Civil Engineering BSCIV / Civil Engineering MSCE

Major: Civil Engineering
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCIV) and Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 225.5
Co-op Options: Three Co-ops (Five years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 14.0801
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 17-2051

About the Program

The Civil Engineering BSCIV / Civil Engineering MSCE 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. The 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. 

Additional Information

For more information, visit the BS/MS program and  Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering webpages.

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

Geotechnical Engineering Graduate Track

General Education/Liberal Studies Requirements
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
UNIV E101The Drexel Experience1.0
General Education Requirements **21.0
Free Electives6.0
Foundation Requirements
BIO 141Essential Biology4.5
Chemistry Requirements ***3.5-7.5
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I
OR
General Chemistry I
CHEM 102General Chemistry II4.5
Engineering (ENGR) Requirements
ENGR 111Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis3.0
ENGR 113First-Year Engineering Design3.0
ENGR 131Introductory Programming for Engineers3.0
or ENGR 132 Programming for Engineers
ENGR 210Introduction to Thermodynamics3.0
ENGR 220Fundamentals of Materials4.0
Math Requirements 4.0-10.0
Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometry
and Calculus I
OR
Calculus and Functions I
and Calculus and Functions II
OR
Calculus I
MATH 122Calculus II4.0
MATH 200Multivariate Calculus4.0
CAEE 231Linear Engineering Systems3.0
or ENGR 231 Linear Engineering Systems
CAEE 232Dynamic Engineering Systems3.0
or ENGR 232 Dynamic Engineering Systems
Physics Requirements 4.0-8.0
Preparation for Engineering Studies
and Fundamentals of Physics I
OR
Fundamentals of Physics I
PHYS 102Fundamentals of Physics II4.0
PHYS 201Fundamentals of Physics III4.0
Major Requirements
CAE 491 [WI] Senior Design Project I3.0
CAE 492 [WI] Senior Design Project II3.0
CAE 493 [WI] Senior Design Project III3.0
CAEE 202Introduction to Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering3.0
CAEE 203System Balances and Design in CAEE3.0
CAEE 212Geologic Principles for Infrastructure & Environmental Engineering4.0
CAEE 361Statistical Analysis of Engineering Systems3.0
CIVE 240Engineering Economic Analysis3.0
CIVE 250Construction Materials4.0
CIVE 302Structural Analysis I4.0
CIVE 303Structural Design I3.0
CIVE 312Soil Mechanics I4.0
CIVE 315Soil Mechanics II4.0
CIVE 320Introduction to Fluid Flow3.0
CIVE 330Hydraulics4.0
CIVE 375Structural Material Behavior3.0
CIVE 430Hydrology3.0
CIVE 477 [WI] Seminar I2.0
CIVE 478 [WI] Seminar II1.0
ENVE 300Introduction to Environmental Engineering3.0
MEM 202Statics3.0
MEM 230Mechanics of Materials I4.0
MEM 238Dynamics4.0
Senior Professional Electives (18 credits total) ‡‡6.0
CIVE 423Engineering Ground Improvement3.0
9 credits of GR Theme Courses as 9 credits of UG Professional Electives
Master's Degree Courses
Required Cross-Cutting Course (12 credits)
CIVE 605Advanced Mechanics of Materials ‡‡‡3.0
ENVE 727Risk Assessment3.0
or CIVE 518 Natural Hazards and Infrastructure
or ENVE 555 Geographic Information Systems
MEM 591Applied Engr Analy Methods I3.0
MEM 592Applied Engr Analy Methods II3.0
Required Theme Course (18 credits) ‡‡‡
CIVE 516Geotechnical Site Investigation3.0
CIVE 531Advanced Foundation Engineering3.0
CIVE 632Advanced Soil Mechanics3.0
CIVE 633Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures3.0
CIVE 635Slope Stability and Landslides3.0
CIVE 637Seepage and Consolidation3.0
Graduate Technical Elective Courses (15 credits)15.0
These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the graduate advisor.
Select from any of the following that were not already counted for credit.
Geotechnical Site Investigation
Natural Hazards and Infrastructure
Geotechnical Engineering for Highways
Advanced Foundation Engineering
Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology
Infrastructure Condition Evaluation
Advanced Soil Mechanics
Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures
Slope Stability and Landslides
Engineering Ground Improvement
Seepage and Consolidation
Environmental Geotechnics
Geosynthetics in Civil Infrastructure
Geosynthetics in Waste Containment
Experimental Soil Mechanics I
Experimental Soil Mechanics II
Experimental Soil Mechanics III
Seismic Geotechnics
Soil Behavior
Geomechanics Modeling
Geographic Information Systems
Risk Assessment
Data-based Engineering Modeling
Numerical Analysis I
Numerical Analysis II
Applied Engr Analy Methods I
Applied Engr Analy Methods II
Theory of Elasticity I
Continuum Mechanics
Introduction to Plasticity
Finite Element Methods I
Finite Element Methods II
Thesis, Research Project, or additional Graduate Technical Electives (9 credits)
Total Credits225.5-239.5

Structural Engineering Graduate Track

General Education / Liberal Studies Requirements
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
UNIV E101The Drexel Experience1.0
General Education Requirements **21.0
Free Electives6.0
Foundation Requirements
BIO 141Essential Biology4.5
Chemistry Requirements ***3.5-7.5
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I
OR
General Chemistry I
CHEM 102General Chemistry II4.5
Engineering (ENGR) Requirements
ENGR 111Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis3.0
ENGR 113First-Year Engineering Design3.0
ENGR 131Introductory Programming for Engineers3.0
or ENGR 132 Programming for Engineers
ENGR 210Introduction to Thermodynamics3.0
ENGR 220Fundamentals of Materials4.0
Math Requirements 4.0-10.0
Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometry
and Calculus I
OR
Calculus and Functions I
and Calculus and Functions II
OR
Calculus I
MATH 122Calculus II4.0
MATH 200Multivariate Calculus4.0
CAEE 231Linear Engineering Systems3.0
or ENGR 231 Linear Engineering Systems
CAEE 232Dynamic Engineering Systems3.0
or ENGR 232 Dynamic Engineering Systems
Physics Requirements 4.0-8.0
Preparation for Engineering Studies
and Fundamentals of Physics I
OR
Fundamentals of Physics I
PHYS 102Fundamentals of Physics II4.0
PHYS 201Fundamentals of Physics III4.0
Major Requirements
CAE 491 [WI] Senior Design Project I3.0
CAE 492 [WI] Senior Design Project II3.0
CAE 493 [WI] Senior Design Project III3.0
CAEE 202Introduction to Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering3.0
CAEE 203System Balances and Design in CAEE3.0
CAEE 212Geologic Principles for Infrastructure & Environmental Engineering4.0
CAEE 361Statistical Analysis of Engineering Systems3.0
CIVE 240Engineering Economic Analysis3.0
CIVE 250Construction Materials4.0
CIVE 302Structural Analysis I4.0
CIVE 303Structural Design I3.0
CIVE 312Soil Mechanics I4.0
CIVE 315Soil Mechanics II4.0
CIVE 320Introduction to Fluid Flow3.0
CIVE 330Hydraulics4.0
CIVE 375Structural Material Behavior3.0
CIVE 430Hydrology3.0
CIVE 477 [WI] Seminar I2.0
CIVE 478 [WI] Seminar II1.0
ENVE 300Introduction to Environmental Engineering3.0
MEM 202Statics3.0
MEM 230Mechanics of Materials I4.0
MEM 238Dynamics4.0
Senior Professional Electives ‡‡
CIVE 400Structural Analysis II3.0
CIVE 401Structural Design II3.0
CIVE 402Structural Design III3.0
9 credits of GR Technical Electives count as 9 credits of UG Professional Electives
Master's Degree Courses
Required Cross-Cutting Courses (12 credits)
CIVE 605Advanced Mechanics of Materials ‡‡‡3.0
CIVE 615Infrastructure Condition Evaluation3.0
or ENVE 555 Geographic Information Systems
ENVE 571Environmental Life Cycle Assessment3.0
ENVE 727Risk Assessment3.0
or ENVE 750 Data-based Engineering Modeling
Required Theme Courses (12 credits) ‡‡‡
CIVE 701Advanced Structural Analysis I3.0
CIVE 702Advanced Structural Analysis II3.0
CIVE 703Advanced Structural Analysis III3.0
CIVE 708Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics3.0
Graduate Technical Elective Courses (21 credits)21.0
These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the graduate advisor.
Select from any of the following that were not already counted for credit.
Intelligent Buildings
Airflow Simulation in Built Environment
Prestressed Concrete
Wood and Timber Design
Advanced Concrete Technology
Advanced Foundation Engineering
Forensic Structural Engineering
Infrastructure Condition Evaluation
Behavior and Stability of Structural Members I
Behavior and Stability of Structural Members II
Engineered Masonry I
Behavior of Concrete Structures I
Geographic Information Systems
Risk Assessment
Data-based Engineering Modeling
Numerical Analysis I
Numerical Analysis II
Applied Engr Analy Methods I
Applied Engr Analy Methods II
Theory of Elasticity I
Continuum Mechanics
Introduction to Plasticity
Finite Element Methods I
Finite Element Methods II
Thesis, Research Project, or additional Graduate Technical Electives (9 credits) ††
Total Credits225.5-239.5

Water Resources Engineering Graduate Track

General Education / Liberal Studies Requirements
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
UNIV E101The Drexel Experience1.0
General Education Requirements **21.0
Free Electives6.0
Foundation Requirements
BIO 141Essential Biology4.5
Chemistry Requirements ***3.5-7.5
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I
OR
General Chemistry I
CHEM 102General Chemistry II4.5
Engineering (ENGR) Requirements
ENGR 111Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis3.0
ENGR 113First-Year Engineering Design3.0
ENGR 131Introductory Programming for Engineers3.0
or ENGR 132 Programming for Engineers
ENGR 210Introduction to Thermodynamics3.0
ENGR 220Fundamentals of Materials4.0
Math Requirements 4.0-10.0
Algebra, Functions, and Trigonometry
and Calculus I
OR
Calculus and Functions I
and Calculus and Functions II
OR
Calculus I
MATH 122Calculus II4.0
MATH 200Multivariate Calculus4.0
CAEE 231Linear Engineering Systems3.0
or ENGR 231 Linear Engineering Systems
CAEE 232Dynamic Engineering Systems3.0
or ENGR 232 Dynamic Engineering Systems
Physics Requirements 4.0-8.0
Preparation for Engineering Studies
and Fundamentals of Physics I
OR
Fundamentals of Physics I
PHYS 102Fundamentals of Physics II4.0
PHYS 201Fundamentals of Physics III4.0
Major Requirements
CAE 491 [WI] Senior Design Project I3.0
CAE 492 [WI] Senior Design Project II3.0
CAE 493 [WI] Senior Design Project III3.0
CAEE 202Introduction to Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering3.0
CAEE 203System Balances and Design in CAEE3.0
CAEE 212Geologic Principles for Infrastructure & Environmental Engineering4.0
CAEE 361Statistical Analysis of Engineering Systems3.0
CIVE 240Engineering Economic Analysis3.0
CIVE 250Construction Materials4.0
CIVE 302Structural Analysis I4.0
CIVE 303Structural Design I3.0
CIVE 312Soil Mechanics I4.0
CIVE 315Soil Mechanics II4.0
CIVE 320Introduction to Fluid Flow3.0
CIVE 330Hydraulics4.0
CIVE 375Structural Material Behavior3.0
CIVE 430Hydrology3.0
CIVE 477 [WI] Seminar I2.0
CIVE 478 [WI] Seminar II1.0
ENVE 300Introduction to Environmental Engineering3.0
MEM 202Statics3.0
MEM 230Mechanics of Materials I4.0
MEM 238Dynamics4.0
Senior Professional Electives ‡‡9.0
9 credits of GR Technical Electives count as 9 credits of UG Professional Electives
Master's Degree Courses
Required Cross-Cutting Course (12 credits)
CIVE 615Infrastructure Condition Evaluation3.0
or ENVE 555 Geographic Information Systems
CIVE 664Open Channel Hydraulics ‡‡‡3.0
ENVE 571Environmental Life Cycle Assessment3.0
ENVE 727Risk Assessment3.0
or ENVE 750 Data-based Engineering Modeling
Required Theme Course (12 credits) ‡‡‡
CIVE 565Urban Ecohydraulics3.0
CIVE 567Watershed Analysis3.0
or ENVE 681 Analytical and Numerical Techniques in Hydrology
ENVE 665Hazardous Waste & Groundwater Treatment3.0
or CIVE 564 Sustainable Water Resource Engineering
ENVS 501Chemistry of the Environment3.0
Graduate Technical Elective Courses (21 credits)21.0
These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the graduate advisor.
Select from any of the following that were not already counted for credit.
Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology
Sustainable Water Resource Engineering
Watershed Analysis
Infrastructure Condition Evaluation
Geographic Information Systems
Chemical Kinetics in Environmental Engineering
Env Engr Op-Chem & Phys
Hazardous Waste & Groundwater Treatment
Risk Assessment
Data-based Engineering Modeling
Thesis, Research Project, or additional Graduate Technical Electives (9 credits) ††
Total Credits225.5-239.5
*

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. 

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

General Education Requirements

***

CHEM sequence is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.

MATH and PHYS sequences are determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.

‡‡

Three (3-credit) professional elective courses are required. Acceptable courses are as follows:

1. All 400 level CAEE courses; this includes CIVE, AE, and ENVE.
2. All AE, CIVE, and ENVE graduate level (500+) courses (you will need an override for these courses).
3. CMGT 361CMGT 362CMGT 451CMGT 461CMGT 463, and CMGT 467Only 3 CMGT courses are allowed to count as Professional Electives.
4. Special Topics courses offered by the CAEE department on a case-by-case basis.

‡‡‡

Must achieve grade of B or better.

For students writing an master’s thesis, nine credits should consist of a minimum of 8 research credits (CIVE 997) and a minimum of 1 thesis credit (CIVE 898). Full time master’s students are encouraged to do a thesis. Students opting not to do a thesis could do a research project which would consist of a minimum of 5 research credits (CIVE 997) and a minimum of 1 thesis credit (CIVE 898) or would require the completion of an additional 9.0 graduate technical elective credits from the list above, therefore, the total graduate technical elective credits required will be 15.0.

††

For students writing an master’s thesis, nine credits should consist of a minimum of 8 research credits (CIVE 997) and a minimum of 1 thesis credit (CIVE 898). Full time master’s students are encouraged to do a thesis. Students opting not to do a thesis could do a research project which would consist of a minimum of 5 research credits (CIVE 997) and a minimum of 1 thesis credit (CIVE 898) or would require the completion of an additional 9.0 graduate technical elective credits from the list above, therefore, the total graduate technical elective credits required will be 21.0.

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

5 year, 3 co-op: Geotechnical Graduate Track

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CHEM 101*3.5CHEM 1024.5BIO 1414.5VACATION
ENGL 101 or 1113.0CIVC 101 or COOP 101**1.0COOP 101 or CIVC 101**1.0 
ENGR 1113.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
MATH 121***4.0ENGR 131 or 1323.0ENGR 1133.0 
UNIV E1011.0MATH 1224.0MATH 2004.0 
 PHYS 101***4.0PHYS 1024.0 
 14.5 19.5 19.5 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CAEE 2023.0CAEE 2033.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
CAEE 231 or ENGR 2313.0CAEE 232 or ENGR 2323.0  
ENGR 2204.0CIVE 2403.0  
MEM 2023.0ENGR 2103.0  
PHYS 2014.0(UG) General Education Elective3.0  
 17 15 0 0
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CAEE 2124.0CIVE 2504.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
CAEE 3613.0CIVE 3304.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0 
CIVE 3203.0MEM 2384.0  
ENVE 3003.0ENVE 555, 727, or CIVE 518†††3.0  
MEM 2304.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0  
CIVE 605†††3.0   
 20 18 3 0
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CIVE 3024.0CIVE 3033.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
CIVE 3124.0CIVE 3154.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0 
CIVE 4303.0CIVE 3753.0  
(UG) General Education Elective3.0(UG) General Education Elective3.0  
MEM 591†††3.0MEM 592†††3.0  
(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0  
 20 19 3 0
Fifth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
CAE 4913.0CAE 4923.0CAE 4933.0 
CIVE 4772.0CIVE 4781.0CIVE 4233.0 
(UG) General Education Electives6.0(UG) Free Electives6.0(UG) General Education Electives6.0 
CIVE 531 (counts as (UG) Professional Elective)3.0CIVE 5163.0CIVE 635 (counts as (UG) Professional Elective)3.0 
CIVE 6323.0CIVE 633 (counts as (UG) Professional Elective)3.0CIVE 6373.0 
(GR) Technical Elective3.0(GR) Professional Elective 3.0  
 20 19 18 
Total Credits 225.5
*

CHEM sequence is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.

**

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. 

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

***

MATH and PHYS sequences are determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.

General Education Requirements

††

Three (3-credit) professional elective courses are required. Acceptable courses are as follows:

1. All 400 level CAEE courses; this includes CIVE, AE, and ENVE.
2. All AE, CIVE, and ENVE graduate level (500+) courses (you will need an override for these courses).
3. CMGT 361CMGT 362CMGT 451CMGT 461CMGT 463, and CMGT 467Only 3 CMGT courses are allowed to count as Professional Electives.
4. Special Topics courses offered by the CAEE department on a case-by-case basis.

†††

Graduate Cross-Cutting Courses

CIVE 605ENVE 727 or ENVE 555 or CIVE 518, MEM 591, and MEM 592

Graduate Theme Courses

CIVE 516, CIVE 531, CIVE 632, CIVE 633, CIVE 635, and CIVE 637

5 year, 3 co-op: Structural Graduate Track

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CHEM 101*3.5CHEM 1024.5BIO 1414.5VACATION
ENGL 101 or 1113.0CIVC 101 or COOP 101**1.0COOP 101 or CIVC 101**1.0 
ENGR 1113.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
MATH 121***4.0ENGR 131 or 1323.0ENGR 1133.0 
UNIV E1011.0MATH 1224.0MATH 2004.0 
 PHYS 101***4.0PHYS 1024.0 
 14.5 19.5 19.5 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CAEE 2023.0CAEE 2033.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
CAEE 231 or ENGR 2313.0CAEE 232 or ENGR 2323.0  
ENGR 2204.0CIVE 2403.0  
MEM 2023.0ENGR 2103.0  
PHYS 2014.0(UG) General Education Electives6.0  
 17 18 0 0
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CAEE 2124.0CIVE 2504.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
CAEE 3613.0CIVE 3304.0ENVE 5713.0 
CIVE 3203.0MEM 2384.0  
ENVE 3003.0ENVE 727 or 7503.0  
MEM 2304.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective***3.0  
(GR) Graduate Technical Elective***3.0   
 20 18 3 0
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CIVE 3024.0CIVE 3033.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
CIVE 3124.0CIVE 3154.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0 
CIVE 4303.0CIVE 3753.0  
(UG) General Education Elective3.0(UG) General Education Elective3.0  
CIVE 6053.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective counts as (UG) Professional Elective3.0  
CIVE 615 or ENVE 5553.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0  
 20 19 3 0
Fifth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
CAE 4913.0CAE 4923.0CAE 4933.0 
CIVE 4003.0CIVE 4013.0CIVE 4023.0 
CIVE 4772.0CIVE 4781.0(UG) General Education Electives6.0 
(UG) General Education Elective3.0(UG) Free Electives6.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective counts as (UG) Professional Elective3.0 
(GR) Graduate Technical Elective counts as (UG) Professional Elective3.0CIVE 7023.0CIVE 7033.0 
CIVE 7013.0CIVE 7083.0  
 17 19 18 
Total Credits 225.5
*

CHEM sequence is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.

**

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. 

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

***

MATH and PHYS sequences are determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.

General Education Requirements

5 year, 3 co-op: Water Resources Graduate Track

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CHEM 101*3.5CHEM 1024.5BIO 1414.5VACATION
ENGL 101 or 1113.0CIVC 101 or COOP 101**1.0COOP 101 or CIVC 101**1.0 
ENGR 1113.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
MATH 121***4.0ENGR 131 or 1323.0ENGR 1133.0 
UNIV E1011.0MATH 1224.0MATH 2004.0 
 PHYS 101***4.0PHYS 1024.0 
 14.5 19.5 19.5 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CAEE 2023.0CAEE 2033.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
CAEE 231 or ENGR 2313.0CAEE 232 or ENGR 2323.0  
ENGR 2204.0CIVE 2403.0  
MEM 2023.0ENGR 2103.0  
PHYS 2014.0(UG) General Education Elective3.0  
 17 15 0 0
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CAEE 2124.0CIVE 2504.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
CAEE 3613.0CIVE 3304.0ENVE 5713.0 
CIVE 3203.0MEM 2384.0  
ENVE 3003.0ENVE 727 or 7503.0  
MEM 2304.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0  
(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0   
 20 18 3 0
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
CIVE 3024.0CIVE 3033.0COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCE
CIVE 3124.0CIVE 3154.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective counts as (UG) Professional Elective3.0 
CIVE 4303.0CIVE 3753.0  
(UG) General Education Elective3.0(UG) General Education Elective3.0  
CIVE 615 or ENVE 5553.0(GR) Graduate Technical Electives counts as (UG) Professional Electives6.0  
CIVE 6643.0   
 20 19 3 0
Fifth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
CAE 4913.0CAE 4923.0CAE 4933.0 
CIVE 4772.0CIVE 4781.0(UG) General Education Electives6.0 
(UG) General Education Electives6.0(UG) Free Electives6.0(UG) Professional Elective3.0 
(UG) Professional Elective3.0(UG) Professional Elective3.0ENVE 665 or CIVE 5643.0 
CIVE 567 or ENVE 6813.0CIVE 5653.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0 
ENVS 5013.0(GR) Graduate Technical Elective3.0  
 20 19 18 
Total Credits 225.5
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CHEM sequence is determined by the student's Chemistry Placement Exam score and the completion of a summer online preparatory course available based on that score.

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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. 

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

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MATH and PHYS sequences are determined by the student's Calculus Placement Exam score and the completion of any summer online preparatory courses available based on that score.

 

General Education Requirements

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD (University of Alberta). Professor. Structural design - concrete, steel and wood; structural failure analysis; retrofitting of existing structures; new structural systems and materials; engineering education.
Ivan Bartoli, PhD (University of California, San Diego). Associate Professor. Non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring; dynamic identification, stress wave propagation modeling.
Shannon Capps, PhD (Georgia Institute of Technology). Associate Professor. Atmospheric chemistry; data assimilation; advanced sensitivity analysis; inverse modeling.
S.C. Jonathan Cheng, PhD (West Virginia University). Associate Professor. Soil mechanics; geosynthetics; geotechnical engineering; probabilistic design; landfill containments; engineering education.
Yaghoob (Amir) Farnam, PhD (Purdue University). Associate Professor. Advanced and sustainable infrastructure materials; multifunctional, self-responsive and bioinspired construction materials; advanced multiscale manufacturing; characterization, and evaluation of construction materials; durability of cement-based materials.
Patricia Gallagher, PhD (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). Professor. Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering; soil improvement; soil improvement; recycled materials in geotechnics.
Patrick Gurian, PhD (Carnegie-Mellon University). Professor. Risk analysis of environmental and infrastructure systems; novel adsorbent materials; environmental standard setting; Bayesian statistical modeling; community outreach and environmental health.
Charles N. Haas, PhD (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Program Head for Environmental Engineering; L. D. Betz Professor of Environmental Engineering. Water treatment; risk assessment; bioterrorism; environmental modeling and statistics; microbiology; environmental health.
Simi Hoque, PhD (University of California - Berkeley) Program Head for Architectural Engineering. Professor. Computational methods to reduce building energy and environmental impacts, urban metabolism, thermal comfort, climate resilience.
Y. Grace Hsuan, PhD (Imperial College). Professor. Durability of polymeric construction materials; advanced construction materials; and performance of geosynthetics.
Joseph B. Hughes, PhD (University of Iowa). Distinguished University Professor. Biological processes and applications of nanotechnology in environmental systems.
L. James Lo, PhD (University of Texas at Austin). Associate Professor. Architectural fluid mechanics; building automation and autonomy; implementation of natural and hybrid ventilation in buildings; airflow distribution in buildings; large-scale air movement in an urban built environment; building and urban informatics; data-enhanced sensing and control for optimal building operation and management; novel data gathering methods for building/urban problem solving; interdisciplinary research on occupant behaviors in the built environment.
Franco Montalto, PhD (Cornell University). Professor. Effects of built infrastructure on societal water needs, ecohydrologic patterns and processes, ecological restoration, green design, and water interventions.
Mira S. Olson, PhD (University of Virginia). Associate Professor. Peace engineering; source water quality protection and management; contaminant and bacterial fate and transport; community engagement.
Miguel A. Pando, PhD (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). Associate Professor. Laboratory testing of geomaterials; geotechnical aspects of natural hazards; soil-structure-interaction; geotechnical engineering.
Matthew Reichenbach, PhD (University of Austin at Texas). Assistant Teaching Professor. Design and behavior of steel structures, bridge engineering, structural stability
Michael Ryan, PhD (Drexel University) Associate Department Head of Graduate Studies. Associate Teaching Professor. Microbial Source Tracking (MST); Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA); dynamic engineering systems modeling; molecular microbial biology; phylogenetics; metagenomics; bioinformatics; environmental statistics; engineering economics; microbiology; potable and wastewater quality; environmental management systems.
Christopher Sales, PhD (University of California, Berkeley). Associate Professor. Environmental microbiology and biotechnology; biodegradation of environmental contaminants; microbial processes for energy and resource recovery from waste; application of molecular biology, analytical chemistry and bioinformatic techniques to study environmental biological systems.
Robert Swan Teaching Professor. Geotechnical and geosynthetic engineering; soil/geosynthetic interaction and performance; laboratory and field geotechnical/geosynthetic testing.
Sharon Walker, PhD (Yale University) Dean, College of Engineering. Distinguished Professor. Water quality systems engineering
Michael Waring, PhD (University of Texas at Austin) Department Head, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. Associate Professor. Indoor air quality and building sustainability; indoor particulate matter fate and transport; indoor chemistry and particle formation; secondary impacts of control technologies and strategies.
Jin Wen, PhD (University of Iowa). Professor. Architectural engineering; Building Energy Efficiency; Intelligent Building; Net-zero Building; and Indoor Air Quality.
Aspasia Zerva, PhD (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign). Professor. Earthquake engineering; mechanics; seismology; structural reliability; system identification; advanced computational methods in structural analysis.

Emeritus Faculty

A. Emin Aktan, PhD (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign). Professor Emeritus. Health monitoring and management of large infrastructures with emphasis on health monitoring.
Eugenia Ellis, PhD, AIA (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). Professor Emerita. Natural and electrical light sources and effects on biological rhythms and health outcomes; ecological strategies for smart, sustainable buildings of the nexus of health, energy, and technology.
Ahmad Hamid, PhD (McMaster University). Professor Emeritus. Engineered masonry; seismic behavior, design and retrofit of masonry structures; development of new materials and building systems.
Harry G. Harris, PhD (Cornell University). Professor Emeritus. Structural models; dynamics of structures, plates and shells; industrialized building construction.
Joseph P. Martin, PhD (Colorado State University). Professor Emeritus. Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering; hydrology; transportation; waste management.
James E. Mitchell, MArch (University of Pennsylvania). Professor Emeritus. Architectural engineering design; building systems; engineering education.
Joseph V. Mullin, PhD (Pennsylvania State University). Teaching Professor Emeritus. Structural engineering; failure analysis; experimental stress analysis; construction materials; marine structures.
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