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Degree Pathways for the Master of Science in Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering - Co-op

Degree Pathway for the Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering - Co-op

Required Core Courses
Course #Course TitleCredits
Semesters Offered
F,S,I,Su*
CIVE.5310Advanced Soil Mechanics3F1

Choose any four (12 credits)

CIVE.5270Geotechnical & Environmental Site Characterization3I2
CIVE.5280Drilled Deep Foundations***3I
CIVE.5300Driven Deep Foundations***3I
CIVE.5320Theoretical and Numerical Methods in Soil Mechanics3I
CIVE.5330Advanced Foundation Engineering3I
CIVE.5340Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering3I
CIVE.5360Soil Engineering3I
CIVE.5370Experimental Soil Mechanics3I
Elective Course Choices** (Choose up to 5)
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Up to 5 Elective Courses (see list below)15
Sub Total # Elective Credits Required*15
Professional Co-op Courses
ENGN.6020Graduate Professional Development for Engineers1F, S
ENGN.6030Graduate Cooperative Experience1F, S, Su
ENGN.6040Workforce Development (optional)1F, S
Sub Total # Co-op Credits Required2
Curriculum Summary
Total number of courses required for the degree12
Total number of credit hours required for the degree32

Prerequisites, Concentrations or Other Requirements:

*Availability - F is Fall, S is Spring, I is Intermittent and Su is Summer. Numbers indicate approximate years between offerings (F1 = every fall, F2 = every other fall). Course availability is subject to change.

Successful completion of undergraduate prerequisite courses is required prior to registering for graduate courses. 
**Elective course choices may also include Geotechnical and Environmental "core" courses not already taken.
***Prerequisite = CIVE.5310

ElectivesElectives (including semesters offered)
CIVE.5040 Advanced Strength of Materials I1
CIVE.5210 Reliability Analysis in Engineering I2
CIVE.5290 Engineering with Geosynthetics I
CIVE.5380 Soil Behavior I
CIVE.5390 Ground Improvement I
CIVE.5500 Behavior of Structures I1
CIVE.5560 Finite Element Analysis I
CIVE.5620 Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology F2
CIVE.5760 GIS Applications in Civil & Environmental Engineering I1
GEOL.5560 Applied Geophysics

Plan of Study - Fall Start + 6-month Co-op

Fall start with 6-month Co-opFallSpringSummerFallSpring
9-12 Credits
9 credits+
1-credit Grad. Devel.
for Engineer Course
1-credit
Co-op Experience
9-12 Credits
RequiredCIVE.5310ENGN.6020ENGN.6030
Core course list: choose 4 total


choose 2 or 3 courses from core and/or elective list


choose 3 courses from core and/or electives list
Electives: choose up to 5 totalDepending on # of core/electives previously taken, choose from core and elective list to total 4 core and 5 electives for the program
Please see Curriculum Outline for Core Course and Electives lists and typical frequency and semester of course offerings.

Plan of Study - Spring Start + 6-month Co-op

Spring start with 6-month Co-opSpringFallSpringSummerFall
9-12 Credits
9 credits+
1-credit Grad. Devel.
for Engineer Course
1-credit
Co-op Experience
9-12 Credits
Required
ENGN.6030
Core course list: choose 4 total
choose 3 or 4 courses from core and/or elective list
choose 2 courses from core and/or electives list
Electives: choose up to 5 total
Depending on # of core/electives previously taken, choose from core and elective list to total 4 core and 5 electives for the program
Please see Curriculum Outline for Core Course and Electives lists and typical frequency and semester of course offerings.