Hossein Salehfar (Program Director)

Program Description

The Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering program provides a student with specialized training customized to meet his or her specific interests and goals. Faculty advisors work with each student tostructure a graduate program consisting of traditional engineering study, complementary multidisciplinary studies, strong interaction between fellow engineering students, and high quality research. The program is based upon the research strengths of faculty, and includes studies in the major engineering disciplines. Students receive a Ph.D. of Engineering with a specified track of: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.

The program recognizes that effective researchers should have extensive expertise in a specialization (track) coupled with a familiarity and awareness of related research needs and the context for applying that expertise. Students enrolled in the Engineering Ph.D. program will develop a broad and inclusive background in the chosen track while also working with faculty from related disciplines to create the interdisciplinary and integrative research paradigms necessary for comprehensive research. A principal goal of the program is to produce Ph.D. research engineers for careers that focus on the invention and development of new technologies and advances for the 21st Century and beyond. Activities to develop professional and personal skills are intended through a multidisciplinary emphasis to enable participants to: 1) understand the ethical, political, and economic impacts of their research developments and policies; and 2) improve their ability to communicate about complex technical subjects in both professional and general settings.

The program includes a significant research component characterized by substantial interaction between the student and their adviser. Research topics are determined based upon the mutual interest of the student and research adviser. Students develop a strong research methodology and apply this research method to a specific engineering problem as directed by their adviser. Student’s attendance is required at a weekly seminar. This seminar is used to enhance the research methodology, by allowing students to present their research during various stages of development. The seminar also serves the important role of providing exposure of all students to a diverse range of multidisciplinary work.

Specific research interests of the faculty can be found through the School of Engineering and Mines web page at: www.und.nodak.edu/dept/sem, or by consulting the director of the engineering doctoral program.


Track Coordinators

Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Graduate Director

Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering Ph.D. Graduate Director

Electrical Engineering: Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Graduate Director

Energy Engineering: Engineering Ph.D. Program Director

Environmental Engineering: Environmental Engineering Graduate Director

Geological Engineering: Geological Engineering Ph.D. Graduate Director

Mechanical Engineering: Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Graduate Director

Admission Requirements

1. Direct approved admission status to the Doctoral Program in Engineering requires a baccalaureate degree in an engineering discipline with a GPA of 3.3 or higher or a master of science degree in an engineering discipline with a GPA
2. A minimum composite score of 550 on the paper-based or 85 on the Internet-based TOEFL for international students whose native language is not English is required for direct approved admission status to the Doctoral Program.
3. In addition to meeting the general provisions in the UND graduate catalog and the minimum requirements in items 1-2 above, candidates are assessed using a holistic process that considers GRE test scores (students with a B.S. engineering degree from an ABET accredited program are not required to submit GRE scores), transcripts of previous college work, relevant research and work experience, letters of recommendation, research interests, and English language skills. Students must specify a track on their admission form to facilitate this evaluation.
4. A student holding a non-engineering degree or who does not meet the minimum requirements in items 1-2 above, may apply to one of the Master of Science degree programs in the School of Engineering and Mines. Students successfully completing a UND M.S. engineering degree will be considered to satisfy the requirements of items 1-2 above; however, these students shall still be subject to the holistic evaluation process described in item 3 with the exception that new GRE test scores will not be required.

Students admitted to an engineering M.S. program but meeting the minimum requirements in items 1-2 above, may after one calendar year, and upon the recommendation of his/her advisory committee, request to by-pass the master’s degree and work directly toward the Ph.D. degree. The recommendation of the advisory committee shall be brought to a vote by the program graduate committee relevant to the degree track requested by the student. A minimum of one week before such a meeting, the program graduate committee shall be notified and provided with the student’s updated file which shall consist of the materials used for application into the M.S. program, a transcript of all academic work completed at UND, and any additional materials the student wishes to have considered. If the recommendation is approved by the relevant graduate committee, the student will be given the qualifying exam for the specific track the student wishes to enter. Passing this exam will advance the student to Approved Status in the Doctoral Program in Engineering.

Financial Assistance

Financial aid in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, fellowships, and internships are available on a competitive basis. Students seeking financial aid should complete their applications by February 15 for Fall admission and September 15 for Spring admission to be given full consideration for financial aid. Assistantships are renewable if progress toward the degree and instructional/research service are satisfactory.

Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to the UND graduate school general requirements for the Ph.D:

1. Scholarly Tools: Proficiency in mathematics demonstrated by completing nine approved credits of mathematics intensive coursework (equivalent to UND 400-level or higher courses) with a grade of B or better which must include at least one course in numerical analysis. Scholarly tools courses taken for graduate credit after a student has enrolled in a graduate program at UND may be counted to fulfill requirements listed in Item 5 below.
2. Of the 90 credit hours required for a Ph.D., a maximum of 30 credit hours can be transferred from a master’s program.
3. Of the 90 credit hours required for a Ph.D., a minimum of 30 credit hours must be doctoral research and dissertation.
4. Of the 90 credit hours required for a Ph.D., exactly 3 credit hours must be Engr 562: Engineering Seminar.
5. Of the 90 credit hours required for a Ph.D., a minimum of 39 credit hours of coursework are required (up to 21 credit hours of coursework may be transferred from a master’s program in fulfilling this requirement subject to the credit transfer limits described in the general section of this graduate catalog). The coursework shall include the following:
1. A minimum of 27 credit hours of track specific course-work selected from the approved list of courses. Equivalent graduate level coursework may be transferred from a master’s program.
2. Multidisciplinary emphasis: A minimum of 12 credit hours of 300, 400, or 500 level coursework taken for graduate credit from any department within the University, subject to the approval of the student’s adviser. The student is encouraged to structure these courses as a minor. Equivalent coursework may be transferred from a master’s program.
   
   
6. Successful completion of a qualifying examination, taken no earlier than the end of their first year in residence and no later than the end of their second year of residence. This examination will cover four general areas of their selected engineering track. Selection of the four general areas for this examination shall require the approval of the candidate’s faculty adviser and the track-specific Ph.D. Graduate Director. Three results for each of the four sections of the examination can be obtained: 1) pass; 2) provisional pass; and 3) fail. Candidates obtaining a result of “provisional pass” for any section of the exam will be required to remediate the topical area in which the provisional pass was received in accordance to stipulations specified by the examiner, with approval of the track-specific Graduate Director. Candidates who fail one or more sections of the exam will be allowed one opportunity to repeat that section of the exam. The reexamination must take place no later than 13 months after the initial examination attempt. A direct admit student who fails an exam a second time may request to be reclassified as a master’s student and complete a track-appropriate Master of Science degree and then reapply to the Doctoral program.
7. An oral comprehensive examination is completed when at least 30 credits of post baccalaureate coursework has been completed. This examination will be based significantly on the core of the individual’s program of study including work in the minor field of study, but may also include questions related to other track-specific Engineering fundamentals. The examination will be administered by three faculty members from the program of the student’s track.
   Three results of the examination can be obtained: 1) pass; 2) provisional pass; and 3) fail. Candidates obtaining a result of “provisional pass” will be allowed to Advance to Candidacy status after completion of stipulations specified by the examining committee plus obtaining a passing result on a retest for the portion of the exam covered by the stipulations. Candidates who fail the exam, will be allowed one opportunity to repeat the exam. The reexamination must take place no later than 13 months after the initial examination attempt.
8. Students must present to their advisory committee an annual oral progress report describing research progress. One of these presentations will include a detailed presentation of the dissertation research plan. This presentation must be completed at least one year prior to the expected completion of the Ph.D. requirements. These presentations may be made as a partial fulfillment of the students Engineering Seminar (Engr 562) requirements with approval of the student’s advisory committee.
9. A candidate for the degree must complete an original basic research investigation. Each candidate will complete the research investigation to the satisfaction of the research adviser and the advisory committee and will prepare a dissertation covering the research. The project must represent an original and independent investigation by the student. It is normally expected that the results of the research will be submitted for publication in refereed research journals. The candidate will present and successfully defend the dissertation at the final examination (see graduate school requirements).

Residence Requirements

The purpose of residence requirements is to provide an opportunity for a sustained and concentrated intellectual effort, to provide for immersion in an academic research environment, and to permit extensive interaction with fellow students and faculty of the major department. Within the first two years of graduate work at UND, at least two consecutive semesters must be completed in residence. During residency, a student must be registered for at least nine credits in a semester, or be a graduate research or teaching assistant taking the appropriate credits to qualify as a full-time student. The remainder of the credits required for a degree can be completed in a manner to accommodate the student’s fiscal, family, job related, and other constraints with the consent of the student’s adviser. The program of study must be completed within the seven-year period normally allowed for graduate programs.

Under special circumstances, the student in conjunction with his/her advisory committee and the Director of the Engineering Program can petition the Dean of the Graduate School for variances in this policy.

General Courses

Courses accepted for this degree are listed under each individual track. Please refer to the home departments for a course description. The courses listed below are administered by the Director of the Engineering Program.

501. Energy, Resource and Policy. 3 Credits. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Structured discussions of energy, resources and policy issues, related to energy security and national and global well being, based on selected readings.

502. Alternative Energy Systems. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Provides an interdisciplinary background in alternative energy systems. Any form of energy production different from traditional fossil fuel combustion falls in this category. Such alternate systems include energy production from biomass, gasification of wood and coal, geothermal energy, solar energy (wind energy, fuel cells, and photovoltaics), etc.

562. Seminar in Engineering. 1 credit. Prerequisites: admission to the Energy Ph.D. program. Conference and reports on current developments in Engineering

590. Special Topics in Engineering. 1 to 6 credits. Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Investigations of special topics in energy engineering dictated by students and faculty interests.

599. Doctoral Research. 1 to 15 credits repeatable to 60.

999. Dissertation. 1 to 18 credits.

Course List for Chemical Engineering Track

Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Courses:

* ChE501. Advanced Transport Phenomena. 3 credits.
ChE 503. Fuels Technology. 3 credits.
ChE504. Air Pollution Control. 3 credits.
* ChE509. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. 3 credits
ChE 510. Advanced Process Control. 3 credits.
* ChE 511. Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics. 3 credits.
* ChE 512. Advanced Separation. 3 credits.
ChE 515. Design of Experiments. 3 credits.
ChE 535. Metallic Corrosion and Polymer Degradation. 3credits.
ChE 593A. Polymer Science and Engineering. 3 credits.
* Student must take these four core courses
All Chemistry Graduate Courses
All Mathematics Graduate Courses
All Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Physics Graduate Courses
All Computer Science Graduate Courses

Other Acceptable Departmental Courses:

Environmental & Ecology Related Courses:
AtSc 505. Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics. 3 credits.
AtSc 510. General Circulation. 3 credits.
AtSc 515. Advanced Climatology. 3 credits.
AtSc 520. Atmospheric Chemistry. 3 credits.
AtSc 525. Atmospheric Radiation. 3 credits.
AtSc 528. Atmospheric Data Analysis. 3 credits.
AtSc 530. Numerical Weather Prediction. 3 credits.
AtSc 535. Measurement Systems. 3 credits.
AtSc 540. Statistical Methods in Atmospheric Science. 3 credits.
AtSc 545. Hydrometerology. 3 credits.
Avit 512. Aviation Environmental Concerns. 3 credits.
Biol 533. Grassland Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 534. Quantitative Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 540. Waterfowl Biology and Management. 2 credits.
CIEN 531. Environmental Engineering III. 3 credits.
CIEN 532. Environmental Engineering IV. 3 credits.
CIEN 533. Industrial Wastes. 3 credits.
CIEN 535. Hazardous Waste Management. 3 credits.
Engr 501. Energy, Resources and Policy. 3 credits.
Engr 502. Alternative Energy Systems. 3 credits.
ESSP 501. Earth System Science & Policy I. 10 credits.
ESSP 502. Earth System Science & Policy II. 10 credits.
ESSP 506. Ecosystems Services. 3 credits.
ESSP 520. Earth Systems Modeling. 3 credits.
ESSP 540. Advanced Topics in Geospatial Technology. 3 credits.
ESSP 562. Environmental Economics. 3 credits.
GeoE 417. Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
GeoE 419. Groundwater Monitoring. 3 credits.
GeoE 427. Groundwater Modeling. 3 credits.
Geol 500. Sedimentary Geology. 1-4 credits.
Geol 505. Isotopic Geology. 3 credits.
Geol 509. Advanced Mineralogy. 1-4 credits.
Geol 530. Advanced Hydrogeochemistry. 3 credits.
Geol 531. Hydrogeochemistry. 3 credits.
Geol 532. Contaminant Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
Geol 540. Water Sampling & Analysis. 3 credits.
SpSt 501. Survey of Space Studies. 3 credits.
SpSt 520. Asteroids. 3 credits.

Biochemical Related Courses:
BIMD 500. Cell Molecular Foundations of Biomedical Science. 7 credits.
BIMD 512. Biomedical Statistics. 2 credits.
BIMD 531. Advanced Molecular Biology I. 3 credits.
BIMD 532. Advanced Molecular Biology II. 3 credits.
Biol 542. Comparative Endorinology. 3 credits.
Biol 551. Biochemical Genetics. 3 credits.
Biol 554. Cytogentics. 2 credits.
Biol 564. Developmental Morphology of Plants. 2 credits.

Business/Management/Economics Related Courses:
Econ 505. Advanced Macroeconomic Theory. 3 credits.
Econ 509. Macroeconomic Decision-Making. 3 credits.
Econ 514. Advanced Managerial Economics. 3 credits.

Automation and Process Control Related Courses:
Acct 510. Industrial Quantitative Controls. 3 credits.
Mgmt 501. Quantitative Analysis for Management Decisions. 3 credits.
EE 503. Statistical Communications and Signal Processing I. 3 credits.
EE 504. Statistical Communications and Signal Processing II. 3 credits.
EE 505. Control Systems II. 3 credits.
EE 506. Digital Control Systems. 3 credits.
EE 508. Decision Systems. 3 credits.
Geog 574. Advanced Techniques in Geographical Info. Systems. 3 credits.
Geog 575. Seminar in Remote Sensing. 3 credits.

Miscellaneous Courses:
Comm 512. Law and Ethics in Communications. 3 credits.
Comm 530. Gender, Culture, and Communications. 3 credits.
SpSt 525. Technical Issues in Space. 3 credits.
IT 560. Qualitative Planning and Analysis. 3 credits.
IT 565. Product Safety and Liability. 3 credits.

Course List for Civil Engineering Track

Civil Engineering Department Graduate Courses:

* CIEN 501. Mechanics of Materials II. 3 credits.
* CIEN 502. Structural Stability. 3 credits.
* CIEN 503. Structural Dynamics. 3 credits.
**CIEN 523. Applied Hydraulics. 3 credits.
**CIEN 524. Open Channel Hydraulics. 3 credits.
**CIEN 531. Environmental Engineering III. 3 credits.
**CIEN 532. Environmental Engineering IV. 3 credits.
**CIEN 533. Industrial Wastes. 3 credits.
**CIEN 535. Hazardous Waste Management. 3 credits.
* CIEN 551. Plate and Slab Structures. 3 credits.
* CIEN 552. Thin Shell Structures. 3 credits.
* CIEN 555. Prestressed Concrete-Analysis and Design. 3 credits.
* CIEN 556. Numerical and Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis. 3 credits.
CIEN 590. Special Topics. credit arranged.
CIEN 591. Civil Engineering Research. credit arranged.

* Structural students must take 4 core courses from this group.
** Water Resources/Environmental students must take 4 courses from this group.

All Chemistry Graduate Courses
All Mathematics Graduate Courses
All Chemical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Physics Graduate Courses
All Computer Science Graduate Courses

Other Acceptable Departmental Courses:

Environmental & Ecology Related Courses:
AtSc 505. Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics. 3 credits.
AtSc 510. General Circulation. 3 credits.
AtSc 515. Advanced Climatology. 3 credits.
AtSc 520. Atmospheric Chemistry. 3 credits.
AtSc 525. Atmospheric Radiation. 3 credits.
AtSc 528. Atmospheric Data Analysis. 3 credits.
AtSc 530. Numerical Weather Prediction. 3 credits.
AtSc 535. Measurement Systems. 3 credits.
AtSc 540. Statistical Methods in Atmospheric Science. 3 credits.
AtSc 545. Hydrometerology. 3 credits.
Avit 512. Aviation Environmental Concerns. 3 credits.
Biol 533. Grassland Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 534. Quantitative Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 540. Waterfowl Biology and Management. 2 credits.
Engr 501. Energy, Resources and Policy. 3 credits.
Engr 502. Alternative Energy Systems. 3 credits.
ESSP 501. Earth System Science & Policy I. 10 credits.
ESSP 502. Earth System Science & Policy II. 10 credits.
ESSP 506. Ecosystems Services. 3 credits.
ESSP 520. Earth Systems Modeling. 3 credits.
ESSP 540. Advanced Topics in Geospatial Technology. 3 credits.
ESSP 562. Environmental Economics. 3 credits.
Geog 574. Advanced Techniques in Geographic Info. Systems. 3 credits.
Geog 575. Seminar in Remote Sensing. 3 credits.
Geog 576. Field Methods and Analysis in Geography. 3 credits.
GeoE 417. Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
GeoE 419. Groundwater Monitoring. 3 credits.
GeoE 427. Groundwater Modeling. 3 credits.
Geol 500. Sedimentary Geology. 1-4 credits.
Geol 505. Isotopic Geology. 3 credits.
Geol 506. Glacial Geology. 4 credits.
Geol 509. Advanced Mineralogy. 1-4 credits.
Geol 511. Advanced Structural Geology. 4 credits.
Geol 518. Topics in Advanced Stratigraphy. 2-4 credits.
Geol 525. Weathering and Soils. 3 credits.
Geol 530. Advanced Physical Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
Geol 531. Hydrogeochemistry. 3 credits.
Geol 532. Contaminant Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
Geol 540. Water Sampling & Analysis. 3 credits.
SpSt 435. Global Change. 3 credits.
SpSt 501. Survey of Space Studies I. 3 credits.
SpSt 520. Asteroids, Meteorites and Comets. 3 credits.

Biochemical Related Courses:
BIMD 500. Cell Molecular Foundations of Biomedical Science. 7 credits.
BIMD 512. Biomedical Statistics. 2 credits.
BIMD 531. Advanced Molecular Biology I. 3 credits.
BIMD 532. Advanced Molecular Biology II. 3 credits.
Biol 542. Comparative Endocrinology. 3 credits.
Biol 551. Biochemical Genetics. 3 credits.
Biol 554. Cytogentics. 2 credits.
Biol 564. Developmental Morphology of Plants. 2 credits.

Business/Management/Economics Related Courses:
Econ 505. Advanced Macroeconomic Theory. 3 credits.
Econ 509. Macroeconomic Decision-Making. 3 credits.
Econ 514. Advanced Managerial Economics. 3 credits.

Automation and Process Control Related Courses:
Acct 510. Industrial Quantitative Controls. 3 credits.
Mgmt 501. Quantitative Analysis for Management Decisions. 3 credits.
EE 503. Statistical Communications and Signal Processing I. 3 credits.
EE 504. Statistical Communications and Signal Processing II. 3 credits.
EE 505. Control Systems II. 3 credits.
EE 506. Digital Control Systems. 3 credits.
EE 508. Decision Systems. 3 credits.

Miscellaneous Courses:
Comm 512. Law and Ethics in Communications. 3 credits.
Comm 530. Gender, Culture, and Communications. 3 credits.
SpSt 525. Technical Issues in Space. 3 credits.
IT 560. Qualitative Planning and Analysis. 3 credits.
IT 565. Product Safety and Liability. 3 credits.

Course List for Electrical Engineering Track

EE 503. Statistical Communications Theory & Signal Processing I. 3 credits.
EE 504. Statistical Communications Theory & Signal Processing II. 3 credits.
EE 505. Control Systems II. 3 credits.
EE 506. Digital Control Systems. 3 credits
EE 507. Spacecraft Systems Engineering. 3 credits.
EE 508. Decision Systems. 3 credits.
EE 509. Signal Integrity. 3 credits.
EE 511. Industrial (Power) Electronics. 3 credits.
EE 519. Digital Computer Logic. 3 credits.
EE 520. Electronic Computing Systems. 3 credits.
EE 521. Discrete Real Time Filtering. 3 credits.
EE 522. Renewable Energy System. 3 credits.
EE 523. Power Systems II. 3 credits.
EE 525. Electromagnetic Fields. 3 credits.
EE 532.Antenna Theory. 3 credits.
EE 536. Optical Fiber Communications. 3 credits.
EE 590. Avionics. 3 credits.
EE 590. Biomedical Engineering. 3 credits.
EE 590. Advanced Electrical Engineering Problems. 3 credits.
EE 590. Electromechanical Devices and Systems. 3 credits.
EE 590. ASIC Design. 3 credits.
EE 590. Wireless Communication. 3 credits.

The following undergraduate courses also have graduate standing and may be used for graduate credit:

EE 411. Communications Engineering. 3 credits.
EE 423. Power Systems I. 3 credits.
EE 428. Robotics Fundamentals. 3 credits.
EE 430. Radiating Systems. 3 credits.
EE 434. Microwave Engineering. 3 credits.
EE 451. Computer Hardware Organization. 3 credits.
EE 456. Digital Image Processing. 3 credits.
EE 490. Avionics. 3 credits.
EE 490. Biomedical Engineering. 3 credits.
EE 490. Renewable Energy Systems. 3 credits.
EE 490. Wireless Communication. 3 credits.
EE 490. ASIC Design. 3 credits.
All Chemical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Chemistry Graduate Courses
All Civil Engineering Graduate Courses
All Mathematics Graduate Courses
All Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Physics Graduate Courses
All Computer Science Graduate Courses

Other Acceptable Departmental Courses:

AtSc 505. Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics. 3 credits.
AtSc 510. General Circulation. 3 credits.
AtSc 515. Advanced Climatology. 3 credits.
AtSc 520. Atmospheric Chemistry. 3 credits.
AtSc 525. Atmospheric Radiation. 3 credits.
AtSc 528. Atmospheric Data Analysis. 3 credits.
AtSc 530. Numerical Weather Prediction. 3 credits.
AtSc 535. Measurement Systems. 3 credits.
AtSc 540. Statistical Methods in Atmospheric Science. 3 credits.
AtSc 545. Hydrometerology. 3 credits.
Avit. 512. Aviation Environmental Concerns. 3 credits.
Biol 533. Grassland Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 534. Quantitative Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 540. Waterfowl Biology and Management. 2 credits.
CIEN 531. Environmental Engineering III. 3 credits.
CIEN 532. Environmental Engineering IV. 3 credits.
CIEN 533. Industrial Wastes. 3 credits.
CIEN 535. Hazardous Waste Management. 3 credits.
Engr 501. Energy, Resources and Policy. 3 credits.
Engr 502. Alternative Energy Systems. 3 credits.
ESSP 501. Earth System Science & Policy I. 10 credits.
ESSP 502. Earth System Science & Policy II. 10 credits.
ESSP 506. Ecosystems Services. 3 credits.
ESSP 520. Earth Systems Modeling. 3 credits.
ESSP 540. Advanced Topics in Geospatial Technology. 3 credits.
ESSP 562. Environmental Economics. 3 credits.
GeoE 417. Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
GeoE 419. Groundwater Monitoring. 3 credits.
GeoE 427. Groundwater Modeling. 3 credits.
Geol 500. Sedimentary Geology. 1-4 credits.
Geol 505. Isotopic Geology. 3 credits.
Geol 509. Advanced Mineralogy. 1-4 credits.
Geol 530. Advanced Hydrogeochemistry. 3 credits.
Geol 531. Hydrogeochemistry. 3 credits.
Geol 532. Contaminant Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
Geol 540. Water Sampling & Analysis. 3 credits.
SpSt 501. Survey of Space Studies. 3 credits.
SpSt 520. Asteroids. 3 credits.
Biochemical Related Courses:
BIMD 500. Cell Molecular Foundations of Biomedical Science. 7 credits.
BIMD 512. Biomedical Statistics. 2 credits.
BIMD 531. Advanced Molecular Biology I. 3 credits.
BIMD 532. Advanced Molecular Biology II. 3 credits.
Biol 542. Comparative Endorinology. 3 credits.
Biol 551. Biochemical Genetics. 3 credits.
Biol 554. Cytogentics. 2 credits.
Biol 564. Developmental Morphology of Plants. 2 credits.
Business/Management/Economics Related Courses:
Econ 505. Advanced Macroeconomic Theory. 3 credits.
Econ 509. Macroeconomic Decision-Making. 3 credits.
Econ 514. Advanced Managerial Economics. 3 credits.
Automation and Process Control Related Courses:
Acct 510. Industrial Quantitative Controls. 3 credits.
Mgmt 501. Quantitative Analysis for Management Decisions. 3 credits.
EE 503. Statistical Communications and Signal Processing I. 3 credits.
EE 504. Statistical Communications and Signal Processing II. 3 credits.
EE 505. Control Systems II. 3 credits.
EE 506. Digital Control Systems. 3 credits.
EE 508. Decision Systems. 3 credits.
Geog 574. Advanced Techniques in Geographical Info. Systems. 3 credits.
Geog 575. Seminar in Remote Sensing. 3 credits.
Miscellaneous Courses:
Comm 512. Law and Ethics in Communications. 3 credits.
Comm 530. Gender, Culture, and Communications. 3 credits.
SpSt 525. Technical Issues in Space. 3 credits.
IT 560. Qualitative Planning and Analysis. 3 credits.
IT 565. Product Safety and Liability. 3 credits.

Course List for Energy Engineering Track

Energy Related Engineering Courses:
ChE 503. Fuels Technology. 3 credits.
ChE 504. Air Pollution Control. 3 credits.
ChE 509. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. 3 credits.
ChE 535. Metallic Corrosion and Polymeric Degradation. 3 credits.
Chem 510. Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry. 3 credits.
Chem 511. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. 3 credits.
Chem 542. Electrochemical Methods. 3 credits.
CIEN 531. Environmental Engineering III. 3 credits.
CIEN 532. Environmental Engineering IV. 3 credits.
CIEN 533. Industrial Wastes. 3 credits.
CIEN 535. Hazardous Waste Management. 3 credits.
Engr 501. Energy, Resources and Policy. 3 credits.
Engr 502. Alternative Energy Systems. 3 credits.
EE 423. Power Systems I. 3 credits.
EE 522. Renewable Energy Systems. 3 credits.
EE 523. Power Systems II. 3 credits.
GeoE 417. Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
GeoE 419. Groundwater Monitoring. 3 credits.
GeoE 427. Groundwater Modeling. 3 credits.
Geol 509. Advanced Mineralogy. 3 credits.
Geol 530. Advanced Physical Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
Geol 531. Hydrogeochemistry. 3 credits.
Geol 532. Contaminant Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
ME 446. Gas Turbines. 3 credits.
ME 449. Internal Combustion Engines. 3 credits.
ME 451. Heating and Air Conditioning. 3 credits.
ME 464. Computational Fluid Dynamics. 3 credits.
ME 476. Intermediate Fluid Dynamics. 3 credits.
ME 477. Compressible Fluid Flow. 3 credits.
ME 514. Processing of Advanced Materials. 3 credits.
ME 545. Fluidized-Bed Combustion Engineering. 3 credits.
ME 574. Advanced Heat Transfer. 3 credits.

*All students must take Engr 501 and one of the above listed courses from each of the ChE, EE, and ME departments.

Other Acceptable Departmental Courses:

All Other Chemical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Other Civil Engineering Graduate Courses
All Other Electrical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Other Geology and Geological Engineering Graduate Courses
All Other Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Chemistry Graduate Courses
All Mathematics Graduate Courses
All Physics Graduate Courses
All Computer Science Graduate Courses

Environmental & Ecology Related Courses:
AtSc 505. Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics. 3 credits.
AtSc 510. General Circulation. 3 credits.
AtSc 515. Advanced Climatology. 3 credits.
AtSc 520. Atmospheric Chemistry. 3 credits.
AtSc 525. Atmospheric Radiation. 3 credits.
AtSc 528. Atmospheric Data Analysis. 3 credits.
AtSc 530. Numerical Weather Prediction. 3 credits.
AtSc 535. Measurement Systems. 3 credits.
AtSc 540. Statistical Methods in Atmospheric Science. 3 credits.
AtSc 545. Hydrometerology. 3 credits.
Avit 512. Aviation Environmental Concerns. 3 credits.
Biol 533. Grassland Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 534. Quantitative Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 540. Waterfowl Biology and Management. 2 credits.
ESSP 501. Earth System Science & Policy I. 10 credits.
ESSP 502. Earth System Science & Policy II. 10 credits.
ESSP 506. Ecosystems Services. 3 credits.
ESSP 520. Earth Systems Modeling. 3 credits.
ESSP 540. Advanced Topics in Geospatial Technology. 3 credits.
ESSP 562. Environmental Economics. 3 credits.
SpSt 501. Survey of Space Studies. 3 credits.
SpSt 520. Asteroids. 3 credits.

Business/Management/Economics Related Courses:
Econ 505. Advanced Macroeconomic Theory. 3 credits.
Econ 509. Macroeconomic Decision-Making. 3 credits.
Econ 511. Advanced Business and Economic Forecasting. 3 credits.
Econ 516. Advanced Managerial Economics. 3 credits.
Econ 524. Applied Economic Analysis I. 3 credits.
Econ 530. Seminar in International Economics. 3 credits.
Econ 534. Applied Economic Analysis II. 3 credits.
Econ 550. Economics of Regulation. 3 credits.
Econ 580. Economic Development. 3 credits.
Fin 501. Managerial Finance. 3 credits.
Mktg 510. Strategic Market Planning.
Pols 501. Political and Public Policy Analysis. 3 credits.
Pols 502. Seminar: Problems in State and Local Governments. 3 credits.
Pols 531. Seminar: Public Administration. 3 credits.
Pols 532. Public Policy. 3 credits.
Pols 533. Administrative Ethics in the Public Sector. 3 credits.
Soc 407. Political Sociology. 3 credits.
Automation and Process Control Related Courses:
Acct 510. Industrial Quantitative Controls. 3 credits.
Mgmt 501. Quantitative Analysis for Management Decisions. 3 credits.
Geog 574. Advanced Techniques in Geographical Info. Systems. 3 credits.
Geog 575. Seminar in Remote Sensing. 3 credits.

Miscellaneous Courses:
Comm 507. Communication, Technology, and Media. 3 credits.
Comm 509. Media and Mass Communication Theory. 3 credits.
Comm 512. Law and Ethics in Communications. 3 credits.
Comm 530. Gender, Culture, and Communications. 3 credits.
SpSt 525. Technical Issues in Space. 3 credits.
IT 560. Qualitative Planning and Analysis. 3 credits.
IT 565. Product Safety and Liability. 3 credits.
Soc 435. Racial and Ethnic Relations. 3 credits.

Course List for Environmental Engineering Track

Environmental Related Engineering Courses:
ChE 501. Advanced Transport Phenomena. 3 credits.
ChE 504. Air Pollution Control. 3 credits.
ChE 507. Advanced Unit Operations. 3 credits.
ChE 509. Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. 3 credits.
ChE 510. Advanced Chemical Process Control. 3 credits.
ChE 511. Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics. 3 credits.
ChE 512. Advanced Separation Processes. 3 credits.
ChE 515. Design of Engineering Experiments. 3 credits.
CIEN 531. Environmental Engineering III. 3 credits.
CIEN 532. Environmental Engineering IV. 3 credits.
CIEN 533. Industrial Wastes. 3 credits.
CIEN 535. Hazardous Waste Management. 3 credits.
Engr 501. Energy, Resources and Policy. 3 credits.
Engr 502. Alternative Energy Systems. 3 credits.
GeoE 417. Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
GeoE 419. Groundwater Monitoring. 3 credits.
GeoE 427. Groundwater Modeling. 3 credits.
Geol 500. Sedimentary Geology. 3 credits.
Geol 505. Isotope Geology. 3 credits.
Geol 509. Advanced Mineralogy. 3 credits.
Geol 530. Advanced Physical Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
Geol 531. Hydrogeochemistry. 3 credits.
Geol 532. Contaminant Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
Geol 540. Water Sampling & Analysis. 3 credits.

*All students must take at least one of the following ChE courses (ChE 501, ChE 504, or ChE 512), at least one of the following Civil Engineering courses (CIEN 531, CIEN 532, CIEN 535), and at least one of the following Geological Engineering courses (GeoE 417 or Geol 540).

Other Acceptable Departmental Courses:

All Other Chemical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Other Civil Engineering Graduate Courses
All Other Electrical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Other Geology and Geological Engineering Graduate Courses
All Other Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses
All Chemistry Graduate Courses
All Mathematics Graduate Courses
All Physics Graduate Courses
All Computer Science Graduate Courses

Environmental & Ecology Related Courses:
AtSc 505. Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics. 3 credits.
AtSc 510. General Circulation. 3 credits.
AtSc 515. Advanced Climatology. 3 credits.
AtSc 520. Atmospheric Chemistry. 3 credits.
AtSc 525. Atmospheric Radiation. 3 credits.
AtSc 528. Atmospheric Data Analysis. 3 credits.
AtSc 530. Numerical Weather Prediction. 3 credits.
AtSc 535. Measurement Systems. 3 credits.
AtSc 540. Statistical Methods in Atmospheric Science. 3 credits.
AtSc 545. Hydrometerology. 3 credits.
Avit 512. Aviation Environmental Concerns. 3 credits.
Biol 533. Grassland Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 534. Quantitative Ecology. 2 credits.
Biol 540. Waterfowl Biology and Management. 2 credits.
ESSP 501. Earth System Science & Policy I. 10 credits.
ESSP 502. Earth System Science & Policy II. 10 credits.
ESSP 506. Ecosystems Services. 3 credits.
ESSP 520. Earth Systems Modeling. 3 credits.
ESSP 540. Advanced Topics in Geospatial Technology. 3 credits.
ESSP 562. Environmental Economics. 3 credit.s
SpSt 501. Survey of Space Studies. 3 credits.
SpSt 520. Asteroids. 3 credits.

Business/Management/Economics Related Courses:
Econ 505. Advanced Macroeconomic Theory. 3 credits
Econ 509. Macroeconomic Decision-Making. 3 credits.
Econ 511. Advanced Business and Economic Forecasting. 3 credits.
Econ 516. Advanced Managerial Economics. 3 credits.
Econ 524. Applied Economic Analysis I. 3 credits.
Econ 530. Seminar in International Economics. 3 credits.
Econ 534. Applied Economic Analysis II. 3 credits.
Econ 550. Economics of Regulation. 3 credits.
Econ 580. Economic Development. 3 credits.
Fin 501. Managerial Finance. 3 credits.
Mktg 510. Strategic Market Planning.
Pols 501. Political and Public Policy Analysis. 3 credits.
Pols 502. Seminar: Problems in State and Local Governments. 3 credits.
Pols 531. Seminar: Public Administration. 3 credits.
Pols 532. Public Policy. 3 credits.
Pols 533. Administrative Ethics in the Public Sector. 3 credits.
Soc 407. Political Sociology. 3 credits.

Automation and Process Control Related Courses:
Acct 510. Industrial Quantitative Controls. 3 credits.
Mgmt 501. Quantitative Analysis for Management Decisions. 3 credits.
Geog 574. Advanced Techniques in Geographical Info. Systems. 3 credits.
Geog 575. Seminar in Remote Sensing. 3 credits.

Miscellaneous Courses:
Comm 507. Communication, Technology, and Media. 3 credits.
Comm 509. Media and Mass Communication Theory. 3 credits.
Comm 512. Law and Ethics in Communications. 3 credits.
Comm 530. Gender, Culture, and Communications. 3 credits.
SpSt 525. Technical Issues in Space. 3 credits.
IT 560. Qualitative Planning and Analysis. 3 credits.
IT 565. Product Safety and Liability. 3 credits.
Soc 435. Racial and Ethnic Relations. 3 credits.

Course List for Environmental Engineering Track
Geology / Geological Engineering Department Graduate Courses:

GeoE 500. Sedimentary Geology. 1-4 credits.
GeoE 505. Isotope Geochemistry. 3 credits.
GeoE 506. Glacial Geology. 4 credits.
GeoE 509. Advanced Mineralogy. 1-4 credits.
GeoE 511. Advanced Structural Geology. 4 credits.
GeoE 512. Advanced Petrology. 1-4 credits.
GeoE 518. Topics in Advanced Stratigraphy. 2-4 credits.
GeoE 520. Statistical Applications in Geology. 3 credits.
GeoE 522. History and Philosophy of Geology. 3 credits.
GeoE 523. Topics in Advanced Geomorphology. 1-4 credits.
GeoE 525. Weathering and Soils. 3 credits.
GeoE 530. Advanced Physical Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
GeoE 531. Hydrogeochemistry. 3 credits.
GeoE 532. Contaminant Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
GeoE 540. Water Sampling & Analysis. 3 credits.

Geology/Geological Engineering Undergraduate Courses with Graduate Credit:

GeoE 311. Geomorphology. 4 credits.
GeoE 320. Petrology. 3 credits.
GeoE 321. Geochemistry. 3 credits.
GeoE 323. Engineering Geology. 3 credits.
GeoE 340. Digital Mapping Methods. 3 credits.
GeoE 401. Geol Interpret of Aerial Photos. 3 credits.
GeoE 405. Industrial Minerals. 3 credits.
GeoE 406. Ore Deposits. 3 credits.
GeoE 407. Petroleum Geology. 3 credits.
GeoE 411. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. 5 credits.
GeoE 414. Geophysics. 3 credits.
GeoE 415. Intro to Paleontology. 4 credits.
GeoE 417. Hydrogeology. 3 credits.
GeoE 418. Hydrogeological Methods. 2 credits.
GeoE 419. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation. 3 credits.
GeoE 422. Seminar. 2 credits.
GeoE 425. Design Hydrology for Wetlands. 3 credits.
GeoE 427. Groundwater Modeling. 3 credits.

Course List for Mechanical Engineering Track
Mechanical Engineering Department Graduate Courses:

ME 416. Advanced Manufacturing Processes. 3 credits.
ME 426. Mechanical Vibrations. 3 credits.
ME 429. Intro to Finite Elements. 3 credits.
ME 446. Gas Turbines. 3 credits.
ME 449. Internal Combustion Engines. 3 credits.
ME 451. Heating and Air Conditioning. 3 credits.
ME 464. Computational Fluid Dynamics. 3 credits.
ME 476. Intermediate Fluid Mechanics. 3 credits.
ME 477. Compressible Fluid Flow. 3 credits.
ME 514. Processing of Advanced Materials. 3 credits.
ME 523. Advanced Machine Design. 3 credits.
ME 526. Advanced Vibrations. 3 credits.
ME 529. Advanced Finite Element Methods. 3 credits.
ME 532. Advanced Dynamics. 3 credits.
ME 545. Fluidized-Bed Combustion Engineering. 3 credits.
ME 574. Advanced Heat Transfer. 3 credits.

* Students must take at least four 500 level ME courses from the above list or special topics.

**All Civil Engineering Graduate Courses
**All Chemical Engineering Graduate Courses
**All Electrical Engineering Graduate Courses
**All Geological Engineering Graduate Courses
**All Mathematics Graduate Courses
**Students must have approval from their adviser to take courses from the above list.