Credit Requirements
The MS degree requires 30 semester credits. A minimum of two of
these credits are assigned for research related to the student's
assignment with Peace Corps. Up to seven credits (CE5994, International
Engineering Field Experience) are used while a student is overseas
working as a Peace Corps volunteer. This leaves a student with 21
credits of coursework that they should complete prior to leaving
for their Peace Corps assignment.
Students must take or demonstrate from a previous degree or work
experience that they have background in Hydrology (CE3610, 2 credits)
or Geohydrology (GE3850, 3 credits) and Water & Wastewater Treatment
(CE4508, 3 credits).
To prepare for their engineering assignment with the Peace Corps,
students must take a Field Engineering course (To
see syllabus- CE5993, 2 credits, click here) and a class in
Rural Community Development Planning and Analysis (FW5770, 2 credits).
These courses are taken along with the Forestry, Geology, and Geological
Engineering Master’s International students and some of the
professors are former Peace Corps volunteers.
Students can also apply up to 2 credits of language (typically Spanish
or French) to their MS degree.
Master’s International students can also obtain a Graduate
Certificate in Sustainability as part of their degree requirements
(see http://www.sfi.mtu.edu/courses.htm).
Students take the remainder of the graduate coursework (8-15 credits)
in areas related to their professional interests (environmental,
water resources, construction management, geotechnical, structures,
transportation/materials). In addition, during the school year,
all Master’s International meet informally with the students
in the PC Fellows program and other returned Peace Corps volunteers
to discuss issues related to their Peace Corps assignments.
Learn more details about the program by reading the following three
articles:
Mihelcic, JR, “Educating the Future’s Water Professional, Water Environment Technology, 16(9): 86-92, 2004
Mihelcic, JR
“Educating Tomorrow’s Global Engineer through a Unique
Partnership with the U.S. Peace Corps,” Woman Engineer,
30-33, Fall, 2004.
Orr, BD, JR
Mihelcic, TJ Van Dam, “Engineering Help while Getting a Degree,”
IEEE Potentials, 22(2):32-34, 2003
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