Master of Environmental Engine - Johns Hopkins U

The Master of Environmental Engineering emphasizes designing environmental processes, infrastructures, and treatment technologies. The program consists of five required courses from Environmental Engineering and five electives from related areas. Students can specialize in Water and Wastewater Treatment, Air Quality Control, Solid Waste Management, and more. The program prepares graduates for careers in environmental protection, consulting, and industry.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Environmental Engineering program emphasizes the design of environmental processes, infrastructures, remediation technologies, and treatment processes.

Outline:

Program Requirements:
Ten courses must be completed within five years.
The curriculum consists of five courses from the Environmental Engineering program and five electives.
Electives may be selected from any of the three environmental areas of study: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Science, or Environmental Planning and Management, subject to prerequisite restrictions.
Only one C-range grade (C+, C, or C–) can count toward the master’s degree.
Any deviation from this program, including transfer of courses and any other requisites specified in the student’s admission letter, will not be approved by the program chair.
Required Courses:
EN.575.604 Principles of Environmental Engineering:
Select a minimum of five of the following:
EN.575.605 Principles of Water and Wastewater Treatment
EN.575.606 Water Supply and Wastewater Collection
EN.575.607 Radioactive Waste Management
EN.575.620 Solid Waste Engineering & Management
EN.575.623 Industrial Processes and Pollution Prevention
EN.575.703 Environmental Biotechnology
EN.575.706 Biological Processes for Water & Wastewater Treatment
EN.575.715 Environmental Contaminant Dispersion and Transport
EN.575.721 Air Quality Control Technologies
EN.575.732 Energy Technologies for Solving Environmental Challenges
EN.575.741 Membrane Filtration Systems and Applications in Water and Wastewater Treatment
EN.575.742 Hazardous Waste Engineering and Management
EN.575.745 Physical and Chemical Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment
EN.575.746 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Design
EN.575.749 Water Quality of Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries
EN.575.761 Measurement and Pseudo-measurement in the Environmental Arena
EN.575.801 Independent Project
Electives:
Select up to five of the following electives:
EN.575.601 Fluid Mechanics
EN.575.608 Optimization Methods for Public Decision Making
EN.575.611 Economic Foundations for Public Decision Making
EN.575.615 Ecology
EN.575.619 Principles of Toxicology, Risk Assessment & Management
EN.575.626 Hydrogeology
EN.575.628 Business Law For Engineers
EN.575.629 Modeling Contaminant Migration through Multimedia Systems
EN.575.635 Environmental Law for Engineers & Scientists
EN.575.637 Environmental Impact Assessment
EN.575.640 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing for Environmental Applications
EN.575.643 Chemistry of Aqueous Systems
EN.575.645 Environmental Microbiology
EN.575.658 Natural Disaster Risk Modeling
EN.575.704 Applied Statistical Analysis and Design of Experiments for Environmental Applications
EN.575.707 Environmental Compliance Management
EN.575.708 Open Channel Hydraulics
EN.575.710 Financing Environmental Projects
EN.575.711 Climate Change and Global Environmental Sustainability
EN.575.713 Field Methods in Habitat Analysis and Wetland Delineation
EN.575.714 Water Resources Management
EN.575.716 Principles of Estuarine Environment: The Chesapeake Bay Science and Management
EN.575.717 Hydrology
EN.575.722 Principles of Air Quality Management
EN.575.723 Environmental Sustainability and Next Generation Buildings
EN.575.727 Environmental Monitoring and Sampling
EN.575.728 Sediment Transport and River Mechanics
EN.575.730 Geomorphic and Ecologic Foundations of Stream Restoration
EN.575.731 Water Resources Planning
EN.575.733 Energy and the Environment
EN.575.734 Smart Growth Strategies for Sustainable Cities
EN.575.735 Energy Policy and Planning Modeling
EN.575.736 Designing for Sustainability: Applying a Decision Framework
EN.575.737 Environmental Security with Applied Decision Analysis Tools
EN.575.738 Transportation, Innovation, and Climate Change
EN.575.743 Atmospheric Chemistry
EN.575.744 Environmental Chemistry
EN.575.747 Environmental Project Management
EN.575.750 Environmental Policy Needs in Developing Countries
EN.575.752 Environmental Decision-Making: Climate, Energy, Indigenous Populations, and Accessibility
EN.575.753 Communication of Environmental Information and Stakeholder Engagement
EN.575.759 Environmental Policy Analysis
EN.575.763 Nanotechnology and the Environment: Applications and Implications
EN.575.771 Data Analytics in Environmental Health and Engineering

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General Requirements: Applicants must meet the general requirements for admission to graduate study, as outlined in the Admission Requirements section.
Prerequisites:
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Fluid Mechanics/Hydraulics: Successful completion of a course in fluid mechanics or hydraulics is strongly recommended.
Provisional Status: Applicants whose prior education does not include the listed prerequisites may enroll under provisional status, followed by full admission status once they have completed the missing prerequisites.
GPA: Admitted students typically have earned a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (B or above) in their undergraduate studies.
Transcripts: Transcripts from all college studies must be submitted.
Background: The candidate's academic and professional background will be considered.
Natural Sciences: Applicants with an undergraduate degree in natural sciences may enroll under provisional status to complete additional undergraduate coursework in engineering fundamentals and design prior to full admission to the program.

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