M.S., Civil Engineering
Complete the following admission requirements:
- Complete a bachelor’s degree in engineering or natural sciences.1
- Submit GRE scores
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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 | ||
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If taken before, these courses can be credited as deficiency courses as approved by the department chair.
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Two must be design classes in different fields of civil engineering.
Minimum Requirements for Civil Engineering M.S.: 30 credits
Concentrations: Arctic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Design and Construction Management, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources Engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| Master’s Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the master’s degree requirements. | ||
| Civil Engineering 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 F401 | Arctic Engineering | 3 |
| CE F624 | 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 | |
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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 | |
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Recommended electives include: BIOL F657, CE F401, CE F663, CE F684, CHEM F609, CHEM F631, CHEM F655, ENVE F642, ENVE F643, ENVE F644, ENVE F646, ENVE F649, ENVE F652 and ME F658.
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
| 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 | ||
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Recommended electives include: CE F601, ESM F601, MBA F607 and MBA F617.
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Recommended electives include: CE F620, ESM F608, ESM F609 and MBA F627.
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Recommended electives include: ESM F605.
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Recommended electives include: CE F451.
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Geotechnical engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 15 credits from the following: | 15 | |
| Pavement Design | ||
| Foundations and Retaining Structures | ||
| 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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Recommended engineering electives include: CE F401, CE F601, CE F605, CE F624, CE F682, ESM F621, ESM F622 and ME F631.
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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 Hydrology | ||
| Sediment Transport | ||
| Arctic Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering | ||
| Additional approved electives (9 credits for thesis; 15 credits for project) 1 | 9-15 | |
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Recommended electives include: CE F401, CE F445, CE F601, CE F665, GEOS F616, GEOS F617, GEOS F694, NRM F435 and NRM F670.
See Engineering for Ph.D. program.
