M.S. in Civil Engineering

Degree Requirements

Students who do not have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, but who want to obtain a master's degree in civil engineering must complete a bridge program for their chosen area of specialization. These courses are not counted for degree credit. See the areas of specialization in this section for specific bridge programs. Please note that prerequisites for bridge courses also must be met. See the undergraduate catalog for descriptions of 100- to 400-level courses. Some of the bridge courses may be waived depending on the student's background.

The program as shown below offers numerous areas of specialization, each with its own list of required and elective courses and bridge program. Once the choice of specialization is made, the student consults his/her specialization advisor to plan and develop an individualized and cohesive sequence of courses that will meet the program requirements of at least 30 degree credits.

Other suitable electives may be taken subject to approval of program advisor.

Students receiving financial aid at any point in their studies must complete 6 credits of CE 701 Masters Thesis. Any students are able to substitute Master’s thesis in their program.

M.S. in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management

Bridge Program
CE 210Construction Materials and Procedures3
CE 501Introduction to Soil Behavior3
MECH 320Statics and Strength of Materials3
CS 101Computer Programming and Problem Solving3
MATH 225Survey of Probability and Statistics1
MATH 112Calculus II4
Total Credits17
Core Courses
CE 610Construction Management3
CE 611Project Planning and Control3
Specialty Electives
Select four to six of the following:12-18
CE 614
Underground Construction
CE 615
Infrastructure and Facilities Remediation
CE 616
Construction Cost Estimating
CE 617
Historic Preservation
CE 644
Geology in Engineering
CE 700
Master's Project
CE 671
Performance and Risk Analysis of Infrastructure Systems
General Electives
Select zero to two from the List of Department General Electives0-6
Management/Leadership Electives
Select one to two of the following:3-6
CE 711
Methods Improvement in Construction
EM 632
Legal Aspects in Construction
HRM 601
Organizational Behavior
Total Credits30

M.S. in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Quality Program

Water Quality Bridge Program
CE 320Fluid Mechanics3
CE 321Water Resources Engineering3
CHEM 126General Chemistry II3
Total Credits9
Core Courses
ENE 663Water Chemistry3
ENE 661Environmental Microbiology3
or EVSC 627 Environmental Microbiology
Specialty Electives
Select four to six of the following:12-18
ENE 664
Physical and Chemical Treatment
ENE 665
Biological Treatment
ENE 672
Stormwater Management
CE 671
Performance and Risk Analysis of Infrastructure Systems
General Electives
Select zero to two from the List of Department General Electives0-6
Management/Leadership Electives
Select one to two of the following:3-6
CE 610
Construction Management
CE 711
Methods Improvement in Construction
EM 631
Legal Aspects in Environmental Engineering
HRM 601
Organizational Behavior
Total Credits30

M.S. in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Integrated Site Remediation

Integrated Site Remediation Bridge Program
CHEM 126General Chemistry II3
CE 321Water Resources Engineering3
CE 501Introduction to Soil Behavior3
Total Credits9
Core Courses
ENE 663Water Chemistry3
ENE 661Environmental Microbiology3
or EVSC 627 Environmental Microbiology
Specialty Electives
Select four to six of the following:12-18
ENE 660
Introduction to Solid and Hazardous Waste Problems
ENE 662
Site Remediation
ENE 671
Environmental Impact Analysis
CE 602
Geographic Information System
General Electives
Select zero to two from the List of Department General Electives0-6
Management/Leadership Electives
Select one to two of the following:3-6
CE 610
Construction Management
CE 711
Methods Improvement in Construction
EM 631
Legal Aspects in Environmental Engineering
HRM 601
Organizational Behavior
Total Credits30

M.S. in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering

Bridge Program
CE 320Fluid Mechanics3
CE 332Structural Analysis3
CE 333Reinforced Concrete Design2
CE 341Soil Mechanics3
CE 341ASoil Mechanics Laboratory1
CE 443Foundation Design3
CS 101Computer Programming and Problem Solving3
MATH 322Differential Equations for Applications3

Core Courses

Students must attain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the three core courses listed below:

Core Courses
CE 641Engineering Properties of Soils3
CE 643Advanced Foundation Engineering3
CE 648Flow Through Soils3
Advanced Geotechnical Design Courses
Select 2-3 courses from the following:
CE 642
Foundation Engineering
CE 647
Geotechnical Aspects of Solid Waste
CE 742
Geotechnology of Earthquake Engineering
CE 646
Geosynthetics & Soil Imp
Geology/Rock Mechanics Courses
Select 1-2 courses from the following:0-6
CE 644
Geology in Engineering
CE 614
Underground Construction
CE 602
Geographic Information System
or MIP 652
 Geographic Information Systems
Pending Extraction and Storage of Energy Resources
General Electives
Select 0-4 courses from the following:
Pavements
CE 553
Design and Construction of Asphalt Pavements
CE 649
Design & Construction of Concr
CE 659
Flexible and Rigid Pavements
CE 702
Special Topics in Civil Engineering
Pending Management of Infrastructure Assets
Structural
CE 615
Infrastructure and Facilities Remediation
CE 631
Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 638
Nondestructive Testing Methods in Civil Engineering
Numerical Methods
ME 622
Finite Element Methods in Mechanical Engineering
MATH 614
Numerical Methods I
Management/Leadership Electives
Select 3-6 credits from the following:
CE 610
Construction Management
CE 611
Project Planning and Control
CE 616
Construction Cost Estimating
CE 711
Methods Improvement in Construction
EM 632
Legal Aspects in Construction
HRM 601
Organizational Behavior

Students pursuing a thesis option or receiving financial aid at any point in their studies must complete a minimum of 6 credits of CE 701 Master’s Thesis in place of 3 credits reduction from the Advanced Geotechnical Design Courses Requirements and 3 Credits reduction from the Management/Leadership

M.S. in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Bridge Program
CE 333Reinforced Concrete Design2
CE 341Soil Mechanics3
CE 341ASoil Mechanics Laboratory1
CE 432Steel Design2
CS 101Computer Programming and Problem Solving3
MATH 222Differential Equations4
MECH 236Dynamics2
Total Credits17
Core Courses
CE 639Applied Finite Element Methods3
CE 636Mechanics and Stability of Structures3
Specialty Electives
Select four to six of the following:12-18
CE 531
Design of Masonry and Timber Structures
CE 631
Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 632
Prestressed Concrete Design
CE 634
Structural Dynamics
CE 635
Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials
CE 637
Short Span Bridge Design
CE 638
Nondestructive Testing Methods in Civil Engineering
CE 700
Master's Project
CE 702
Special Topics in Civil Engineering
CE 730
Plastic Analysis and Design
CE 733
Design of Metal Structures
CE 734
Design of Tall Buildings and Space Structures
CE 736
Finite Element Methods in Structural and Continuum Mechanics
CE 737
Earthquake Engineering
CE 739
Structural Optimization
MECH 630
Theory Of Elasticity
General Electives
Select zero to two from the List of Department General Electives0-6
Management/Leadership Electives
Select one to two of the following:3-6
CE 610
Construction Management
CE 711
Methods Improvement in Construction
EM 632
Legal Aspects in Construction
HRM 601
Organizational Behavior
Total Credits30

M.S. in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering

Bridge Program
CE 350Transportation Engineering3
CS 101Computer Programming and Problem Solving3
ECON 265Microeconomics3
MATH 105Elementary Probability and Statistics3
MATH 309Mathematical Analysis for Technology4
Total Credits16
Core Courses
TRAN 650Urban Systems Engineering3
TRAN 615Traffic Studies and Capacity3
Specialty Electives
Select four to six of the following:12-18
CE 659
Flexible and Rigid Pavements
TRAN 552
Geometric Design of Transportation Facilities
TRAN 603
Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning
TRAN 625
Public Transportation Operations and Technology
TRAN 653
Traffic Safety
TRAN 655
Land Use Planning
TRAN 700
Masters Project
TRAN 752
Traffic Control
Management/Leadership Electives
Select two of the following:6
CE 711
Methods Improvement in Construction
EM 632
Legal Aspects in Construction
HRM 601
Organizational Behavior
Total Credits24-30