Master of Environmental Engineering Degree Requirements
Students may choose from the degree tracks below to complete coursework within a focus area:
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Environmental Engineering" without specialization specifications.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听576 | Engineering Principles Of Air Pollution Control | 3 |
| CE听579 | Principles of Air Quality Engineering | 3 |
| CE听772 | Environmental Exposure and Risk Analysis | 3 |
| CE听779 | Advanced Air Quality | 3 |
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| Total Hours | 12 |
Core Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Energy and Climate) | 3 |
| CE听775 | Modeling and Analysis Of Environmental Systems | 3 |
| CE听776 | Advanced Water Management Systems | 3 |
| CHE听575 | Advances in Pollution Prevention: Environmental Management for the Future | 3 |
| MEA听510 | Air Pollution Meteorology | 3 |
| MEA听580 | Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting | 4 |
| MEA听703 | Atmospheric Aerosols | 3 |
| MEA听710 | Atmospheric Dispersion | 3 |
Technical Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听536 | Introduction to Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers | 3 |
| CE听537 | Computer Methods and Applications | 3 |
| CE听538 | Information Technology and Modeling | 3 |
| CE听571 | Physical Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听577 | Engineering Principles Of Solid Waste Management | 3 |
| GIS听510 | Fundamentals of Geospatial Information Science and Technology | 3 |
| MAE听406 | Energy Conservation in Industry | 3 |
| MAE听408 | Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals | 3 |
| MAE听412 | Design of Thermal System | 3 |
| PA听550 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| ST听515 | Experimental Statistics for Engineers I | 3 |
| ST听516 | Experimental Statistics For Engineers II | 3 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听583 | Engineering Aspects Of Coastal Processes | 3 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Introduction to Coastal and Ocean Engineering) | 1-6 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Coastal Hydrodynamics) | 1-6 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Coastal Structures) | 1-6 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Fluid Mechanics in Natural Environments) | 1-6 |
| MEA听540 | Principles of Physical Oceanography | 3 |
| MEA听562 | Marine Sediment Transport | 3 |
| MEA/GIS 582 | Geospatial Modeling | 3 |
| MEA听792 | Advanced Special Topics in Earth Sciences (Advanced Geospatial Modeling with Open Source GIS) | 3 |
| MA听501 | Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I | 3 |
| MA听534 | Introduction To Partial Differential Equations | 3 |
| ST听515 | Experimental Statistics for Engineers I | 3 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听537 | Computer Methods and Applications | 3 |
| CE听578 | Energy and Climate | 3 |
| CE听775 | Modeling and Analysis Of Environmental Systems | 3 |
| CE听796 | Advanced Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Energy Modeling) | 1-3 |
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| Total Hours | 10-12 |
Core Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听576 | Engineering Principles Of Air Pollution Control | 3 |
| CE听579 | Principles of Air Quality Engineering | 3 |
| CE听772 | Environmental Exposure and Risk Analysis | 3 |
| CE听791 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering Computing (High Performance Computer Modeling) | 1-3 |
| ECG听515 | Environmental and Resource Policy | 3 |
Technical Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听776 | Advanced Water Management Systems | 3 |
| CE听779 | Advanced Air Quality | 3 |
| CE听791 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering Computing (Complex Adaptive Systems Analysis) | 3 |
| CE听796 | Advanced Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis) | 3 |
| CE听796 | Advanced Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Hydroclimatology) | 3 |
| ECE听550 | Power System Operation and Control | 3 |
| ISE听510 | Applied Engineering Economy | 3 |
| ISE听519 | Database Applications in Industrial and Systems Engineering | 3 |
| ISE听712 | Bayesian Decision Analysis For Engineers and Managers | 3 |
| ISE听731 | Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis | 3 |
| OR听501 | Introduction to Operations Research | 3 |
| OR听504 | Introduction to Mathematical Programming | 3 |
| OR听505 | Linear Programming | 3 |
| PA听511 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
| PA听550 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听571 | Physical Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听573 | Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听574 | Chemical Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
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| Total Hours | 9 |
Core Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听537 | Computer Methods and Applications | 3 |
| CE听576 | Engineering Principles Of Air Pollution Control | 3 |
| CE听577 | Engineering Principles Of Solid Waste Management | 3 |
| CE听584 | Hydraulics Of Ground Water | 3 |
| CE听588 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Water and Sanitation for Developing Countries) | 1-6 |
| CE听771 | Physical-Chemical Water Treatment Processes | 3 |
| CE听774 | Environmental Bioprocess Technology | 3 |
| CE听775 | Modeling and Analysis Of Environmental Systems | 3 |
Technical Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering | 1-6 |
| CE听772 | Environmental Exposure and Risk Analysis | 3 |
| CHE听546 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE听575 | Advances in Pollution Prevention: Environmental Management for the Future | 3 |
| MAE听560 | Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MEA听579 | Principles of Air Quality Engineering | 3 |
| PA听550 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| SSC听521 | Soil Chemistry | 3 |
| ST听511 | Statistical Methods For Researchers I | 3 |
| ST听512 | Statistical Methods For Researchers II | 3 |
- 30 graduate-level credit hours
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听607 | Water Resource and Environmental Engineering Seminar | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听775 | Modeling and Analysis Of Environmental Systems | 3 |
| CE听776 | Advanced Water Management Systems | 3 |
| CE听791 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering Computing (Complex Adaptive Systems Analysis) | 1-3 |
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| Total Hours | 7-9 |
Core Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听536 | Introduction to Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers | 3 |
| CE听537 | Computer Methods and Applications | 3 |
| CE听737 | Computer-Aided Engineering Systems | 3 |
| CE听772 | Environmental Exposure and Risk Analysis | 3 |
| CE听791 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering Computing (Evolutionary Computation) | 1-3 |
| CE听791 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering Computing (High Performance Computer Modeling) | 1-3 |
| CE听796 | Advanced Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Statistical Methods) | 1-3 |
Technical Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听538 | Information Technology and Modeling | 3 |
| CE听573 | Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听574 | Chemical Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听576 | Engineering Principles Of Air Pollution Control | 3 |
| CE听577 | Engineering Principles Of Solid Waste Management | 3 |
| CE听579 | Principles of Air Quality Engineering | 3 |
| CE听582 | Coastal Hydrodynamics | 3 |
| CE听584 | Hydraulics Of Ground Water | 3 |
| CE听586 | Engineering Hydrology | 3 |
| CE听588 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Fluid Mechanics in Natural Environments) | 1-6 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Introduction to Coastal and Ocean Engineering) | 1-6 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Coastal Hydrodynamics) | 1-6 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Energy and Climate) | 1-6 |
| CE听784 | Ground Water Contaminant Transport | 3 |
| CE听796 | Advanced Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Hydroclimatology) | 1-3 |
| ECG听515 | Environmental and Resource Policy | 3 |
| ECG听715 | Environmental and Resource Economics | 3 |
| ECG听716 | Topics In Environmental and Resource Economics | 3 |
| FOR听734 | Advanced Forest Management Planning | 3 |
| OR听501 | Introduction to Operations Research | 3 |
| OR听504 | Introduction to Mathematical Programming | 3 |
| OR听505 | Linear Programming | 3 |
| OR听506 | Algorithmic Methods in Nonlinear Programming | 3 |
| OR听565 | Graph Theory | 3 |
| OR听706 | Nonlinear Programming | 3 |
| OR听708 | Integer Programming | 3 |
| OR听709 | Dynamic Programming | 3 |
| ST听515 | Experimental Statistics for Engineers I | 3 |
| PA听550 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| MEA/GIS 582 | Geospatial Modeling | 3 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听584 | Hydraulics Of Ground Water | 3 |
| CE听586 | Engineering Hydrology | 3 |
| CE听588 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Fluid Mechanics in Natural Environments) | 1-6 |
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| Total Hours | 10-15 |
Core Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听583 | Engineering Aspects Of Coastal Processes | 3 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Coastal Hydrodynamics) | 1-6 |
| CE听772 | Environmental Exposure and Risk Analysis | 3 |
| CE听776 | Advanced Water Management Systems | 3 |
| CE听784 | Ground Water Contaminant Transport | 3 |
| CE听791 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering Computing (Complex Adaptive Systems Analysis) | 1-3 |
| CE听796 | Advanced Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Statistical Methods) | 1-3 |
Technical Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听536 | Introduction to Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers | 3 |
| CE听537 | Computer Methods and Applications | 3 |
| CE听571 | Physical Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听574 | Chemical Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听583 | Engineering Aspects Of Coastal Processes | 3 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Introduction to Coastal and Ocean Engineering) | 1-6 |
| BAE听573 | Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling | 3 |
| BAE听574 | | 3 |
| BAE听575 | Design of Structural Stormwater Best Management Practices | 3 |
| BAE听581 | Open Channel Hydraulics for Natural Systems | 3 |
| BAE听584 | Introduction to Fluvial Geomorphology | 3 |
| MEA听540 | Principles of Physical Oceanography | 3 |
| MEA/GIS 582 | Geospatial Modeling | 3 |
| MEA听700 | Environmental Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| NR听500 | Natural Resource Management | 4 |
Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree Requirements
The Accelerated Bachelors/Master鈥檚 (ABM) degree program allows exceptional undergraduate students at NC听State an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the Bachelor鈥檚 and Master鈥檚 degrees at an accelerated pace. These undergraduate students may double count up to 12 credits and obtain a non-thesis Master鈥檚 degree in the same field within 12 months of completing the Bachelor鈥檚 degree, or obtain a thesis-based Master鈥檚 degree in the same field within 18 months of completing the Bachelor鈥檚 degree.
This degree program also provides an opportunity for the Directors of Graduate Programs (DGPs) at NC听State to recruit rising juniors in their major to their graduate programs. However, permission to pursue an ABM degree program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission is contingent on meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program.
CCEE Department ABM Admission
The CCEE department encourages excellent undergraduate students to obtain a master鈥檚 degree in their chosen field of specialization within 2 to 3 semesters past BS graduation, through double counting up to 9 credit hours towards both bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees. This is referred to as the Accelerated Bachelor鈥檚/Master鈥檚 (ABM) degree program. Following is the pathway for the ABM program.
Step 1 鈥� Verify your eligibility for applying to the ABM program
- You must have completed at least 75 credit hours (this typically means junior standing)
- If you are a transfer student, you must have completed at least two semesters at NCSU, earning a minimum of 24 credit hours
- You must not have already received a BS degree
- You must have an overall GPA 鈮� 3.5 and major GPA 鈮� 3.25
Step 2 鈥� Apply for ABM by following the steps below
- Determine your area of interest from the list of graduate specialty areas on the next page.
- Talk to the ABM advisor in the specialty area (provided below), and agree on a tentative ABM Plan of Work (POW) that would suit your interests and satisfy the ABM requirements. A finalized ABM POW must be in place before completion of the BS degree.
- Submit an application at听, which includes the tentative ABM POW.
- The application will first be reviewed by the ABM advisor and a recommendation will be made to the department. The final determination will be made after a joint review by the directors of undergraduate and graduate programs, after which you will be notified.
Step 3 鈥撎齏hile in the ABM program, maintain status by following the steps below:
- With the specialty area ABM advisor鈥檚 help, prepare a tentative Graduate POW, that complements the Undergraduate POW.
- Up to 9 credit hours can be double counted, they must be at the 500 level, and they must be selected from the approved list of courses in the specialty area (provided in the subsequent pages).
- The (tentative) Graduate POW must be formally approved by the ABM advisor.
- It is your responsibility to ensure that both the Graduate POW and Undergraduate POW satisfy the respective master鈥檚 and undergraduate degree requirements
- You must maintain an overall GPA 鈮� 3.5 and a major GPA 鈮� 3.25 until you enter the master鈥檚 program.
- Only graduate courses with a grade 鈮� B can be double counted. Courses with a grade 鈮� B- cannot be counted towards the master鈥檚 degree.
- Towards the end of your bachelor鈥檚 program, you must formally apply to the master鈥檚 program, per deadlines published by the graduate school. Note that the GRE may be waived for ABM students 鈥� consult with your ABM advisor. The application must include to include a completed and signed听.
- You must complete the master鈥檚 degree within a time limit (12 months if MCE/MENE, 18 months if MSCE/MSENE), to take advantage of the double counting associated with the ABM. If you do not graduate within this time, you will be considered a regular master鈥檚 student needing to take the full 30/31 graduate credits solely towards your master鈥檚 degree.
Graduate Specialty Areas for ABM
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Master of Civil Engineering" without 听specialization specifications.
- Computing and Systems
- Construction Engineering
- EWC 鈥� Air
- EWC 鈥� Environmental Process Engineering
- EWC 鈥� Water Resource and Coastal Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Engineering and Mechanics
- Transportation Materials
- Transportation Systems
Allowable Courses by Specialty Area
COMPUTING SYSTEMS
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听536 | Introduction to Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers | 3 |
| CE听537 | Computer Methods and Applications | 3 |
| CE听538 | Information Technology and Modeling | 3 |
| CE听590 | Special Topics In Civil Engineering (Civil Engineering Systems) | 1-6 |
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听561 | Construction Project Management | 3 |
| CE听562 | Lean Construction Concepts and Methods | 3 |
| CE听564 | Legal Aspects of Contracting | 3 |
| CE听565 | Construction Safety Management | 3 |
| CE听567 | Risk and Financial Management in Construction | 3 |
| CE听592 | Special Topics in Construction Engineering | 1-6 |
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| Advanced Strength of Materials | |
| Theory and Design Of Prestressed Concrete | |
| Theory and Behavior Of Steel Structures | |
| Analysis and Design Of Masonry Structures | |
| Engineering Properties Of Soils I | |
EWC 鈥� AIR
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听576 | Engineering Principles Of Air Pollution Control * | 3 |
| CE听578 | Energy and Climate * | 3 |
| CE听579 | Principles of Air Quality Engineering * | 3 |
EWC 鈥� ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS ENGINEERING
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听571 | Physical Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听573 | Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听574 | Chemical Principles of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE听577 | Engineering Principles Of Solid Waste Management * | 3 |
| CE听578 | Energy and Climate * | 3 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Global Sanitation) * | 1-6 |
EWC 鈥� WATER RESOURCES, COASTAL
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听581 | Fluid Mechanics in Natural Environments | 3 |
| CE听583 | Engineering Aspects Of Coastal Processes | 3 |
| CE听584 | Hydraulics Of Ground Water | 3 |
| CE听586 | Engineering Hydrology | 3 |
| CE听588 | Water Resources Engineering * | 3 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Coastal Hydrodynamics) * | 1-6 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Coastal Modeling) | 1-6 |
| CE听596 | Special Topics in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering (Surface Water Quality Modeling) | 1-6 |
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听548 | Engineering Properties Of Soils I | 3 |
| CE听584 | Hydraulics Of Ground Water | 3 |
| CE听593 | Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering (Dynamics of Soils and Foundations) | 1-3 |
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| Advanced Strength of Materials | |
| Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering | |
| Engineering Principles Of Solid Waste Management | |
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听515 | Advanced Strength of Materials | 3 |
| CE听522 | Theory and Design Of Prestressed Concrete | 3 |
| CE听523 | Theory and Behavior Of Steel Structures | 3 |
| CE听524 | Analysis and Design Of Masonry Structures | 3 |
| CE听525 | Advanced Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CE听526 | Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering | 3 |
| CE听527 | Structural Dynamics | 3 |
| CE听528 | Structural Design in Wood | 3 |
| CE听529 | FRP Strengthening and Repair of Concrete Structures | 3 |
| CE听530 | Properties of Concrete and Advanced Cement-Based Composites | 3 |
TRANSPORTATION MATERIALS
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听515 | Advanced Strength of Materials | 3 |
| CE听530 | Properties of Concrete and Advanced Cement-Based Composites | 3 |
| CE听548 | Engineering Properties Of Soils I | 3 |
| CE听595 | Special Topics in Transportation Engineering (A - Asphalt and Bituminous Materials) | 1-6 |
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CE听501 | Transportation Planning * | 3 |
| CE听502 | Traffic Operations * | 3 |
| CE听503 | Transportation System Design * | 3 |
| CE听504 | Airport Planning and Design | 3 |
| CE听505 | Railroad System Planning, Design, and Operation | 3 |
| CE听509 | Highway Safety | 3 |
