Overview
About the Program
The curriculum of this Master of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Engineering at Wayne State University is arranged into four themes:
- Systems & Resources – topics within this area vary in scale and include: modeling of groundwater, surfacewater, and air systems; engineered systems such as drinking water distributions systems; and interactions between the environment and urban systems (e.g. stormwater management).
- Treatment & Sensing Technologies – topics within this area focus on the mitigation and quantification of pollutants loads to the environment, including humans, within all media (air, water, soils).
- Bio-chemical-physical Processes – topics within this area focus on fundamental process that control the fate and transport of pollutants, including remediation techniques.
- Environmental Exposure and Risk – topics within this area focus on identifying, quantifying and reducing risk.
Programme Structure
Courses
- Groundwater
- Engineering Properties of Soils
- Directed Study
- Pharmaceutical Waste: Environmental Impact and Management
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Civil Engineering Research Methods
- Risk and Reliability in Civil Engineering
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Environmental Engineering Environmental Sciences View 252 other Masters in Environmental Engineering in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- International applicants must complete the equivalent of a U.S. four-year degree, including all state and external/internal examinations required for the degree. Although a degree in another country may have a name similar to a U.S. degree, this does not necessarily indicate the degree can be accepted as equivalent. Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or its equivalent in upper division coursework.
- The Graduate School does not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). However, individual program requirements vary.
- Submit your official transcript(s)
Tuition Fee
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International
49200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1640 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
49200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1640 USD per credit during 12 months. -
In-State
24540 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 818 USD per credit during 12 months.
Living costs for Detroit
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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