Civil Engineering Minor

Core Courses:

• CIEG 211 - Statics Credit(s): 3

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• MEEG 210 - Statics Credit(s): 3

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• CIEG 212 - Solid Mechanics Credit(s): 3

• or

• MEEG 215 - Mechanics of Solids Credit(s): 3

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• CIEG 305 - Fluid Mechanics Credit(s): 3

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• MEEG 331 - Fluid Mechanics I Credit(s): 3

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• CIEG 320 - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Credit(s): 3

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• CIEG 397 - Soils, Foundations and Geotechnical Engineering Credit(s): 4

Other Requirements:

Nine additional credits (three courses) in civil engineering from the approved minor course list must be taken of which at least six credits must be at the 300-level or higher. Courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. CIEG 161 , CIEG 411 , and CIEG 481  may not be counted toward the minor. CIEG 331  and CIEG 438  cannot both be used toward the minor. CIEG 367  and CIEG 467  can only be used toward the minor if approved by the Civil Engineering undergraduate committee.

Course suggestions for student interested in the following topical areas:

· Earth sciences: CIEG 320 , CIEG 323 , and CIEG 321  

· Environment: CIEG 331  and CIEG 436  

· Urban topics: CIEG 331  and CIEG 351  

· Structures: CIEG 301  and CIEG 302  

· Coastal: CIEG 440  and CIEG 471  

· Transportation: CIEG 351  and CIEG 452  

· Geotechnical: CIEG 320 , CIEG 323 , and CIEG 321  

· Railroads: CIEG 318  and CIEG 418  

• CIEG 301 - Structural Analysis and Design Credit(s): 4
• CIEG 302 - Structural Design Credit(s): 4
• CIEG 311 - Dynamics Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 315 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 318 - Introduction to Railroads Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 320 - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 321 - Geotechnical Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 322 - CAD Applications in Civil & Environmental Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 331 - Environmental Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 351 - Transportation Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 401 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 402 - Introduction to Sustainability Principles in Civil Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 403 - Sustainability Applications in Infrastructure Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 404 - Prestressed Concrete Design 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 414 - Railroad Geotechnical Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 417 - Introduction to Railroad Safety and Derailment Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 418 - Railroad Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 419 - Concrete Materials Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 421 - Foundation Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 422 - Earth Structures Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 423 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete 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 436 - Processing, Recycling, Management of Solid Wastes Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 438 - Water and Wastewater Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 440 - Water Resources 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 464 - Building Information Modeling Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 465 - Global Sustainable Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 471 - Introduction to Coastal Engineering Credit(s): 3
• CIEG 486 - Engineering Project Management Credit(s): 3
• LARC 222 - Introduction to Surveying Credit(s): 3
• LARC 343 - Site Engineering Credit(s): 3
• LARC 431 - Urban Hydrology and Drainage Design Credit(s): 3
• LARC 442 - Stormwater Management for Sustainable Development Credit(s): 3
• MSEG 410 - Experimental Mechanics of Composites Credit(s): 3