Course variations

Course summary

This program prepares students to tackle some of the biggest problems facing society today problems such as understanding how nanotechnology affects the environment, managing water resources or managing environmental remediation. They can be part of the solution by advancing their education in environmental engineering and making a difference in their professional career. This degree will prepare them to lead in an industry that is constantly evolving whether they pursue employment in the private sector or government.

Program modules

The following are the modules: Core Industry Preparation Course Requirements (6 credits): MENG 240 Management of High Tech Industries, MENG 270 Business Fundamentals for Engineers, Departmental Requirements (15 credits with at least one course each from 5 of the 6 following categories), CHEMISTRY: CE242 Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, CE 240 Chemical Fate of Organic Compounds, CE 265.XX Chemical Transformations of Environmental Contaminants, BIOSCIENCES: CE 250 Environmental Microbiology, CE 239 Environmental Molecular Biotechnology, CE 244 Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering, APPLIED MATHEMATICS: CE 202 Applied Mathematics for Engineers, ENVIRON 264 Applied Differential Equations in Environmental Science, MATH 211 Applied Partial Differential Equations and Complex Variables, MATH 216 Applied Stochastic Processes, TRANSPORT PROCESSES AND MODELING: CE 208 Environmental Transport Phenomena, CE 207 Transport Phenomena: Biological Systems, ATMOSPHERIC AND HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES: ENVIR 234L Watershed Hydrology, CE 227 Groundwater Hydrology, CE 229 Intro to Atmospheric Aerosols, ENVIRON 235 Air Quality Management, ENGINEERED SYSTEMS: CE 241 Physical Chemical processes in Environmental Engineering, CE 244 Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering, CE 247 Air Pollution Control Engineering, Specializations (9 credits satisfied with at least 3 courses from a specialization area), ENVIRONMENTAL NANOTECHNOLOGY SPECIALIZATION: CE 265.02 Environmental Nanotechnology, any 2 of the following: ME 265.03 Intro Bionanotechnology, ECE 225 Nanophotonics, ECE 226 Optoelectronic devices, ECE 221 Advanced Optics, CE 241 Physical Chemical processes in Environmental Engineering, ME 265.05 Fundamentals of Physical Surface Chemistry, ME 265.03 Fundamentals of Electrochemistry, ME 209 Soft Wet Materials and Interface, ME 268 Cellular and Biosurface Engineering, BME 234 Modern Microscopy, ME 265 Introduction to Scanning Probe Microscopy, ECE 299 Imaging and Spectroscopy, ME303 Advanced Instrumentation (Fall or Spring), ECE 211 Quantum Mechanics, ME 265.05 Fundamentals of Physical Surface Chemistry, ME 265.03 Fundamentals of Electrochemistry, ECHYDROLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID DYNAMICS SPECIALIZATION: CE 229 Intro to Atmospheric Aerosols, CE 265 Physical Hydrology, Hydrometeorology, ENVIRON 235 Air Quality Management, ENVIRON 211 The Climate System, ME 290 Physical Oceanography, CE 238 Environmental Geomechanics, ME 221 Compressible Fluid Flow, ME 225 Mechanics of Viscous Fluid, ME 226 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics, ME 227 Advanced Fluid Mechanics, ME 229 Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, CE 265.01 Vegetation and Hydrology, CE 265 Advanced Turbulence Theories, CE 265 Environmental Modeling Principles, ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS ENGINEERING SPECIALIZATION: CE 241 Physical Chemical processes in Environmental Engineering, CE 244 Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering, CE 247 Air Pollution Control Engineering, CE 269 Advanced Physical-Chemical Processes, CE 247 Air Pollution Control Engineering, CE 249 Hazardous/ Toxic Waste, ENVIRON 298 Energy Technologies and Environmental Impact, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC POLICY SPECIALIZATION: ENVIRON 302 Environmental Program Management, ENVIRON 298.92 Environmental Life Cycle Analysis and Decision Making, PUBPOL 311.01 Microeconomics: Policy Applications, PUBPOL 313.01 Quantitative Evaluation Methods, ENVIRON 252 Sustainability and Renewable Resource Economics, ENVIRON 271 Economic Analysis of Resource and Environmental Policies, ENVIRON 272 Evaluation of Public Expenditures, ENVIRON 274 Resource and Environmental Politics, PUBPOL 274.01 Environmental Policy, ENVIRON 379 Natural Resource Economics, M.ENG. W/O SPECIALIZATION (9 credits satisfied by any non-redundant 3 courses from any of the above lists- including departmental requirements- or electives approved by the DMS), Pre-Approved Electives (e.g., for Environmental Engineering w/o specialization).

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree) from an accredited institution and, for degree programs, satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). International applicants must have minimum TOEFL score of 83 (internet-based test) or a minimum IELTS score of 7.0.

Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

Duke University

Department name

Graduate School