Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering encompasses a broad range of professional activities. The four years of undergraduate preparation for the Bachelor of Science degree are devoted to fundamental analytical principles and basic design applications. For technical competence in specialized areas and continued effectiveness on the job, graduate study is becoming increasingly necessary.

The Civil Engineering Department offers a graduate program of study leading to a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering in the following areas of specialization:

• Environmental Engineering- analysis, design, and management of natural and engineered water systems including drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater; solid and hazardous waste management and regulations; air quality management and pollution control technologies;
• Geotechnical Engineering -properties and behavior of soil; seepage analysis with application to design of foundation, retaining structures, earth dams and slopes; soil improvement and ground stabilization; geosynthetics inclusions, soil dynamics, and earthquake engineering;
• Structural Engineering -advanced structural analysis methods; structural systems; advanced concrete and steel analysis and design applied to buildings and bridges; seismic analysis and design;
• Transportation Engineering- transportation engineering and planning, traffic flow theory, and system management applicable to all modes with emphasis on highway and multi modal transportation; interdisciplinary study with other areas of civil engineering as well as with non-engineering areas may also be arranged; and
• Water Resources Engineering- advanced hydraulics and hydrologic design and analysis of water systems, modeling of hydraulic and hydrologic water systems,hydrometeorology analysis, steady and non-steady analysis of groundwater movement of confined and unconfined aquifers, modeling of groundwater movement, and planning, management, and operation of water resource systems.

The MS in Civil Engineering consists of a choice of courses within a specialization, a choice of elective courses, a writing intensive course, a mathematics or statistics course, and culminating requirements; all selected by the student and approved by an advisor.