program Core courses, 15 credit hours of Elective courses, 9 credit hours of Master’s Thesis and a zero credit Research Methods course. The components of the program are summarized in the table below.
| Program Component |
Credit Hours |
| Seminar in Research Methods |
0 |
| Program Core |
6 |
| Program Electives |
15 |
| Master’s Thesis |
9 |
| Total |
30 |
Program Requirements
Students seeking the degree of MSc in Water and Environmental Engineering must successfully complete a minimum 30 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
| ENGR 695 | Seminar in Research Methods | 0 |
| WENV 601 | Chemicals in the Environment: Fate and Transport | 3 |
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| WENV 622 | Data Analysis for Environmental Modeling | 3 |
| Or | |
| CHEG 620 | Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
Program Electives (15 credit hours)
Students must select elective courses from the list below; 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 9 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 and Petroleum 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