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    "description": "<p>The Environmental Engineering PhD program focuses on pollution control, pollution prevention, and the correction of pollution effects on natural and man-made environments. The PhD in Environmental Engineering is a research-oriented degree intended for students with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering or a closely related discipline. The program requires specialized course work combined with intensive research. Areas of study include drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, atmospheric pollution control and modeling, environmental water resources, and stormwater management. The program's mission is to prepare students for careers in environmental engineering with consulting firms; with industry; within federal, state, and local governments; and/or in higher education.</p> <br /> <p>The PhD in Environmental Engineering degree offers the following gateways into the program:</p> <ul> <li>A PhD in Environmental Engineering for students who are admitted into the PhD program with a BS in Environmental or Civil Engineering, or a closely related discipline (e.g. Engineering, some STEM degrees). Students with less related degrees can still be admitted but they may have to take articulation courses (discussed later). These students may obtain a MS degree in Civil Engineering along-the-way to their PhD. The requirements for the along-the-way MS are the same as they are for the Environmental MS program that is selected: 1) The MS Environmental Engineering (MSEnvEngr) degree (thesis or non-thesis), or 2) the MS in Environmental Engineering Sciences track (thesis or non-thesis). The student and academic advisor must determine which program is most appropriate. Generally, students with an Engineering BS will take the MSEnvEngr program, while students with a non-engineering BS will take the MS in Environmental Engineering Sciences program, but the final decision should be based on a consensus between the student and advisor. This is equally true of the thesis vs. non-thesis decision.</li> <li>Students with an MS degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering, or a closely related discipline (e.g. Engineering or STEM), are advised to apply for the Post-Master's Track for the PhD. However they can apply to this program, and they must transfer their master's courses on a course-by-course basis according to current College of Graduate Studies policy.</li> </ul> <p>The Environmental Engineering PhD requires completion of 72 credit hours, of which 42 credit hours minimum must be formal coursework, exclusive of directed research (XXX 6918), thesis (XXX 6971), doctoral research (XXX 7919), and independent study (XXX 6908), and 15 credit hours minimum of dissertation research (XXX 7980). No more than 15 credit hours combined of thesis (XXX 6971), doctoral research (XXX 7919) and/or independent study (XXX 6908) may be taken toward fulfilling the degree program of study coursework requirements. Thesis hours (XXX 6971) are limited to 6 hours, and independent study is limited to 3 hours. Doctoral research is limited to 15 hours. Directed research (XXX 6918) is not permitted in a PhD program of Study.</p> <br /> <p><strong>Total Credit Hours Required: 72 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree; 42 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Master's Degree</strong></p>",
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