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Civil Engineering with Concentration in Water, Environmental, and Coastal Systems, MSCivE

2022-2023 Edition

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This program integrates the study of infrastructure; hydrology; hydraulics; engineering for coastal areas; numerical modeling; remote sensing; spatial and temporal data analysis; and physical, chemical, and biological processes that impact the water and air quality to provide students with the knowledge and tools for developing and managing sustainable, resilient water resources and infrastructure. It includes required core courses from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, complemented by electives in electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, and earth and environmental sciences.  

Graduate Degree Requirements Report
Degree Requirements With Report With Thesis Coursework Only
Required core courses 8 SH 8 SH 8 SH
Restricted electives 12 SH 12 SH 12 SH
Other electives 8 SH 4 SH 12 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 Concentration in Water, Environmental, and Coastal Systems with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership

Students may complete a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with Concentration in Water, Environmental, and Coastal Systems 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 12-semester-hour core curriculum and 8 semester hours of restricted electives from the WECS 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.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 8 semester hours of the following:8
CIVE 5281
Coastal Dynamics and Design
CIVE 7250
Environmental Chemistry
CIVE 7251
Environmental Biological Processes
CIVE 7260
Hydrologic Modeling
CIVE 7261
Surface Water Quality Modeling
CIVE 7281
Coastal and Nearshore Hydrodynamics

Options

Complete one of the following options:

Coursework Option

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Electives List below.12
Complete 12 semester hours from the Other Electives List below.12

Report Option

Course List
Code Title Hours
CIVE 8674Master’s Report4
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Electives List below.12
Complete 8 semester hours from the Other Electives List below.8

Thesis Option

Course List
Code Title Hours
CIVE 7990Thesis8
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Electives List below.12
Complete 4 semester hours from the Other Electives List below.4

Course Lists

Restricted Electives List

Any required core course not used to meet the required core course requirement can be taken as a restricted elective.

Course List
Code Title Hours
CIVE 5250
Organic Pollutants in the Environment
CIVE 5261
Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking
CIVE 5271
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
CIVE 5275
Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
CIVE 5280
Remote Sensing of the Environment
CIVE 5300
and CIVE 5301
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
and Lab for CIVE 5300
CIVE 5363
Climate Science, Engineering Adaptation, and Policy
CIVE 5536
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design
CIVE 5366
Air Quality Engineering and Science
CIVE 7100
Time Series and Geospatial Data Sciences
CIVE 7110
Critical Infrastructure Resilience
CIVE 7252
Water Engineering: Planning, Design, and Management
CIVE 7255
Environmental Physical/Chemical Processes
CIVE 7278
Air Quality Modeling and Forecasting
CIVE 7279
Advanced Air Quality
CIVE 7282
Coastal and Hydraulic Modeling
ME 6200
Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers 1

Other Electives List

Any required core course not used to meet the required core course or restricted elective requirements can be taken as another elective. Any restricted elective not used to meet the restricted elective requirement can be taken as another elective.

Course List
Code Title Hours
CIVE 5150
Climate and Atmospheric Change
CIVE 5260
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
CIVE 5670
Global Biogeochemistry
CIVE 7150
Data-Driven Decision Support for Civil and Environmental Engineering
CIVE 7151
Urban Informatics and Processing
CIVE 7388
Special Topics in Civil Engineering (Random Data and Processing)
CIVE 7392
Special Topics in Environmental Engineering (Equity in Civil and Environmental Engineering)
EECE 7204
Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes
ENVR 5260
Geographical Information Systems
EEMB 5516
Oceanography
IE 6200
Engineering Probability and Statistics
IE 7280
Statistical Methods in Engineering
IE 7290
Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment
MATH 7341
Probability 2
MATH 7343
Applied Statistics
MATH 7344
Regression, ANOVA, and Design

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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