Please refer to the Schedule Planning Information page for a general idea when these courses are offered. For exact dates, times, locations, fees, and instructors, please refer to the course finder.

Structural Engineering Core Courses

Two core courses are required

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.604 - Structural Mechanics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 535.641 - Mathematical Methods For Engineers Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

Structural Engineering Electives

Select at least four structural engineering elective courses from the following options. The remaining four elective courses may be selected from any of the civil engineering (i.e. 565.xxx) course offerings.

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.608 - BIM Applications in Civil Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.616 - Applied Finite Element Methods Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.619 - Advanced Structural Analysis Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.620 - Advanced Steel Design Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.622 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.623 - Bridge Design and Evaluation Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.626 - Design of Wood Structures Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 525.628 - Compressed Sensing and Sparse Recovery Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.630 - Prestressed Concrete Design Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.631 - Preservation Engineering II: Theory & Practice Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.633 - Investigation, Diagnosis, and Rehabilitation Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.636 - Lateral Forces: Analysis and Design of Building Structures Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.637 - Preservation Engineering in the Urban Context Course Format: In-person
Course Number & Name: 565.641 - Fundamentals of Construction Management Course Format: Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.682 - Design of Ocean Structures Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.720 - Special Topics in Civil Engineering Structures Course Format: Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.731 - Structural Dynamics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.732 - Earthquake Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.734 - Wind Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.736 - Structural Fire Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.740 - Structural Stability Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

A maximum of one elective course may be taken from outside of civil engineering unless permission is granted by the civil engineering program chair.

Geotechnical Engineering Core Courses

Two core courses are required:

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.606 - Geotechnical Engineering Principles Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 535.641 - Mathematical Methods For Engineers Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

Geotechnical Engineering Electives

Select at least four geotechnical engineering elective courses from the following options. The remaining four elective courses may be selected from any of the civil engineering (i.e. 565.xxx) course offerings.

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.641 - Fundamentals of Construction Management Course Format: Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.664 - Advanced Foundation Design Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.680 - Marine Geotechnical Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.762 - Ground Improvement Methods Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.764 - Retaining Structures and Slope Stability Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.626 - Design of Wood Structures Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.629 - Modeling Contaminant Migration through Multimedia Systems Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.640 - Geospatial Intelligence: the art and science for better understanding our world Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.703 - Environmental Biotechnology Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

A maximum of one elective course may be taken from outside of civil engineering unless permission is granted by the civil engineering program chair.

Ocean and Coastal Engineering Core Courses

Two core courses are required:

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.682 - Design of Ocean Structures Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 535.641 - Mathematical Methods For Engineers Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

Ocean and Coastal Engineering Electives

Select at least four ocean/coastal engineering elective courses from the following options. The remaining four electives courses may be selected from any of the civil engineering (i.e. 565.xxx) course offerings.

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 535.621 - Intermediate Fluid Dynamics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.658 - Natural Disaster Risk Modeling Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.680 - Marine Geotechnical Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.684 - Port & Harbor Engineering Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.686 - Sustainable Coastal Engineering Course Format: Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.708 - Open Channel Hydraulics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.717 - Hydrology Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.728 - Sediment Transport and River Mechanics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.734 - Wind Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

A maximum of one elective course may be taken from outside of civil engineering unless permission is granted by the civil engineering program chair.

Natural Hazards Resilience Design Core Courses

Two core courses are required:

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.658 - Natural Disaster Risk Modeling Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 535.641 - Mathematical Methods For Engineers Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

Natural Hazards Resilience Design Electives

Select at least four natural disaster resilience design elective courses from the following options. The remaining four elective courses may be selected from any of the civil engineering (i.e. 565.xxx) course offereings.

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.731 - Structural Dynamics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.732 - Earthquake Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.734 - Wind Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.736 - Structural Fire Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.686 - Sustainable Coastal Engineering Course Format: Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.640 - Geospatial Intelligence: the art and science for better understanding our world Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.711 - Climate Change and Global Environmental Sustainability Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

Preservation Engineering Core Courses

Two core courses are required:

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.619 - Advanced Structural Analysis Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 535.641 - Mathematical Methods For Engineers Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

Preservation Engineering Electives

Select at least four preservation engineering elective courses from the following options. The remaining four elective courses may be selected from any of the civil engineering (i.e. 565.xxx) course offerings.

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.604 - Structural Mechanics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.608 - BIM Applications in Civil Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.616 - Applied Finite Element Methods Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.626 - Design of Wood Structures Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.628 - Preservation Engineering I: Theory and Practice Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.631 - Preservation Engineering II: Theory & Practice Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.633 - Investigation, Diagnosis, and Rehabilitation Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.636 - Lateral Forces: Analysis and Design of Building Structures Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.637 - Preservation Engineering in the Urban Context Course Format: In-person

A maximum of one elective course may be taken from outside of civil engineering unless permission is granted by the civil engineering program chair.

Civil Engineering Core Courses

Four core courses are required:

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 535.641 - Mathematical Methods For Engineers Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.604 - Structural Mechanics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.606 - Geotechnical Engineering Principles Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.601 - Fluid Mechanics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

Civil Engineering Electives

Select at least four civil engineering elective courses from the following options. The remaining two elective courses may be selected from any of the civil engineering (i.e. 565.xxx) course offerings.

Course Number & Name Course Format
Course Number & Name: 565.608 - BIM Applications in Civil Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.619 - Advanced Structural Analysis Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.620 - Advanced Steel Design Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.622 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.623 - Bridge Design and Evaluation Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.626 - Design of Wood Structures Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.630 - Prestressed Concrete Design Course Format: In-person, Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.641 - Fundamentals of Construction Management Course Format: Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.658 - Natural Disaster Risk Modeling Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.664 - Advanced Foundation Design Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.680 - Marine Geotechnical Engineering Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 565.686 - Sustainable Coastal Engineering Course Format: Online - Synchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.605 - Principles of Water and Wastewater Treatment Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.608 - Optimization Methods for Public Decision Making Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.611 - Economic Foundations for Public Decision Making Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.640 - Geospatial Intelligence: the art and science for better understanding our world Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.708 - Open Channel Hydraulics Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.714 - Water Resources Management Course Format: Online - Asynchronous
Course Number & Name: 575.717 - Hydrology Course Format: Online - Asynchronous

Of the remaining three courses, a minimum of two must be fulfilled by elective courses in any of the civil engineering program’s focus areas, and a maximum of one course may be fulfilled a course outside of the elective courses in any of the civil engineering program’s focus areas.

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