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Civil Engineering, Minor

2022-2023 Edition

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The minor in civil engineering opens opportunities for students across the university who are interested in gaining knowledge in urban engineering through the core disciplines within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

A total of 16 semester hours are required to complete this minor. Students interested in this minor must contact the civil and environmental engineering academic advisor in order to declare the minor. This minor is not open to civil engineering or environmental engineering majors.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs and recitations courses where specified.

Required Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Choose four courses from the following list:16
CIVE 2221
Statics and Solid Mechanics
CIVE 2260
and CIVE 2261
Materials for the Built Environment
and Lab for CIVE 2260
CIVE 2320
Structural Analysis
CIVE 2324
Concrete Structure Design
CIVE 2331
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
CIVE 2334
Environmental Engineering: Principles, Technology, and Sustainability
CIVE 2335
Environmental Engineering Chemistry
CIVE 2340
and CIVE 2341
Geotechnical Engineering
and Lab for CIVE 2340
CIVE 3425
Steel Structure Design
CIVE 3430
Engineering Microbiology and Ecology
CIVE 3435
Environmental Pollution Fate and Transport
CIVE 3464
Probability and Engineering Economy for Civil Engineering
CIVE 4534
Water Treatment Systems Design
CIVE 4540
Resource Recovery and Waste Treatment Technologies Abroad
CIVE 4542
Foundation Engineering and Design
CIVE 4554
Highway Design
CIVE 4566
Design for Sustainable Transportation: Netherlands
CIVE 4575
Construction Management
CIVE 4777
Climate Hazards and Resilient Cities Abroad
CIVE 4780
Timber and Masonry Structures: Technology and Design Abroad
CIVE 5271
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
CIVE 5221
and CIVE 5231
Construction Project Control and Organization
and Alternative Project Delivery Systems in Construction
CIVE 5260
Environmental Fluid Mechanics
CIVE 5261
Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking
CIVE 5275
Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
CIVE 5280
Remote Sensing of the Environment
CIVE 5281
Coastal Dynamics and Design
CIVE 5300
and CIVE 5301
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
and Lab for CIVE 5300
CIVE 5363
Climate Science, Engineering Adaptation, and Policy
CIVE 5373
Transportation Systems: Analysis and Planning
CIVE 5376
Traffic Engineering and Sustainable Urban Street Design
CIVE 5520
Structural Systems
CIVE 5522
Structural Systems Modeling
CIVE 5536
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design
CIVE 5699
Special Topics in Civil Engineering (Vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring)
SBSY 5100
Sustainable Design and Technologies in Construction
SBSY 5200
Sustainable Engineering Systems for Buildings
SBSY 5250
Building Performance Simulation
SBSY 5300
Information Systems for Integrated Project Delivery

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor

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