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Civil Engineering and Architectural Studies, BSCE

2021-2022 Edition

  • Undergraduate
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    • Information for Entering Students
    • College Expenses
    • Academic Policies and Procedures
    • University Academics
    • College of Arts, Media and Design
    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
    • Khoury College of Computer Sciences
    • College of Engineering
      • First Year Engineering
      • Interdisciplinary Minors
      • Bioengineering
      • Chemical Engineering
      • Civil and Environmental Engineering
        • Civil Engineering, BSCE
        • Civil Engineering and Architectural Studies, BSCE
        • Civil Engineering and Computer Science, BSCE
        • Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, BSChE
        • Environmental Engineering, BSEnvE
        • Environmental Engineering and Health Science, BSEnvE
        • Environmental Engineering and Landscape Architecture, BSEnvE
        • Architectural Engineering, Minor
        • Civil Engineering, Minor
        • Environmental Chemistry, Minor
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering
      • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
      • Accelerated Bachelor/​Graduate Degree Programs
    • Bouvé College of Health Sciences
    • College of Science
    • College of Social Sciences and Humanities
    • Faculty
    • Appendix
  • College of Professional Studies Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Course Descriptions
  • Catalog Archives
  • Overview
  • Program Requirements
  • Plan of Study

Civil engineering and architecture are two important disciplines that deal with the process of creating the built environment to satisfy societal needs. Both professions have critical functions that are essential in the development of society in terms of planning cities and designing more resilient infrastructure and rely on one another to accomplish it. The combination of these two professions creates great synergy as architects focus more on the functional and human aspects of development, while civil engineers concentrate on the structural elements of the design, ensuring durable structures that perform under normal and extreme loads.

Students successfully completing the program receive a rigorous engineering training education, enabling a high level of engineering knowledge as well as exposure to a broad range of architectural topics and design experiences.

Students also have the opportunity to undertake a co-op experience consistent with the policies and opportunities offered within the College of Engineering. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

For this combined major, Nupath requirements are satisfied in several courses across the program and by required courses in the combined major.

Engineering Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Engineering
CIVE 2221
and CIVE 2222
Statics and Solid Mechanics
and Recitation for CIVE 2221
4
CIVE 2260
and CIVE 2261
Materials for the Built Environment
and Lab for CIVE 2260
5
CIVE 2320
and CIVE 2321
Structural Analysis
and Recitation for CIVE 2320
4
CIVE 2324Concrete Structure Design4
CIVE 2331Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics4
CIVE 2334Environmental Engineering: Principles, Technology, and Sustainability4
CIVE 2340
and CIVE 2341
Geotechnical Engineering
and Lab for CIVE 2340
5
GE 3300Energy Systems: Science, Technology, and Sustainability4
Civil Engineering Project Elective
Complete one of the following:4
CIVE 4534
and CIVE 4535
Water Treatment Systems Design
and Lab for CIVE 4534
CIVE 4542
Foundation Engineering and Design
CIVE 4554
Highway Design
CIVE 5536
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design
Senior Design Project
CIVE 4767Senior Design Project—Structural5
Civil Engineering Technical Electives
Complete one of the following:4
CIVE 3425
Steel Structure Design
CIVE 5522
Structural Systems Modeling
Supplemental Credit
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the engineering requirement:1
CIVE 3464
Probability and Engineering Economy for Civil Engineering
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:2
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

 Architecture Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
ARCH 1110Fundamental Architectural Representation4
ARCH 1120Fundamental Architectural Design6
ARCH 1310
and ARCH 1311
Buildings and Cities, A Global History
and Recitation for ARCH 1310
4
ARCH 2130Site, Space, and Program6
ARCH 2140Urban Institutions6
ARCH 2340
and ARCH 2341
Modern Architecture
and Recitation for ARCH 2340
4
ARCH 3210
and ARCH 3211
Environmental Systems
and Recitation for ARCH 3210
4
Architectural Electives
Complete two of the following:8
ARCH 3370
Advanced Topics in Architectural History
ARCH 3351
Architecture Topics Abroad: Theory
ARCH 3352
Architecture Topics Abroad: Drawing
ARCH 3450
Advanced Architectural Communication
ARCH 4850
Urban and Architectural History Abroad
ARCH 5115
Option Studio
ARCH 5220
Integrated Building Systems
ARCH 5310
Design Tactics and Operations

Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science

Complete all Mathematics/Science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours. 

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Mathematics/Science
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153
General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151
4
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
Complete one of the following:5
PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
PHYS 1161
and PHYS 1162
and PHYS 1163
Physics 1
and Lab for PHYS 1161
and Recitation for PHYS 1161
Science Elective
Complete one of the following:4-5
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
BIOL 1115
and BIOL 1116
General Biology 1 for Engineers
and Lab for BIOL 1115
BIOL 1141
Microbes and Society
BIOL 1143
Biology and Society
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
and CHEM 2319
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
and Recitation for CHEM 2311
CHEM 3410
Environmental Geochemistry
EEMB 1101
and EEMB 1102
Foundations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
and Lab for EEMB 1101
EEMB 1450
Introduction to Marine Biology
EEMB 2302
and EEMB 2303
Ecology
and Lab for EEMB 2302
ENVR 1120
Oceans and Coasts
ENVR 1200
Dynamic Earth
ENVR 2200
Earth's Changing Cycles
ENVR 2515
Sustainable Development
ENVR 3125
Global Oceanic Change
ENVR 3200
Water Resources
ENVR 3600
Oceanography
ENVR 5201
Geologic Field Seminar
ENVR 5350
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions
PHYS 1111
Astronomy
PHYS 1125
Introduction to Network Science: From the Human Cell to Facebook
PHYS 1132
Energy, Environment, and Society
PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
Physics for Engineering 2
and Lab for PHYS 1155
PHYS 4623
Medical Physics
Supplemental Credit
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the mathematics/science requirement:3
CIVE 3464
Probability and Engineering Economy for Civil Engineering
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1

Professional Development

Course List
Code Title Hours
Professional Development
GE 1000Introduction to the Study of Engineering1
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
Additional Required Courses
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
A grade of C or higher is required:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Integrative Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement.
CIVE 4767
Senior Design Project—Structural

Engineering GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all Engineering courses

Architecture GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all Architecture courses

Program Requirements

141 total semester hours required

1 Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.


Note:

  1. Students who wish to be considered for the two-year Master of Architecture Program at Northeastern SHOULD take ARCH 3450 as an elective and SHOULD NOT take ARCH 5115 or ARCH 5220 as architectural electives.
  2. Students who wish to be considered for the two-year Master of Architecture Program at Northeastern MUST have satisfied the Structural Systems (ARCH 5230) requirement. This requirement is achieved in this combined major by taking the following three courses, as follows:
    • CIVE 2221 Statics and Solid Mechanics (including recitation CIVE 2222)
    • CIVE 2320 Structural Analysis (including recitation CIVE 2321)
    • And at least one design course from the following:
      • CIVE 2324 Concrete Structure Design
      • CIVE 3425 Steel Structure Design 

Four Years, 1 Co-op in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4ARCH 1110 (EI)4MATH 2321 (FQ)4Vacation
CHEM 11530ARCH 1120 (ND, EI)6PHYS 1151 (ND)3 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4GE 1502 (ER)4PHYS 1152 (AD)1 
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 11531 
GE 15014   
MATH 1341 (FQ)4   
 17 18 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ARCH 1310 (IC, DD)4ARCH 2340 (IC, SI, WI)4CIVE 23244Co-op
ARCH 13110ARCH 23410GE 33004 
ARCH 21306CIVE 22604  
CIVE 22214CIVE 2261 (AD)1  
CIVE 22220CIVE 23204  
MATH 23414CIVE 23210  
 CIVE 23344  
 ENCP 20001  
 18 18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opARCH 21406VacationVacation
 ARCH 3210 (ND, AD)4  
 ARCH 32110  
 CIVE 23314  
 CIVE 23404  
 CIVE 23411  
 0 19 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
CIVE 34644CIVE 4767 (EI, WI, CE)5  
ENCP 30001Architectural Elective4  
ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4Architectural Elective4  
Civil Project Elective (WI)4Science Elective4  
Civil Technical Elective (CIVE 3425 or CIVE 5522)4   
 17 17  
Total Hours: 141

Five Years, 3 Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4ARCH 1110 (EI)4MATH 2321 (FQ)4Vacation
CHEM 11530ARCH 1120 (ND, EI)6PHYS 1151 (ND)3 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4GE 1502 (ER)4PHYS 1152 (AD)1 
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 11531 
GE 15014   
MATH 1341 (FQ)4   
 17 18 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ARCH 1310 (IC, DD)4CIVE 22604VacationCo-op
ARCH 13110CIVE 2261 (AD)1  
ARCH 21306CIVE 23204  
CIVE 22214CIVE 23210  
CIVE 22220CIVE 23344  
MATH 23414ENCP 20001  
 GE 33004  
 18 18 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opARCH 2340 (IC, SI, WI)4CIVE 23244Co-op
 ARCH 23410ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4 
 CIVE 23314  
 CIVE 23404  
 CIVE 23411  
 Civil Technical Elective (CIVE 3425 or CIVE 5522)4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opARCH 21406VacationCo-op
 ARCH 3210 (ND, AD)4  
 ARCH 32110  
 CIVE 34644  
 ENCP 30001  
 Civil Project Elective (WI)4  
 0 19 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opCIVE 4767 (EI, WI, CE)5  
 Architectural Elective4  
 Architectural Elective4  
 Science Elective4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 141
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