The Master of Science in Environmental Engineering program is targeted at graduates who are either working, or considering a career, in environmental engineering, and wish to be part of the global effort to incorporate environmental considerations in all human activities. Its curriculum is sufficiently flexible to accommodate students from different science and technology backgrounds as well as provide practicing engineers an opportunity to upgrade and enhance their technical competence. This program is also suitable for graduates who wish to build on their prior educational background and professional experience in the field of environmental science and technology, and to acquire new skills for solving advanced environmental engineering problems, thus enabling them to contribute in greater measure to Singapore’s push to develop its environmental technology industry. The program would also be of interest to professionals in the government’s regulatory and statutory bodies, as well as in institutes of higher learning.

The admissions requirements of candidates are a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Technology or its equivalent. The program accepts both part-time and full-time students, who must successfully complete a program of study consisting of 4 Foundation modules, at least 3 elective modules from Group 1 and, the remaining modules from Group 2. Depending on the background of a student, the Department may allow the waiver of a maximum of 2 Foundation modules or more (on a case-by-case basis). In such instances, the students must make up for these modules by choosing from either Group 1 or 2. Subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, the restriction on the selection of the elective modules from the various groups may be waived.

Part-time students will normally read 2 modules per semester and attend lectures two evenings per week. Full-time students will normally read 3 modules per semester and attend lectures three evenings per week.

Foundation Modules

1. EV5001 Basic Environmental Sciences *
2. EV5002 Mathematical Methods for Environmental Engineering
3. EV5003 Physical Principles of Environmental Engineering
4. EV5004 Process Engineering Design Principles

* Students with a strong chemistry background enroll for EV 5110 (Air and Water Chemistry) instead of EV 5001 (Basic Environmental Sciences), and may proceed to offer EV 5111 (Advanced Air and Water Chemistry).

Elective Modules

Group 1

1. EV5102 Water Pollution Control Technology
2. EV5104 Air Pollution Control Technology
3. EV5105 Biological Waste Treatment
4. EV5106 Solid Waste Management
5. EV5107 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering (I)
6. EV5108 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering (II)
7. EV5110 Air and Water Chemistry
8. EV5111 Advanced Air and Water Chemistry
9. EV5112 Environmental Microbiology

Group 2

1. EV5200 Chemical and Biochemical Reaction Engineering
2. EV5201 Instrumentation and Process Control
3. EV5202 Quantified Risk Analysis
4. EV5203 Environmental Management Systems
5. EV5204 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering (III)
6. EV5205 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering (IV)
7. EV5206 Principles and Practice of Pollution Prevention
8. CN5020 Advanced Reaction Engineering
9. CN5050 Advanced Separation Processes
10. CN5111 Optimization of Chemical Processes
11. CN5251 Membrane Science and Technology
12. CE5301 Advanced Hydraulics
13. CE5303 Water Resource Systems Analysis
14. CE5401 Water Quality Management
15. CE5402 Environmental Health Engineering
16. CE5403 Industrial Wastewater Control
17. CE5404 Urban Environmental Management
18. CE5405 Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management

Please note that not all modules listed above are necessarily available in any one year. For a brief description of the above modules, please go to PG Modules' Brief Description.