New MCE Option in Urban Stormwater Management

Street Flooding

Storm Flooding

Detention Pond in Harris County for Flooding Mitigation and Water Quality Enhancement

This graduate program is intended to meet the increasing demand for specialized urban stormwater management engineers. The program will focus on the storm water management practices in the public and private sectors.

The Courses will include the state-of-the-art practical and numerical approaches to solve complex problems related to urban stormwater management and meet the state and federal regulations.

Special features in this program include:

• One of very few graduate programs in the country
• Focus on urban stormwater issues
• Unique blend of courses and instructors
• Design methods/software
• Environmental Factors
• Internships/seminars
• Current regulations
• High industry demand for graduates
• Accelerated Graduate Program
• Strong links with public and private sectors
• Flexible full-time and part-time program
• Focus on Greater Houston Area

Course Structure
A 10-course program totaling 30 credit hours.

Required Core Courses (12 hours):

• Open Channel Flow
• Engineering Hydrology
• Engineering GIS
• Urban Drainage

Recommended Electives (15 hours):

• Integrated Watershed Management
• Stochastic Hydrology
• Evaluation of Water Quality in Natural Waters
• Flood Mitigation Planning
• Erosion and Stream Dynamics
• Hydraulic and Hydrologic Modeling
• Construction Project Management
• Construction Risk Analysis
• Project Control for Construction
• Environmental Health and Security Management

Others (3 hours):

• Internship: 320 hours total and Report Writing
• Case Studies in Civil Engineering

USM — Advisory Board Members
Dr. Ted Cleveland, P.E., Associate Professor, University of Houston
Steve Fitzgerald, P.E., Chief Engineer, Harris County Flood Control
Burton Johnson, P.E., Manager Planning Dept., Harris County Flood Control
Steve Johnson, P.E., Chief Hydrologist, LJA Engineering
Mike Lacy, P.E., Vice President, Civil Tech Engineering
Dr. Fred Liscum, P.E., Senior Project Manager, PBS&J Engineering
Ron Mulinax, P.E., Vice President, Brown and Gay Engineering
David Peters, P.E., Project Manager, Civil Tech Engineering
Mark Sappington, P.E., Water Resources Division Manager, Cobb and Fendly Engineering
Gary Struzick, P.E., Vice President, Klotz Associates
Mike Talbott, P.E., MBA, Director, Harris County Flood Control District
Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan (Vipu), P.E., Professor, Director of CIGMAT, University of Houston