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Overview
Program Outcome
How Duke University's Master in Risk Engineering (with concentration in Environment and Population Health) program will differentiate you in your career:
- Engineering positions in model-based risk assessment increasingly require master's-level training.
- Analysis and management of risks in the modern world requires knowledge of the economic, policy, and societal context, in addition to the technical and mathematical foundations.
- Expertise in probabilistic modeling, data analysis, risk assessment, and decision-making under uncertainty is critically important to a broad range of academic, industrial, and governmental career paths.
- Graduates from this program will be prepared to work in a wide variety of sectors including risk assessment, engineering and business consulting, insurance and re-insurance industry, financial engineering, and infrastructure analysis, among others.
- Students completing the program will be well-prepared to continue on in PhD programs in systems engineering, financial engineering, operations research, or infrastructure engineering.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Management of High Tech Industries
- Business Fundamentals for Engineers
- Uncertainty and Risk in Engineering
- Linear Systems Theory
- System Identification
- Numerical Optimization
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- Environmental Transport Phenomena
- Environmental Aquatic Chemistry
- Fate and Behavior of Organic Contaminants
- Control of Hazardous and Toxic Waste
- Pollutant Transport Systems
- Chemical Transformations of Environmental Contaminants
- Groundwater Hydrology and Contaminant Transport
- Physical Hydrology and Hydrometeorology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 90
Credits
30 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering & Construction Risk Management View 253 other Masters in Environmental Engineering in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA Required
GRE® 152 (verbal)
163 (quantitative)
Average grade-point averages of recently admitted Duke MEng applicants were 3.4-3.7.
English requirements
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 90
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or science from an accredited institution (transcripts required, including an estimated GPA and a grade scale)
- Statement of Purpose
- Resume
- Three recommendations
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or equivalent—official results
- English Language Testing (TOEFL or IELTS)—official results
- Interview and/or a video introduction
- Nonrefundable application fee of US$75— paid by credit card, or by a check made payable to Duke University
Tuition Fee
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International
57900 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 28950 USD per semester during 24 months. -
National
57900 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 28950 USD per semester during 24 months.
Living costs for Durham
990 - 1670 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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