Master of Engineering in Urban Systems Engineering - STEM Designated

The Master of Engineering in Urban Systems Engineering program prepares students to design and maintain tomorrow’s sustainable and resilient cities. The need for sustainable and resilient cities is greater than ever, with over two-thirds of the world’s population projected to live in urban areas by 2050 and global urban cities facing myriad challenges in managing their transportation, energy, water, and waste systems. Engineers and city planners in both the public and private sectors must approach cities as an integrated system of subsystems to efficiently manage and optimize resources.

To this end, the Master of Engineering in Urban Systems Engineering program integrates coursework in multiple engineering disciplines to prepare students with a deeper understanding of the intricacies of urban infrastructure systems and their interconnections and dependencies as they function as a system of systems. Students will learn how to design and manage urban infrastructure systems; how infrastructure engineering projects are planned, designed, funded, budgeted, and built; and how ever-increasing amounts of data can be used to design, operate, and understand more sustainable urban infrastructure systems.

The program combines (1) fundamental courses in data analytics, systems analysis, and geographic information systems to understand how to approach cities as a system of systems, (2) breadth courses in areas of civil infrastructure systems, buildings, and energy systems, environmental systems, and transportation systems to gain exposure to individual urban infrastructure subsystems, and (3) depth courses via technical electives in subsystem topic areas of interest.

Requirements

Minimum Credits Required ---- ---- 30

Maximum 400-Level Credit ---- ---- 9

Required Core Courses ---- ---- (6)

• CAE 539 ---- ---- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems ---- ---- 3
• CAE 575 ---- ----Systems Analysis in Civil Engineering ---- ---- 3

Data Analytics Requirement ---- ---- (3)

Select one course from the following: ---- ---- 3

• CAE 523 ---- ---- Statistical Analysis Engineering Data ---- ---- 3
• CS 422 ---- ---- Data Mining ---- ---- 3
• CS 584 ---- ---- Machine Learning ---- ---- 3
• MATH 474 ---- ---- Probability and Statistics ---- ---- 3
• MATH 564 ---- ---- Applied Statistics ---- ---- 3
• MMAE 500 ---- ---- Data-Driven Modeling ---- ---- 3
• MMAE 501 ---- ---- Engineering Analysis I ---- ---- 3

Civil Infrastructure Systems ---- ---- (3)

Select at least one course from the following: ---- ---- 3

• CAE 437 ---- ---- Homeland Security Concerns ---- ---- 3
• CAE 506 ---- ---- Building Environment Rehab Engineering ---- ---- 3
• CAE 519 ---- ---- Structural Forensics ---- ---- 3
• CAE 561 ---- ---- Structural Reliability ---- ---- 3
• CAE 569 ---- ---- Construction Methods Estimating Budget ---- ---- 3
• CAE 570 ---- ---- Legal Issues in Civil Engineering ---- ---- 3
• CAE 572 ---- ---- Construction Cost Accounting & Control ---- ---- 3
• CAE 573 ---- ---- Construction Management with BIM ---- ---- 3
• CAE 574 ---- ---- Economic Decision Analysis ---- ---- 3
• CAE 576 ---- ---- UAV in Construction Projects ---- ---- 3
• CAE 579 ---- ---- Real Estate Fundamentals ---- ---- 3

Buildings and Energy Systems ---- ---- (3)

Select at least one course from the following: ---- ---- 3

• CAE 513 ---- ---- Building Science ---- ---- 3
• CAE 515 ---- ---- BIM Applications for Building Performance ---- ---- 3
• CAE 517 ---- ---- HVAC Systems Design ---- ---- 3
• CAE 526 ---- ---- Energy Conservation Design:Building ---- ---- 3
• CAE 538 ---- ---- Control of Building Environment System ---- ---- 3
• CAE 550 ---- ---- Applied Building Energy Modeling ---- ---- 3
• CAE 556 ---- ---- Net Zero Energy Home Design I ---- ---- 3
• CAE 557 ---- ---- Net Zero Energy Home Design II ---- ---- 3
• CHE 541 ---- ---- Renewable Energy Technologies ---- ---- 3
• CHE 543 ---- ---- Energy Environment Economics ---- ---- 3
• ECE 580 ---- ---- Elements of Sustainable Energy ---- ---- 3
• ECE 581 ---- ---- Elements of Smart Grid ---- ---- 3
• MMAE 522 ---- ---- Nuclear F-F & Sustainable Energy Systems ---- ---- 3

Environmental Systems ---- ---- (3)

Select at least one course from the following: ---- ---- 3

• CAE 401 ---- ---- Hydraulics, Hydrology, & Application ---- ---- 3
• CAE 584 ---- ---- Stormwater Management ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 401 ---- ---- Introduction to Water Resource ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 402 ---- ---- Introduction to Environmental ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 404 ---- ---- Water & Wastewater Engineering ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 463 ---- ---- Introduction Air Pollution Control ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 501 ---- ---- Environmental Chemistry ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 506 ---- ---- Chemodynamics ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 503 ---- ---- Occup Environ Health Safety ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 528 ---- ---- Modeling of Environmental Systems ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 542 ---- ---- Physico/Chemical Processes in Environmental Engineering ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 576 ---- ---- Indoor Air Pollution ---- ---- 3
• ENVE 580 ---- ---- Hazardous Waste Engineering ---- ---- 3

Transportation Systems ---- ---- (3)

Select at least one course from the following: ---- ---- 3

• CAE 419 ---- ---- Introduction Transportation Engineering /Design ---- ---- 3
• CAE 543 ---- ---- Demand Models for Urban Transportation ---- ---- 3
• CAE 544 ---- ---- Urban Transportation Planning ---- ---- 4
• CAE 545 ---- ---- Traffic Operations & Flow Theory ---- ---- 3
• CAE 546 ---- ---- Public Transportation Systems ---- ---- 3
• CAE 547 ---- ---- Advanced Traffic Engineering ---- ---- 3
• CAE 548 ---- ---- Transportation Systems Management ---- ---- 3
• CAE 549 ---- ---- Transportation Economic Development & Policy ---- ---- 3
• CAE 568 ---- ---- Transportation Asset Management ---- ---- 3
• CAE 580 ---- ---- Intelligent Transport Systems ---- ---- 3

General Electives ---- ---- (9)

Select elective courses in areas of interest relevant to urban systems engineering ---- ---- 9

Our graduate urban systems engineering program will prepare you for such careers as:

• Civil infrastructure engineer
• Civil infrastructure manager
• Project engineer
• Construction manager
• Systems Engineer
• Urban designer