Overview

Both options require completion of a set of core courses related to the student’s selected concentration.

Thesis Option

A minimum of 30 credit hours of approved graduate courses, including 6 credit hours of thesis and 24 credit hours of coursework. A minor may be selected but is not required.

Non-Thesis Option

A minimum of 30 credit hours of approved graduate courses is required, which may include a three-hour special problems course to be completed under the direction of the student’s major professor. A minor may be selected but is not necessarily required. All non-thesis MS students are required to take a culminating written examination. The written exam is offered twice a year once each in the fall and spring semesters.

Non-Thesis Exam

All non-thesis Environmental Engineering MS students must pass a final comprehensive written examination for the degree. The criteria for passing the written exam is a “B,” which has been interpreted to be a 75 overall average on the fundamentals and applications parts. If a student fails the exam, the student may retake the exam the following semester. The result of the second examination is final. The MS committee may choose to use an oral examination as a forum for testing a marginally-failing student (70–74 average).

The first part of the exam will be closed book containing questions in the fundamentals and basics. The student will be required to answer 12 out of 25 questions.

The second part of the exam will be open book/open note consisting of application type questions. The student will be required to answer 6 out of 26 questions. Students from University of Tennessee Knoxville should see their advisor regarding the content of the exam.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Special Problems in Environmental Engineering

Environmental Chemistry

Environmental Transport and Kinetics

Environmental Microbiology

Advanced Applications in Water and Waste Treatment

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-03 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

Domestic applicants can apply up to two weeks before the term starts, unless the program has an earlier deadline.

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Knoxville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency, recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEEA). A non-U.S. degree must be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from the United States and must be granted by a recognized or accredited foreign institution.

United States degree holders must have earned a minimum of 2.7 out of a possible 4.0 GPA or a minimum of 3.0 during the senior year of undergraduate study. If you have completed previous graduate coursework, you must have earned a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 GPA.

Applicants with non-U.S. degrees must have earned a minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or other equivalent to a ‘B’ average.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

33256 USD / year

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Out-of-State

33256 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

13812 USD / year

≈ 13812 USD / year

Living costs

Knoxville

United States

885 - 1454 USD / month

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