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  Mar 24, 2025
 
2014-2015 Graduate Studies Bulletin 
  
2014-2015 Graduate Studies Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

Civil Engineering, M.S.


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Degree Requirements Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
Learning Outcomes  College of Engineering and Computing| 

Degree Requirements (30 Hours)

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.

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:


Transportation Engineering


Select one from each group:

Water Resources Engineering:


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