Explore our graduate program

The Water and the Environment graduate program focuses on both fundamental and applied aspects of environmental systems and processes across a range of scales. The program offers unique opportunities for students to participate actively in the research, analysis, and design aspects of real-world problems.

Within Water and the Environment, there are two areas of technical specialization, Environmental Engineering and Science (EES) and Hydraulics and Water Resources (HWR), and one cross-cutting area, Sustainable Water Development (SWD). Click the links below to learn about each area.

Keri Hornbuckle in lab with 1 student

Technical Specialization:

Environmental Engineering and Science
Two people working on a water tank

Technical Specialization:

Hydraulics and Water Resources
Environmental Engineering along a creek

Cross-Cutting Area:

Sustainable Water Development