M.S., Civil Engineering
- Complete the following admission requirements:
- Complete a bachelor’s degree in engineering or natural sciences.1
- Submit GRE scores.
- International students must complete the TOEFL with a score of 575 or better.
1 If applying with a non-engineering degree, submit a graduate study plan, including required deficiency courses, to be approved by a committee.
DEFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS2
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Engineering Exam | ||
| MATH F251X | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH F252X | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH F253X | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH F302 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| Two approved science courses | 8 | |
| Three F200-level or above engineering courses | ||
| Four F400-level CE courses 3 | ||
| 2 | If taken before, these courses can be credited as deficiency courses as approved by the CEE department chair. |
| 3 | Two must be design classes in different fields of civil engineering. |
Concentrations: Arctic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Engineering Design and Construction, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources Engineering
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 30 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| Master’s Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the master’s degree requirements. | ||
| Program Requirements | ||
| Complete a thesis or project | 3-9 | |
| Complete comprehensive exam | ||
| Complete one from the following concentrations | 21-27 | |
Arctic Engineering | ||
Environmental Engineering | ||
Engineering Design and Construction | ||
Geotechnical Engineering | ||
Structural Engineering | ||
Transportation Engineering | ||
Water Resources Engineering | ||
CONCENTRATIONS
Arctic Engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following: | ||
| CE F603 | Arctic Engineering | 3 |
| CE F624 | Introduction to Permafrost Engineering | 3 |
| CE F682 | Ice Engineering | 3 |
| or GEOS F615 | Sea Ice | |
| CE F683 | Arctic Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering | 3 |
| ME F685 | Arctic Heat and Mass Transfer | 3 |
| or ME F642 | Advanced Heat Transfer | |
| Approved electives (6 credits for thesis; 12 credits for project) 1 | 6-12 | |
| 1 | Recommended electives include: CE F422, CE F601, CE F625, CE F628, CE F635, CE F684, CE F685, MATH F460 and MATH F615. |
eNVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following: | ||
| CE F601 | Engineering Research Communication | 3 |
| ENVE F641 | Aquatic Chemistry | 3 |
| or CHEM F605 | Aquatic Chemistry | |
| ENVE F645 | Unit Processes: Chemical and Physical | 3 |
| ENVE F647 | Biotechnology | 3 |
| Approved electives (9 credits for thesis; 15 credits for project) 1 | 9-15 | |
| 1 | Recommended electives include: BIOL F657, CE F603, CE F663, CE F684, CHEM F609, CHEM F631, CHEM F655, ENVE F642, ENVE F643, ENVE F644, ENVE F646, ENVE F649, ENVE F652 and ENVE F658. |
ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following: | ||
| Personnel, leadership, business communications, marketing electives 1 | 6 | |
| Design and construction management electives 2 | 6 | |
| Accounting, finance, economics electives 3 | 3 | |
| Design and construction technical electives 4 | 9 | |
| Project only: | 3 | |
Complete additional approved elective 5 | ||
| 1 | Recommended electives include: CE F601, CE F659A, ESM F601, MBA F607 and MBA F617. |
| 2 | Recommended electives include: CE F620, CE F652C, CE F660A, ESM F608, ESM F609 and MBA F627. |
| 3 | Recommended electives include: ESM F605. |
| 4 | Recommended electives include: CE F451. |
| 5 |
Geotechnical engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 15 credits from the following: | 15 | |
| Pavement Design | ||
| Foundations and Retaining Structures | ||
| Introduction to Permafrost Engineering | ||
| Soil Stabilization and Embankment Design | ||
| Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | ||
| Unsaturated Soils Mechanics | ||
| Theory of Elastic Stability | ||
| Numerical Methods for Geomechanics and Soil-Structure Interaction | ||
| Additional approved electives (6 credits for thesis; 12 credits for project) 1 | 6-12 | |
| 1 | Recommended electives include: CE F422, CE F601, CE F603, CE F637, GE F440 and ME F601. |
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 15 credits from the following: | 15 | |
| Engineering Research Communication | ||
| Foundations and Retaining Structures | ||
| Advanced Structural Mechanics | ||
| Theory of Elastic Stability | ||
| Structural Dynamics | ||
| Numerical Methods for Geomechanics and Soil-Structure Interaction | ||
| Additional approved electives (6 credits for thesis; 12 credits for project) 1 | 6-12 | |
| 1 | Recommended electives include: CE F631, CE F637, CE F640, CE F646 and CE F650. |
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following: | ||
| Approved engineering electives (9 credits for thesis; 15 credits for project) 1 | 9-15 | |
| Additional approved electives 2 | 12 | |
| 1 | Recommended engineering electives include: CE F601, CE F603, CE F605, CE F624, CE F682, ESM F621, ESM F622 and ME F631. |
| 2 | At least 3 credits must be in advanced mathematics or statistical methods. Recommended electives include: MATH F408, MATH F661, STAT F402, STAT F461, STAT F602, STAT F605 and STAT F611. |
Water Resources Engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| Advanced Water Resources Engineering | ||
| Open Channel and River Engineering | ||
| Groundwater Dynamics | ||
| Sediment Transport | ||
| Arctic Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering | ||
| Additional approved electives (9 credits for thesis; 15 credits for project) 1 | 9-15 | |
| 1 | Recommended electives include: CE F445, CE F601, CE F603, CE F665, GEOS F616, GEOS F617, GEOS F694, NRM F435 and NRM F670. |
See Engineering for Ph.D. program.
