Program Overview

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Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, MS

The Master of Science in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering is designed for students who have completed a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, although domestic students with related undergraduate degrees may be considered for provisional admission. The MS educates students in the theory and practice of civil engineering science and design, with a technical concentration. The master's degree is increasingly expected for high-level practice in civil engineering, and prepares graduates to practice in civil engineering for federal, state, or local government, engineering design firms, construction firms, public utilities, non-governmental organizations, and local and regional planning firms, among others.

Admissions

Admission is competitive. Most successful students have earned an undergraduate degree in engineering or a related science. Specific application requirements and deadlines can be found in the university's policies.

Degree Requirements

Total credits: 30 All MS students must develop a faculty-approved plan of study with a minimum of 30 graduate credits. These credits include two core courses, specific requirements of a concentration declared by the student, and a seminar requirement.

Core Courses

• CEIE 601: Infrastructure Modeling (3 credits)
• CEIE 605: Risk and Uncertainty in Civil Engineering (3 credits)

Concentrations

The program offers several concentrations, including:

• Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)
• Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE)
• Geotechnical Engineering (GEOE)
• Structural Engineering (STRE)
• Transportation Engineering (TRNE)

Concentration in Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)

Students must select at least three from the following five construction engineering and management core courses:

• CEIE 571: Construction Administration
• CEIE 572: Building Information Modeling
• CEIE 573: Legal Aspects of the Construction Process
• CEIE 575: Design for Constructability
• CEIE 576: Construction Cost Estimating

Concentration in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE)

Students must select at least three from the following five environmental and water resources engineering core courses:

• CEIE 551: Air Pollution Formation and Control
• CEIE 557: Remote Monitoring Techniques for Civil Engineering Applications
• CEIE 641: Water Resources Engineering I: Principles and Practice
• CEIE 645: Flood Hazards Engineering and Adaptation
• CEIE 658: Water Quality

Concentration in Geotechnical Engineering (GEOE)

Students must select at least three from the following five geotechnical engineering core courses:

• CEIE 531: Earth Retaining Structures and Slope Stability
• CEIE 532: Foundation Design
• CEIE 535: Engineering Geology
• CEIE 634: Geoenvironmental Design
• CEIE 636: Sources of Geotechnical Data

Concentration in Structural Engineering (STRE)

Students must select at least three of the following five structural engineering core courses:

• CEIE 526: Structural Steel Design II
• CEIE 527: Pre-stressed Concrete
• CEIE 611: Structural Analysis II
• CEIE 612: Mechanics of Materials II
• CEIE 613: Structural Dynamics

Concentration in Transportation Engineering (TRNE)

Students must select at least three of the following five transportation engineering core courses:

• CEIE 561: Traffic Engineering
• CEIE 662: Travel Demand Modeling
• CEIE 664: Transportation Engineering and the Environment
• CEIE 767: Traffic Engineering Modeling and Analysis
• STAT 554: Applied Statistics I

Project or Thesis Option

Students, with the consent of a faculty advisor and departmental approval, may be approved to complete a project or thesis.

Research Project

Students complete CEIE 798 Research Project in Civil Engineering, during which they prepare and present a scholarly paper.

Master's Thesis

Students complete CEIE 799 Master's Thesis, which counts toward the 30 credit hours required for the MS degree.

Seminar Requirement

All degree candidates must attend a minimum of five graduate seminars approved by the CEIE Department for the degree program. Students must enroll in CEIE 795 Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Seminar and receive a satisfactory (S) grade by their final semester.

Accelerated Options

The university offers accelerated options for highly-qualified students, including the Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS/Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Accelerated MS and the Mechanical Engineering, BS/Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Accelerated MS.

Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS/Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Accelerated MS

Highly-qualified students in the Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS program may apply to this option if they have earned 60 undergraduate credits with an overall GPA of at least 3.30.

Mechanical Engineering, BS/Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Accelerated MS

Highly-qualified undergraduates may be admitted to the bachelor's/accelerated master's program and obtain a Mechanical Engineering, BS and a Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, MS in an accelerated time-frame after satisfactory completion of a minimum of 139 credits.

Advising and Plan of Study

Each student is assigned a faculty advisor upon acceptance. Students must meet with their advisors during their first semester and design an approved plan of study. Students are encouraged to seek out their advisor when questions arise and when their plan of study needs to be revised.