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  Mar 24, 2025
 
2009-2010 Graduate Studies Bulletin (Archived Copy) 
  
2009-2010 Graduate Studies Bulletin (Archived Copy) [Archived Catalog]

Civil Engineering, M.S.


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Degree Requirements College of Engineering and Computing 
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   

Degree Requirements

All programs of study must be approved by the student’s academic advisor and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate director.

For the M.S. degree, 30 credit hours, of which 6 credit hours must be ECIV 799  Thesis Preparation in Civil Engineering, are required. At least 15 hours of course work must be 700-level or higher. Up to 9 credit hours of course work may be taken outside of the department for degree credit with the approval of the student’s advisor and the graduate director. Prescribed core courses are required for each area of study (see “Core Courses,” below).

A maximum of 6 credits of ECIV 797  and graduate course work toward a baccalaureate degree may be used toward the student’s program of study.

In addition to the above requirements, all students must enroll in ECIV 798  Seminar in Civil and Environmental Engineering in each semester in which they are full-time students. Credits earned in ECIV 798 do not count toward a student’s program of study.

Core Courses:


Each area of study has a minimum core requirement for the M.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees. The core requirements in the different areas of study are as follows:

Geotechnical Engineering:


Water Resources Engineering:


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