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Graduate Catalog 2018-2019



Civil Engineering (MCE)

Description

The Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering specializes in environmental, geotechnical and structural engineering. Environmental engineering deals with water and wastewater treatment, chemical and biological unit operations, hazardous waste treatment and pollution prevention. Structural engineering emphasizes finite element methods, computer-aided structural analysis and design, pre-stressed concrete and plastic analysis. Geotechnical engineering focuses on advanced concepts in soil mechanics, soil dynamics, tunneling, earth dams and pavement design.

Detroit and its environs provide the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering with large-scale local engineering activities and facilities, including research and development, industrial operations, and civil construction. These opportunities offer the engineering student a stimulating environment for study and considerable future employment potential.

The Civil Engineering program prepares students for careers as consulting engineers, engineers in industry and government, and researchers for university and industrial laboratories.

The Master of Civil Engineering program is described in the following sections. In addition, students in the Master of Architecture and the Master of Community Development programs in the School of Architecture may also take classes from the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering department. For more information about these two programs, please visit School of Architecture.

Students interested in focusing on environmental issues should consider the Master of Environmental Engineering. Students can also further their studies in the Doctor of Engineering program with a major in Civil and Environmental Engineering.  Click here for more information.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. analyze and design a complex engineering system or component (Technical Competence)
  2. independently investigate an engineering topic and make conclusions about its effect on designs (Research Skills)
  3. present an engineering solution (Effective Communication)

Traditional Master vs. 5 year Bachelor/Master

Students may enter the Master program one of two ways: Traditional (for new Master students or 91福利社 undergraduate students who were not in the 5-year Bachelor/Master program) and 5-year Bachelor/Master (for 91福利社 undergraduate students).

Traditional Master Program

New Master students or 91福利社 undergraduate students who were not in the 5-year Bachelor/Master program may apply for graduate school online. Typical (but not absolute) minimum requirements include an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and a bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or closely related discipline. Although the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and Test of English as a Foreign Language (if applicable) are not required as part of the application, they can be useful in facilitating the admission process.

5-year Bachelor/Master Program

New 91福利社 undergraduate students and current Civil Engineering undergraduate students who are within two to three terms of graduating, with a GPA of 3.25 or better, and who will finish their undergraduate program in four years, may apply for the 5-year Bachelor/Master program. If accepted into the 5-year Bachelor/Master program, students may take up to nine graduate credits that will double-count towards their Bachelor and Master programs.

For more information on the 5-year Bachelor/Master program, click here.

Master of Civil Engineering Degree Requirements (30 credits)

The Master of Civil Engineering may be completed with a thesis (with advisor approval) or a non-thesis plan. The thesis plan requires six credit hours of thesis (CIVE 5990) and 24 credit hours or more of course work. The non-thesis plan includes a total of 30 credit hours of course work. Either plan may be supplemented by a cooperative education preparation course or actual co-operative education placements (CTA); however, these credits can NOT be used toward the 30 credit hours required. 

Basic requirements:

15 credits (minimum) must come from CIVE and/or ENGR coursework.

6 credits Thesis: CIVE 5990 or Non-Thesis: courses from ARCH, CIVE, CHM, ENGR, MENG, and/or MTH.

9 credits may be selected from: ARCH, CIVE, CHM, EMGT, ENGR, ENT, MENG, MBA, MTH, MPD

Courses offered in civil and environmental engineering may be supplemented with approved courses in mathematics, chemistry, biology, other branches of engineering, law and other areas - based on advisor approval - to suit the student's individual needs. 

Specializations

Students may choose to specialize in one of the following areas based on their interests: Structural/Architectural, Construction Management, Geotechnical, or Road/Bridge. Suggested courses in each of the specializations are listed below.

Students should consider a minimum of 15 credits from one area. Students interested in Environmental Engineering are advised to pursue the Master of Environmental Engineering degree. However, students in the Master of Civil Engineering program may select courses in the environmental engineering area if they are relevant.

Structural/Architectural Engineering

Construction Management