Overview
The Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MSENE) program is designed to provide participants with the requisite mathematical foundations and environmental processing skills for solving real world problems.
Environmental Engineers are the technical professionals who identify and design solutions for environmental projects. Environmental engineers provide safe drinking water, treat and properly dispose wastes, maintain air quality, control water pollution, and remediate sites contaminated due to spills or improper disposal of hazardous substances. Environmental Engineers monitor the quality of the air, water, and land as well as develop new and improved means to protect the environment.
Although many people are concerned about the state of our environment, environmental engineers are the people who do things to protect it from damage and to correct existing problems. Environmental engineers possess the scientific and technical knowledge to identify, design, build, and operate systems that make modern society possible.
This discipline involves traditional engineering components such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and engineering design. Environmental engineering education and practice also includes a range of other disciplines, such as biology, microbiology, ecology, public health, geology, meteorology, economics, political science, and computer science. To address the spectrum of issues facing the environment, environmental engineers are broadly educated, as well as technically trained.
Program Description
Environmental Engineering today addresses problems in the water, air and soil environments. The following subjects are now considered essential in the background of an environmental engineer: ecology, microbiology, ground water, solid waste, farm waste, noise pollution, environmental impact assessment, environmental legislation and environmental modeling and remediation of site contamination with spills or improper disposal of hazardous materials. Environmental engineers are technical professionals who possess the scientific knowledge to identify, design, build and operate systems that protect the environment from the impact of human activities, and as such, make modern society possible.
Environmental engineers are needed in both the private and public sectors. They are employed by engineering consulting firms that work in environmental pollution control, industries that need to comply with pollution emission and discharge regulation, private and municipal agencies that supply drinking water, and treat and dispose wastes, government agencies that monitor and regulate waste discharges and air emissions, private and government laboratories, and universities that conduct environmental research, international agencies that transfer knowledge to developing countries, and public-interest groups that advocate environmental protection.
Admission Requirements
Candidates seeking admission to the program must possess a baccalaureate degree in good academic standing from a regionally accredited institution. The non-engineering student will find the technical focus of many courses challenging but essential for an increasing number of functional technical positions in environmental engineering organizations. These students should fulfill the program prerequisites or waive them through a course challenge exam. Students considering this program should contact the program lead faculty prior to enrollment.
Requirements
Degree Requirements
(15 courses, 64.5 quarter units)
Curriculum Requirements
The Master of Science in Environmental Engineering requires completion of 54 quarter units of graduate course work. Where appropriate, students can transfer a maximum of 13.5 quarter units of graduate work completed at another regionally accredited institution to meet stated requirements in the program. Students should refer to the section on graduate admission requirements for specific information regarding application and matriculation.
Students are expected to possess or to have access to a computer outside of National University to work on projects both on and off campus. Given the nature of instructional technology, the following courses are not required, but highly recommended for students who need basic skills in computer technology and electronic research:
CIS 301 Management Information Systems
Program Prerequisites
(5 courses, 19.5 quarter units)
Applicants with a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree from non-engineering curriculum should make up the deficiencies. Students will be required to take prerequisite courses based on undergraduate major and deficiencies from the following list:
SCI 101 General Chemistry
SCI 101A General Chemistry Laboratory
MNS 205 Introduction to Quantitative Methods For Business
CSC 208 Calculus for Computer Science
(Prerequisite: MTH 215)
SCI 335 Environmental Science
or
SCI 330 Ecology
These courses may be waived if their equivalents have been completed at the undergraduate level with a grade of "C" or better, or if applicants have successfully passed a challenge exam. Students who have a Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field are exempt from the prerequisite courses.
Core Requirements
(10 courses, 45 quarter units)
ENE 601 Environmental Engineering Laboratory
(Prerequisite: SCI 101 or SCI 101A)
ENE 602 Environmental Microbiology and Biological Treatment
(Prerequisite: SCI 330 or SCI 335)
ENE 603 Unit Processes of Environmental Engineering
(Prerequisite: MNS 205 or CSC 208)
ENE 604 Engineering Aspects of Environmental Engineering Quality Control
ENE 605 Foundation of Air Pollution Engineering and Equipment Design
ENE 606 Principles of Water and Wastewater Engineering and Treatment
(Prerequisite: MNS 205 or CSC 208)
ENE 607 Toxic and Hazardous Waste Remediation Analysis and Solid Waste Recovery
(Prerequisite: SCI 101 or SCI 101A)
ENE 608 Site Assessment and Environmental Remediation Methodologies
ENE 609A Master's Research Project I
(Prerequisites: All core requirements)
ENE 609B Master's Research Project II
(Prerequisite: ENE 609A)
Program Electives
(2 courses, 9 quarter units)
The following courses are suggested electives, taken in consultation with lead faculty and department chair.
ENM 600 Introduction to Engineering Management
ENM 601 Engineering Project Management
ENM 602 Management of Risk, Contracts, and Legal Issues
ENM 603 Managing Projects in Operations Management
(Prerequisite: ENM 600)
| Degree Program Locations | |
|---|---|
| La Mesa Campus | |
| Los Angeles Campus | |
| Mission Valley Campus | |
| South Bay Campus | |
| Spectrum Business Park Campus | |
| Kearny Mesa Campus | |