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Apr 28, 2024
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2023-2024 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog
Environmental Systems, Environmental Resources Engineering, Concentration, M.S.
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This program is administered by the coordinator of the environmental systems graduate program of the College of Natural Resources and Sciences.
The Environmental Resources Engineering Concentration focuses on the design, testing, and analysis of natural and engineered systems applied to advanced water and wastewater treatment, water resources, and renewable energy. Career possibilities include, environmental engineer, water quality engineer, energy engineer, water resources engineer.
Program Prerequisites
Students must meet general admission requirements and:
- hold a bachelor’s degree with a major in engineering (civil, mechanical, agricultural, chemical, industrial, environmental, or other) or a related physical science. Students with deficiencies in core competencies associated with Environmental Resources Engineering may be required to take prerequisite coursework.
- Submit a statement of objectives, including reasons for pursuing a master’s degree with a particular concentration
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Requirements for the Degree (30 Units)
For a description of degree requirements to be fulfilled in addition to those listed below see, “Master’s Degree Requirements ”
Complete an environmental systems program of courses arranged with a graduate advisor and approved by the faculty graduate committee. The program requires 16 units of core courses and 14 units of concentration specific coursework.
Core Requirements (16 Units)
Thesis / Independent Study (9 Units)
Complete a combination of thesis and independent study units for a total of 9 units. Select courses in consultation with advisor and committee members.
All students are required to enroll in at least 1 unit of ENGR/GEOL 690 or 699 every semester. A written thesis or project and public oral presentation are required. Thesis or project research is the central component of the master’s degree, and these courses are intended to build students’ competence in developing and implementing fundamental or applied research, and successfully reporting results. This is accomplished through mentoring with their faculty advisor and committee members
Analysis (4 Units)
Complete one course.
Methods (2-4 Units)
Complete one option (2-4 units).
Environmental Resources Engineering Concentration Courses
Complete elective coursework in topics related to engineering and associated sciences to bring the total number of units to at least 30. Note that courses taken at the upper division level for an undergraduate degree may not be repeated at the graduate level for credit towards the graduate degree.
Engineering Design
Complete three courses (9 units).
Policy
Complete one course (3-4 units).
Approved Elective Courses
Complete upper division and graduate electives (recommended courses, below) to bring total degree units to no fewer than 30 units. At least half of these 30 units must be courses organized and conducted at the graduate level.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students completing this program will have demonstrated:
- expertise in their selected specialty through their master’s thesis or project and be able to identify how their work will contribute to the field.
- the ability to design an investigation or project according to standards of the discipline
- the ability to investigate an original hypothesis or develop an original project using appropriate methods and scientific discipline
- the ability to present the results of their investigation or project using accepted structure, format, and visual aids for scientific presentations in the discipline
- the ability to write a thesis or project technical report using accepted structure, style, and format in accordance with the discipline.
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