UGA Bulletin

Program Description

Environmental, water, and human systems are fundamentally interdependent; thus, the complex water, energy, food, environmental quality, and resource allocation issues facing society require integrated and comprehensive approaches to problem solving. The Environment and Water program draws from many disciplines to develop new approaches and effective solutions to the major water and environmental challenges of our times.

The program offers students tremendous flexibility in designing a graduate program that builds in-depth skills and breadth of knowledge in their area of interest. Students conduct cutting edge research on a wide range of topics including environmental fluid dynamics, hydrology and hydraulics, water resources management and sustainability, marine ecosystem and coastal ocean circulation models, coupled human-natural systems, solid waste, stream and watershed restoration, drinking water and wastewater treatment, diffuse pollution abatement, systems modeling, and life cycle analysis. The program leverages UGA’s broad strengths in building multidisciplinary teams that include experts in ecology, environmental design, public health, social sciences, and policy.

Contact

Graduate Coordinator Sung-Hee (Sonny) Kim, Professor kims@uga.edu Graduate Program Advisor/Graduate Coordinator Assistant Victoria E Martinez Vicmart8@uga.edu 706.542.1130

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: Base requirements for consideration for admission to the College of Engineering’s Graduate Programs are listed below. Specific degree programs and emphasis areas may add additional requirements.

Completion of a B.S. and M.S. with minimum GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.00) from an ABET accredited program or program in a related field. UGA will accept satisfactory scores on either the TOEFL or IELTS language proficiency examinations. Scores must be reported to UGA electronically by the testing agency. The minimum TOEFL score requirement: overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing The minimum IELTS score requirement: overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band (score) below 6.0

Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores that are not more than two years old. Applicants who have received degrees from accredited institutions in the U.S. or from institutions in countries where English is the primary language (see list here) are usually are not required to submit scores. If such an applicant received the degree more than two years prior to application to the Graduate School and has been residing/working in a country where the primary language is not English, he or she must submit current scores. Submit an official online application to the UGA Graduate School. Unofficial transcripts are required for the review process. If accepted, you must submit official transcripts prior to matriculation. Statement of purpose to include your goals in pursuing graduate study, research experience, names of faculty with whom you’d like to work, as well as explanations for any perceived deficiencies in your application.

Contact information for three references who can speak to your academic record and/or research experiences. International students may be required to show English language proficiency and proof of finances; see the UGA Graduate School site for details. GRE scores may be submitted using the UGA institutional code 5813. CV

Application deadline: Full consideration for financial support will be given to applications received by the following deadlines: Fall: December 15 Spring: September 15 We will still consider all applications received by the following UGA Graduate School deadlines: Domestic Applicants: Fall Semester – July 1 Spring Semester – November 15 International Applicants: Fall Semester – April 15 Spring Semester – October 15

ENGR 8950 *

Graduate Seminar

1

* Only 3 hours of Graduate Seminar may apply on the Ph.D. Program of Study. Students are strongly encouraged to continue regular attendance of speaker series presentations even if not formally registered in the seminar.

ENGR 9300

Doctoral Dissertation

1-9

Choose a minimum of 15 credit hour(s) from the following:

8000- and 9000-level courses in addition to research, dissertation writing, and directed study of which 9 hours must be selected from the Environment and Water Course List (below).

Choose a minimum of 23 credit hour(s) from the following:

ENGR 9000

Doctoral Research

1-18

ENGR 9010 **

Project-Focused Doctoral Research

1-9

** A typical student’s total research hours will exceed these minimums.