The Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering offers the following Bachelor Programs:
Program Name
Air Resources (Certificate)
The Certificate in Air Resources explores outdoor air quality, causes of outdoor air pollution, and investigative and diagnostic techniques used in outdoor air quality control.
Architectural Engineering (Certificate)
The Certificate in Architectural Engineering program provides additional education in architectural building systems engineering, primarily for professionals in the building engineering fields.
Architectural Engineering (M.ENG.)
This coursework-only program is oriented toward students who wish to develop more knowledge about the design, construction, and operation of buildings and their systems. Students are required to specialize in one field of concentration: building systems, construction management, or structures.
Architectural Engineering (M.S.)
Students conduct research at a rigorous level beyond the coursework-only professional master’s program. This research and thesis-based program also serves as a foundation for research if you intend to pursue a doctoral degree.
Civil Engineering (M.S.)
Students will gain the necessary knowledge and skills set to make significant contributions to the profession, working in areas of high-impact innovation such as bridge engineering, construction engineering and management, public works policy, and transportation systems analysis.
Construction Engineering and Management (M.ENG.)
Students will learn the principles underlying construction engineering and management in such areas as construction productivity, dispute resolution, and project management. This program prepares students to lead teams while managing the design, construction, and operation of sustainable buildings.
Construction Management (Certificate)
Students in the Certificate in Construction Management program take a minimum of four courses focusing on topics such as construction methods and cost estimation, construction site operations, and construction contract administration.
Energy Systems, Energy Conservation, and Buildings Track (M.ENG.)
This program provides the knowledge necessary to understand the dynamics of power systems and more complex analysis of them. Microgrid Design and Operations is one of the courses offered in the energy conservation and buildings specialty track.
Engineering Management, Product Design and Development Track (M.A.S.)
Students will learn to translate ideas into practical design and mass production of innovative and cost-effective products. Gain in-depth knowledge of engineering design and new product manufacturing skills necessary for success in an engineering research and development environment.
Engineering Management, Project Management Track (M.A.S.)
Students will learn how to make economic decisions, administer contracts, manage construction equipment, analyze productivity, and address legal problems. Coursework includes topics in contract administration and transportation asset management, in addition to entrepreneurship and intellectual property management.
Environmental Engineering (M.ENG.)
This mixed-media degree program is developed for students to gain experience in a combination of environmental engineering fields, including water and wastewater engineering, air quality engineering, and industrial and hazardous waste engineering and management.
Environmental Engineering (M.S.)
Students will build a strong foundation in multiple areas of environment engineering through coursework and specialization in one research area. Learn how to conduct research at a rigorous level beyond the coursework-only Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering degree program.
Environmental Engineering with E3 Specialization (M.S.)
Students gain experience in a combination of environmental engineering fields including water and wastewater engineering, air quality engineering, and industrial and hazardous waste engineering. Electives provide a unique understanding of environmental issues and economic forces that drive technology choices.
Environmental Engineering with Specialization in Energy/Environment/Economics (E3) (M.ENG.)
Our mixed-media program helps students to gain experience in environmental engineering fields, including water and wastewater engineering, air quality engineering, and industrial and hazardous waste engineering and management. Learn about environmental issues and economic forces that drive technology choices.
Geotechnical Engineering (M.ENG.)
This program provides background knowledge and training to prepare students to analyze, design, and construct structures, and to provide solutions to problems in geotechnical engineering and environmental geotechnics. Laboratory experiments and computer analyses/modeling are incorporated.
Hazardous Waste Engineering (Certificate)
The Certificate in Hazardous Waste Engineering program is an introduction to the characterization of hazardous waste sites, common and innovative remediation techniques, and current issues in hazardous waste engineering.
Indoor Air Quality (Certificate)
The Certificate in Indoor Air Quality program covers sick building syndrome, the causes of indoor air pollution, and investigative and diagnostic techniques used in controlling indoor air quality.
Infrastructure Engineering and Management (Certificate)
Students in the Certificate in Infrastructure Engineering and Management program take at least four courses on topics such as public administration and public infrastructure management.
Public Works (Infrastructure Engineering and Management) (M.P.W.)
Gain knowledge for careers as public works managers, engineers, and planners, and understand the engineering principles to manage and protect infrastructure design, construction, and operations. Select electives within construction management, geotechnical engineering, public administration, structural engineering, and transportation engineering.
Structural Engineering (M.ENG.)
Learn how buildings and bridges are designed to resist forces imposed by external loads, gravity, wind, and earthquakes. Computer-aided design techniques and the latest national building codes dealing with steel, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete, and masonry structures are treated.
Transportation Engineering (M.ENG.)
This program will prepare students to become qualified transportation planners, traffic engineers, and traffic safety engineers. Gain a better understanding of transportation systems management and systems analysis, while evaluating the socioeconomic impacts of transportation and infrastructure engineering projects.
Transportation Systems Planning (Certificate)
Students in the Certificate in Transportation Systems Planning program take a minimum of four courses on topics such as urban transportation planning, transportation systems management, and transportation systems evaluation.
Urban Systems Engineering, Monitoring and Control of Urban Systems Track (M.ENG.)
The monitoring and control of urban systems track provides a solid background for careers in urban transportation planning, public transportation systems, and transportation systems evaluation.
Coursework includes control of building environmental systems, intelligent transport systems, and wireless communication system design.
Urban Systems Engineering, Urban Building Systems Track (M.ENG.)
The urban building systems track prepares students to rise to the challenges of designing and maintaining tomorrow’s smart, sustainable cities. Coursework includes building information modeling, energy conservation in building design, and lighting systems design.
Urban Systems Engineering, Urban Transportation Systems Track (M.ENG.)
The urban transportation systems track provides students with a solid knowledge base for careers in urban transportation planning, public transportation systems, and transportation systems evaluation. Coursework includes urban transportation planning, public transportation systems, and transportation systems evaluation.
Water and Wastewater Treatment (Certificate)
The Certificate in Water and Wastewater Treatment program is an introduction to the biological and physical-chemical processes used in water and wastewater treatment, and the design of water and wastewater treatment processes.
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