Degree Pathway for MSE in Civil Engineering, Structural Option


                                    Core Courses (select 3 courses; courses not taken may be used as electives)
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total9
CIVE.5510Advanced Steel Design3
CIVE.5520Design of Concrete Structures3
CIVE.5580Bridge Design3
CIVE.5030Computer-Based Analysis of Structures3
CIVE.5040Advanced Strength of Materials3
CIVE.5500Behavior of Structures3
CIVE.5560Finite Element of Analysis (or equivalent)3
CIVE.5120Structural Stability 3
CIVE.5050Concrete Materials3
CIVE.5150Cementitious Materials for Sustainable Concrete3
CIVE.5570Structural Dynamics3
Elective Courses (Up to 7 total)
Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total Required15
CIVE.5080Practice of Structural Engineering3
CIVE.5280Drilled Deep Foundations3
CIVE.5300Driven Deep Foundations3
CIVE.5110Inspection and Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure3
CIVE.5210Reliability Analysis in Engineering3
CIVE.5340Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering3
CIVE.5310Advanced Soil Mechanics3
CIVE.5330Advanced Foundation Engineering3
CIVE.5360Soil Engineering3
CIVE.5390Ground Improvement3
CIVE.5410Traffic Engineering3
CIVE.5460Pavement Design3
CIVE.5530Wood Structures3
CIVE.5540Pre-stressed Concrete Design3
CIVE.5590Masonry Design3
CIVE.5760GIS Applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering 3
CIVE.5810Engineering System Analysis3
CIVE.5830Stochastic Concepts3
CIVE.5870Introduction to Data Science for Engineers3

Total courses required = 10

Total credits required for the degree = 30

Notes:

1. Additional geotechnical and geoenvironmental courses and appropriate advanced courses from the Departments of Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering may be taken as electives after consultation with a faculty advisor and with the approval of the Department.

2. With the approval of the Department, a student may substitute one of the core requirements with another advanced Mathematics or Engineering course.

Updated 4/17/26