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Master of Science Degree Requirements

Students in all Master’s Degree programs must complete a minimum of thirty-two semester hours of approved coursework (exclusive of any preparatory courses) with a minimum QPA of 3.000. Students who receive financial support from the University in the form of a research, teaching, or tuition assistantship must complete either a four semester hour Master’s Report or an eight semester hour Thesis.

Construction Management

The Construction Management program includes required core courses primarily from the CEE Department, complemented by electives in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Business Administration. Based on proven proficiency in given areas, students may waive certain core courses and replace them with alternative elective courses.

	Full-time with Thesis	Full-time with Report	Coursework Only
Required Core Courses	17SH	17SH	17SH
Elective Courses	7SH	11SH	15SH
Master of Science Report/Thesis	8SH	4SH	N/A
Minimum Semester Hours Required	32SH	32SH	32SH

Required Core Courses		Credits
ACC G200	Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1	3
CIV G220	Construction Management	4
CIV G221	Construction Project Control and Organization	2
CIV G230	Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering	4
IEM G200	Engineering Probability and Statistics	4

Report/Thesis		Credits
CIV G674	Master’s Report	4
CIV G684	Thesis	4
CIV G688	Thesis	8

Students may choose the remaining seven to fifteen semester hours of elective coursework from among the following lists. Students are not limited to only one area. In addition, students may take graduate courses outside these lists with the approval of their adviser.

Construction and Engineering		Credits
CIV G231	Alternative Project Delivery Systems in Construction	2
CIV G240	Construction Equipment and Modeling	4
CIV G301	Advanced Soil Mechanics	4
CIV G302	Advanced Foundation Engineering	4

Business Management		Credits
FIN G216	Valuation and Value Creation	3
FIN G217	Real Estate Finance	3
IEM G300	Engineering/Organizational Psychology	4
IEM G305	Financial Management for Engineers	4

Systems Engineering		Credits
IEM G205	Deterministic Operations Research	4
IEM G215	Simulation Analysis	4
IEM G275	Expert Systems and Neural Networks	4
IEM G290	Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment	4
ISY G205	Advanced Application Engineering and Development	4
ISY G210	Database Management and Database Design	4
ISY G215	Business Analysis and Information Engineering	4
ISY G245	Planning and Managing Information Systems Development	4

Environmental Engineering

The Environmental Engineering program allows students to specialize in the following areas: water and wastewater treatment and disposal, water resources and watershed management, and hazardous waste and groundwater remediation and protection.

	Full-time with Thesis	Full-time with Report	Coursework Only
Required Core Courses	12SH	12SH	12SH
Elective Courses	12SH	16SH	20SH
Report/Thesis	8SH	4SH	N/A
Minimum Semester Hours Required	32SH	32SH	32SH

Required Core Courses		Credits
CIV G250	Environmental Chemistry	4
CIV G251	Environmental Biological Processes	4
CIV G260	Hydrology	4

Report/Thesis		Credits
CIV G674	Master's Report	4
CIV G684	Thesis	4
CIV G688	Thesis	8

Students may choose the remaining twelve to twenty semester hours of elective coursework from the following list. In addition, students may take courses outside this list with the approval of their adviser.

Elective Courses		Credits
CIV G252	Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes	4
CIV G253	Advanced Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Processes	4
CIV G261	Surface Water Hydraulics and Quality Modeling	4
CIV G262	Watershed Management	4
CIV G263	Groundwater Hydraulics and Quality Modeling	4
CIV G270	Environmental Protection and Management	4
CIV G271	Solid and Hazardous Waste Management	4
CIV G272	Air Quality Management	4
CIV G321	Geoenvironmental Engineering	4
CIV G322	Engineering Geology	4
IEM G200	Engineering Probability and Statistics	4

Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineering

The Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering program includes study in the areas of soil mechanics/foundations and geoenvironmental engineering.

	Full-time with Thesis	Full-time with Report	Coursework Only
Required Core Courses	8SH	8SH	8SH
Elective Courses	16SH	20SH	24SH
Report/Thesis	8SH	4SH	N/A
Minimum Semester Hours Required	32SH	32SH	32SH

Required Core Courses		Credits
CIV G301	Advanced Soil Mechanics	4
CIV G302	Advanced Foundation Engineering	4

Report/Thesis		Credits
CIV G674	Master’s Report	4
CIV G684	Thesis	4
CIV G688	Thesis	8

Students may choose courses from both of the two elective areas below in order to concentrate their professional interest. The CEE department also encourages Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering students to choose elective courses from the Structural Engineering program.

Elective Courses		Credits
CIV G230	Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering	4
CIV G240	Construction Equipment and Modeling	4
CIV G250	Environmental Chemistry	4
CIV G251	Environmental Biological Processes	4
CIV G260	Hydrology	4
CIV G263	Groundwater Hydrology and Quality Modeling	4
CIV G270	Environmental Protection and Management	4
CIV G271	Solid and Hazardous Waste Management	4
CIV G303	Geotechnical Instrumentation	2
CIV G311	Soil and Foundation Dynamics	4
CIV G312	Earthquake Engineering	4
CIV G321	Geoenvironmental Engineering	4
CIV G322	Engineering Geology	4
CIV G330	Advanced Structural Analysis	4
CIV G331	Structural Dynamics	4
IEM G200	Engineering Probability and Statistics	4
IEM G290	Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment	4
MTM G205	Advanced Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers	4
MTM G235	Finite Element Method	4

Structural Engineering

The Structural Engineering program includes courses in structural analysis and design, dynamics of structures, earthquake engineering, and structural mechanics.

	Full-time with Thesis	Full-time with Report	Coursework Only
Required Core Courses	8SH	8SH	8SH
Restricted Electives	12SH	12SH	12SH
Other Electives	4SH	8SH	12SH
Report/Thesis	8SH	4SH	N/A
Minimum Semester Hours Required	32SH	32SH	32SH

Required Core Courses		Credits
CIV G330	Advanced Structural Analysis	4
CIV G331	Structural Dynamics	4

Thesis and Report Courses		Credits
CIV G674	Master’s Report	4
CIV G684	Thesis	4
CIV G688	Thesis	8

Restricted Electives		Credits
CIV G340	Seismic Analysis and Design	4
CIV G341	Structural Reliability	4
CIV G342	System Identification	4
CIV G350	Behavior of Concrete Structures	4
CIV G351	Behavior of Steel Structures	4
CIV G352	Bridge Design	2
CIV G353	Prestressed Concrete	2
CIV G354	Wind Engineering	4

Other Electives

Other electives may include Restricted Electives not used to meet the Restricted Elective requirement, any other graduate course from the CEE Department, or any of the following courses. In addition, students may take graduate courses outside this list with the approval of their adviser.

Other Electives		Credits
CSE G240	Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing	4
MTH G241	Probability 1	4
MTH G342	Mathematical Statistics	4
MTH G343	Applied Statistics	4
MTM G200	Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers	4
MTM G205	Advanced Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers	4
MTM G210	Elasticity and Plasticity	4
MTM G215	Dynamics and Mechanical Vibrations	4
MTM G225	Control and Mechatronics	4
MTM G235	Finite Element Method	4
MTM G245	Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis	4
MTM G365	Properties and Processing of Electronic Materials	4

Transportation Engineering

The Transportation Engineering program is designed for students with career goals in transportation engineering and transportation planning. Core courses in transportation planning and engineering, are supported by related courses in applied mathematics, engineering, economics, policy, and management.

	Full-time with Thesis	Full-time with Report	Course work Only
Required Core Courses	12SH	12SH	12SH
Restricted Electives	8SH	8SH	12SH
Other Electives	4SH	8SH	8SH
Report/Thesis	8SH	4SH	N/A
Minimum Semester Hours Required	32SH	32SH	32SH

Required Core Courses		Credits
CIV G373	Transportation Planning and Engineering	4
CIV G376	Traffic Engineering and Control	4
IEM G200	Engineering Probability and Statistics	4

Report/Thesis		Credits
CIV G674	Master’s Report	4
CIV G684	Thesis	4
CIV G688	Thesis	8

Restricted Electives		Credits
CIV G380*	Transportation Performance Models	4
CIV G381*	Transportation Demand Models	4
CIV G385*	Public Transportation	4
IEM G280	Statistical Methods in Engineering	4
IEM G215	Simulation Analysis	4
* All Transportation Engineering students must take at least one of these three courses.

Other Electives

Other electives may include Restricted Electives not used to meet the Restricted Elective requirement or any adviser-approved graduate course related to transportation engineering. Students may choose courses in areas including, but not limited to, operations research, construction and project management, information systems, economics, and air pollution.

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