Course Schedule - MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering
To satisfy the requirements for the MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a specific concentration or emphasis, the student is required to complete one of the following options.
List of Courses for each Emphasis Area
Construction Engineering and Management (15 cr.)
Core Courses (6 credits)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
- CIE 766 Highway Design and Management
- CIE 780 Construction Decisions under Uncertainty
- CIE 781 Construction Estimating I
- CIE 782 Infrastructure Management
- CIE 783 Sustainable Construction
- CIE 784 Quality Management Systems
- CIE 793 Construction Safety
Environmental Water Resources (15 cr.)
Core Courses (6 credits)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
- CIE 712 Design of Hydraulics Structures
- CIE722 Environmental Impact Assessment
- CIE723 Water Resources: Planning & Management
- CIE724 Air Quality Management
- CIE725 Geo-Environmental Engineering
- CIE727 Environmental Microbiology
- CIE728 Fate & Transport of Pollutants in the Environment
- CIE729 Hydrogeology
- CIE730 Irrigation & Drainage
- CIE731 Urban Water Resources
- CIE732 Advanced Environmental Engineering
- CIE733 Groundwater Engineering
- CIE734 Computational Hydraulics
Geotechnical Engineering (15 cr.)
Core Courses (6 credits)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
- CIE 701: Finite Element Methods
- CIE 704: Case Histories in Structural & Geotechnical Engineering
- CIE 711: Pavement Design
- CIE 725: Geo-Environmental Engineering
- CIE 729: Hydrogeology
- CIE 733: Groundwater Engineering
- CIE 785: Risk & Natural Hazard Management
- CIE 788: GIS & Remote Sensing
Structural Engineering (15 cr.)
Core Courses (6 credits)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
- CIE 704: Case Histories in Structural & Geotechnical Engineering
- CIE 706: Structural Dynamics
- CIE 707: Seismic Design of Structures
- CIE 708: Applied Elasticity
- CIE 709: Concrete Foundation Structures
- CIE 710: Pre-Stressed Concrete Design
- CIE 712: Design of Hydraulics Structures
- CIE 713: Reinforced Masonry Design
- CIE 714: Advanced Structural Analysis for Gravity & Lateral Loads
- CIE 716: Advanced Steel: Design & Behavior
- CIE 719: Advanced Reinforced Concrete Behavior
Transportation Engineering (15 cr.)
Core Courses (6 credits) (two out of the three)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
- CIE 711: Pavement Design
- CIE 721: Hydrology
- CIE 761: Traffic Engineering
- CIE 762: Airport Planning and Design
- CIE 763: Transportation Planning and Land Use
- CIE 764: Mass Transit Systems
- CIE 766: Highway Design and Management
- CIE 788: GIS & Remote Sensing
Other Courses
- GNE 798 Research Methods for Engineers
- CIE 796 Special Topics Course
- CIE 891 Project Course
- CIE 899 Thesis
Recommended Study Plan
First year
Fall (9 credits)
- GNE798 Research Methods for Engineers (3 cr.)
- CIE Emphasis Course (3 cr.)
- SoE/CIE Elective Course (3 cr.)
Spring (6 credits)
- CIE Emphasis Course (3 cr.)
- CIE Emphasis Course (3 cr.)
SoE/CIE Elective Course (3 cr.)
Second year
Fall (6 credits)
- CIE Emphasis Course (3 cr.)
- CIE Emphasis Elective Course/Elective Course Outside SoE (3 cr.)
Spring (6 credits)
- CIE899 Thesis (6 cr.)