The underlying principle underpinning the Environmental Engineering MSc is to teach advanced scientific and engineering principles to promote sustainable development and improve environmental quality.

The Environmental Engineering MSc provides you with the advanced technical knowledge, understanding and practical skills to solve environmental challenges worldwide.

The aims of the programme include developing the intellectual, practical, and professional skills of students in the critical acquisition, analysis, interpretation and understanding of environmental engineering principles and issues in preparation for a career in the environmental, consultancy, regulatory, management, and engineering industry; a position of leadership early in that career; further study; life-long learning and an appreciation of the value of Environmental Engineering to a sustainable society.

The graduate program in environmental engineering at Syracuse has earned a reputation for superior quality. Degree recipients working in government, industry, and education have made important contributions to the profession. The environmental engineering program provides coursework and research opportunities in environmental chemistry, water and wastewater treatment, applied microbiology, hydrology and water resources, sustainability, groundwater remediation, and green infrastructure.

The Master’s Program in Environmental Engineering of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is designed to equip its graduates with the expertise, the soft and hard skills necessary to address the ongoing and future environmental challenges threatening the security and resilience of the ecosystem, and the societal wellbeing. These challenges, aggravated by the changing climate, include, for example, atmospheric and air pollution, deterioration in water quality, urban waste treatment, environmental pollution, erosion of the coastline and decarbonization of the energy nexus.

The Graduate Program in Environment Protection Engineering aims at research and engineering activities concerning the mitigating of negative impacts of human activity on the environment. It is primarily addressed to the alumni of the undergraduate program in environmental engineering or other undergraduate programs in engineering, such as civil, mechanical, or chemical engineering.

This program aims to train environmental engineers with up-to-date knowledge in natural sciences, earth sciences, engineering, economics, and management. There are two specializations for the program: remediation and environmental geotechnics, and waste management.

The Master of Science in Environmental and Land Planning Engineering provides with an education focused on developing adequate engineering frameworks for the sustainable utilization of natural resources and man-made infrastructures.

Environmental and Land Engineering: design and innovation to build a sustainable relation between humans and the environment. You will become an Environmental Engineer, a professional who is able to cope with complex environmental problems that concern the interaction between natural (air, water, soil, biosphere) and human elements.

The aim of the course is to provide advanced training in natural sciences, engineering, business management, and to equip students with the knowledge of recognizing and preventing environmental hazards in different fields. With their professional knowledge they are able to mitigate and eliminate environmental problems and damages. Nevertheless, students learn how to utilize natural resources rationally, develop and operate cleaner technologies. They are capable of neutralizing hazardous waste by acquiring knowledge in the field of nature and land conservation, regional policy and environmental management.

The Master's degree course in Bio- and Environmental Engineering focuses on deepening technical and scientific expertise in bio- and environmental engineering through specialization in one of the two subject areas. The focus of the training is on environmental process engineering, environmental biotechnology, bioenergy production, plant planning and technology, bioanalysis of biologically active substances and the determination of the availability of these substances in the human body, and quality management.

The master's programme in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure equips students with interdisciplinary tools to solve future environmental problems and prepare them for careers as environmental engineers. Students gain knowledge of the properties and functions of water and ecosystems, learn how to assess the local and global environmental impact of human activities, and apply advanced methods and modelling tools to define and solve environmental problems.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is an interdisciplinary department that provides flexible and rigorous training within the intellectually rich environment of our highly ranked university.

The program provides the students with a vast palette of Environmental Engineering topics, to finally bring a solid professional background. The schedule covers Statistics, Project Management, Interactive Decision Making, Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Microbiology and Chemistry, Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal, Water Reuse, Spatial Planning, Groundwater, and Soil Protection, Environmental Impact Assessment, Engineering Surveying, and GIS Applications, Wastewater Engineering, Water Treatment, Waste Management, Urban Hydrology, Water Resource Management, Numerical Modelling of Hydrosystems, Modelling Methodologies for the Environment, Thesis Seminar.

The International Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Engineering (IMETE) program addresses these needs by educating a new generation of environmental scientists and engineers that can provide adequate and state-of-the-art environmental technology and engineering solutions to tackle complex, multidisciplinary environmental issues.