Master of Science in Civil Engineering
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Introduction
The M.S. degree may be completed with or without a thesis. The M.S. degree requires 32 credit hours of graduate course credit if a thesis is part of the program (with 8 of the 32 hours comprising the thesis), and 36 hours without a thesis. It is possible to complete the M.S. non-thesis degree in one year or less.
Degree Options
All candidates for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering or Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MSCE or MSEE) are required to consult their advisor. In all programs, at least 16 hours of credit must be in the student’s major field. Also, 12 hours of credit must be obtained for courses numbered in the 500 series, and eight of these twelve 500-level hours must be taken for grades in the major field. No more than four of these eight hours can be CEE 597 Independent Study.
Online Option:
A candidate for the MSCE option must complete 36 hours of coursework. Areas and classes are limited to those offered online, including Construction Engineering and Management, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, and Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems. Additional classes in the areas of Construction Materials, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, and Water Resources Engineering and Science may be offered. Information about fees and billing can be found on the main Engineering College site.
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Curriculum
Data Science + CEE MS Track
The Data Science + Civil and Environmental Engineering non-thesis Master’s track emphasizes data science and includes courses that balance data science methodology and disciplinary contents from different CEE areas of study. The goal of the track is to provide students with a combined graduate-level expertise in both data science and a technical domain in CEE. The track consists of nine courses, three of which are required core CEE courses in the area of data science.
Second MSCE Degree
The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign policy prohibits awarding second degrees in the same area of specialization. CEE Policy: Except under unusual circumstances, a second M.S. degree is not permitted if the student is admitted into the Ph.D. program using the first M.S. degree as fulfilling the requirements for Phase I of that program. A second M.S. degree may be permitted if the student is admitted into the CEE MSCE program because the first degree is insufficient for some reason. In any case, the second (University of Illinois) MSCE degree coursework should not duplicate the coursework of the student’s first MSCE degree.
Program delivery
At least one-half of the minimum hours required for the MSCE or MSEE degrees must be for courses meeting on the Urbana-Champaign Campus, or in courses meeting in other locations approved by the Graduate College for residence credit. A candidate for the master’s degree must complete all requirements for the degree within five calendar years after initial registration in the Graduate College.
English Language Requirements
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