The Department of Civil Engineering offers graduate-level instruction and research programs leading to the degree of Master of Civil Engineering. The objective of this program is to provide qualified students an opportunity for advanced training and specialization and to enable them to gain experience in conducting engineering research and in the interpretation and communication of their findings.
The department offers on-campus programs in construction engineering and management, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydraulics/hydrology, pavements and materials, structural engineering and transportation engineering. Course work may be taken outside the department in supportive disciplines such as applied statistics, building science, computer science or mathematics, provided there is justification for doing so. Currently, only the program in environmental engineering is available through distance education.
All applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering B.C.E., B.S. or B.S.C.E. or a closely related area and must have completed such formal training as to warrant advanced study in the major and minor fields. There is no formal foreign language requirement.
Requirements for the Master of Civil Engineering are a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate level courses. At least three of the 30 hours must be in CIVL 7980 and at least 27 hours must be in graduate course work other than CIVL 7980. Candidates must pass a comprehensive oral examination covering the course work and the engineering project involved.
(M.C.E.) degree is available with:
for special requirements for persons holding college degrees in fields other
than Civil Engineering.
