PhD Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University

Programme overview

Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Programs Graduate Degree Programs Overview The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is an international leader in many areas, including Risk and Reliability Engineering and Nuclear Waste Management. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science (M.S.) Degrees are offered through the Graduate School and require a combination of coursework and a thesis. The M.S. degree has, however, two options: (a) Thesis option, and (b) Non-thesis option.

Faculty: School of Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science (M.S.) Degrees are offered through the Graduate School and require a combination of coursework and a thesis. The M.S. degree has, however, two options: (a) Thesis option, and (b) Non-thesis option.

Career pathways

Graduates of the Construction Management program are highly sought after and find a wide range of employment opportunities in design, consulting, and construction in the both the private and public sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

M.S. in passing is a version of M.S. with no thesis, awarded to PhD students who have completed at least 30 hours of graduate study towards their PhD with GPA of 3.0 or better. Applicants whose native language is not English must present the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with their application, unless they have earned a degree from an American or English-speaking institution. International students transferring from unfinished degree programs of other universities in the United States should present TOEFL or IELTS scores.

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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