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Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) is an option in the Environmental Systems Graduate Program at Humboldt State University. Students in this option earn a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Environmental Systems with an emphasis in Environmental Resources Engineering.

The Environmental Resources Engineering option of the Environmental Systems Graduate Program emphasizes the application of engineering skills to planning, design, and management problems involving environmental resources. Three general areas of research activity are available in the program, Water Quality, Water Resources, and Renewable Energy Resources.

Within these general areas, field, laboratory and computational modeling project topics include constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, wetland restoration, groundwater modeling, optimal reservoir operations, watershed rehabilitation and restoration, modification of in stream structures to facilitate the passage of fish, hydrogen fuel cell design. Special research facilities include the Schatz Hydrogen Fuel Cell Lab, the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, the Sediment Transport Flume, and the Telonicher Marine Laboratory.

The Environmental Resource Engineering (ERE) option is part of the Environmental Systems Graduate Program at Humboldt State University. The option focuses on the analysis and modelling of land, water, and renewable energy systems. Career possibilities include work in environmental engineering, water quality engineering, renewable energy engineering, and water resources engineering.

Program Requirements:

Course requirements for the program include a set of classes that are common to the Environmental Systems Graduate Program, one of two courses that are specific to the ERE option, and an approved set of upper division and graduate elective courses. Students must complete a minimum of 30 units of coursework to receive a master's degree in Environmental Systems. Each student must also complete a master's project.

Core Requirements

Core program requirements include a graduate colloquium, a resource economics course, and a policy course with an energy or water focus.

Colloquium (1 unit): The colloquium will emphasize the development of communication skills for academic and professional work, including proposal writing, oral presentations, and poster presentations. The curriculum will include direct instruction for conducting ethical research.

Economics and Policy Courses (8 units): The economics and policy course requirements are designed to provide students with foundational tools for the analysis of energy and water related resource issues. They are also intended to provide students with knowledge about the broader policy context for their respective professional fields.

Summer Internship: Professional partners and Environmental Resources Engineering Professional Master's of Science (PERE-MS) students will be paired based on interest and ability. The internship is expected to be the focus of the PERE-MS master’s project. Students will begin preparation for their internship in the second semester and then finish their project in the third semester, with support from courses described in later sections. We anticipate students will receive compensation for the summer internship in most cases.

Professional Preparation & Master’s Project (4 units): Two new courses will be developed for the PERE-MS program to leverage the maximum benefit from the students’ summer internship with a professional partner. The first course will occur before the internship and provide direct instruction on professional skills such as professional ethics, client interactions and literature review methods. Professional partners will provide guest lectures and will assist in the development of the new curriculum.