Environmental Engineering and Science, MS

Program Requirements

Environmental engineering and science is concerned with the characterization and control of environmental pollution. Emphasis is placed on applying the fundamental principles of the basic and engineering sciences through research and design to the solution of environmental problems in natural and engineered systems.

The MS program builds on a student’s previous engineering or science background. Students with a baccalaureate degree in any branch of engineering, as well as chemistry, physics, geology, biology, or related majors with a strong mathematical background may be admitted to the program.

Students may specialize in one of six areas: environmental health physics; environmental process engineering; nuclear environmental engineering and science; sustainable systems and environmental assessment; subsurface and surface processes; or environmental chemistry. Research master’s degree candidates must complete 24 hours of coursework and six hours of research culminating in the presentation of a satisfactory thesis for MS candidates. The MS non-thesis option, which requires 30 hours of coursework including three hours of independent study, is available. The coursework for all master’s students must include EES 8020 , EES 8430 , and EES 8510 . A final examination is required of all master’s candidates.

Combined BS in Environmental Engineering/MS in Environmental Engineering and Science

Clemson Undergraduate Environmental Engineering majors who have earned a grade-point average of 3.4 or above and completed 90 credit hours can begin work toward a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Science while completing a Bachelor of Science degree. The undergraduate curriculum allows up to nine credits of mutually acceptable graduate course credits to satisfy requirements of both degrees. Details are available in the Undergraduate Handbook, which can be found at www.clemson.edu/ces/eees.