MS Environmental Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The MS in Environmental Engineering is offered on the Knoxville campus (thesis or coursework-only without comprehensive exam) and via Distance Education (coursework-only), with optional Water Resources Engineering concentration and a Climate Impacts Engineering specialization. A five-year BS (civil engineering)/MS pathway lets qualified UT students count up to 9 graduate hours toward both degrees.

Faculty: Tickle College of Engineering | Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering | Duration: 30 graduate credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Core courses include Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Transport and Kinetics, Environmental Microbiology, Advanced Applications in Water and Waste Treatment, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management and Air Pollution Engineering and Control, with electives such as Green Infrastructure Design and Sustainable Engineering. Thesis students take 24 coursework hours plus 6 thesis hours. The Water Resources concentration requires Environmental Transport and Kinetics, Open Channel Hydraulics and Hydrology plus electives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

International applicants and graduates of non-ABET programs submit GRE General Test scores.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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