Civil Engineering BSCIV / Environmental Engineering MSENE
Major: Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCIV) and Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MSENE)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 225.5
Co-op Options: Three Co-ops (Five years)
BS Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 14.0801
BS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 17-2051
MS Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 14.1401
MS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 17-2081
About the Program
The program allows students to develop technical depth and breadth in their professional and related area, which enhances their professional productivity, whether in industry or as they proceed to the PhD. Their undergraduate courses provide the necessary technical prerequisite understanding and skills for the graduate studies, a natural progression. Because the technical concepts of engineering are common, the MS in a related discipline is readily achieved. The American Society of Civil Engineers publishes the Journal of Environmental Engineering, so these are recognized as connected disciplines.
Additional Information
For more information, visit the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering webpage.
Admission Requirements
Students must have a GPA of at least 3.2 and have taken coursework sufficient to demonstrate a readiness to take graduate coursework.
Degree Requirements
General Education/Liberal Studies Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
UNIV E101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
General Education Requirements ** | 21.0 | |
Free Electives | 6.0 | |
Foundation Requirements | ||
BIO 141 | Essential Biology | 4.5 |
CHEM 101 | General Chemistry I | 3.5 |
CHEM 102 | General Chemistry II | 4.5 |
ENGR 210 | Introduction to Thermodynamics | 3.0 |
ENGR 111 | Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis | 3.0 |
ENGR 113 | First-Year Engineering Design | 3.0 |
ENGR 131 | Introductory Programming for Engineers | 3.0 |
or ENGR 132 | Programming for Engineers | |
ENGR 220 | Fundamentals of Materials | 4.0 |
ENGR 231 | Linear Engineering Systems | 3.0 |
ENGR 232 | Dynamic Engineering Systems | 3.0 |
MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4.0 |
MATH 122 | Calculus II | 4.0 |
MATH 200 | Multivariate Calculus | 4.0 |
PHYS 101 | Fundamentals of Physics I | 4.0 |
PHYS 102 | Fundamentals of Physics II | 4.0 |
PHYS 201 | Fundamentals of Physics III | 4.0 |
Major Requirements | ||
CAE 491 [WI] | Senior Design Project I | 3.0 |
CAE 492 [WI] | Senior Design Project II | 3.0 |
CAE 493 [WI] | Senior Design Project III | 3.0 |
CAEE 202 | Introduction to Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering | 3.0 |
CAEE 203 | System Balances and Design in CAEE | 3.0 |
CAEE 212 | Geologic Principles for Infrastructure & Environmental Engineering | 4.0 |
CAEE 361 | Statistical Analysis of Engineering Systems | 3.0 |
CIVE 240 [WI] | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3.0 |
CIVE 250 | Construction Materials | 4.0 |
CIVE 302 | Structural Analysis I | 4.0 |
CIVE 303 | Structural Design I | 3.0 |
CIVE 312 | Soil Mechanics I | 4.0 |
CIVE 315 | Soil Mechanics II | 4.0 |
CIVE 320 | Introduction to Fluid Flow | 3.0 |
CIVE 330 | Hydraulics | 4.0 |
CIVE 375 | Structural Material Behavior | 3.0 |
CIVE 430 | Hydrology | 3.0 |
CIVE 477 [WI] | Seminar | 2.0 |
CIVE 478 [WI] | Seminar | 1.0 |
ENVE 300 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | 3.0 |
MEM 202 | Statics | 3.0 |
MEM 230 | Mechanics of Materials I | 4.0 |
MEM 238 | Dynamics | 4.0 |
Professional Electives *** | 9.0 | |
Master's Degree Courses | ||
ENVE 516 | Fundamentals of Environmental Biotechnology | 3.0 |
ENVE 660 | Chemical Kinetics in Environmental Engineering | 3.0 |
ENVE 727 | Risk Assessment | 3.0 |
ENVS 501 | Chemistry of the Environment | 3.0 |
Graduate Policy Course | 3.0 | |
Sustainable Water Resource Engineering | ||
Public Finance and Cost Benefit Analysis | ||
Benefit-Cost Analysis for Infrastructure | ||
Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis | ||
Methods of Policy Analysis | ||
Overview of Issues in Global Health | ||
Graduate Electives † | 30.0 | |
Total Credits | 225.5 |
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Co-Op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
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Professional Electives:
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Graduate Electives:
One Specialization Track:
- Environmental Treatment Proc: ENVE 661, ENVE 546, ENVE 662, ENVE 665
- Human Risks: ENVE 727, AE 550 or PBHL 641, PBHL 640
- Water Resources: CIVE 664 or ENVE 681, CIVE 565, CIVE 567, CIVE 564
- Environmental Modeling: ENVE 555 or ENVE 571, ENVE 750, ENVE 681, one advanced MATH course (MEM 591, CHE 502 or MATE 535)
- Air Quality: AE 550, PBHL 640, ENVE 560
One Cognate Sequence:
- 4-course coherent sequence in addition to the specialization, either in environmental engineering, environmental science, or related STEM field. Advisor must approve of courses chosen.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CHEM 101 | 3.5 | CHEM 102 | 4.5 | BIO 141 | 4.5 | VACATION | |
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ||
ENGR 113 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 121 | 4.0 | ENGR 131 or 132 | 3.0 | ENGR 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV 101 | 1.0 | MATH 122 | 4.0 | MATH 200 | 4.0 | ||
PHYS 101 | 4.0 | PHYS 102 | 4.0 | ||||
14.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CAEE 202 | 3.0 | CAEE 203 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
ENGR 220 | 4.0 | CIVE 240 | 3.0 | ||||
ENGR 231 | 3.0 | ENGR 210 | 3.0 | ||||
MEM 202 | 3.0 | ENGR 232 | 3.0 | ||||
PHYS 201 | 4.0 | (UG) General Education Elective** | 3.0 | ||||
17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CAEE 212 | 4.0 | CIVE 250 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
CAEE 361 | 3.0 | CIVE 330 | 4.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | ||
CIVE 320 | 3.0 | MEM 238 | 4.0 | ||||
ENVE 300 | 3.0 | ENVE 727 | 3.0 | ||||
MEM 230 | 4.0 | (GR) Graduate Policy Course† | 3.0 | ||||
(GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | ||||||
20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CIVE 302 | 4.0 | CIVE 303 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
CIVE 312 | 4.0 | CIVE 315 | 4.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | ||
CIVE 430 | 3.0 | CIVE 375 | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) General Education Elective** | 3.0 | (UG) General Education Elective** | 3.0 | ||||
ENVE 516 | 3.0 | ENVE 660 | 3.0 | ||||
ENVS 501 | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | ||||
20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
CAE 491 | 3.0 | CAE 492 | 3.0 | CAE 493 | 3.0 | ||
CIVE 477 | 2.0 | CIVE 478 | 1.0 | (UG) Professional Elective | 3.0 | ||
(UG) Professional Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Professional Elective | 3.0 | (GR) General Education Elective** | 6.0 | ||
(UG) General Education Electives*** | 6.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective / (UG) Professional Elective*** | 3.0 | ||
(GR) Graduate Elective / (UG) Professional Elective*** | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective / (UG) Professional Elective*** | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | ||
(GR) Graduate Elective *** | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | ||||
20 | 19 | 18 | |||||
Total Credits 225.5 |
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Co-Op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
- **
- ***
Graduate Electives:
One Specialization Track:
- Environmental Treatment Proc: ENVE 661, ENVE 546, ENVE 662, ENVE 665
- Human Risks: ENVE 727, AE 550 or PBHL 641, PBHL 640
- Water Resources: CIVE 664 or ENVE 681, CIVE 565, CIVE 567, CIVE 564
- Environmental Modeling: ENVE 555 or ENVE 571, ENVE 750, ENVE 681, one advanced MATH course (MEM 591, CHE 502 or MATE 535)
- Air Quality: AE 550, PBHL 640, ENVE 560
One Cognate Sequence:
- 4-course coherent sequence in addition to the specialization, either in environmental engineering, environmental science, or related STEM field. Advisor must approve of courses chosen.
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Professional Electives: