Civil Engineering MS

Our Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering department has a strong international reputation for excellence in education and research. The 30-credit-hour Civil Engineering MS program provides students with the fundamental knowledge and technical skills to make a tangible impact on engineering practice to improve resilience in the natural and built environments.

Required Courses (6 credits)

Students will take at least one course from Group 1 and at lease one course from Group 2, totaling 6 credits. Any courses taken beyond required 6 credits will count as electives.

Group 1

CIE 5XX - Principles of Construction Engineering and Management (course pending) Credits: 3
CIE 514LEC - Introduction to Advanced Mechanics and Mathematics Credits: 3
CIE 515LEC - Advanced Structural Analysis Credits: 3
CIE 533LEC - Adv Foundation Design Credits: 3
CIE 536LEC - Traffic Operations & Desig Credits: 3
CIE 539LEC - Travel Demand Forecasting Credits: 3
CIE 579LEC - Brdg/Infra Mgt Pub Policy Credits: 3
CIE 580LEC - Emerging Tech’ies Brdg Credits: 3

Group 2

CIE 5XX - Occupational Health and Safety for Construction Engineering and Management (course pending) Credits: 3
CIE 512LEC - Struc Reliablity & Safety Credits: 3
CIE 519LEC - Structural Dynamics Credits: 3
CIE 534LEC - Earthqu Engr & Found Dyna Credits: 3
CIE 573LEC - Transportation Analytics Credits: 3
CIE 574LEC - Traffic Safety Credits: 3
CIE 584LEC - Bridge Engineering 1: Design of Steel Highway Bridges Credits: 3
CIE 585LEC - Bridge Engineering 2: Design of Prestressed Concrete Highway Bridges Credits: 3

Electives (18-24 credits)

Students can group elective courses to align with various suggested Focus Areas, as outlined in the examples below. For a full list of elective options, please see the departmental graduate handbook. For electives outside of CSEE or SEAS, students must seek permission from the Director of Graduate Studies.

Bridge Engineering

CIE 5XX - Modeling and Analysis with OpenRoads Credits: 3
CIE 522LEC - Design of Structures for Fire Credits: 3
CIE 524LEC - Steel Structures Credits: 3
CIE 525LEC - Concrete Structures Credits: 3
CIE 561LEC - Wind Engineering and Turbulent Flow Credits: 3
CIE 572LEC - Advanced Concrete Materials Credits: 3

Construction Engineering and Management

CIE 5XX - Construction Projects Budget and Cost Credits: 3
CIE 5XX - Construction Projects Time and Scheduling Credits: 3
CIE 528LEC - Resilience of Civil Infrastructure Credits: 3
CIE 529LEC - Pavement Matls & Design Credits: 3
CIE 572LEC - Advanced Concrete Materials Credits: 3
CIE 588 - Advanced Construction Techniques Credits: 3

Culminating Experience (0-6 credits)

Depending on the master’s culminating experience, students will take extra electives; or register for 3 project credits; or up to 6 thesis credits.

All-Course (0 credits)

All-course students take a comprehensive exam, administered on an ad-hoc basis.

Project (3 credits)

CIE 557TUT - Engineering Project Credits: 1 - 6
or
CIE 558TUT - Engineering Project Credits: 1 - 6

Thesis (6 credits)

CIE 559TUT - Thesis Credits: 1 - 6
or
CIE 560TUT - Thesis Credits: 1 - 6

Total Credit Hours: 30

3.0 Degree GPA required

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).