Civil Engineering

Total Semester Hours Required: 32 – 36 (depending on concentration)

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department encourages students pursuing a GIEL certificate along with an MS in Civil Engineering to complete their MS coursework requirements in their first year and their GIEL certificate requirements in their second year. Students who prefer to complete their GIEL certificate requirements in their first year are asked to speak with their MS degree adviser beforehand

Students pursuing the MS in Civil Engineering with a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership must complete 16 semester-hours of required GIEL coursework and 16-20 semester-hours of coursework in their chosen Civil Engineering discipline.

Please refer to the Civil Engineering homepage for the most up-to-date course requirements and other program information.

Required GIEL Coursework

All students will be required to complete the following 16 semester-hours of Gordon Engineering Leadership coursework. Please visit the curriculum page for complete course descriptions.

Civil Engineering Concentration Options

Students will also complete 16-20 semester-hours of Civil Engineering coursework in one of the following concentrations: Construction Management, Data and Systems, Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineering, Structures, Transportation or Water, Environmental, and Costal Systems,.

Construction Management

Data and Systems

Students pursuing a concentration in Data and Systems must complete 20 SH of concentration course work. Students may choose 4 SH from the list of courses within Data and Computing, 4 SH from the list of courses within Systems and Sensors, 8 SH from the list of courses within Civil and Environmental Systems, and 4 SH from coursework within any of these three catagories.

Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering

Students pursuing a concentration in Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering, the two courses required by the concentration are offered in alternate years. To complete this certificate program in two years, one of the courses needs to be taken in the first year and the other in the second year.

Structures

Transportation

Water, Environmental, Coastal Systems

Students pursuing a concentration in Water, Environmental, Coastal Systems must complete 20 SH of concentration course work. Students may choose 8 SH from the list of core courses and 12 SH from the list of core courses or restricted electives.