Environmental Science, M.S.

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Goals and Objectives

The primary goal of the MS in Environmental Science is to prepare professionals to:

fundamentally understand the science and applied engineering of natural and manmade environmental systems;
evaluate the interactions between man and the environment and control adverse impacts of pollution on ecological systems;
understand the monitoring and laboratory analysis of environmental systems; and
participate actively in a multidisciplinary team of professionals to solve environmental problems.

Program Requirements

1. Core Courses: 9 Credits

CE-GY 7373 Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology 3 Credits
CE-GY 7423 Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 Credits
CE-GY 7223 Hydrology 3 Credits

2. Twelve credits of approved courses

Courses may be taken in Environmental Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering at NYU Tandon, and NYU Environmental Health Science, including up to 6 approved transfer credits.

Suggested Approved Courses:

CE-GY 7233 Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution 3 Credits
CE-GY 7393 Advanced Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology 3 Credits
CE-GY 7433 Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment 3 Credits
CE-GY 7473 Modeling Fate and Transport of Surface Water Pollution 3 Credits
CE-GY 7523 Air Pollution 3 Credits
CE-GY 7553 Environmental Toxicology 3 Credits
CE-GY 7573 Detection and Control of Waterborne Pathogens 3 Credits
CE-GY 7673 Environmental Impact Assessment 3 Credits
CE-GY 7703 Solid Waste Management 3 Credits
CE-GY 7753 Environmental Systems Management 3 Credits
CE-GY 9963 MS Project in Civil & Urban Engineering 3 Credits
CE-GY 997X MS Thesis in Civil & Urban Engineering Department 6 Credits
CE-GY 7353 Selected Topics in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering I 3 Credits - Design of Wetlands
CE-GY 7723 Selected Topics in Environmental and Water Resources Eng I 3 Credits - Geomatics & GIS In Civil and Env Eng.
BIOL-GA 1004 Environmental Health (NYU CAS) 3 Credits
EHSC-GA 1010 Weather, Air pollution and Health (NYU CAS) 3 Credits
EHSC-GA.1006 Toxicology (NYU CAS) 3 Credits
CE-GY 6053 Monitoring Cities 3 Credits
CE-GY 7363 Selected Topics in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering II 3 Credits
CE-GY 7653 Wetland Design for Water Quality Improvement 3 Credits
CE-GY 7713 Selected Topics in Environmental and Water Resources Eng 3 Credits
CE-GY 7733 Geomatics and GIS Application in Civil and Environmental Engineering 3 Credits