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The Penn State Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department, established in 1881, is internationally recognized for excellence in the preparation of undergraduate and graduate engineers through the integration of education, research, and leadership. In 2015, the Civil Engineering undergraduate program was ranked 15th by U.S. News and World Report, the graduate program in Civil Engineering was ranked 21st, and the graduate program in Environmental Engineering was ranked 20th. More than 400 juniors and seniors are enrolled in the undergraduate program, and approximately 210 students in the graduate program, with about half pursuing doctoral degrees. Penn State is a large research university, and the CEE Department, with its 26 tenure track faculty members and five full time instructors, performs over $7,000,000 of research annually, and 33,000 peer reviewed paper citations indexed by Thomson’s Web of Science. The Department’s faculty has received a number of prestigious honors including NAE membership and 7 NSF CAREER awards.
The CEE graduate program offers six graduate degrees: Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Master of Science (M.S.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in either Civil Engineering or in Environmental Engineering. Within Civil Engineering, graduate students can specialize in one of four areas: Geotechnical and Materials Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or Water Resources Engineering. Students with interests in both Water Resources Engineering and Environmental Engineering may choose either the Civil or Environmental degree options. To earn each of graduate degree requires the student to meet specific requirements of both the Pennsylvania State University Graduate School and the Department of CEE. This handbook describes the departmental programs and requirements for each degree.
In Environmental Engineering, a minimum of 21 credits of graduate course work (400 level and above) is required beyond the Master’s degree or beyond the 24 required credits for those in the Direct Entry program. For Ph.D. candidates who have completed a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering at Penn State, a minimum of 15 credits of graduate course work (400 level and above) is required.
| Course Nbr | Course Title | Typically Offered |
|---|---|---|
|
301 |
Environmental Microbiology |
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|
401 |
Occupational Safety and Environmental Health |
Spring Only |
|
411 |
Water Supply and Pollution Control |
Fall Only |
|
413 |
Operation and Control of Treatment Systems |
|
|
415 |
Hydrology |
Spring Only |
|
416 |
Treatment Plant Design |
Spring Only |
|
417 |
Hydraulic Design |
Fall & Spring |
|
424 |
Solid Waste Management |
Fall Only |
|
425 |
Hazardous Waste Management |
Spring Only |
|
430 |
Sustainable Engineering |
Fall Only |
|
460 |
Environmental Law |
Spring Only |
|
460 |
Environmental Law |
Summer Only |
|
470 |
Air Quality |
Fall & Spring |
|
494 |
Research Project |
Spring Only |
|
494H |
Research Project |
|
|
540 |
Biodegradation and Bioremediation |
Spring Only |
|
550 |
Chemical Fate and Transport |
Fall Only |
|
569 |
Environmental Risk Assessment |
Spring Only |
|
591 |
Research Methods in Environmental Engineering |
Spring Only |
|
594 |
Research Topics |
All Semesters |
|
596 |
Individual Studies |
Fall & Spring |
|
5097 |
Water Trtmnt Plant Oper Vol 1 |
|
|
5098 |
Water Trtment Plant Oper Vol 2 |
|
|
5100 |
Principles Of Health & Safety Program |
|
|
5101 |
Principles Of Environ Mgmt/Iso 14001 |
|
|
5102 |
Environmental/Safety Certificate Program |
|
|
5103 |
Basic Regulatory Survival |
|
|
5104 |
Total Compliance Workshop |
|
|
5106 |
Environmental Compliance |
|
|
5195 |
Pilot Plant Workshop |
|
|
5287 |
Water Analysis |
|
|
5288 |
Water Analysis Volume 1 |
|
|
5289 |
Water Analysis Volume 2 |
|
|
5300 |
Drinking Water Treatment Symposium |
|
|
5401 |
Recycling 401 |
|
|
5893 |
Basic Math For Water Operators |
|
|
5979 |
Water Filtration Pilot Plant Instrumenta |
|
|
5981 |
Chemical Feed Pump Workshop |
|
|
5998 |
It'S Not Easy Being Green |
|
|
6000 |
Operations & Maintenance: Tools & Tech |
|
|
6001 |
Recycling Professional Certificate |
|
|
6002 |
Maintenance Management Workshop |
|
|
6003 |
Best Practices Recycling |
|
|
6004 |
Cross Connection |
|
|
6005 |
Data Management Workshop |
|
|
6010 |
Disinfectants & Byproducts |
|
|
6020 |
Water Filtration Solutions |
|
|
6025 |
Alternative Disinfectants |
|
|
6030 |
Taste And Odor In Drinking Water |
|
|
6078 |
Recycling Practice & Theory |
|
|
6100 |
Introduction To Recycling And Composting |
|
|
6100A |
Introduction To Recycling & Composting |
|
|
6105 |
Establishing & Enhancing A Program |
|
|
6106 |
Innovative & Successful Program |
|
|
6110 |
Recycling And The Law |
|
|
6115 |
Recycling And Public Policy |
|
|
6120 |
Recycling 120 |
|
|
6123 |
Valve Workshop |
|
|
6130 |
Recycling_130 |
|
|
6131 |
Recycling 131 |
|
|
6135 |
Recycling 135 |
|
|
6150 |
Recycling 150 |
|
|
6151 |
Recycling-Analyzing The Economics |
|
|
6200 |
Backyard Composting Basics |
|
|
6201 |
Recycling 201 |
|
|
6210 |
Recycling 210 |
|
|
6220 |
Advanced Composting |
|
|
6221 |
Compost Equipment Safety |
|
|
6222 |
On-Site Institutional Composting |
|
|
6223 |
Organic Composting Using Forced Aeration |
|
|
6224 |
Incorporating Food Waste/Compost Ops |
|
|
6225 |
Compost Use For Turf Management |
|
|
6226 |
Erosion And Sedimentation Control |
|
|
6227 |
Homeowner'S Conservation Practices |
|
|
6228 |
Soils 101: The Basics |
|
|
6229 |
Organics Recycling System |
|
|
6230 |
Organics Collection |
|
|
6231 |
Recycling Videoconference |
|
|
6232 |
Strategies For Managing Organics |
|
|
6235 |
Compost Marketing |
|
|
6237 |
Composting Business And Economics |
|
|
6238 |
Composting For Fruit, Vegetable & Field |
|
|
6240 |
Grassroots Recycling |
|
|
6241 |
Vermicomposting |
|
|
6278 |
Electronic Data Reporting Workshop |
|
|
6298 |
Payt Teleconference |
|
|
6299 |
Compost Technician Training |
|
|
6300 |
Compost Operator Cert Course |
|
|
6302 |
Community Colletion Options |
|
|
6305 |
Pay As You Throw |
|
|
6310 |
Collection Techniques & Options |
|
|
6311 |
Specifications, Negotiating & Contractin |
|
|
6312 |
Recycling Videoconference |
|
|
6340 |
Recycling 340 |
|
|
6341 |
Recycling Workshop On Mercury Lamps |
|
|
6349 |
Basic Wastewater Short Course |
|
|
6350 |
Recycling 350 |
|
|
6351 |
Recycling 351 |
|
|
6352 |
Recycling Facility Design And Operation |
|
|
6353 |
Materials Processing Operators |
|
|
6353A |
The Paper Chase |
|
|
6354 |
Program Evaluation |
|
|
6355 |
Single Stream Collection |
|
|
6356 |
Recycling Economics Ii |
|
|
6405 |
Best Practices In Recycling |
|
|
6410 |
Public Communications/Relations |
|
|
6411 |
Recycling 411 |
|
|
6412 |
Public Communications & Relations Ii |
|
|
6413 |
Public Speaking Made Easier |
|
|
6415 |
Youth Education |
|
|
6416 |
Agriculture In Our Community |
|
|
6421 |
Recycling Officials Of Pa Advanced Train |
|
|
6422 |
Community Advocate Training Module |
|
|
6423 |
Reuse Sector Training Module |
|
|
6424 |
Reuse Sector Training Module Certificate |
|
|
6430 |
Buy Recycled-Recycling 430 |
|
|
6431 |
Barriers To Buying & Using Recycled |
|
|
6432 |
Green Procurement Videoconference |
|
|
6433 |
Special Materials Collection |
|
|
6434 |
Special Materials Collection Ii |
|
|
6435 |
Recycling Videoconference |
|
|
6435A |
Waste Reduction |
|
|
6436 |
Introduction To Special Materials |
|
|
6437 |
Plastics Summit |
|
|
6438 |
Special Materials Recycling & Disposal |
|
|
6439 |
Special Materials Collection Events |
|
|
6450 |
Illegal Dumping-Remediation & Prevention |
|
|
6460 |
Recycling Enforcement Workshop |
|
|
6461 |
Understanding Jurisdictions & Building |
|
|
6462 |
Investigations & Prosecution Procedures |
|
|
6463 |
Health And Safety |
|
|
6464 |
Commodities Marketing |
|
|
6501 |
Recycling 501:Management & Leadership |
|
|
6505 |
Recycling Human Resources |
|
|
6510 |
Recycling Office Management |
|
|
6511 |
Business Planning For Sw Professionals |
|
|
6530 |
Recycling 530 |
|
|
6540 |
Recycling 540 |
|
|
6550 |
Specifications And Rfp'S |
|
|
6551 |
Recycling Facility Operators Cert Course |
|
|
6552 |
Recycling Professional Training |
|
|
6715 |
Basic Inst/Process Cont |
|
|
6717 |
Sanitary Survey |
|
|
6721 |
Basic Water Purification & Sewage Treat |
|
|
6813 |
Chlorine Safety Workshop |
|
|
6953 |
Activated Sludge Workshop |
|
|
6982 |
Wastewater Collection Systems Workshop |
|
|
6983 |
Introduction To Zero Waste 100 |
|
|
6984 |
Op Of Wastewater Treatment Plants Vol 2 |
|
|
6985 |
Leading The Way To Zero Waste |
|
|
6986 |
Zero Waste Certificatio Rating System |
|
|
7003 |
Water Chloramination Workshop |
|
|
7071 |
Hazardous Waste |
|
|
7111 |
Fin Mod 2: Resp Gov Bodies |
|
|
7148 |
Water Meters |
|
|
7258 |
Gen Cert Acad Session 1 |
|
|
7259 |
Gen Cert Acad Session 2 |
|
|
7297 |
Fire Hydrant Workshop |
|
|
7319 |
Turbidity Removal Optimization |
|
|
7391 |
Day Tank |
|
|
7401 |
Solid Modeling I And Ii Pro/Eng Wildfire |
|
|
7402 |
Surface Design/Sheet Metal Pro/Eng |
|
|
7403 |
Mechanica/Mechanism Design Pro/Engineer |
|
|
7411 |
Communicating The Benefits Of Recycling |
|
|
7412 |
General Exam Overview |
|
|
7418 |
Dw Certification Academy Session 1 |
|
|
7419 |
Dw Certification Academy Session 2 |
|
|
7420 |
Dw Cert Acad Session 3 |
|
|
7421 |
Dw Cert Acad Session 4 |
|
|
7437 |
Confined Space I |
|
|
7438 |
Confined Space Safety 2 |
|
|
7471 |
Advanced Wastewater Treatment |
|
|
7493 |
Ww8: Overview Adv Ww Trtmnt |
|
|
7539 |
Corrosion Control Treatment |
|
|
7540 |
Corrosion Control And Sequestering |
|
|
7654 |
Pipe Tapping Workshop |
|
|
7700 |
Basic Electrical Principles |
|
|
7703 |
Small System Design Implement |
|
|
7709 |
Basic Electricity |
|
|
7710 |
Financial Module 1: Basic Operations |
|
|
7711 |
Rate Setting For Water Systems |
|
|
7712 |
Fin Mod 3: Safe Drink Water Act |
|
|
7713 |
Fin Mod 4: Dealing W/ Ext Clients |
|
|
7714 |
Fin Mod 5: Basics Acctg |
|
|
7715 |
Fin Mod 6: Bus Planning |
|
|
7716 |
Fin Mod 7: Budget/Cap Imprvmt |
|
|
7717 |
Fin Mod 8: Rate Design Ovrvw |
|
|
7718 |
Fin Mod 9: Bidding, Purch, Leas |
|
|
7719 |
Fin Mod 10: Proj Mgmnt |
|
|
7731 |
Advanced Sanitary Survey Course |
|
|
7771 |
Enhanced Coagulation Technologies |
|
| Requirements
For any graduate degree offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, candidates should possess a baccalaureate degree in engineering from a regionally accredited institution. Students in engineering, physical sciences, or mathematics with a 3.00 grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale) may be considered for admission. Exceptions to the minimum 3.00 grade-point average may be made for students with special backgrounds, abilities, and interests. Students without a baccalaureate degree in engineering would be admitted on a provisional basis pending successful completion of entrance requirements (completed concurrently with degree requirements and listed below). U.S. applicants will upload unofficial copies of their transcripts, a statement of objectives, and three references for letters of recommendation when applying to the program. If admitted, applicants will be required to provide the Graduate School with OFFICIAL transcripts of all their previous course work (in duplicate). In addition, all applicants must submit scores from the General Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Aptitude Test (verbal, quantitative, and analytical). For the M.Eng. degree, the GRE requirement will be waived for students who have graduated with a degree from the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University with a cumulative grade-point average of greater than 3.30. International applicants will upload unofficial copies of their transcripts, a statement of objectives, and three references for letters of recommendation when applying to the program. If admitted, applicants will be required to provide the Graduate School with OFFICIAL transcripts (or attested copies), degree, and diploma certificates in both English and native language. Photocopies will NOT be accepted. All international applicants whose native language is not English must submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). The minimum acceptable score for the TOEFL is 550 for the paper-based test, or a total score of 80 with a 19 on the speaking section for the Internet-based test (iBT). Applicants with iBT speaking scores between 15 and 18 may be considered for provisional admission, which requires completion of specified remedial English courses ESL 114G (American Oral English for Academic Purposes) and/or ESL 116G (ESL/Composition for Academic Disciplines) and attainment of a grade of B or higher. The minimum composite score for the IELTS is 6.5 on all subjects. International applicants who have received a baccalaureate or master’s degree from a college, university, or institution in any of the following countries are exempt from the TOEFL requirement: Australia, Belize, British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada (except Quebec), England, Guyana, Republic of Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the United States, or Wales. ScholarshipsAssistantshipsThe most common form of graduate support, teaching and research assistantships, include a stipend, tuition remission, and a subsidy for medical insurance. Recipients are assigned to a faculty adviser who supervises the experience. Graduate assistants support undergraduate instruction or undertake research projects. A specified time commitment of 10-30 hours per week is required depending on the unit (a half-time/20 hour per week commitment is typical). Appointments are available only to graduate students who are registered for courses and enrolled in degree programs. FellowshipsFellowships are highly prestigious financial support packages that typically include a stipend, tuition remission, and a subsidy for medical insurance. They derive from University or outside awards. Unlike assistantships, they do not have a required work commitment; they are duty-free. Recipients must be enrolled in degree programs and be registered full time. Fellowship recipients are not permitted to accept employment without obtaining approval from the unit and/or agency supporting the fellowship. TraineeshipsTraining grants are derived from agencies outside the University and are intended to support specific student learning experiences in core curricular areas and research methods. Institutional awards, typically under the direction of a faculty principal investigator, afford funding to support selected students with stipends, tuition grants-in-aid, and often include a subsidy for medical insurance. |
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