Back to Home		Total Credit Hours	30

Summary of Course Requirements

Program Component	Courses	Credit hours
Program Core	2	6
Program Courses	4	12
Program Electives1	1	3
Masters thesis2	3	9
Total	10	30

                   1  Program Elective may be replaced by program course

                2  A student may replace Master’s thesis with the following:

              a.     CIV598 Professional Project (3  credit hours); and

                             b.      Program Elective (3 credit hours) and program course (3 credit hours)

 

                    Core Courses (2 Courses)

 

Core Courses		6	Credit Hours
Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisite(s)	Credit Hours
CIV502	Advanced Engineering Mathematics	Graduate Standing	3
CIV509	Probability, Decision Theory, and Stochastic Processes	Graduate Standing	3
CIV514	Engineering Research Methods and Communications	Graduate Standing	3

                        A student must take 2 courses out of the 3 core courses               

 

                    Program Courses

 

Core Courses		12	Credit Hours
Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisite(s)	Credit Hours
CIV503	Finite Element Analysis	Graduate Standing	3
CIV515	Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design	Graduate Standing	3
CIV516	Engineering Bridge Design	Graduate Standing	3
CIV518	Pre-stressed Concrete Design	Graduate Standing	3
CIV521	Advanced Foundations	Graduate Standing	3
CIV522	Advanced Soil Mechanics	Graduate Standing	3
CIV526	Slopes and Earth Dams	Graduate Standing	3
CIV531	Urban Transportation Planning	Graduate Standing	3
CIV534	Public Transportation	Graduate Standing	3
CIV542	Groundwater Hydrology	Graduate Standing	3
CIV544	Coastal Processes and Harbor Engineering	Graduate Standing	3
CIV561	Construction Project Management	Graduate Standing	3
CIV589	Advanced Civil Engineering Materials	Graduate Standing	3

 

 

                    Elective Courses

 

Core Courses		3	Credit Hours
Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisite(s)	Credit Hours
MEM502	Engineering Economics	Core Courses Completion	3
MEM504	Quality Engineering	Core Courses Completion	3
MEM506	Operations Research & Simulations	Core Courses Completion	3
ARC620	Efficient Building Systems	Core Courses Completion	3
ARC630	Passive Design Strategies	Core Courses Completion	3
ARC635	Professional Responsibility in Sustainable Environmental	Core Courses Completion	3