Program: Civil and Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering Area, MSCE - University of Pittsburgh

Requirements

Professional Option: 30 course credits (e.g., ten, 3-credit lecture courses) minimum

Thesis Option: 24 course credits (e.g., eight, 3-credit course equivalents) minimum and 6 thesis research (CEE 2999 ) credits

All M.S. students enter the professional MS program. Students interested in the thesis option should meet with program faculty to explore project options and can transition to the thesis option if they find a thesis advisor and project.

The detailed course requirements for these two degree options are as follows:

Professional MS Degree Requirements

a) 3 credits - CEE 2500 - ENVRNMNTL ENGRG MICROBIOL or Equivalent

b) 3 credits - CEE 2501 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY or Equivalent

c) 3 credits - CEE 3501 - ENVRNMTL ENGRG PROCESSES 1 or Equivalent

d) 3 credits - CEE 3502 - ENVRNMTL ENGRG PROCESSES 2 or Equivalent

e) 18 credits - Graduate Technical Electives

Graduate Technical Electives may include any advisor-approved program-related graduate course (i.e., course numbers 2XXX or 3XXX), including guided special investigations (CEE 2996 ). No more than six credits of CEE 2996 may count towards the degree program coursework requirements.

MS Thesis Degree Requirements

a) 3 credits - CEE 2500 - ENVRNMNTL ENGRG MICROBIOL or Equivalent

b) 3 credits - CEE 2501 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY or Equivalent

c) 3 credits - CEE 3501 - ENVRNMTL ENGRG PROCESSES 1 or Equivalent

d) 3 credits - CEE 3502 - ENVRNMTL ENGRG PROCESSES 2 or Equivalent

e) 12 credits - Graduate Technical Electives

g) 6 credits - CEE 2999 - M.S. THESIS

Thesis Defense

The examination will be administered by the master’s committee in accordance with the Regulations Governing Graduate Studies (RGGS) and the Swanson School of Engineering (SSOE) Graduate Catalog.