Environmental Engineering (ENEG)
Kevin D. Hall
Department Head of Civil Engineering
4190
479-575-4954
E-mail: kdhall@uark.edu
James C. Young
Coordinator of Environmental
Engineering Studies
4190
479-575-4954
• Professors Clausen (CHEG), Cross (CHEG), Gross (CVEG), Penney (CHEG), Selvam (CVEG), Thoma (CHEG), Young (CVEG)
• Associate Professors Costello (BENG), Chaubey (BENG), Edwards (CVEG), Matlock (BENG), Nutter (MEEG), Soerens (CVEG)
• Assistant Professor Bajwa (BENG)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Williams (CVEG)
Degree Conferred:
M.S.En.E (ENEG)
The Master of Science in Environmental Engineering is a multi-discipline degree program designed for students from a multitude of academic areas. Regardless of undergraduate discipline, each candidate for the degree must complete a number of basic undergraduate engineering courses. In general, graduates of engineering programs will have completed most, if not all, of these courses and can expect to be accepted with little or no undergraduate prerequisite requirements. However, the prerequisite requirements for graduates of programs other than engineering can be quite significant.
To more readily accommodate students with diverse academic backgrounds, qualified undergraduate students at the University can apply for acceptance into an integrated undergraduate/graduate program of study after completing 72 credit hours towards the baccalaureate degree. The integrated undergraduate/graduate program allows the student to complete some graduate requirements prior to completion of the baccalaureate degree and receive full admission to the
Program Objectives: The objectives of the M.S.En.E. program are to prepare graduates for careers in environmental engineering practice with government agencies, engineering firms, or industries and to provide a foundation for continued study at the post-masters level.
Primary Areas of Faculty Research: Water and wastewater treatment; decentralized collection and treatment systems; soil and groundwater remediation; surface and ground water quality; storm water pollution prevention; environmental and hydrologic modeling; animal waste management; non-point source pollution prevention; watershed management; reactor design and biomass energy; energy systems including heat transfer; thermodynamics and liquid-vapor phase change; bacterial tracers for evaluating movement through fractured subsurface strata.
Application to Integrated Program: Application for acceptance into the integrated undergraduate/graduate program may be submitted either directly to the Coordinator of Environmental Engineering Studies or by referral from the student’s undergraduate academic department. Requests for acceptance into the integrated program will be approved only with concurrence from the student’s undergraduate academic department. Once accepted, the student must apply for admission to the
After completing 90 credit hours of study towards the baccalaureate degree, students accepted into the integrated degree program may concurrently enroll in undergraduate and graduate level courses. Such enrollment must be consistent with the integrated course of study developed with the faculty adviser.
Admission Criteria: The following are the minimum criteria for admission to the M.S.En.E. degree program:
GPA: 3.00 or higher
TOEFL: 550 or higher
GRE Scores: No less than 430 Verbal, 650 Quantitative, 520 Analytical.
Degree Requirements: All M.S.En.E. degree candidates, regardless of previous degree status, must demonstrate completion of the Basic Engineering Education and Environmental Engineering Breadth requirements listed below. Candidates who do not possess a degree from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) must also satisfy the basic level ABET accreditation requirements. These include completion of no less than 48 credit hours of approved engineering topics and demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the student’s graduate study committee, that he/she possesses those abilities and characteristics required of graduates from ABET accredited engineering programs.
This shall include the completion of a course that concentrates on a major design project and that results in the production of a design report or other design product as appropriate. The design project must build on and require engineering knowledge and skills from previous course work and must incorporate engineering standards and realistic constraints. The course selected to satisfy this requirement is subject to the approval of the student’s graduate study committee.
Exceptions to these degree requirements may be requested by means of a petition outlining the reasons for the exceptions and presenting an alternate plan for completing the program. The petition shall be subject to the approval of the student’s graduate study committee and the Coordinator for the Environmental Engineering Studies. Credit for courses taken at another institution is subject to the approval of the Coordinator of Environmental Engineering Studies. In particular, advanced engineering courses (3000, 4000, and 5000-level at the University of Arkansas) normally will not be accepted for transfer from institutions or degree programs that are not accredited by ABET.
I. Basic Engineering Education Requirements
General Education Recommended Courses Credit Hours
Humanities/social science 15
Acceptable to undergraduate program
English composition 6
ENGL 1013 and 1023
Mathematics and Basic Science Recommended Courses
Calculus & differential equations 15
MATH 2554, MATH 2564, MATH 2574, & MATH 3404
Statistics and probability 3
INEG 3313 or STAT 3013
General Chemistry 4
CHEM 1123 & 1121L
University Physics (calculus based) 4
PHYS 2054 & PHYS 2050L
Microbiology 4
BIOL 2013 & BIOL 2011L
Organic Chemistry 4
CHEM 3504 or CHEM 3603 and CHEM 3601L
Earth Science 2
GEOL 3002 or CSES 2203
Basic Engineering Topics Recommended Courses
Statics 3
MEEG 2003
Dynamics 3
MEEG 2013
Fluid Mechanics 3
CHEG 2133 or MEEG 3503
Engineering Economics 2
CVEG 3022 or INEG 3413
Computer Applications 3
CVEG 1113
II. Environmental Engineering Breadth Requirements (18 hours)
Required Topics Recommended Courses
Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering 3
CVEG 3243
Reactor Design 3
CHEG 3333
Thermodynamics 3
CHEG 3143 or MEEG 2403
Applied Hydraulics 3
CVEG 3213, CHEG 3153, or MEEG 4483
Elective Topics (6 hours) Recommended Courses
Chemical Process Safety 3
CHEG 4813
Hydrology 3
CVEG 3223
Environmental Engineering Design 3
CVEG 4243
Occupational Health and Safety 3
INEG 4223
Principles of Epidemiology 3
HLSC 5613
Environmental Health 3
HLSC 6553
Note: The 4000-level and above courses listed above carry graduate credit and may be used in partial fulfillment of the graduate degree requirement provided they have not previously been used for credit toward a B.S. degree and they are approved the student’s graduate study committee.
III. Environmental Engineering Specialization (M.S.En.E.
graduate program)
Thesis Option: 30 hours of graduate-level course work including 24 hours from one of the following specialty areas plus 6 hours of research resulting in a written Master’s Thesis.
Non-Thesis Option: 33 hours of graduate-level course work including 30 hours from one of the following specialty areas plus 3 hours of independent study resulting in a written Master’s Report.
Specialty Areas and Approved Courses: Students are expected to select the required hours of graduate courses from one of the two following specialty areas and listing of approved courses. Other courses will be considered on petition to the student’s graduate study committee and the Coordinator of Environmental Engineering Studies.
Pollution Prevention and Control Specialty Area:
CHEG 4263 Environmental Experimental Methodology
CHEG 4813 Chemical Process Safety
CHEG 5513 Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals
CVEG 4243 Environmental Engineering Design
CVEG 4263 Environmental Regulations and Permits
CVEG 5234 Water and Wastewater Analysis
CVEG 5243 Groundwater Hydrology
CVEG 5253 Microbiology for Environmental Engineers
CVEG 5283 Solid Waste Management
CVEG 5293 Water Treatment & Distribution System Design
CVEG 5734 Advanced Wastewater Process Design and Analysis
CVEG 5753 or CHEG 5753 Air Pollution
MEEG 4453 Industrial Waste and Energy Management
MEEG 4473 Indoor Environmental Control
MEEG 4483 Thermal Systems Analysis and Design
MEEG 4603 Basic Nuclear Engineering
MEEG 4623 Radiation Protection and Shielding
MEEG 4813 Air Pollution Abatement
MEEG 4843 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing
Natural and Water Resources Specialty Area:
BENG 4113 Risk Analysis for Biological Systems
BENG 4903 Natural Resources Engineering
BENG 4913 Design of Animal Waste Management Systems
CVEG 4253 Small Community Wastewater Systems
CVEG 4263 Environmental Regulations and Permits
CVEG 5234 Water and Wastewater Analysis
CVEG 5243 Groundwater Hydrology
CVEG 5253 Microbiology for Environmental Engineers
CVEG 5263 Stream Pollution Analysis
CVEG 5283 Solid Waste Management
CVEG 5293 Water Treatment & Distribution System Design
CVEG 5734 Advanced Wastewater Process Design and Analysis
GEOL 4033 Hydrogeology
CSES 5224 Soil Physics
At least 18 of the 30+ credit hours presented for the M.S.En.E. degree credit hours must be 5000-level or higher, and the cumulative grade-point average on all graduate courses presented for the degree must be at least 3.00. The cumulative grade-point average on the basic engineering education and environmental engineering breadth courses must be at least 2.70.
Candidates for the degree must pass a comprehensive final examination that will include either a defense of the candidate’s thesis or a presentation and discussion of the candidate’s Master’s Report. The examination is to be prepared and administered by the student’s graduate adviser.