• Combined Baccalaureate & Masters of Science, Hydrology
• Masters of Science, Hydrology (thesis or non-thesis option)
• Ph.D., Hydrology

To see the HSE Graduate Handbook, click here.

The M.S. non-thesis option is based exclusively upon coursework and a project report. The thesis option is comprised of coursework in combination with individual laboratory, modeling and/or field research performed under the guidance of a faculty advisor and presented in a written thesis written approved by the student’s committee. HSE also offers a combined Baccalaureate/Masters degree program in which CSM students obtain an undergraduate degree in a CSM undergratduate degree program track (e.g., B.S. in Geological Engineering), as well as a thesis or non- thesis M.S. in Hydrology. As many as six credit hours may be counted toward the requirements of both the B.S. and M.S. degrees. Please see the Combined Undergraduate/Graduate Programs sections in the Graduate and Undergraduate Bulletins for additional information.

To achieve the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, students are expected to complete a combination of coursework and original research, under the guidance of a faculty advisor and Doctoral committee, that culminates in a significant scholarly contribution to a specialized field in hydrologic sciences or engineering. Full-time enrollment is expected and leads to the greatest success, although part-time enrollment may be allowed under special circumstances. All doctoral students must complete the full-time, on-campus residency requirements described in the general section of the Graduate Bulletin.

• M.S. Non-Thesis Option: 36 total credit hours, consisting of 30 h of coursework, and 6 h of Independent Study working on a research project with HSE faculty.
• M.S. Thesis Option: 36 total credit hours, consisting of 24 h of coursework, and 12 h of research. Students must also write and orally defend a research thesis.
• Ph.D.: 72 total credit hours, consisting of coursework (at least 15 h), and research (at least 24 h). The student's committee will determine the final amount of classwork to be taken. Ph.D. students must also successfully complete written and oral qualifying examinations, write and defend a dissertation proposal, write and defend a doctoral dissertation, and are expected to submit the dissertation work for publication in scholarly journals.
  

A minor degree is not required for HSE graduate degrees.

This description is valid for matriculation in 2006-2007 (see Graduate Bulletin for details). Prior and new entrants may use the official catalog from their date of registration, or any more recent.

Required HSE Classes:

• Ground Water Engineering (GEGN 466, fall, 3 credits)
• Surface Water Hydrology (GEGN 598 or ESGN 527, fall, 3 credits)
• Contaminant Fate and Transport (either ESGN 520 for surface water emphasis or ESGN 522 for groundwater emphasis, spring, 3 credits)
• Environmental Chemistry (CHGC 505*, spring, 3 credits)
• Hydrology Field Methods (TBA, summer, 3 credits)

Electives:

*Students who plan to incorporate hydrochemistry into their research may elect to replace CHGC 505 with a two-course combination that includes an aqueous inorganic chemistry course (e.g., GEGN 509 or ESGN 500) and an aqueous environmental organic chemistry course (e.g., CHGC/ESGN 555).

**EBGN 510, ESGN 502, ESGN 593, LISS 504: No more than two of these courses may be taken as part of a the 24 hour course requirement for an thesis MS, and no more than 3 of these courses may be taken as part of the 30 hour course requirement for a non-thesis MS.