Overview

The Gillings School's Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering focuses on the interface between people and the environment.

Key Features

Uniquely situated in a school of public health, the interdisciplinary programs in air quality and atmospheric processes, human exposure and health effects, and sustainable water resources draw from faculty expertise in the physical and life sciences, engineering, and policy.

The research strengths in the Environmental Engineering program from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill include: characterizing exposures to contaminants in air, water, soil and workplaces; developing engineering and policy solutions to environmental risks; using molecular approaches to understanding diseases caused by toxic substances in the environment; identifying policy solutions with co-benefits for climate, energy and health; and overcoming environmental health challenges in low income countries.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Environmental Chemistry Processes

Life Cycle Assessment: Energy and the Environment

Laboratory Techniques and Field Measurements

Ecological Microbiology

Limnology

Aerosol Physics and Chemistry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-14 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chapel Hill, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Application fee (non-refundable $95.00)

Transcripts (complete, not selected courses): One unofficial transcript from each university attended must be uploaded within the application.

Current letters of recommendation

Standardized test scores

Statement of purpose

Resume/CV

Community Standards Questions

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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

29422 USD / year

≈ 29422 USD / year
Out-of-State

29422 USD / year

≈ 29422 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

10764 USD / year

≈ 10764 USD / year

Living costs

Chapel Hill

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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