Data Analytics for Water Resources CGS

All students must meet the Requirements for Certificate of Graduate Study.

Overview

The aim of the Certificate of Graduate Study (CGS) in Data Analytics for Water Resources program is to educate students on understanding and developing advanced methods (e.g., physics- and process-based modeling, statistical, machine learning, deep learning and data visualization methods) to address critical water resources challenges such as: Drinking water treatment and access, Recovery and treatment of wastewater, Surface and groundwater management, and Adaptation to climate change and other hazards.

Specific Requirements

Minimum Degree Requirements

The CGS in Data Analytics for Water Resources requires 12 credits (four courses). Two of those courses are the core courses that all students must take, while the other two courses can be taken from a list of electives. Students must maintain a 3.0 average in these courses to receive the CGS. 

Requirement DescriptionCredits
Required Core Coursework (6 credits):
STAT 5870Data Science I3
CEE 6610Data Analytics Water Resources3
Electives (6 credits, at least 3 of which must be from an Applications Category)
Applications
Phys/Chem Proc Water/Wstwater
Principles of Hydrology
Advanced Hydrology
Groundwater Hydrolo & Modeling
Applied River Engineering
Climate Change Impacts
Gr Geochem of Natural Waters
Advanced Fluid Dynamics
Gr Geochem of Natural Waters
Gr Geomaterial Analysis
Topics in Envt & Surface Geo
Skills
Bayesian Statistics
Data Science II
Uncertainty & Risk in Eng Sys
Appld Artificial Neural Ntwrks
Applied Geostatistics
Advanced Machine Learning
Evolutionary Computation
Deep Learning
Data Vis & Communication
Computational Biology
Data Vis & Communication
Geospatial Computation