M.S. in Structural Engineering Option
The structural option within Civil and Environmental Engineering offers instruction and research in advanced concepts and techniques in the solution of complex structural engineering problems. A student seeking an M.S. in Structural Engineering must have a structural analysis course which includes statically indeterminate structures and junior or senior level courses in the design of steel and concrete structures. Student study programs in structural engineering are developed with a faculty advisor to meet the needs of the individual. These undergraduate courses are core graduate course prerequisites and students deficient in these areas must take these courses before they can take advanced courses.
Core Courses
14.504 Advanced Strength of Materials
14.551 Design of Steel Structures or 14.552 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
14.556Finite Element Analysis or equivalent
14.557 Structural Dynamics
Elective Courses
14.507 Engineering Computation
14.521 Reliability Analysis in Engineering
14.531 Advanced Soil Mechanics
14.533 Advanced Foundation Engineering
14.536 Soil Engineering
14.550 Behavior of Structures
14.551 Design of Steel Structures
14.552 Behavior of Concrete Structures
14.533 Wood Structures
14.554 Prestressed Concrete Design
14.555 Seismic Design of Structures
14.558 Bridge Engineering
14.576 GIS Applications in Civil & Environmental Engineering
See the graduate catalog for more information and course descriptions.
Additional geotechnical and geoenvironmental courses and appropriate courses from the Departments of Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering may also be included in a degree plan.