Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Civil engineering emphases are available in environmental engineering (e.g., pollutant fate and transport, process modeling, soil and groundwater remediation, water and wastewater treatment), geomechanics (e.g., fracture and localization, groundwater flow, stability and liquefaction, wave and shock propagation), structural engineering (e.g., computational and structural mechanics, earthquake engineering, infrastructure performance and durability, new systems and materials), transportation engineering (e.g., intelligent transportation systems, pavement design and materials, transportation economics, traffic safety), and water resources engineering (e.g., earthscape processes, environmental and biological systems, hydrologic and climate dynamics, hydrodynamics, and turbulence). The master of science (M.S.) degree balances education in engineering fundamentals and design, and provides preparation for students wishing to pursue a career in industry, as well as those wanting to continue studies toward a Ph.D. degree. Programs range from the Plan C, which is a coursework-only program, to the Plan A, which balances coursework with research and development. The Plan C program is intended for practicing engineers who want to pursue a degree on a part-time basis, self-funded full-time students, as well as students who plan to continue on for a Ph.D. degree.

Admission depends primarily on the applicant's academic record and letters of recommendation.
Applicants who lack civil engineering training are often required to complete one or more appropriate courses from the undergraduate civil engineering program. Courses from the required undergraduate civil engineering curriculum cannot be applied to graduate degree requirements.
A bachelor's degree in an engineering, basic science, or mathematics program is preferred.
TOEFL - Total - Preferred Score
79
TOEFL - Reading - Preferred Score
19
TOEFL - Writing - Preferred Score
21
IELTS - Total - Preferred Score
6.5
Preferred undergraduate GPA - 3
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) - yes
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)- No
Cambridge Assessment English (CAE) C1 Advanced - 180 (Writing Subscore - 180)
ACT- Both English and Reading- 21
Writing-8
SAT- Evidence Based Reading and Writing-540
Writing and Language - 28