Program Overview

Water Resources Engineering Graduate Certificate

The Water Resources Engineering Graduate Certificate is an 18-credit program designed to help students develop critical skills for modeling surface and groundwater systems and gain an in-depth understanding of hydrology, hydraulics, and water quality analysis.

Curriculum

The curriculum details and certificate information are available on Oregon State's academic catalog. The program requires:

• 12 credits of required courses:
  • BEE 512 - Physical Hydrology (3 credits)
  • WRP 524 - Sociotechnological Aspects of Water Resources (3 credits)
  • BEE/CE 544 - Open Channel Flow (3 credits)
  • ENVE 599 - Special Topics (Water & Wastewater Characterization) (3 credits)
• 3 credits of elective engineering courses:
  • BEE 514/CE 514/GEO 514 - Groundwater Hydraulics (4 credits)
  • BEE 546 - River Engineering (3 credits)
  • BEE 599 - Special Topics (Water Quality Modeling) (3 credits)
  • BEE 529 - Biosystems Modeling Techniques (3 credits)
• 3 credits of other elective courses from a list of graduate-level science, economics, policy, and management courses approved for this certificate curriculum.

Additional Program Features

Professional Development

As a professional engineer, you may renew your license according to state requirements through continuing education. In Oregon, this includes completing 30 hours of approved professional development courses, which may be met by completing courses online through this certificate.

Apply Credits to a Future Master's Degree

This graduate certificate program is an intermediate step toward a master's degree. If you want to continue your studies, you can apply the credits you earn to a M.S. or PSM in Environmental Sciences, M.S. in Geography and Geospatial Science, or MEng in Engineering Management -- also available fully online through Ecampus. Up to 22 graduate credits may be transferred toward a 45-credit master's degree. Credits may be transferred to the Master of Natural Resources (MNR) program online pending review and commitment from a major advisor.

Program Details

• Credits required: 18 (equal to 12 semester credits)
• Cost per credit: $647 (based on current tuition rates, with no additional charge for nonresident students)
• Delivery: Online (with the option to complete all or nearly all requirements online)
• Start terms: 4 per year