A Master of Engineering (ME) in Civil Engineering degree program (non-thesis) with a concentration in Water and Environment is also offered and is designed to equip students with advanced knowledge in the areas of water and environment. Courses are designed to cover modeling, analysis, and design aspects of engineering and scientific problem-solving. Students gain skills critical to success in their future career, and also earn credit toward professional engineering licensure.The Environmental and Water Resources Engineering areas include:Hydrology, water resources sustainability, hydroclimatology, coastal engineering, river and estuarine mixing and transport processes, wave, tide and sediment dynamics in estuaries, hydrologic response to climate change and adaptive environmental management and policy.Structural Engineering and Mechanics research include:Structural applications of composites, timber and reinforced timber structures, concrete materials, structural health monitoring, and computational mechanics.Geotechnical research areas include:Soil mechanics, unsaturated/gassy soil mechanics, and thermal soil mechanics, slope stability, site investigations, soil-structure interaction, ground improvement, foundation engineering and design of earth retention structures.
Which department am I in?
College of Engineering
Study options
Full Time
(4 Semesters)
Tuition fees
US$26,205.00
per year
Housing Expense - 8,514
Application deadline
01/11/2026
Start date
January 2027
Venue
Main Campus
Orono, Maine,
Orono,
Maine,
04469, Northeast, United States
Entry requirements
For international students
Consideration for admission to the Graduate School will be given to applicants holding a bachelors degree from an accredited institution, or the equivalent. Applicants for admission must present evidence that they have had the necessary academic preparation to enable them to pursue the graduate program for which they are applying. The Graduate School has no fixed minimum grade point average requirement for admission; however, the applicant should have a strong undergraduate record. Students who have undertaken graduate work at another institution must be in good standing at that institution to be eligible for admission to The University of Maine.
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