Civil and Environmental Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
Non-thesis only: 30 credits required
All Professional Master of Engineering Programs consist of 10 courses/30 credits. All students are expected to complete a preliminary course plan for their intended degree program. Degree planning worksheets can be found here: https://advancedengineering.umd.edu/degree-planning-sheets
All students must complete 30 credits of coursework within one of the following specializations. Courses listed under each option are pre-approved. Any other course a student wishes to take must be approved by an advisor.
Geotechnical and pavements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students can select from the following courses. All other courses must be approved by an advisor: | 30 | |
| Foundation Design | ||
| Pavement Engineering | ||
| Advanced Soil Mechanics | ||
| Advanced Foundations Systems | ||
| Advanced Pavement and Civil Engineering Materials | ||
| Geotechnics of Waste Disposal | ||
| Slope Stability and Seepage | ||
ENCE740 | ||
| Earth Retaining Structures | ||
| Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering | ||
| QA/QC and Specification for Highway Materials | ||
Structures
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students can select from the following courses. All other courses must be approved by an advisor: | 30 | |
| Fundamentals of Structural Analysis | ||
| Finite Element Methods | ||
| Structural Dynamics | ||
| Steel Structures I | ||
| Concrete Structures I | ||
| Earthquake Engineering | ||
| Bridge Structures | ||
| Advanced Structural Systems | ||
transportation
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students can select from the following courses. All other courses must be approved by an advisor: | 30 | |
| Highway Traffic Characteristics and Measurements | ||
| Regional Transportation Planning | ||
| Urban Transportation | ||
| Urban Transit Planning and Rail Transportation Engineering | ||
| Airport Planning and Design | ||
| Highway Traffic Flow Theory | ||
| OR Models for Transportation Systems Analysis | ||
| Freight Transportation Analysis | ||
project management
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core courses | 15 | |
| Project Cost Accounting and Finance | ||
| Introduction to Project Management | ||
| Legal Aspects of Engineering Design and Construction | ||
| Management of Project Teams | ||
| Project Risk Management | ||
| Electives chosen with advisor | 15 | |
Environmental and water resources
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students can select from the following courses. All other courses must be approved by an advisor: | 30 | |
| Environmental and Water Resource Systems I | ||
| Hydrologic Analysis and Nonpoint Pollution Models | ||
| Geographic Information Systems for Watershed Analysis | ||
| Microbiological Principles of Environmental Engineering | ||
| Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems | ||
| Chemistry of Natural Waters | ||
| Environmental Behavior of Organic Pollutants | ||
| Environmental and Water Resource Systems II | ||
ENCE755 | ||