| Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
| CENG5210 |
Advanced Separation Processes |
3 |
| CENG5840 |
Nanomaterials for Chemical Engineering Applications |
3 |
| CIVL4430 |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
3 |
| CIVL4460 |
Process Design of Environmental Engineering Facilities |
3 |
| CIVL4470 |
Air Quality Control and Management |
3 |
| CIVL4520 |
Municipal Hydrosystems Engineering and Management |
3 |
| CIVL5410 |
Physical-Chemical Water/Wastewater Treatment |
3 |
| CIVL5420 |
Biological Waste Treatment |
3 |
| CIVL5430 |
Aquatic Chemistry |
3 |
| CIVL5450 |
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Site Remediation |
3 |
| CIVL5460 |
Landfill Engineering and Design |
3 |
| CIVL5470 |
Industrial Wastewater Treatment |
3 |
| MECH4350 |
Indoor Air Quality in Buildings |
3 |
| MECH5210 |
Fluid Dynamics |
3 |
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| Students may take the following courses or other courses outside the School of Engineering to count toward the program requirements, subject to the prior approval from their thesis supervisors and the final endorsement of the Program Director. |
| Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ENVR6050 |
Introduction to Oceanography |
3 |
| EVSM5220 |
Advanced Environmental Chemistry |
3 |
| SOSC5620 |
Sustainable Development |
3 |
Students who do not have sufficient exposure to environmental courses need to take CIVL 3420 and/or CIVL 4470, or equivalent courses as advised by the EVNG Program Committee.
| CIVL 3420 |
Water and wastewater Engineering |
3 credit |
| CIVL 4470 |
Air Quality Control and Management |
3 credit |
PhD students admitted to the program without a master’s degree may be required to take additional credits to fulfill the program requirements.
School Requirements on PhD Programs
In addition to the program requirements, all full-time and part-time PhD students are required to complete the school requirements, which aim to help students gain a wider exposure to multidisciplinary areas, and attain all-rounded learning by broadening their knowledge base.
PhD students are required to take at least a 3-credit course at 5000-level or above outside their programs offered by the School of Engineering. The 3 credits may be satisfied by courses from other Schools upon approval.
In some exceptional cases where students can provide sufficient justifications and obtain prior approval from their supervisors, PG Coordinators, and Heads of Department/Program Directors or designees, they are allowed to take the 3-credit course within their home departments/programs but the course must be in areas outside their specialty.
Details of the requirements are available on the website of the School of Engineering.
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| Graduate Teaching Assistant Training |
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| PDEV 6800 |
Introduction Teaching and Learning in Higher Education |
0 credit |
All full-time RPg students are required to complete PDEV 6800. The course is composed of a 10-hour training offered by the Center for Education Innovation (CEI), and session(s) of instructional delivery to be assigned by the respective departments. Upon satisfactory completion of the training conducted by CEI, MPhil students are required to give at least one 30-minute session of instructional delivery in front of a group of students for one term. PhD students are required to give at least one such session each in two different terms. The instructional delivery will be formally assessed.
Professional Development Course Requirement
| PDEV 6770 |
Professional Development for Research Postgraduate Students |
1 credit |
Students are required to complete PDEV 6770. The 1 credit earned from PDEV 6770 cannot be counted toward the credit requirements.
PhD students who are HKUST MPhil graduates and have completed PDEV 6770 or other professional development courses offered by the University before may be exempted from taking PDEV 6770, subject to prior approval of the School.
| ENGG 6780 |
Career Development for Engineering Research Students |
1 credit |
Students are required to complete ENGG 6780. The 1 credit earned from ENGG 6780 cannot be counted toward the credit requirements.
English Language Requirement
| LANG 5000 |
Foundation in Listening & Speaking for Postgraduate Students |
1 credit |
Full-time RPg students are required to take an English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) Speaking Test administered by the Center for Language Education before the start of their first term of study. Students whose ELPA Speaking Test score is below Level 4, or who failed to take the test in their first term of study, are required to take LANG 5000 until they pass the course by attaining at least Level 4 in the ELPA Speaking Test before graduation. The 1 credit earned from LANG 5000 cannot be counted toward the credit requirements.
| LANG 5005 |
Communicating Research in English |
1 credit |
Students are required to complete LANG 5005 and advised to complete it in the first year of study. The 1 credit earned from LANG 5005 cannot be counted toward the program credit requirements. Students may be considered for exemption from this course, subject to the approval of the Department Head and/or PG Coordinator/Program Director.
Postgraduate Seminar
| EVNG 6050 |
Environmental Engineering Seminar |
0 credit |
MPhil:Students are required to complete EVNG 6050 for at least two regular terms, and present at least one seminar during their study.
PhD:Students are required to complete EVNG 6050 for at least four regular terms, and present at least two terms during their study.
PhD Qualifying Examination
To become a doctoral candidate, the student must pass a qualifying examination within the first 18 months of study. The qualifying examination involves the submission of a research proposal and an oral/written examination given by the Thesis Supervision Committee. The purpose of the qualifying examination is to establish the student’s ability to formulate and conduct original research in the chosen field of study.
Thesis Research
| EVNG 6990 |
MPhil Thesis Research |
0 credit |
| EVNG 7990 |
Doctoral Thesis Research |
0 credit |
- MPhil:
- i. Registration in EVNG 6990; and
- ii. Presentation and oral defense of the MPhil thesis.
- PhD:
- i. Registration in EVNG 7990; and
- ii. Presentation and oral defense of the PhD thesis.
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