Master in Civil Engineering

Dept. of Civil Engineering offers degrees in the following disciplines: mechanics and structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resource engineering, materials engineering, transportation engineering, geo-information engineering and information technology. The department provides teaching and research facilities, including Computer Laboratory and Experimental Center of Civil Engineering, for high-quality education and research. The Experimental Center of Civil Engineering, with total space of 6,500 square meters, is equipped with the most advanced instruments, such as high-capacity actuators, reaction walls, strong floor, loading frames, bi-axial shake table, large-scale geotechnical centrifuge, large-scale soil pit, atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel, and is the most important experimental unit for civil engineering research in Taiwan.

Courses taught in English

• Structural Dynamics
• Finite Element
• Soft Ground Engineering
• Asphalt Concrete Mix Design
• Aerial Photogrammetry
• Spatial Data Analysis and Applications
• Water Resources Systems Engineering
• Building Information Modeling: Theory and Applications
• Earthquake Disaster Reduction
• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Requirements for Graduation

Required credits: 24 credits

Duration of Study: 1-4 years

Other requirements: Thesis. Pass an oral defense of the thesis.

Research Facilities & Lab

I. Structural Engineering Laboratory

• Reaction Walls, Strong Floor, and Actuators
• Non-Destructive Testing Laboratory
• Reinforced Concrete Laboratory
• Bi-axial Shake Table System

II. Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

• Geotechnical Centrifuge and on Arme Hydraulic Shaker
• Cyclic Triaxial Test Laboratory Experimental Equipment of Cyclic Triaxial Test

III. Wind Tunnel Laboratory

IV. Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

V. Center for Quality Assurance for Civil Material

Admission Documents

• Autobiography,
• Study Plan,
• Research Proposal,
• Two Letters of Recommendation,
• TOEFL or Other Evidence of English Proficiency,
• Evidence of Chinese Proficiency.