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The College of Engineering offers a Master of Science in Engineering, a Master of Science in Engineering Management, a Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Sciences, and participates in the Ph.D. in Urban Studies program, allowing applicants with various backgrounds and goals to be accommodated.
Admission
Applicants seeking admission to the graduate program in engineering must have received a bachelor’s degree in a field of engineering from an ABET accredited engineering program or, in the case of foreign students, must present evidence of an equivalent preparation. Furthermore, applicants are expected to have a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for undergraduate work and all graduate and post-bachelor work. Applicants who have an undergraduate GPA between 2.5 and 3.0 may be considered for probationary admission on a case-by-case basis which will include a review of their last 60 hours of engineering course work and GRE scores.
Applicants with Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics, the sciences, or other undergraduate degrees will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Such students must complete a core program specific to each department including any prerequisite for each or pass the equivalent credit examinations with a grade of “B” or better. See the website of each department for the course listings.
Furthermore, all students must complete all requirements for the graduate courses in which they wish to enroll, and must meet any additional general requirements as may be stipulated by the Graduate School or the College of Engineering.
Master of Science in Engineering
Master of Science in Engineering Degree Requirements
After admission, students are required to select an area of concentration (either civil, environmental, electrical, mechanical, or naval architecture and marine engineering). A choice is provided between a thesis or a research program, calling for 30 hours of graduate work, including six hours of thesis research; and a non-thesis (or course only) option, requiring 33 hours of graduate credit.
Concentration Certificate
The Master of Science program allows for the election of concentrations. A concentration indicates you have taken sufficient courses (9 of the 12 elective credit hours) in a specific area to merit a Concentration Certificate. The Concentration Certificate is issued by the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs in the College of Engineering. Concentrations are allowed in the following areas:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Finance
International Business
Human Resource Management
Management of Information Systems
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
The College of Engineering offers a program of graduate study leading to the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering. The educational objectives of the M.S. in Environmental Engineering program are to fill the need for engineers who are prepared to provide the highly specialized expertise needed to solve municipal and industrial wastewater, and other environmental problems of concern to industry and urban communities. To meet this demand, the program provides the following sub-specialties within environmental engineering: municipal water and wastewater treatment, industrial wastewater treatment; collection, treatment and disposal of solid waste and hazardous substances; air pollution monitoring, modeling, control and management; and water resources/environmental quality modeling and control.
The environmental engineering curriculum has a core of a minimum of 21 credit hours, which include: Civil Engineering 4325, 4328, 6327, 6331 (or Geology 4658), 6332, 6333, and 6365. It will also include six credit hours of thesis work and three hours of an elective course.
A student seeking a master’s degree in environmental engineering must complete a minimum of 30 hours of graduate work, including six hours of thesis research. Students taking Civil Engineering 6331 (4 cr.) will complete 31 credits, whereas those who choose Geology 4658 will complete 30 credit hours.
The preferred applicant will possess a BS in an ABET credited engineering program, or foreign equivalent. Other BS in physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, environmental science, and similar programs will be considered. Students with non-engineering degrees will have to complete the engineering science requirements listed below.
Applicants without an Undergraduate Degree in Engineering
Students who do not have an engineering undergraduate degree must complete a core foundation of general engineering studies by taking the appropriate courses listed below and any prerequisites to these courses, or by passing equivalent credit examinations with a grade of B or better.
Foundation Courses Cr. Hrs.
MATH 2111, 2112 Calculus and Analytical Geometry 10
MATH 2221 Elementary Differential Equations 3
PHYS 1061, 1062 General Physics for Science Majors 6
ENCE 2301 Civil Engineering Computing and Graphics 4
ENCE 2350 Statics 3
ENCE 2351 Mechanics of Materials 3
ENME 2750 Dynamics 3
ENEE 2500 Basic Electrical Circuits 3
ENCE 3318 Principles of Hydraulics (or ENME 3720) 3
ENCE 3323 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
ENME 3770 Thermodynamics 3
ENCE 4318 Hydraulic Engineering 3
The College of Engineering cooperates with the College of Business Administration in offering an M.S. degree in Engineering Management. This program makes use of the expertise and resources of the faculty of both colleges. This program is intended for engineers who wish to remain in their engineering area of expertise but desire to improve their managerial skills and their understanding of business practices.
Admissions
Students admitted into the master of science of engineering management or certificate programs must possess an undergraduate degree in engineering. The program is not open to students with a non-technical education. Those with technical, but non-engineering degrees, must receive permission of the Dean of the College of Engineering in order to enter the program. Candidates for the engineering management graduate program must meet the general University of New Orleans criteria for admission to graduate school and must also have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0. Applicants who have an undergraduate GPA between 2.5 and 3.0 may be considered for probationary admission on a case-by-case basis which will include a review of their last 60 hours of engineering course work and GRE scores.
Master of Science in Engineering Management Degree Requirements
There are two options available for the degree of Master of Science in Engineering Management, the non-thesis and the thesis option.
Non-thesis Option: Completion of 33 credit hours including 18 credit hours of required core courses and three credit hours for a capstone course. The remaining 12 credit hours must be selected from approved electives.
Thesis Option: Complete of 30 credit hours including a minimum of six credit hours of thesis research, and 18 credit hours of required core courses. The remaining six credit hours must be selected from approved electives.
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied Science
The Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied Science is an interdisciplinary, integrative degree involving faculty from the College of Engineering and the College of Sciences. The program is designed for engineers who need to improve their interdisciplinary skills and is intended for engineers who want to understand how to use technology as a competitive advantage and to use advanced methods to achieve that end.
Admissions
Admission to the doctoral program is based on reasonable evidence that the applicant will prove capable of scholarly research on a broad intellectual foundation. All students enrolling in the program must have a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, physics, mathematics, geology/geophysics, computer science, or a closely related field, or be willing to complete coursework required in an existing Master’s program in one of the participating departments at UNO while pursuing the Ph.D. Admission decisions will be based primarily on grade-point average, Graduate Record Examination scores, and letters of recommendation. Foreign applicants (non-English speaking countries) must also have a satisfactory TOEFL score.
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied Science Degree Requirements
Students enrolled in the program must satisfy all general requirements of the UNO Graduate School. Following are the formal procedural requirements for students to receive the Ph.D. degree in Engineering and Applied Science.
Ph.D. candidates must complete a minimum of 51 semester credit hours of graduate course work in an approved program beyond the Bachelor’s degree, not including dissertation writing. The credit hours may include up to 30 semester hour credits obtained in a Master’s degree program, if the area of the Master’s degree is relevant to the doctoral program. Up to six of these 30 credits may be for thesis research. In addition, a doctoral dissertation based on the results of original research under the guidance of a faculty committee and defended in a public examination is required for the doctoral program. At least 30 semester hours of dissertation credit must be earned.
Departments participating in the program are Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Computer Science, Geology and Geophysics, Mathematics, and Physics. The student’s dissertation advisory committee will consist of at least five members. No more than three can be from any one department. There must be at least one committee member from each of the colleges of Engineering and Sciences. Program qualification is administered by the department of the principal advisor(s). It is based on material in a typical departmentalized master’s degree program, or equivalent. Courses are chosen with the consent of the dissertation advisory committee. The committee shall consider the interdisciplinary nature of the program when it approves the courses. A minimum of nine credits (three courses) must be taken in each college. A General (comprehensive) Examination will be administered by the dissertation advisory committee. The examination will be based on material in the student’s program of study. After passing the General Examination the Ph.D. student is expected to write a dissertation prospectus and defend it before the dissertation advisory committee. After a successful defense and committee approval of the prospectus the student may pursue research leading to the dissertation. (The student may register for a maximum of 12 dissertation credits before successful defense and approval of the prospectus provided that Program Qualification has been successfully completed.) The dissertation should reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the program. There must be a final public defense of the dissertation administered by the dissertation advisory committee.
Financial Aid
Teaching and research assistantships are available to qualified graduate students on a competitive basis.