M.S. in Civil Engineering
Students will:
- Analyze and design geotechnical objects/components for various infrastructure systems.
- Create geotechnical systems based on knowledge of advanced topics in geomechanics and geotechnical engineering, as appropriate to their chosen concentration.
- Communicate effectively on issues pertaining to geotechnical engineering.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering is granted to students who complete the course work described below. Students may choose Non-Thesis or Thesis Option.
Non-Thesis Option
| CIV Required Courses | 12 | |
| Electives | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Thesis Option
| Civil Engineering Required Courses | 12 | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Thesis Research (3 cr of CIV 700A plus 6 cr of Thesis Research) | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Transportation Engineering Track
| Required courses | 12 | |
| Transportation Systems Engineering | ||
| Advanced Geometric Design of Highways and Streets | ||
| Transportation Planning | ||
| Transportation Safety | ||
| Transportation Electives | 18 | |
| Max 12 credits outside CIV | ||
| Operations Research | ||
| Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation | ||
| International Management and Aviation Policy | ||
| Airport Operations and Management | ||
| Airline/Airport Relations | ||
| Strategic Airport Planning | ||
| Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement | ||
| Intelligent Transportation Systems | ||
| Railroad Engineering and High Speed Rail | ||
| Access Management | ||
| Transportation Simulation and Modeling | ||
| Advanced Signal Control and Design | ||
| Data Mining | ||
| Human Factors in Systems | ||
| Human Factors of Transportation | ||
| Statistics I | ||
| Probability and Statistical Inference | ||
| Advanced Airport Modeling | ||
| Earth Observation and Remote Sensing | ||
| The Air Transportation System | ||
| Project Management in Aviation Aerospace | ||
| Statistical Analysis for Aviation/Aerospace | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Structural Engineering Track
| Required Courses | 12 | |
| Introduction to the Finite Element Method | ||
| Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design | ||
| Advanced Steel Analysis and Design | ||
| Advanced Foundation Engineering | ||
| Structures Electives | 18 | |
| Max 9 credits outside CIV | ||
| Strength and Fatigue of Materials | ||
| Aircraft Structural Dynamics | ||
| Linear Systems | ||
| Failure Analysis of Materials | ||
| Wind Engineering | ||
| Bridge Engineering | ||
| Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement | ||
| Structural Reliability | ||
| Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Infrastructure | ||
| Composites in Civil Infrastructure | ||
| Structural Design Optimization | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
General Civil Engineering Track
| Required Courses | 12 | |
| Transportation Systems Engineering | ||
or CIV 532 | Transportation Planning | |
| Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design | ||
or CIV 516 | Advanced Steel Analysis and Design | |
| Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement | ||
or CIV 526 | Advanced Foundation Engineering | |
| Environmental Engineering | ||
| Civil Electives | 18 | |
| Non-Thesis Option: | ||
| CIV Graduate Electives (Advisor approved (6-18 credits) | ||
| Non-CIV Graduate Electives (Advisor approved) (0-12 credits) | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Environmental Sustainability & Resilience Track
| Required Courses | 12 | |
| Environmental Engineering | ||
or CIV 540 | Drainage Engineering | |
| Advanced Flood Modeling | ||
or CIV 538 | Air Pollution Control | |
| Environmental Data Science | ||
| Environmental Sustainability and Resilience | ||
| General Electives | 9 | |
| Sensor Data Fusion | ||
| Image Processing and Machine Vision | ||
| Wind Engineering | ||
| Advanced Foundation Engineering | ||
| Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Infrastructure | ||
| Data Mining | ||
| Data Visualization | ||
| Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists | ||
| Remote Sensing: Active and Passive | ||
| Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | ||
| Probability and Statistical Inference | ||
| High Performance Scientific Computing | ||
| Numerical Methods in Fluids | ||
| Clean Energy Systems | ||
| Environmental Security | ||
| Foundations of Resilience | ||
| Earth Observation and Remote Sensing | ||
| Atmospheric Conditions in Emergency Services | ||
| Statistical Analysis | ||
| Safety, Health and Environmental Legislation, Litigation & Compliance | ||
| Advanced Meteorology | ||
| Thesis | 9 | |
| Thesis | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Geomechanics & Geotechnical Engineering Track
| Required Courses | ||
| CIV 526 | Advanced Foundation Engineering | 3 |
| CIV 548 | Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| CIV 552 | Advanced Soil Mechanics | 3 |
| CIV 556 | Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| Geomechanics & Geotechnical Engineering Electives | ||
| Max 9 credits outside CIV | ||
| AE 514 | Introduction to the Finite Element Method | 3 |
| CIV 502 | Wind Engineering | 3 |
| CIV 510 | Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement | 3 |
| CIV 528 | Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Infrastructure | 3 |
| CIV 546 | Designing with Geosynthetics | 3 |
| CIV 550 | Unsaturated Soil Mechanics | 3 |
| CIV 554 | Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering | 3 |
| DS 540 | Data Mining | 3 |
| DS 544 | Data Visualization | 3 |
| EP 501 | Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists | 3 |
| EP 708 | Remote Sensing: Active and Passive | 3 |
| EP 712 | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| MA 506 | Probability and Statistical Inference | 3 |
| MA 553 | High Performance Scientific Computing | 3 |
| MA 588 | Numerical Methods in Fluids | 3 |
| MSA 511 | Earth Observation and Remote Sensing | 3 |
| MHSR 530 | Environmental Security | 3 |
| MHSR 540 | Foundations of Resilience | 3 |
| Thesis | 9 | |
| Thesis | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |