Program Overview

College of Engineering

The College of Engineering offers a PhD program in Civil Engineering, which is designed to provide advanced knowledge and skills in the field.

PhD Courses in Civil Engineering

The PhD program in Civil Engineering includes a range of courses that cover various aspects of civil engineering. The courses are divided into several categories, including:

Common Courses in PhD Civil Engineering

• CE 601: Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineers (3 units)
• CE 602: Modeling of Engineering Processes and Systems (3 units)
• CE 603: Advanced Mathematics for Civil Engineers (3 units)

PhD Courses in Structural Engineering

• CE 660: Advanced Finite Element Methods (3 units)
• CE 661: Advanced Structural Reliability (3 units)
• CE 662: Advanced Stability of Structures (3 units)
• CE 663: Elasticity Methods in Structural Analysis (3 units)
• CE 664: Numerical Methods in Structural Analysis (3 units)
• CE 665: Advanced Plasticity in Structural Engineering (3 units)
• CE 666: Fracture Mechanics (3 units)
• CE 667: Optimization of Structures (3 units)
• CE 668: Applied Structural Mechanics (3 units)
• CE 671: Earthquake Engineering (3 units)
• CE 672: Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering (3 units)
• CE 673: High Performance Concrete (3 units)
• CE 674: Composite and Fiber Reinforced Concrete (3 units)
• CE 675: Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures (3 units)
• CE 679: Selected Topics in Structural Engineering (3 units)

PhD Courses in Construction Engineering and Management

• CE 610: Advanced Topics in Value Engineering (3 units)
• CE 611: Maintenance Engineering and Management (3 units)
• CE 612: Artificial Intelligence Applications in Civil Engineering (3 units)
• CE 613: Planning and Modeling of Construction Processes (3 units)
• CE 614: Selected Topics in Construction Engineering & Management (3 units)

PhD Courses in Environmental Engineering

• CE 640: Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (3 units)
• CE 641: Treatment Processes Laboratory (3 units)
• CE 645: Air Pollution Control (3 units)
• CE 646: Industrial Waste Management (3 units)
• CE 647: Hazardous Waste Management (3 units)
• CE 648: Simulation of Treatment Processes (3 units)
• CE 649: Selected Topics in Environmental Engineering (3 units)

PhD Courses in Water Resources and Hydraulics

• CE 620: Theoretical Physical Hydrology (3 units)
• CE 621: Solutions to Ground Water Problems (3 units)
• CE 622: Flow Through Porous Media (3 units)
• CE 623: Computer-Aided Water Management (3 units)
• CE 624: Advanced Water Management (3 units)
• CE 625: Control of Floods and Droughts (3 units)
• CE 626: Stochastic Processes in Hydrology (3 units)
• CE 627: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (3 units)
• CE 628: Physical and Mathematical Modeling of Hydraulic Systems (3 units)
• CE 629: Selected Topics in Water Resources and Hydraulics (3 units)

PhD Courses in Geotechnical Engineering

• CE 681: Soil Behavior (3 units)
• CE 682: Analysis and Design of Deep Foundations (3 units)
• CE 683: Soil Dynamics (3 units)
• CE 684: Geotechnical Engineering in Arid Regions (3 units)
• CE 685: Constitutive Laws for Geotechnical Materials (3 units)
• CE 686: Seepage and Consolidation (3 units)
• CE 687: Soil Rheology (3 units)
• CE 689: Selected Topics in Geotechnical Engineering (3 units)

PhD Courses in Transportation Engineering

• CE 630: Transportation Systems Analysis (3 units)
• CE 631: Urban Public Transportation (3 units)
• CE 632: Air Transportation (3 units)
• CE 633: Advanced Traffic Operations and Control (3 units)
• CE 634: Rail Transportation (3 units)
• CE 635: Pavement Maintenance Management Systems (3 units)
• CE 636: Analysis of Pavement Systems (3 units)
• CE 638: Pavement Materials and Mix Design (3 units)
• CE 639: Transportation Economics and Evaluation (3 units)
• CE 689: Selected Topics in Transportation Engineering (3 units)