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Twin Cities Campus
Environmental Restoration Engineering and Science M.S.CSENG Civil, Envrn & Geo-Eng (CEGE)
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Environmental Restoration Engineering and Science Graduate Program, 122 Civil Engineering, 500 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-5522; fax: 612-626-7750)
Email:
volle001@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
This program is not yet admitting students.
The goal of the master of science in environmental restoration engineering and science is to produce graduates who will understand how to combine engineering with physical, biological, and social sciences in order to contribute to the process of prioritizing, designing, implementing, evaluating, and setting policy for environmental restoration projects. In short, the program aims to generate future leaders who will both succeed in practice and set the national agenda for restoring, maintaining, and sustaining the Earth-surface environment.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
A baccalaureate degree in a field related to ecology, civil engineering, or environmental and earth sciences. Other degrees will be accepted based on relevant experience at the discretion of the DGS.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires
30
major credits and
up to
credits outside the
major.
The final exam is oral.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: Students complete the capstone project either by undertaking a field research internship offered as CE 8063 - Environmental Restoration Field Research for 6 credits, or by taking one additional course from the Restoration Methods and Practice theme area and conducting an independent research course. In both routes, students will be required to document 100 hours of project-based work. Students will complement this work with a required 10-minute oral presentation on the required Restoration Practice and Tools course.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Completion of the program requires a minimum of 30 credits. Three required core classes (Introduction to Stream Restoration, Restoration and Reclamation Ecology, and Environmental Restoration Practice and Tools) account for 8 credits. An additional 16 credits are made up of approved electives chosen from four theme areas: Restoration Environmental Policy and Management; Restoration Physical Science and Engineering; Restoration Ecology, Biology, and Chemistry; and Restoration Methods and Practice. The remaining 6 credits are met by undertaking a field-based internship or additional coursework with a documented research/practice component.
The following courses are required:
CE 8061 (EEB 8061, GEO 8061) - Introduction to Stream Restoration (3 cr)
HORT 5071 - Restoration and Reclamation Ecology (3 cr)
CE 8062 (EEB 8062, GEO 8062) - Environmental Restoration Practice and Tools (2 cr)
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