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Environmental Engineering Degree Requirements

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Research Track (Thesis Option)Professional Master's Program (Coursework Option)
  • 33 credits of coursework
  • 9 credits of CEE 700 – Master's Thesis (max 12 credits with faculty approval)
  • 42 credits of coursework

Coursework requirements

  • 18 credits minimum 500 level coursework
  • 18 credits minimum of 400-500 level coursework
  • All CEWA coursework (except seminars) taken for numeric grade
  • Seminar courses are optional for all degrees
  • Maximum 2 credits of ENGR 601 allowed with faculty advisor approval

GPA requirements

  • 2.7 minimum grade for a course to count
  • 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA overall

Other requirements

  • 6 credits maximum of approved transfer credits
  • No more than 2 credits of seminar to count towards degree
  • 6 year max to complete degree (including official On Leave status)
  • 300 and below coursework does not count towards a graduate degree
  • 499 credits do not count towards a graduate degree

Course #Course NameCredits
CEWA 540Microbiological Process Fundamentals3
CEWA 543Aquatic Chemistry4
CEWA 545Environmental Organic Chemistry3

Course #Course NameCredits
CEWA 541Biological Treatment Systems3
CEWA 544Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes4
CEWA 547Lake & Watershed Management3
CEWA 549Adv Topics in Enviro Eng, Chem, and Bio3
CEWA 582Wastewater Reuse & Resource Recovery3

Course #Course NameCredits
CEE 462Applied Limnology & Pollutant Effects on Freshwater3
CEWA 596Fate & Transport of Chem in the Enviro3
CEWA 532Adv Remote Sensing & Earth Observation4
CEWA 547Lake & Watershed Management3
CEWA 576Physical Hydrology4

Course #Course NameCredits
ATM S 501Fund of Physics & Chem of the Atmosphere5
ATM S 558Atmospheric Chemistry3
CEE 480Air Quality Modeling3
CEE 490Air Pollution Control4
CET 588Energy Infrastructure and the Environment3
CEWA 557Air Resources Management3
CEWA 560Risk Assess for Enviro Health Hazards3-4
ENV H 548Community Air Pollution3
ENV H 552Env. Chemistry of Pollution4
ENV H 555Industrial Hygiene Measurement Lab3

Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences, Environmental and Forest Sciences.

The remaining course requirements for the MSCE degree can be satisfied by any 5XX and some 4XX courses in the CEWA program, as well as a variety of relevant courses from other departments at the UW. Students are encouraged to explore the availability of these courses and decide on an individual plan of study that balances depth and breadth, in line with the student's career goals, with guidance and approval from their faculty adviser.

Note: This is not a comprehensive list but rather suggestions for some relevant courses. Refer to the UW Time Schedule or the corresponding department for course offering details.