Graduate Program in Civil Engineering

Course Guidelines for the M.S. Program

Engineering: Civil, M.S. 

Civil Engineering program graduates obtain an M.S. degree. This program is accredited by the EAC of ABET Inc under the Civil Engineering Program Criteria.

• UTC 2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
  • The requirements for the M.S. degree in Engineering: Civil are listed below. Each student’s program will be developed by the student’s committee as an individualized program and will be constructed in accordance with sound academic practices to provide the kind of study most suitable to the student’s needs. The proposed program must be submitted on a Program of Study form to The Graduate School office for approval during the first semester of coursework. It is that program, rather than the example which follows, which will constitute the student’s graduation requirements. Candidacy for the degree is typically filed in the semester prior to the student’s anticipated graduation semester.

            Graduate Seminar (1 hour)
 

Area I: Mathematics Component (3-6 hours)

Any 5000–level Math courses from the following list:

Math 5140 – Mathematical Statistics (3 hours)

Math 5160 – Applied Statistical Methods (3 hours)

Math 5190 – Design of Experiments (3 hours)

Math 5470 – Applied Mathematics for Science and Engineering I (3 hours)

Math 5600 – Numerical Analysis I (3 hours)

Math 5610 – Numerical Analysis II (3 hours)

Area II: Approved Electives* (6-9 hours)

Any approved Mathematics, Science, Engineering, and Engineering Management courses from the following list:

ENCE 5910R – Special Topics in Engineering (3 hours)

ENCE 5997R  –  Individual Studies (3 hours)

ENCH 5260 – Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems (3 hours)

ENCM 5380/ENME 5300 – Introduction to Continuum Mechanics (3 hours)

ENGM 5540 – Technical Project Management (3 hours)

ENGM 5580 – Advanced Engineering Economy (3 hours)

ENME 5032 – Mechanics of Composite Materials (3 hours)

ESC 5610  – Advanced Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (3-4 hours)

ESC 5660  –  Geographic Information Systems (3 hours)

*With approval of the graduate program coordinator/thesis advisor, students may take a 500-level course related to the students’ research.

Area III: Approved Engineering (12 -16 hours)

ENCE 5031 - Advanced Strength and Applied Stress Analysis (3 hours)

ENCE 5420- Finite Element Analysis (4 hours)

ENCE 5600- Statically Indeterminate Structures (4 hours)

ENCE 5640- Advanced Structural Analysis and Design (4 hours)

ENCE 5660- Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (3 hours)

ENCE 5670- Advanced Pavement Design (3 hours)

ENCE 5680- Infrastructure Systems Analysis and Design (3 hours)

ENCE 5700- Advanced Statistics and Design of Experiments (3 hours)

Area IV: Thesis(6 hours)/Project + Additional Coursework (9 hours)

Thesis option:
Two or more semesters of ENCE 5999R – Thesis (6 hours total)
Or
Project + Additional Special Topics Course, Internship, Coursework:

Two additional approved graduate courses (6 hours)
ENCE 5900r – Project (3 hours)
ENCE 5920R – Graduate Internship in Engineering (1 hour)

Program Total:

31 hours (Thesis), 34 hours (Project + Coursework)