Intelligent Water Systems and Society

Overview: This emphasis area connects the intelligent design, monitoring, and management of water systems for the multiple water supply, agricultural, ecosystem, and other purposes and uses for which these systems are operated to benefit society. Research and work in this emphasis area includes urban water demand management, agricultural water management, reservoir management, stormwater management, drought management, river basin planning, and water management to enhance ecosystems. The emphasis also includes the design of data collection, management, visualization, and analysis systems to support management.

Core Courses

Fall

  • CEE 5430/6430 Groundwater Engineering
  • CEE 6800 CEE Seminar

Spring

  • CEE 6110 Hydroinformatics
  • CEE 5490/6490 Integrated River Basin/Watershed Planning and Management
  • CEE 6660 Environmental and Hydrologic Data Analysis and Experimentation
  • CEE 6800 CEE Seminar

And choose one of the following:

Fall

  • CEE 6400 Physical Hydrology

Spring

  • CEE 6450 Hydrologic Modeling

Note that with approval from the graduate committee, required courses can be waived if the student has successfully completed an equivalent course at Utah State University or elsewhere.

Electives

Students should choose courses from the following list to complete the program of study for their degree. Students may also choose from other courses available at USU in consultation with their graduate committee. All classes are offered yearly, unless otherwise specified.

Fall

Spring