• Master of Engineering in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering at Northwestern University is a duration of 2 years.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The coastal and oceanographic engineering program is offered through the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering with the following degrees: Master of Engineering, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degree.
  • The program enhanced students understanding of coastal and estuarine processes.
  • Students learn about forecasting storm surge and flooding and the impacts of sea-level rise on freshwater resources.
  • The research focus areas of the program are:
    • Physical processes associated with sediment transport in beaches, estuaries, and lakes
    • Wave transformations over sandy and muddy bottoms
    • Bridge scouring
    • Inlet morphodynamics and wave-current interactions
    • Estuarine and coastal physics
    • Storm surge and inundation
    • Implications of sea-level rise on coastal processes
    • Salt intrusion into estuaries and groundwater aquifers