Student education and research examine the broad area of surface water hydrology, including but not limited to: hydraulics, water quality, limnology, watershed hydrology and rehabilitation and geomorphology. Students follow the shared core of five courses that provide the fundamentals of hydrologic fluid mechanics and introductions to surface and ground water hydrology and environmental chemistry as well as two credits of seminar in Hydrologic Sciences. Student learning outcomes (SLOs) for the degree are that students will be able to:<br><br> Demonstrate a basic level of competency in the general field of hydrology<br> Explain ideas and results through written, numerical, graphical, spoken, and computer-based forms of communication<br> Complete research in their field of study, including answering specific question(s) in conjunction with the advisor and thesis committee<br> Demonstrate appropriate quantitative skills for their sub-discipline