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Civil Engineering with Concentration in Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering, MSCivE

2022-2023 Edition

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This program includes study in the areas of soil mechanics/foundations and geoenvironmental engineering. It includes studies of soil and related earth materials for problems related to the protection of human health and the environment. Related areas include soil mechanics, fate/transport in subsurfaces, subsurface remediation, and others. The degree requirements include core courses from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, complemented by electives in civil and environmental engineering, as well as electives from other departments such as mechanical and industrial engineering.

Graduate Degree Requirements Report
Degree Requirements With Report With Thesis Coursework Only
Required core courses 8 SH 8 SH 8 SH
Elective courses 20 SH 16 SH 24 SH
Master of Science report/thesis 4 SH 8 SH
Minimum semester hours required 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH

Graduate Certificate Options

Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should consult their faculty advisor regarding these options.

Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership

Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with a Concentration in Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership

Students may complete a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a Concentration in Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree and certificate will require fulfillment of the 8-semester-hour core curriculum and 12 semester hours of restricted electives from the geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering concentration coursework.  

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering encourages students pursuing a GIEL certificate to complete their MS coursework requirements in their first year and their GIEL certificate requirements in their second year. Students who prefer to complete their GIEL certificate requirements in their first year are asked to speak with their MS degree advisor beforehand. For students pursuing a concentration in geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering, the two courses required by the concentration are offered in alternate years. To complete this certificate program in two years, one of the courses needs to be taken in the first year and the other in the second year.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
CIVE 7301Advanced Soil Mechanics4
CIVE 7302Advanced Foundation Engineering4

Options

Complete one of the following options:

Coursework Option

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 24 semester hours from the electives list below.24

Report Option 

Course List
Code Title Hours
CIVE 8674Master’s Report4
Complete 20 semester hours from the electives list below.20

Thesis Option 

Course List
Code Title Hours
CIVE 7990Thesis8
Complete 16 semester hours from the electives list below.16

Electives List 

Course List
Code Title Hours
CIVE 5271
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
CIVE 5300
and CIVE 5301
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
and Lab for CIVE 5300
CIVE 5536
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design
CIVE 5699
Special Topics in Civil Engineering (Vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring)
CIVE 7230
Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering
CIVE 7240
Construction Equipment and Modeling
CIVE 7250
Environmental Chemistry
CIVE 7251
Environmental Biological Processes
CIVE 7260
Hydrologic Modeling
CIVE 7261
Surface Water Quality Modeling
CIVE 7311
Soil and Foundation Dynamics
CIVE 7312
Earthquake Engineering
CIVE 7313
Ground Improvement
CIVE 7330
Advanced Structural Analysis
CIVE 7331
Structural Dynamics
IE 6200
Engineering Probability and Statistics
IE 7290
Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment
ME 5657
Finite Element Method

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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