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CIVIL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
Engineering Focus Area Electives:
Six (6) electives must be selected from one of the following four focus areas. Students must obtain prior approval from both their advisor and the Program Head for Civil Engineering to take any sequence of courses other than those listed below.
General Requirement:
The six courses in a Focus Area must provide a minimum of 6.5 Engineering Design (ED) Units.
Construction Management:
| Courses | Units | ES Units | ED Units | Semester Offered |
|---|
| Required: | | | | |
| ENGR 425 Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 439 Construction Engineering | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Fall |
| Plus four of the following: | | | | |
| ENGR 421 Structural Engineering Lab | 2 | 1 | 1 | Spring, Fall |
| ENGR 426 Steel Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 427 Wood Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 431 Foundation Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 836* Structural Design for Earthquakes | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENGR 837* Geotechnical Earthquake Engr | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Structural Engineering:
| Courses | Units | ES Units | ED Units | Semester Offered |
|---|
| Required: | | | | |
| ENGR 425 Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 426 Steel Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 427 Wood Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| Plus three of the following: | | | | |
| ENGR 421 Structural Engineering Lab | 2 | 1 | 1 | Spring, Fall |
| ENGR 428 Applied Stress Analysis | 3 | 2 | 1 | Spring |
| ENGR 431 Foundation Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 432 Finite Element Methods | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fall even years |
| ENGR 439 Construction Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 461 Mechanical & Structural Vibrations | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Fall |
| ENGR 829 Advanced Topics in Structural Engr | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| ENGR 831* Advanced R/C Structures | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| ENGR 832 Advanced Topics in Seismic Engr | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| ENGR 833* Principles of Earthquake Engr | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| ENGR 835* Advanced Steel Structures | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| ENGR 836* Structural Design for Earthquakes | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENGR 837* Geotechnical Earthquake Engr | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Geotechnical Engineering:
| Courses | Units | ES Units | ED Units | Semester Offered |
|---|
| Required: | | | | |
| ENGR 431 Foundation Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| Plus five of the following: | | | | |
| ENGR 421 Structural Engineering Lab | 2 | 1 | 1 | Spring, Fall |
| ENGR 425 Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 426 Steel Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 427 Wood Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fall |
| ENGR 432 Finite Element Methods | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| ENGR 439 Construction Engineering | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Fall |
| ENGR 461 Mechanical & Structural Vibrations | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Fall |
| ENGR 836* Structural Design for Earthquakes | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| ENGR 837* Geotechnical Earthquake Engr | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Environmental Engineering:
| Courses | Units | ES Units | ED Units | Semester Offered |
|---|
| Minimum of three courses required: | | | | |
| ENGR 303 Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 | 3 | 0 | Spring, Fall |
| ENGR 425 Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | Spring |
| ENGR 435 Environmental Engineering Design | 3 | 1 | 2 | Spring |
| ENGR 468 Applied Fluid Mech. & Hydraulic | 3 | 2 | 1 | Spring |
| ENGR 690 Alt. & Renew. Energy Systems | 3 | N.A. | N.A. | Fall |
| Maximum of 3 courses: | | | | |
| CHEM 333 Organic Chem I | 3 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| CHEM 334 Organic Chem Lab | 2 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| CHEM 380 Chem Behind Envir. Poll. | 3 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| GEOG 603± Intro to GIS | 3 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| GEOG 621 GIS for Envir. Analysis | 4 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| GEOG 652± Envir. Impact Analysis | 4 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| GEOL 475 Hydrogeology | 3 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| GEOL 476 Groundwater Contamination | 3 | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. |
| ±Student will have to take GEOG 103 before or obtain instructor’s permission. | | | | |
ENGR 699 Special Study in Engineering
Course content and ES/ED unit allocation must be approved by both your advisor and the Program Head for Civil Engineering prior to enrolling in ENGR 699.
*Graduate courses only open to seniors with an Engineering GPA >= 2.75 and consent of instructor. See class schedule for semester offered.
Last Update: 06/18/008
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