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MS Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.

Coursework Requirements

Environmental Engineering and Science Courses
Units
Core Program:  6 course units for credit, 1 required 2-quarter noncredit course, 1 required 4-quarter noncredit course
 6
CIV ENG 361 Environmental Microbiology and Public Health 1
CIV ENG 440 Environmental Transport Processes 1
CIV ENG 444 Physical/Chemical Processes in Environmental Control 1
CIV ENG 445 Environmental Systems Laboratory    1
CIV ENG 448 Biophysicochemical Processes in Environmental Systems  1
CIV ENG 449-1, 2, 3 Environmental Laboratory Experience    0,0,1
CIV ENG 467 Advanced Environmental Chemistry 1
Required (no-credit) seminar during all quarters:
 
CIV ENG 516-1, 2, 3 Seminar in Environmental Engineering and Science 0,0,0
Specialization:  Student-designed three-course thematic specialization in some aspect of environmental engineering and science. Faculty approval required.
 3
Electives: Three graduate-level courses supporting environmental studies in any of the following (faculty approval required): Engineering, Science, Policy, Public Health, Management, Research
3
Total required units:
12


Geotechnics (including Environmental Geotechnology) Courses
Units
Core Program: (units to be determined by adviser): From courses listed below
 
CIV ENG 355 Engineering Aspects of Groundwater Flow  
CIV ENG 356 Transport Processes in Porous Media  
CIV ENG 358 Air Photo Interpretation  
CIV ENG 395 Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering  
CIV ENG 450-1,2,3 Soil Mechanics I, II, III  
CIV ENG 451 Engineering Properties of Soils  
CIV ENG 453 Rock Mechanics  
CIV ENG 454 Constitutive Models for Soils  
CIV ENG 458 Soil Dynamics  
CIV ENG 495 Selected Topics in Civil Engineering  
Required (no-credit) seminar during all quarters
 
CIV ENG 515-1, 2, 3 Geotechnics Seminar 0
Electives: From the areas listed below
 
Environmental Engineering and Science  
Mechanics of Materials and Solids  
Structural Engineering and Materials Chemistry  
Total required units:
11


Mechanics of Materials and Solids Courses
Units
Core Program: (units to be determined by adviser): From courses listed below
 
CIV ENG 318 Mechanics of Fracture  
CIV ENG 327 Finite Element Methods in Mechanics  
CIV ENG 411 Micromechanics  
CIV ENG 413 Experimental Stress Analysis  
CIV ENG 414-1,2 Mechanics of Composite Materials I, II  
CIV ENG 415 Theory of Elasticity  
CIV ENG 417-1 Mechanics of Continua I  
CIV ENG 417-2 Mechanics of Continua II  
CIV ENG 419 Plasticity  
CIV ENG 426-1, 2 Advanced Finite Element Methods I, II  
Required (no-credit) seminar during all quarters
 
CIV ENG 512-1, 2, 3 Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar 0
Electives: From the areas listed below
 
Structural Engineering and Materials  
Engineering Science and Applied Mathematics  
Mechanical Engineering  
Materials Science and Engineering  
Total required units:
11


Structural Engineering and Materials Courses
Units
Core Program: (units to be determined by adviser): From courses listed below
 
CIV ENG 306 Uncertainty Analysis  
CIV ENG 307 Microstructure of Cement-Based Materials  
CIV ENG 320 Structural Analysis - Dynamics  
CIV ENG 321 Properties of Concrete  
CIV ENG 422 Inelastic Analysis of Structures  
CIV ENG 423 Matrix Analysis of Structures  
CIV ENG 424 Stability of Structures  
Required (no-credit) seminar during all quarters
 
CIV ENG 512-1, 2, 3 Structural Engineering and Mechanics Seminar 0
Electives: From the areas listed below
 
Mechanics of Materials and Solids  
Structural Engineering and Materials  
Engineering Science and Applied Mathematics  
Mechanical Engineering  
Materials Science and Engineering  
Total required units:
11


Transportation Systems Analysis and Planning Courses
Units
Core Program: Six from courses listed below
 
Required
3
CIV ENG 479 Transportation Systems Planning and Management  
CIV ENG 482 Evaluation and Decision-making for Infrastructure  
CIV ENG 483 Infrastructure and Systems Analysis  
Two of three required
2
CIV ENG 376 Transportation System Operations  
CIV ENG 471-1, 2 Transportation Systems Analysis I, II  
One of two required
1
CIV ENG 480-1, 2 Travel Demand Analysis and Forecasting I, II  
Required (no-credit) seminar during all quarters
 
CIV ENG 517-1, 2, 3 Seminar in Transportation Engineering 0
Electives: From the areas listed below
6
Economics  
History  
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences  
Management and Strategy  
Marketing  
Political Science  
Public and Nonprofit Management  
Sociology  
Statistics  
Total required units:
12

Other MS Degree Requirements

  • Examinations: comprehensive examination in specialization
  • Research/Projects: leading to master's thesis or report (optional in Environmental Engineering and Science)
  • Master's Thesis: either master's thesis or report, depending on faculty policy in major area of interest (optional in Environmental Engineering and Science)
  • Other: none