Environmental Engineering and Science, MS

Program Description

Environmental engineering and science is concerned with the characterization, control, and/or avoidance of environmental pollution. Emphasis is placed on applying the fundamental principles of the basic sciences 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 specialize in one of six focus areas: environmental health physics; environmental process engineering; nuclear environmental engineering and science; sustainable systems and environmental assessment; subsurface and surface processes; or environmental chemistry. Thesis and non-thesis options are available.

BS/MS Options Associated with the MS in Environmental Engineering and Science

Clemson University undergraduate majors in Biosystems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering 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 eight or nine credits of mutually acceptable graduate course credits to satisfy requirements of both degrees. Details are available at http://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/eees/academics/bsms.html.