Hydrology - Colorado School of Mines

Hydrology from Colorado School of Mines is a Campus Master Hydrology degree that prepares you for a Science career. The Hydrological Sciences and Engineering program at Colorado School of Mines is an interdisciplinary graduate program comprised of faculty from several different Mines departments: Chemistry & Geochemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science & Engineering, Geology & Geological Engineering, Geophysical Engineering, Mining Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. The program offers fields of study in fundamental hydrologic science and applied hydrology with engineering applications. Our program encompasses ground-water hydrogeology, surface-water hydrology, vadose-zone hydrology , watershed hydrology, contaminant transport and fate, contaminant remediation, hydrogeophysics, hydrochemistry and water policy/law. Our students typically accept jobs in areas such as contaminant characterization and remediation, ground-water or watershed modeling, water-resources assessment, ecologic restoration and environmental restoration. Typical employers for M.S. graduates include environmental consulting firms, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the petroleum industry and state regulatory agencies. Degree Program All hydrology students are required to complete a core curriculum of four formal graduate courses and a field session. Programs of study are interdisciplinary in nature and the remainder of the coursework is obtained from multiple departments at Mines and is approved for each student by the student's advisor and thesis committee. The core curriculum consists of: GEGN 467- Ground Water Engineering GEGN 598 or ESGN 527 - Surface-Water Hydrology ESGN 522 - Contaminant Fate and Transport CHGC 505 - Environmental Chemistry Students also are required to complete a hydrology field session. Students who plan to incorporate hydrochemistry into their research may elect to replace CHGC 505 with a two-course combination that includes an aqueous inorganic chemistry course (e.g., GEGN 509 or ESGN 500) and an aqueous environmental organic chemistry course (e.g., CHGC/ESGN 555). Master of Science To achieve the Master of Science (M.S.) degree , students may elect the non-thesis option, based exclusively upon coursework and a project report, or the thesis option. The thesis option is comprised of coursework in combination with individual laboratory, modeling and/or field research performed under the guidance of a faculty advisor and presented in a written thesis approved by the student's committee. M.S. Non-Thesis Option: 36 total credit hours, consisting of coursework (30 hours), and Independent Study (six hours) working on a research project with HSE faculty. M.S. Thesis Option: 30 total credit hours, consisting of coursework (24 hours), and research (six hours). Students must also write and orally defend a research thesis. View more details on Colorado School of Mines . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Hydrology courses.