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Course summary

The Environmental Engineering PhD program focuses on pollution control, pollution prevention, and the correction of pollution effects on natural and man-made environments. The program is known for its strong faculty research interests. Areas of study include drinking water treatment, astute treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, atmospheric pollution control and modeling, community noise abatement, and storm water management. The program's mission is to prepare students for careers in environmental engineering with consulting firms; with industry; within federal, state, and local governments; and/or in higher education. The program offers an intensive, individually tailored research program suitable for development of an academic or similar research-oriented career. Graduates of the program will have technical knowledge in critical areas of environmental engineering, critical thinking skills, formed and maintained partnerships with industry, government agencies, and professional organizations, and have developed awareness of the changing environmental needs of society and the global environment.

Program modules

The modules include Required Courses-15 Credit Hours Minimum; Elective Courses-39 Credit Hours Minimum; Dissertation-18 Credit Hours.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or its equivalent from a foreign institution and a GPA of 3.0 or more (on a 4.0 maximum) in all work attempted while registered as an undergraduate student or while registered as an upper-division undergraduate student (normally based on the last sixty attempted semester hours); or, a graduate degree or professional degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or its equivalent from a foreign institution in a field related to the discipline of the program to which the student is applying. International students must demonstrate their proficiency in the English language. International students, except those who are from countries where English is the only official language, those who have earned a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university, or those who have earned a degree from a country where English is the only official language or from a university at which English is the only official language of instruction, should demonstrate a score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or IELTS. They should have obtained a TOEFL score of 220 (computer-based) or 80 (internet-based) (or equivalent score on the paper-based test); or an IELTS score of 6.5.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

Department name

College of Engineering and Computer Science, Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Department