Program Overview

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Online Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MS)

Civil Engineering

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville offers an online master’s degree program in Civil Engineering in three concentration areas to meet the high demand for highly qualified Civil Engineers. Whether you aspire to work in the public sector, transportation engineering, or geotechnical engineering, this program can help you achieve your goals. At Tickle College of Engineering, you can access a flexible selection of courses through a fully online learning experience.

Program Details

• Degree: Master of Science
• Major: Civil Engineering
• College: Tickle College of Engineering
• Format: Asynchronous (fully online, no live sessions)
• Program Duration: The duration of the program is dependent on the student's academic history, transfer credits, and applicability of transfer credits to the University's and program's graduation requirements. Estimated duration is 24 months.
• Credit Hours: 30
• Cost Per Credit: $744 (in-state), $819 (out-of-state)
• Admission Terms: Fall, Spring, Summer

Program Overview

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UT offers a master’s degree in Civil Engineering in three concentration areas to meet the high demand for highly qualified Civil Engineers. The program is available 100% online via Distance Education (DE). A wide selection of graduate courses is offered for DE students; courses in this program are delivered asynchronously and synchronously and posted online for students’ access at their convenience.

Licensure

There is a high market need for Civil Engineers with MS degrees to work as design engineers, and there is excellent professional development growth for those who earn MS degrees. The MS degree will help you pass the professional engineer (PE) license exam and will open opportunities for you to work as a geotechnical or transportation Engineer.

Accredited

Our graduate program is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) commission.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA
• International applicants and graduates of non-ABET accredited programs must submit GRE scores.

Program Concentrations

The following three concentrations are available in the MS Civil Engineering program at UT:

• Geotechnical & Materials Engineering
• Public Works Engineering
• Transportation & Infrastructure Engineering

Concentration Details

Geotechnical & Materials Engineering

The geotechnical engineer is responsible for the subsurface investigation and the analysis of soil properties, which provide the basis of the foundation design. The materials engineer must be familiar with the properties of construction and structural materials so that an economic use of resources can be included in the design process.

Public Works Engineering

A public works engineer is trained as a broad-based civil engineer able to confront public issues facing the modern American city, including the deterioration of civil engineering infrastructure, such as bridges, roads, waterlines, and public buildings.

Transportation & Infrastructure Engineering

A transportation engineer is concerned with the safe and efficient movement of both people and goods, which includes designing and maintaining all types of transportation facilities, such as highways and streets, mass transit systems, railroads and airfields, and ports and harbors.

Featured Courses

Students who choose the Public Works Engineering concentration will take courses such as:

• CE 558: Transportation Planning Models
• CE 532: Soil Slope Stability Analysis
• CE 551: Traffic Engineering Characteristics
• CE 565: Structural Dynamics

Related Programs

• Environmental Engineering (MS)
• Reliability & Maintainability Engineering (MS)
• Engineering Management (MS)