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. Environmental Engineering and Structural Engineering are also available through distance education (online program).
All applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering (e.g., 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, which may include three semester hours of CIVL 7980 (Civil Engineering Project).
The M.C.E. degree is available with: