南卫理公会大学莱尔工程学院

The M.S.C.E. offers four areas of emphasis, construction management, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering and transportation systems management, while offering breadth in the areas of environmental engineering and water resources. A minimum of 30 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree is required. For full-time graduate students, six credit hours may involve research and completion of a thesis, with approval from the student’s adviser, with an additional 24 credit hours of coursework. The program also has the flexibility to meet the needs of part-time students, already working in industry, who typically take the nonthesis route with 30 credit hours of coursework. All civil engineering graduate courses are offered with evening class times or via distance learning to accommodate the schedule of working professionals.

Primary Specialty: Structural Engineering

Core Courses

Satisfactory completion of the core curriculum consisting of five courses (15 credit hours):

• CEE 7340 - Introduction to Solid Mechanics
• CEE 7361 - Matrix Structural Analysis and Introduction to Finite Element Methods
• CEE 7364 - Introduction to Structural Dynamics
• CEE 7375 - Advanced Concrete Design
• CEE 7377 - Advanced Steel Design

Elective Courses

Satisfactory completion of five elective courses (15 credit hours or 6 hours with a secondary specialty) chosen from:

• CEE 7096 - Master’s Thesis
• CEE 7196 - Master’s Thesis
• CEE 7296 - Master’s Thesis
• CEE 7396 - Master’s Thesis
• CEE 7696 - Master’s Thesis
• CEE 7362 - Engineering Analysis with Numerical Methods
• CEE 7364 - Introduction to Structural Dynamics
• CEE 7365 - Introduction to Construction Management
• CEE 7373 - Prestressed Concrete
• CEE 7385 - Advanced Soil Mechanics
• CEE 7386 - Foundation Engineering
• CEE 7391 - Special Projects
• CEE 8340 - Theory of Elasticity
• CEE 8364 - Finite Element Methods in Structural and Continuum Mechanics
• CEE 8366 - Basic Concepts of Structural Stability
• CEE 8368 - Theory of Plate Behavior