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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Civil Engineering (BCE)

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Please refer to the Four Year Plan for departmental recommended path towards graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

College Requirements:

The College of Engineering requires nine additional breadth credits (21 credits total including the University Breadth requirements) (minimum grade of C-).
- These nine credits may be selected in any combination from the University Breadth Requirements list and the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement List in any category except Math, Natural Sciences and Technology.
- Of the 21 credits, six credits must be at the Upper Level, defined as:
  - any 300-level or higher course on the University Breadth Requirement list (excluding Math, Natural Sciences and Technology courses).
  - any 300-level or higher course on the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list (excluding Math, Natural Sciences and Technology courses).
  - any foreign language instruction course at the 107 level or higher as designated on the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list (some courses above the 107 level do NOT count toward this requirement because they are taught in English).
- A maximum of two courses (six credits) can be taken from the Career and Professional Preparation sub-section of the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list to satisfy the College of Engineering additional breadth requirement.
- Of the 21 credits, three credits may be used to satisfy the University Multicultural Requirement (recommended for timely progress toward degree completion).
- With few exceptions, students may not use courses from their major to satisfy Breadth Requirement coursework.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Courses taken from the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list can ONLY count toward the additional nine credits of breadth the College of Engineering requires for its majors. They CANNOT count for University Breadth.

Academic Standards

Students pursuing any engineering major (except Computer Science or Information Systems) must have at least a 2.0 grade point average in all coursework that counts toward the Engineering Grade Point Average as seen on the degree audit. This coursework generally consists of engineering, mathematics, and science courses used to fulfill graduation requirements. The college adheres to the university grade forgiveness policy. Outside of the timeframe specified in that policy, if a course is repeated, only the last grade will be used to compute the Engineering Grade Point Average. Credit from courses taken pass/fail cannot be used to complete any engineering degree requirement, unless the course is only offered pass/fail in the engineering curriculum.

Major Requirements:

Minimum grade of C- required in CHEM 103 , MATH 241 , MATH 242 , PHYS 207 .

Prescribed Breadth Courses:

Complete two courses from the list of Professional and Career Preparation courses, these courses may also simultaneously satisfy College of Engineering breadth.

Core:

CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
and
CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
or
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry For Life Sciences I Credit(s): 4
CIEG 161 - Introduction to Civil Engineering Design Credit(s): 3
CIEG 211 - Statics Credit(s): 3
CIEG 212 - Solid Mechanics Credit(s): 3
CIEG 213 - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CIEG 214 - Construction Materials Credit(s): 3
CIEG 301 - Structural Analysis Credit(s): 4
CIEG 305 - Fluid Mechanics Credit(s): 3
CIEG 306 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CIEG 315 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers Credit(s): 3
CIEG 320 - Soil Mechanics Credit(s): 3
CIEG 321 - Geotechnical Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 323 - Soil Mechanics Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CIEG 331 - Environmental Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 351 - Transportation Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 402 - Introduction to Sustainability Principles in Civil Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 411 - Communicating with Stakeholders in Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 451 - Transportation Engineering Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CIEG 461 - Senior Design Project Credit(s): 2
CIEG 486 - Engineering Project Management Credit(s): 3
CISC 106 - General Computer Science for Engineers Credit(s): 3
COMM 212 - Oral Communication in Business Credit(s): 3
EGGG 101 - Introduction to Engineering Credit(s): 2
ENGL 410 - Technical Writing Credit(s): 3
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4
MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B Credit(s): 4
MATH 243 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus C Credit(s): 4
MATH 351 - Engineering Mathematics I Credit(s): 3
PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I Credit(s): 4
One of the following:
BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 4
BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II Credit(s): 4
GEOL 105 - Geological Hazards and Their Human Impact Credit(s): 3
and
GEOL 115 - Geological Hazards Laboratory Credit(s): 1
GEOL 107 - Geology of Dynamic Earth Credit(s): 4
GEOG 220 - Meteorology Credit(s): 3
and
GEOG 221 - Meteorology Lab Credit(s): 1

Technical Electives:

The six technical electives (eighteen credits) must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Technical electives will include courses from engineering, mathematics, and the sciences, or by the approval of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Committee.

2. All technical electives must be 300-level or higher, or by approval of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Committee.

3. At least four out of six technical electives must be 400-level or higher CIEG courses.

4. At least four out of six technical electives must be taken at UD.

Technical electives can be the below courses not otherwise used in the major core:

BISC 300-699
BMEG 300-699
CHEG 300-699
CHEM 300-699
CIEG 300-699
CISC 300-699
CPEG 300-699
ELEG 300-699
GEOL 300-699
MAST 300-699
MATH 300-699
MEEG 300-699
MSEG 300-699
PHYS 300-699
STAT 300-699
UNIV 401-402

CIEG Technical Electives Areas of Interest:

Civil Infrastructure Systems:

CIEG 318 - Introduction to Railroads Credit(s): 3
CIEG 414 - Railroad Geotechnical Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 417 - Introduction to Railroad Safety and Derailment Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 452 - Transportation Facilities Design Credit(s): 3
CIEG 453 - Roadway Geometric Design Credit(s): 3
CIEG 454 - Urban Transportation Planning Credit(s): 3
CIEG 457 - Contemporary Topics in Transportation Credit(s): 3
CIEG 458 - Pavement Analysis and Design Credit(s): 3
CIEG 459 - Optimization in Design and Construction Credit(s): 3
CIEG 462 - Transportation Sustainability Credit(s): 3
CIEG 463 - Traffic Engineering and Modeling Credit(s): 3
CIEG 641 - Risk Analysis (3cr.)
CIEG 646 - Convex Optimization (3cr.)
CIEG 647 - Network Optimization (3cr.)

Structural Engineering:

CIEG 302 - Structural Design Credit(s): 4
CIEG 311 - Dynamics Credit(s): 3
CIEG 401 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method Credit(s): 3
CIEG 403 - Sustainability Applications in Infrastructure Credit(s): 3
CIEG 407 - Building Structure Design Credit(s): 3
CIEG 412 - Structural Steel Design Credit(s): 3
CIEG 413 - Advanced Structural Analysis Credit(s): 3
CIEG 421 - Foundation Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 464 - Building Information Modeling Credit(s): 3
CIEG 604 - Prestressed Concrete Design (3cr.)

Geotechnical Engineering:

CIEG 401 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method Credit(s): 3
CIEG 421 - Foundation Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 422 - Earth Structures Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 424 - Earth Retaining Structures Credit(s): 3
CIEG 425 - Unsaturated Soil Mechanics Credit(s): 3
CIEG 427 - Deep Foundations Credit(s): 3
CIEG 428 - Ground Improvement Methods Credit(s): 3
CIEG 626 - Sil Behavior (3cr.)
CIEG 605 - Intermediate Topics in Finite Element Analysis (3cr.)
CIEG 820 - Inelastic Behavior of Geomaterials (3cr.)

Environmental Engineering:

CIEG 433 - Hazardous Waste Management Credit(s): 3
CIEG 436 - Processing, Recycling, Management of Solid Wastes Credit(s): 3
CIEG 440 - Water Resources Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 445 - Industrial Ecology Credit(s): 3
CIEG 465 - Global Sustainable Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 498 - Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Credit(s): 3
or
GEOL 428 - Hydrogeology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 421 - Environmental and Applied Geology Credit(s): 3

Transportation Engineering:

CIEG 318 - Introduction to Railroads Credit(s): 3
CIEG 417 - Introduction to Railroad Safety and Derailment Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 418 - Railroad Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 452 - Transportation Facilities Design Credit(s): 3
CIEG 453 - Roadway Geometric Design Credit(s): 3
CIEG 454 - Urban Transportation Planning Credit(s): 3
CIEG 457 - Contemporary Topics in Transportation Credit(s): 3
CIEG 458 - Pavement Analysis and Design Credit(s): 3
CIEG 459 - Optimization in Design and Construction Credit(s): 3
CIEG 463 - Traffic Engineering and Modeling Credit(s): 3

Coastal Engineering:

CIEG 440 - Water Resources Engineering Credit(s): 3
CIEG 471 - Introduction to Coastal Engineering Credit(s): 3
GEOL 411 - Fluvial Geomorphology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 434 - Geology of Coasts Credit(s): 3
MAST 402 - Physical Oceanography Credit(s): 3
MAST 455 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Credit(s): 3
CIEG 639 - Ocean Fluid Dynamics (3cr.)
CIEG 675 - Matlab for Engineering Analysis (3cr.)
CIEG 679 - Sediment Transport Mechanics (3cr.)
CIEG 680 - Coastal Processes (3cr.)

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.