The availability of usable freshwater is a fundamental requirement for drinking water, food production, power generation, and the extraction and processing of natural resources such as oil, gas, and minerals. Global demands for food, energy, and water are expected to rise by 60% by 2050. On a global scale, the availability and access to clean drinking water is the single largest factor affecting human health.
To help prepare students who will address these grand societal challenges, we offer a thesis-based and non-thesis based MS-degree in Water Science and Engineering (WSE). The WSE program integrates the expertise in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Geology, Geological Engineering, and Biology to provide students with a tailored interdisciplinary experience. Students in the WSE degree program will take courses in the following focus areas (1) Engineering Hydrology, (2) Water Infrastructure and Remediation, (3) Water Resources and the Environment, and (4) Water Policy.