Graduate Program Curriculum Outline

Cooperative Education Option in Civil & Environmental Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering – Geotechnical Engineering Option

Major Required (Core) Courses (Total # of courses required = 5) Semesters

Offered
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours F, S, I, Su,
CE †
Required course:
CIVE.5310 Advanced Soil Mechanics 3 F1
Choose any four:
CIVE.5270 Geotechnical and Environmental Site Characterization 12 I
CIVE.5280 Drilled Deep Foundations ** I
CIVE.5300 Driven Deep Foundations ** I
CIVE.5320 Theoretical and Numerical Methods in Soil Mechanics S2
CIVE.5330 Advanced Foundation Engineering I
CIVE.5340 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering I2
CIVE.5360 Soil Engineering I
CIVE.5370 Experimental Soil Mechanics S2
SubTotal # Core Credits Required 15
Elective Course Choices (Total # of courses required = up to 5)
Choose any five*:
CIVE.5040 Advanced Strength of Materials 15 S1
CIVE.5210 Reliability Analysis in Engineering I2
CIVE.5290 Engineering with Geosynthetics I
CIVE.5380 Soil Behavior I
CIVE.5390 Ground Improvement F2
CIVE.5500 Behavior of Structures I2
CIVE.5560 Finite Element Analysis I
CIVE.5620 Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology F2
CIVE.5760 GIS Applications in Civil & Environmental Engineering S1
GEOL.5560 Applied Geophysics --
SubTotal # Elective Credits Required 15
Professional Co-op Option Courses (Total # of courses required = 2)
ENGN.6020 Graduate Professional Development for Engineers 1
ENGN.6030 Graduate Cooperative Experience 1
ENGN.6040 Workforce Development 1 (optional)
SubTotal # Co-op Credits Required 2
Curriculum Summary
Total number of courses required for the degree* 12
Total credit hours required for degree 32
Prerequisite, Concentration or Other Requirements:
Successful completion of undergraduate prerequisite courses is required prior to registering for
graduate courses. Course availability is subject to change.
* Elective course choices may also include courses in “core” list not already taken.
** Prerequisite – CIVE.5310

† F=Fall, S= Spring, I=Intermittent, Su= Summer, CE=online/ContEd

Number indicates approximate years between offerings ie F1 = every Fall; F2 = every other Fall;
Actual course offerings depend on course enrollments & faculty availability
 Plan of Study – Fall Start + 6-month Co-op
Cooperative Education Option in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Master of Science in Engineering – Geotechnical Engineering Option

Fall Start Fall Spring Summer Fall Spring

with
6-month 9 credits +
1-credit
Co-op 9-12 credits 1-credit Grad. Devel. 9-12 credits
Co-op Experience
for Engineer Course
Required CIVE.5310 ENGN.6020
Core course Depending on number of
list: choose core/electives previously
choose 2 or 3 ENGN.6030
4 total choose 3 courses taken, choose 3 or 4
courses from
from core and/or courses from core and
Electives: core and/or
elective list elective lists to total 4
choose up elective list
core and 5 electives for
to 5 total
the program
Please see Curriculum Outline for Core Course and Electives lists and typical frequency and semester of
course offerings.

Plan of Study – Spring Start + 6-month Co-op

Cooperative Education Option in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Master of Science in Engineering – Geotechnical Engineering Option

Spring Start Spring Fall Spring Summer Fall

with
6-month 9 credits + 1-credit
1-credit
Co-op 9-12 credits Grad. Devel. for 9-12 credits
Co-op Experience
Engineer Course
CIVE.5310
Required
ENGN.6020
Core course Depending on number of
list: choose choose 3 or 4 core/electives previously
4 total courses from choose 2 courses ENGN.6030 taken, choose 3 or 4
core and/or from core and/or courses from core and
Electives:
elective list elective list elective lists to total 4
choose up
core and 5 electives for
to 5 total
the program

Please see Curriculum Outline for Core Course and Electives lists and typical frequency and semester of
course offerings.