Civil Engineering M.S.

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Minimum Requirements for Civil Engineering M.S.: 30 credits

Concentrations: Arctic EngineeringDesign and Construction Management, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources Engineering

General University Requirements
Complete the graduate general university requirements.
Master’s Degree Requirements
Complete the master's degree requirements.
Civil Engineering Program Requirements
Complete a thesis or project3-9
Complete comprehensive exam
Concentration
Complete one of the following:21-27
Arctic Engineering
Design and Construction Management
Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Structural Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Total Credits30-36

Concentrations

Arctic Engineering

Arctic Engineering Concentration Requirements
Complete the following:
CE F401Arctic Engineering3
CE F624Permafrost Engineering3
CE F682Ice Engineering3
or GEOS F615 Sea Ice
CE F683Arctic Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering3
ME F685Arctic Heat and Mass Transfer3
or ME F642 Advanced Heat Transfer
Approved electives (6 credits for thesis; 12 credits for project) 16-12
Total Credits21-27
1

Recommended electives include CE F422, CE F601, CE F625, CE F628, CE F635, CE F684, CE F685MATH F460 and MATH F615.

Design and Construction Management

Design and Construction Management Concentration Requirements
Personnel, leadership, business communications, marketing electives 26
Design and construction management electives 36
Accounting, finance, economics electives 43
Design and construction technical electives 59
Project only:0-3
Complete additional approved elective 6
Total Credits24-27
2

Recommended electives include CE F601, ESM F601, MBA F607 and MBA F617.

3

Recommended electives include CE F620, ESM F608, ESM F609 and MBA F627.

4

Recommended electives include ESM F605.

5

Recommended electives include CE F451.

6

Recommended electives include CE F401 and ENVE F644.

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering Concentration Requirements
Complete the following:
CE F601Engineering Research Communication3
ENVE F641Aquatic Chemistry3
or CHEM F605 Aquatic Chemistry
ENVE F645Unit Processes: Chemical and Physical3
ENVE F647Biotechnology3
Approved electives (9 credits for thesis; 15 credits for project) 79-15
Total Credits21-27
7

Recommended electives include BIOL F657, CE F401, CE F663, CE F684, CHEM F609, CHEM F631, CHEM F655ENVE F642, ENVE F643, ENVE F644, ENVE F646, ENVE F649ENVE F652 and ME F658.

Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering Concentration Requirements
Complete 15 credits from the following:15
Pavement Materials and 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) 86-12
Total Credits21-27
8

Recommended electives include CE F401CE F422, CE F601, CE F637, GE F440 and ME F601

Structural Engineering

Structural Engineering Concentration Requirements
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) 96-12
Total Credits21-27
9

Recommended electives include CE F631, CE F637, CE F640, CE F646 and CE F650.

Transportation Engineering

Transportation Engineering Concentration Requirements
Complete the following:
Approved engineering electives (9 credits for thesis; 15 credits for project) 109-15
Additional approved electives 1112
Total Credits21-27
10

Recommended engineering electives include CE F401CE F601, CE F609, CE F624, CE F682, ESM F621, ESM F622 and ME F631.

11

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

Water Resources Engineering Concentration Requirements
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) 129-15
Total Credits21-27
12

Recommended electives include CE F401CE F445, CE F601, CE F665, GEOS F616, GEOS F617, GEOS F694, NRM F435 and NRM F670.

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Admission Requirements

Complete the following admission requirements:

  • Complete a bachelor’s degree in engineering or natural sciences.1
  • Submit GRE scores.2
1

If applying with a non-engineering degree, submit a graduate study plan, including required deficiency courses, to be approved by a committee.

2

The GRE requirement is waived for any applicant graduating with a 3.0 GPA or higher from an ABET-accredited CE or GE B.S. program. 

Deficiency Requirements3

Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
MATH F251XCalculus I4
MATH F252XCalculus II4
MATH F253XCalculus III4
MATH F302Differential Equations3
Two approved science courses8
Three F200-level or above engineering courses
Four F400-level CE courses 4
3

If taken before, these courses can be credited as deficiency courses as approved by the department chair.

4

Two must be design classes in different fields of civil engineering.

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.

Students graduating from this program will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of fundamentals in the chosen technical discipline
  • Demonstrate technical rigor of the student’s research and quality of student project report
  • Communicate technical topics effectively in oral form
  • Clearly and professionally present technical subject matter in written format
  • Attain degree in a reasonable timeframe