Thesis Option Graduate Degree Requirements
For a Master of Science Degree in the Civil Engineering Department with the thesis option, a minimum of thirty-three (33) credit hours of graduate-level courses plus twelve (12) credit hours of thesis are required. The thesis must be written in accordance with University and College guidelines and defended in an oral examination.
In developing their programs of study, students should select from one of three areas in the Department. These are as follows: structures/mechanics, geotechnical/ transportation, and environmental/water resources.
Students who plan to pursue the geotechnical/environmental focus area of the PhD in Integrated Engineering should concentrate their course selections in the geotechnical and environmental areas.
Graduate students must demonstrate their proficiency in all three categorized areas of the civil engineering curriculum by including one course from each of the three categories listed below in their plan of study.
| Structures/Mechanics
CE 520 (3) Finite Element Methods in Engineering
CE 523 (4) Continuum Mechanics
CE 526 (3) Theory of Stability
CE 528 (3) Theory of Elasticity and Applications
CE 533 (3) Advanced Structural Theory I
CE 534 (3) Advanced Structural Design | Geotechnical/Transportation
CE 561 (3) Environmental Analysis of Transportation Systems
CE 563 (4) Traffic Parameters
CE 566 (3) Transportation Design
CE 567 (3) Traffic Studies I
CE 572 (3) Soil Mechanics I
CE 575 (3) Advanced Foundation Engineering
CE 585 (3) Soil-Structure Interaction |
| Environmental/Water Resources
CE 540 (3) Deterministic Approaches in Water Resources
CE 541 (3) Stochastic Hydrology
CE 543 (3) Open Channel Hydraulics
CE 555 (4) Advanced Water Treatment
CE 556 (4) Advanced Waste Water Treatment
CE 653 (4) Environmental Geotechnology I
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| A maximum of nine (9) credit hours of graduate level work from outside of the Department will be counted toward degree requirement. Students should have a minimum of two courses from outside the Department. After completion of the majority of the course work, but prior to the last quarter of registration, students must register for and complete the Civil Engineering Seminar course. A minimum of one-third of the required formal course work required for the MS degree must be graduate level courses (courses open only to graduate students). |
| Students' programs of study must include at least one course from each grouping (a,b,c) within their area of concentration of structures/mechanics, geotechnical/transportation or environmental/water resources. a) Mechanics
CE 520 (3) Finite Element Methods in Engineering
CE 523 (4) Continuum Mechanics
CE 527 (3) Experimental Stress Analysis
CE 528 (3) Theory of Elasticity and Applications
CE 529 (3) Mathematical Theory of Elasticity
CE 584 (3) Constitutive Equations b) Analysis
CE 525 (4) Advanced Strength of Materials
CE 526 (3) Theory of Stability
CE 531 (3) Experimental Methods in Structural Dynamics
CE 532 (3) Structural Dynamics
CE 533 (3) Advanced Structural Theory I c) Design
CE 534 (3) Advanced Structural Design
CE 536 (3) Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 537 (3) Timber Design CE 538 (3) Prestressed Concrete Design
CE 539 (3) Computer-Aided Structural Design |
a) Mechanics
CE 520 (3) Finite Element Methods in Engineering
CE 523 (4) Continuum Mechanics
CE 527 (3) Experimental Stress Analysis
CE 528 (3) Theory of Elasticity and Applications
CE 584 (3) Constitutive Equations b) Geotechnical
CE 572 (3) Soil Mechanics I
CE 573 (3) Soil Mechanics II
CE 574 (1) Advanced Soil Mechanics Laboratory
CE 575 (3) Advanced Foundation Engineering
CE 576 (4) Soil Stabilization
CE 582 (3) Paving Materials and Mixtures
CE 583 (3) Principles of Pavement Design
CE 585 (3) Soil-Structure Interaction c) Transportation
CE 561 (3) Environmental Analysis of Transportation Systems
CE 563 (4) Traffic Parameters
CE 564 (4) Transportation Planning
CE 565 (4) Traffic Regulations and Controls
CE 566 (3) Transportation Design
CE 567 (3) Traffic Studies I
CE 568 (3) Traffic Studies II |
a) Geotechnical/Mechanics
CE 520 (3) Finite Element Methods in Engineering
CE 572 (3) Soil Mechanics I
CE 573 (3) Soil Mechanics II
CE 574 (1) Advanced Soil Mechanics Laboratory b) Environmental
CE 550 (3) Solid/Hazardous Waste Management
CE 555 (4) Advanced Water Treatment
CE 556 (4) Advanced Waste Water Treatment
CE 559 (3) Surface Water Quality Modeling
CE 653 (4) Environmental Geotechnology I c) Water Resources
CE 540 (3) Deterministic Approaches in Water Resources
CE 541 (3) Stochastic Hydrology
CE 542 (3) Applied Hydraulics
CE 543 (3) Open Channel Hydraulics
CE 545 (3) Design of Hydraulic Structures |
