Degree Requirements for Graduate Studies in Hydraulics, Hydrology and Water Resources

The Hydraulics department offers both masters and Ph.D. degree programs.

The MS degree may be earned on either a thesis or a non-thesis basis. Thesis option requires a minimum of 30 hours of credit – 24 semester hours of course work plus 6 semester hours of thesis research credit. The non-thesis option also requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit, but requires an additional 6 semester hours of free elective credit (for a total of 9 hours of free elective credit) in place of Thesis research requirement.

The Ph.D. degree requires 90 hours of credit beyond the basic undergraduate degree. Up to 25 semester hours of this work may be applied to dissertation research. A minimum of one year of on-campus residency is required for the Ph.D.

Course Requirements for the MS Degree

Core Courses: Students must take 12 hours of credit from the courses listed below.

Dept:Course	Course Title	Hours
53:116	Probabilistic Methods in Hydroscience	3
53:169	Intermediate Mechanics of Fluids	3
53:170	Flow in Open Channels	3
53:178	Hydrometeorology	3

Program Electives: Students must take 12 hours of credit from classes with course numbers greater than 100 in departments 53 and/or 58. Electives are subject to the approval of the student’s advisor and/or advisory committee.

Dept:Course	Course Title	Hours
53:117	Remote Sensing	3
53:171	Water Resources Engineering	3
53:173	Mechanics of Sediment Transport	3
53:175	Groundwater Hydrology and Hydraulics	3
53:177	Theory and Practice of Hydraulic Modeling	3
53:179	Hydroclimatology	3

Mathematical Sciences Electives: Students must take 3 hours of credit from the classes below.

Dept:Course	Course Title	Hours
53:111	Numerical Calculation	3
53:113	Mathematical Methods in Engineering	3
22M:118	Complex Variables	3
Seminar Students in Hydraulics and Water Resources are expected to register continuously for 53:193 HWR Graduate Seminar, and attend the weekly seminars with two unexcused absences permitted. Students who are no longer registered for course or research credits are not required to register for the seminar, but are expected to continue their attendance.

Thesis: Students may opt to complete a Masters Thesis. This project will count for 6 hours of credit. Students who do not choose Thesis option must take an additional 6 hours of free elective credit.

Free Electives: MS students who take Thesis students must take 3 hours of free elective credit. MS students who do not take Thesis option must take 9 hours of free elective credit. Below is a listing of recommended courses. There are additional courses available throughout the University. Courses selected are subject to the approval of the student’s advisor and/or advisory committee.

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dept:Course	Course Title
53:102	Groundwater
53:139	Foundations of Structures
53:155	Env. Engr. - Natural Systems
53:204	Theories in Environmental Policy and Assessment
53:251	Environmental Systems Modeling
53:212	Analytical Methods in Thermo-Fluid Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering
Dept:Course	Course Title
58:101	Energy in Contemporary Society
58:145	Intermediate Heat Transfer
58:246	Convective Heat Transfer
58:263	Hydrodynamics
58:265	Waves in Fluids
58:268	Turbulent Flows
Industrial and Management Engineering
Dept:Course	Course Title
56:170	Deterministic Operations Research
Mathematical Sciences
Dept:Course	Course Title
22M:115	Introduction to Analysis I
22M:116	Introduction to Analysis II
22M:171	Numerical Analysis: Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
22M:180	Topics in Applied Analysis I
22S:156	Applied Time Series Analysis
22S:167	Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Geography
Dept:Course	Course Title
44:101	Climatology
44:128	Drainage Basin: Form and Process
44:162	Geography of Underdevelopment
Geology
Dept:Course	Course Title
53:103	Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality (also 12:166)
12:171	Geomorphology

Course Requirements for Ph.D. Degree

Ph.D. degree programs require the development of a high level of competence in Hydraulics and Water Resources through a combination of course work and research. The degree programs are more individualized to emphasis a specific area and also develop special expertise in a related science or engineering area. Typical outside areas are modeling, chemistry, microbiology, chemical engineering, hydrology, and water resources. The degree requirements are described as follows:

The Ph.D. program requires a minimum 90 hours of credit beyond the basic undergraduate degree.

Dissertation: A student must complete a Ph.D. Dissertation, for which he or she may receive up to 25 hours of credit.

Core Courses: A student must satisfy the MS core course requirement plus any four of the following courses – 24 Hours

Dept:Course	Course Title	Hours
53:171	Water Resources Engineering	3
53:175	Groundwater Hydrology and Hydraulics	3
53:270	Coastal Hydrodynamics	3
53:272	Environmental Dispersion Processes	3
53:273	Computational Hydraulics	3
53:276	Viscous Flow	3
53:277	Inviscid Flow	3

Mathematical Sciences Electives: Students must take 15 hours of credit from the classes below.

Dept:Course	Course Title	Hours
53:111	Numerical Calculation	3
53:113	Mathematical Methods in Engineering	3
22M:118	Complex Variables	3
22M:144	Intro to Partial Differential Eq. I	3
22M:145	Intro to Partial Differential Eq. II	3
22S:156	Applied Time Series Analysis	3
Seminar Students in Hydraulics and Water Resources are expected to register continuously for 53:193 HWR Graduate Seminar, and attend the weekly seminars with two unexcused absences permitted. Students who are no longer registered for course or research credits are not required to register for the seminar, but are expected to continue their attendance.

Free Electives: Students must take 14 hours of elective credit. Up to 6 hours of this credit may be drawn from a student’s Masters Thesis. Below is a listing of recommended courses. There are additional courses available throughout the University. Courses selected are subject to the approval of the student’s advisor and/or advisory committee.

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dept:Course	Course Title
53:102	Groundwater
53:139	Foundations of Structures
53:155	Env. Engr. - Natural Systems
53:204	Theories in Environmental Policy and Assessment
53:251	Environmental Systems Modeling
53:212	Analytical Methods in Thermo-Fluid Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering
Dept:Course	Course Title
58:101	Energy in Contemporary Society
58:145	Intermediate Heat Transfer
58:246	Convective Heat Transfer
58:263	Hydrodynamics
58:265	Waves in Fluids
58:268	Turbulent Flows
Industrial and Management Engineering
Dept:Course	Course Title
56:170	Deterministic Operations Research
Mathematical Sciences
Dept:Course	Course Title
22M:115	Introduction to Analysis I
22M:116	Introduction to Analysis II
22M:171	Numerical Analysis: Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
22M:180	Topics in Applied Analysis I
22S:156	Applied Time Series Analysis
22S:167	Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Geography
Dept:Course	Course Title
44:101	Climatology
44:128	Drainage Basin: Form and Process
44:162	Geography of Underdevelopment
Geology
Dept:Course	Course Title
53:103	Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality (also 12:166)
12:171	Geomorphology

Degree Requirements for Graduate Studies in Hydraulics, Hydrology and Water Resources

Course Requirements for the MS Degree

Course Requirements for Ph.D. Degree

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