Graduate Studies in Hydraulics, Hydrology and Water Resources
Admission Requirements | MS & PhD Requirements
The program in hydraulic engineering provides a strong foundation in theoretical and applied fluid mechanics in combination with practical applications of hydraulics, oriented mainly toward civil engineering. The program provides a strong preparation for careers in consulting and design aspects of civil-engineering hydraulics, as well as in teaching and research. Students take the intermediate level fluid mechanics courses, and several courses in hydraulics and applied mathematics. Beyond these there is a wide variety of advanced level courses in fluid mechanics, hydraulics, water resources, and environmental sciences from which students may design a personalized curriculum. Computational Hydraulics and automated data acquisition and processing are central to the program. The Institute of Hydraulic Research offers unique opportunities to students in the form of active participation in the research and design aspects of real world problems. Many options are available within the hydraulic engineering program.
The program option in hydrology and water resources is designed to provide the broad-based backgrounds necessary for effective consideration of design and operation of interacting water resource systems. It is designed especially to provide engineering abilities at the advanced level for those interested in research, teaching and/or higher level engineering and to develop and disseminate knowledge in hydrologic science. The program combines surface and groundwater hydrology and hydraulics, fluid mechanics, environmental engineering, elements of meteorology, remote sensing and systems analysis with related disciplines such as economics, geology, geography, mathematics, statistics, electrical and computer science engineering, operations research, law, sociology, and urban and regional planning. The scientific and engineering emphasis are predominant but the socio-humanistic emphasis prevalent in today's water resource problems prompts the inclusion of selected courses from the Liberal Arts College. Considerable emphasis is given to the use of the digital computer in both research and coursework. The facilities of the computational laboratory for hydrometeorology and water resources are available for sponsored research projects and include a supermini computer, high speed work stations, and advanced software graphics packages.