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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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 alternate elective courses.

 

With Report

With Thesis

Coursework Only

Required Core Courses 17 SH 17 SH 17 SH
Elective Courses 11 SH 7 SH 15 SH
Master of Science Report/Thesis 4 SH 8 SH -
Minimum Semester Hours Required 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH

 

Required Core Courses
Credits
ACCT 6200 (formerly ACCG200) Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making
3
CIVE 7220 (formerly CIVG220) Construction Management
4
CIVE 7221 (formerly CIVG221) Construction Project Control and Organization
2
CIVE 7230 (formerly CIVG230) Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering
4
IE 6200 (formerly IEMG200) Engineering Probability and Statistics
4
Report/Thesis
Credits
CIVE 8674 (formerly CIVG674) Master’s Report
4
CIVE 7990 (formerly CIVG684, 688) Thesis
1-8

Students may choose the remaining seven to fifteen semester hours of elective coursework from 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
CIVE 7231 (formerly CIVG231) Alternative Project Delivery Systems in Construction
2
CIVE 7240 (formerly CIVG240) Construction Equipment and Modeling
4
CIVE 7301 (formerly CIVG301) Advanced Soil Mechanics
4
CIVE 7302 (formerly CIVG302) Advanced Foundation Engineering
4
   
Business Management
Credits
FINA 6216 (formerly FING216) Valuation and Value Creation
3
FINA 6217 (formerly FING217) Real Estate Finance
3
EMGT 5300 (formerly IEMG300) Engineering/Organizational Psychology
4
EMGT 6305 (formerly IEMG305) Financial Management for Engineers
4
   
Systems Engineering
Credits
OR 6205 (formerly IEMG205) Deterministic Operations Research
4
IE 7215 (formerly IEMG215) Simulation Analysis
4
IE 7615 (formerly IEMG275) Expert Systems and Neural Networks
4
IE 7290 (formerly IEMG290) Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment
4
INFO 6205 (formerly ISYG205) Advanced Application Engineering and Development
4
INFO 6210 (formerly ISYG210) Database Management and Database Design
4
INFO 6215 (formerly ISYG215) Business Analysis and Information Engineering
4
INFO 6245 (formerly ISYG245) Planning and Managing Information Systems Development
4

Environmental Engineering

Students may specialize in the following areas: water and wastewater treatment and disposal, water resources and watershed management, and hazardous waste and groundwater remediation and protection.

 

With Report

With Thesis

Coursework Only

Required Core Courses 12 SH 12 SH 12 SH
Elective Courses 16 SH 12 SH 20 SH
Master of Science Report/Thesis 4 SH 8 SH -
Minimum Semester Hours Required 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH

 

Required Core Courses
Credits
CIVE 7250 (formerly CIVG250) Environmental Chemistry
4
CIVE 7251 (formerly CIVG251) Environmental Biological Processes
4
CIVE 7260 (formerly CIVG260) Hydrology
4
Report/Thesis
Credits
CIVE 8674 (formerly CIVG674) Master's Report
4
CIVE 7990 (formerly CIVG684, 688) Thesis
1-8

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
CIVE 7252 (formerly CIVG252) Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
4
CIVE 7253 (formerly CIVG253) Advanced Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Processes
4
CIVE 7261 (formerly CIVG261) Surface Water Hydraulics and Quality Modeling
4
CIVE 7262 (formerly CIVG262) Watershed Management
4
CIVE 7263 (formerly CIVG263) Groundwater Hydraulics and Quality Modeling
4
CIVE 5270 (formerly CIVG270) Environmental Protection and Management
4
CIVE 5271 (formerly CIVG271) Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
4
CIVE 5321 (formerly CIVG321) Geoenvironmental Engineering
4
CIVE 7322 (formerly CIVG322) Engineering Geology
4
IE 6200 (formerly IEMG200) Engineering Probability and Statistics
4

 

Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineering

This program includes study in the areas of soil mechanics/foundations and geoenvironmental engineering.

 

With Report

With Thesis

Coursework Only

Required Core Courses 8 SH 8 SH 8 SH
Elective Courses 20 SH 16 SH 24 SH
Report/Thesis 4 SH 8 SH -
Minimum Semester Hours Required 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH

 

Required Core Courses
Credits
CIVE 7301 (formerly CIVG301) Advanced Soil Mechanics
4
CIVE 7302 (formerly CIVG302) Advanced Foundation Engineering
4
Report/Thesis
Credits
CIVE 8674 (formerly CIVG674) Master’s Report
4
CIVE 7990 (formerly CIVG684, 688) Thesis
1-8

Students may choose the remaining 16-24 SH of elective coursework from the following list. The CEE department also encourages Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering students to choose elective courses from the Structural Engineering program.

Elective Courses
Credits
CIVE 7230 (formerly CIV G230) Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering
4
CIVE 7240 (formerly CIV G240) Construction Equipment and Modeling
4
CIVE 7250 (formerly CIV G250) Environmental Chemistry
4
CIVE 7251 (formerly CIV G251) Environmental Biological Processes
4
CIVE 7260 (formerly CIV G260) Hydrology
4
CIVE 7263 (formerly CIV G263) Groundwater Hydrology and Quality Modeling
4
CIVE 5270 (formerly CIV G270) Environmental Protection and Management
4
CIVE 5271 (formerly CIV G271) Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
4
CIVE 7303 (formerly CIV G303) Geotechnical Instrumentation
2
CIVE 7311 (formerly CIV G311) Soil and Foundation Dynamics
4
CIVE 7312 (formerly CIV G312) Earthquake Engineering
4
CIVE 5321 (formerly CIV G321) Geoenvironmental Engineering
4
CIVE 7322 (formerly CIV G322) Engineering Geology
4
CIVE 7330 (formerly CIV G330) Advanced Structural Analysis
4
CIVE 7331 (formerly CIV G331) Structural Dynamics
4
IE 6200 (formerly IEMG200) Engineering Probability and Statistics
4
IE 7290 (formerly IEMG290) Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment
4
ME 7205 (formerly MTMG205) Advanced Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers
4
ME 5657 (formerly MTMG235) Finite Element Method
4

 

Structural Engineering

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

 

With Report

With Thesis

Coursework Only

Required Core Courses 8 SH 8 SH 8 SH
Restricted Electives 12 SH 12 SH 12 SH
Other Electives 8 SH 4 SH 12 SH
Master of Science Report/Thesis 4 SH 8 SH -
Minimum Semester Hours Required 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH

 

Required Core Courses
Credits
CIVE 7330 (formerly CIVG330) Advanced Structural Analysis
4
CIVE 7331 (formerly CIVG331) Structural Dynamics
4
Report/Thesis
Credits
CIVE 8674 (formerly CIVG674) Master’s Report
4
CIVE 7990 (formerly CIVG684, 688) Thesis
1-8
Restricted Electives
Credits
CIVE 7340 (formerly CIVG340) Seismic Analysis and Design
4
CIVE 7341 (formerly CIVG341) Structural Reliability
4
CIVE 7342 (formerly CIVG342) System Identification
4
CIVE 7350 (formerly CIVG350) Behavior of Concrete Structures
4
CIVE 7351 (formerly CIVG351) Behavior of Steel Structures
4
CIVE 7352 (formerly CIVG352) Bridge Design
2
CIVE 7353 (formerly CIVG353) Prestressed Concrete
2
CIVE 7354 (formerly CIVG354) Wind Engineering
4

Other Electives

Students may choose 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 courses outside this list with the approval of their advisor.

Other Electives
Credits
CSYE 5240 (formerly CSEG240) Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
4
MATH 7241 (formerly MTHG241) Probability 1
4
MATH 7342 (formerly MTHG241) Mathematical Statistics
4
MATH 7343 (formerly MTHG241) Applied Statistics
4
ME 6200 (formerly MTMG200) Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers
4
ME 7205 (formerly MTMG200)Advanced Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers
4
ME 7210 (formerly MTMG200)Elasticity and Plasticity
4
ME 5655 (formerly MTMG200)Dynamics and Mechanical Vibrations
4
ME 5659 (formerly MTMG200)Control and Mechatronics
4
ME 5657 (formerly MTMG200)Finite Element Method
4
ME 7245 (formerly MTMG200)Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis
4
MATL 7365 (formerly MTMG200)Properties and Processing of Electronic Materials
4

 

Transportation Engineering

This 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.

 

With Report

With Thesis

Coursework Only

Required Core Courses 12 SH 12 SH 12 SH
Restricted Electives 8 SH 8 SH 12 SH
Other Electives 8 SH 4 SH 8 SH
Master of Science Report/Thesis 4 SH 8 SH -
Minimum Semester Hours Required 32 SH 32SH 32 SH

 

Required Core Courses
Credits
CIVE 5373 (formerly CIVG373) Transportation Planning and Engineering
4
CIVE 7376 (formerly CIVG376) Traffic Engineering and Control
4
IE 6200 (formerly IE 6200) Engineering Probability and Statistics
4
Report/Thesis
Credits
CIVE 8674 (formerly CIVG674) Master’s Report
4
CIVE 7990 (formerly CIVG684, 688) Thesis
1-8
Restricted Electives
Credits
CIVE 7380* (formerly CIVG380) Transportation Performance Models
4
CIVE 7381* (formerly CIVG381) Transportation Demand Models
4
CIVE 7385* (formerly CIVG385) Public Transportation
4
IE 7215 (formerly IEMG215) Simulation Analysis
4
IE 7280 (formerly IEMG280) Statistical Methods in Engineering
4
* All Transportation Engineering students must take at least one of these three courses.

Other Electives

Students may choose 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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