Courses
Probabilistic Applications and Data Interpretation in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2050)
Description: Fundamentals of probability and statistical analysis for applications and data interpretation in Civil and Environmental Engineering design and analysis.
Prereq: Enrollment in CivilEn or EnvEng major. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Numerical Analysis Methods for Civil and Environmental Engineering Applications (2060)
Description: Implement numerical solution techniques using computer programming in MATLAB and apply them to a variety of problems related to Civil Engineering.
Prereq: 2050 or Stat 3450, 3460, or 3470; and Math 2173, 2177, 2255, or 2415; and enrollment in CivilEn or EnvEng major. Units: 4.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Professional Aspects of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2090)
Description: Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering ethics and practice. Must be taken as soon as possible upon entering the major.
Prereq: Enrollment in CivilEn or EnvEng major. Not open to students with credit for 460 or EnvEng 460. Cross-listed in EnvEng. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Individual Studies in Civil Engineering (2193)
Description: Individual conferences, assigned readings, and reports on minor investigations.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Computer Graphics for Civil Engineers (2405)
Description: An introductory course in graphics with emphasis on the application on computer generated graphics to the solution of civil engineering problems. AutoCAD and Civil 3D or similar software to be used.
Prereq: Enrollment in pre-CivilEn program, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Engr 4410.01 or FABEng 3171. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Introduction to Surveying (2410)
Description: An introduction to surveying and geomatics, with an emphasis on basic spatial data collection and construction layout using ground-based measurement techniques. Must be taken as soon as possible upon entering the major.
Prereq or concur: 2050 or Stat 3450, 3460, or 3470; and enrollment in CivilEn or EnvEng major. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Construction Engineering and Management: An Introduction (2810)
Description: Basic engineering and management concepts of construction operations of various foundations, concrete, and steel buildings and bridges.
Prereq: Enrollment in CivilEn major. Not open to students with credit for 682. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Economic Evaluation and Optimization in Civil and Environmental Engineering (3080)
Description: Fundamentals of engineering economics and optimization for civil and environmental engineering planning and design.
Prereq or concur: 2060 (406), and enrollment in CivilEn or EnvEng major. Not open to students with credit for 576 or EnvEng 576. Cross-listed in EnvEng. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Fluid Mechanics (3130)
Description: An introduction to fluid mechanics; topics include: fluid properties; fluid statics; flow concepts; continuity, energy, and momentum equations; dimensional analysis; basic pipe flow; lab experiments.
Prereq: MechEng 2010 or 2040, and enrollment in CivilEn, EnvEng, or FABEng major; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Water Resources Engineering (3160)
Description: Pipe systems, introduction to open channel flow, basic hydrology, demographic studies, water supply, and wastewater flows.
Prereq: 3130 (413) or EnvEng 413; and CSE 1221 (205) or 1222 (202) or EnGraph 167 or Engr 1221 or 1222 or 1281H or Engineer; and enrollment in CivilEn or EnvEng major. Not open to students with credit for 516 or EnvEng 516. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering Principles (3310)
Description: Structural forms and loads, statically determinate structures, and trusses, internal loadings developed, influence lines for statically determinate structures, cables and arches, elastics beam deflections, energy methods.
Prereq: MechEng 2020, and enrollment in CivilEn major. Prereq or concur: 2050 or Stat 3450, 3460, or 3470; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Materials (3510)
Description: Composition and Characterization of civil engineering materials - concretes, asphalts, plastics, fiber-reinforced composites; elastic, plastic, visco-elastic, and failure characterization under various environmental and mechanical loading conditions.
Prereq or concur: 2050 or Stat 3450 or 3460 or 3470, and MechEng 2020, and enrollment in CivilEn major; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Learning From Disasters: Extreme Events and Their Impact on Infrastructure, Engineering and Society (3530)
Description: Introduction to six dimensions of sustainability while learning the main impacts and threats caused by various extreme events through the study of academic publications and reports covering six major extreme events. Long term impacts and recovery from extreme events, how historical decisions in planning, engineering and/or urban development, legislation play important roles.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for EarthSc 3530. GE theme sustainability course. Cross-listed in EarthSc. Units: 4.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering (3540)
Description: The properties of soils as construction materials (e.g., for earth dams) and as foundations for building are introduced and state-of-the-art numerical techniques for the prediction of seepage and settlement are presented. Contemporary issues such as the impact of soil failure mechanisms and sustainability are covered.
Prereq: MechEng 2020 or 2040, and enrollment in CivilEn or EnvEng or FABEng major. Concur: CivilEn 3541. Prereq or concur: CivilEn 2050 or Stat 3450, 3460, or 3470; or permission of instructor. Units: 2.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (3541)
Description: Laboratory determination of soil properties including grain size distribution, plasticity, permeability, compaction and shear strength (both drained and undrained). Course must be taken concurrently with 3540, 5561, or 5571. The 3541 course requirement may be waived in 5561 and 5571 by the instructor, if the student demonstrates previous completion of a similar lab program.
Concur: 3540, 5561, or 5571. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Transportation Engineering and Analysis (3700)
Description: Introduction to mathematical analysis and design of various transportation engineering topics: scheduled services, sight distance, geometric design, freeway capacity, traffic flow and queuing, signalized intersections.
Prereq: 2050 or Stat 3450, 3460, or 3470, and enrollment in CivilEn major; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Capstone I (4001)
Description: Part 1 of the two semester course sequence for the culminating design component in the curriculum for students in Civil Engineering. Must be taken in semester preceding 4002, with sequence completed as close to graduation as possible.
Prereq: 2050 or Stat 3450, 3460, or 3470; and CivilEn 2060, 2405, 2410, 2810, 3080, 3130, 3160, 3310, 3510, 3541, 3700, and 4320 or 4350, and EnvEng 3200; and enrollment in CivilEn major. Not open to students with credit for 4000.01. Units: 2.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Capstone II (4002)
Description: Part 2 of the two semester course sequence for the culminating design component in the curriculum for students in Civil Engineering. Must be taken in semester immediately following 4001, with sequence completed as close to graduation as possible.
Prereq: 4000.01 or 4001. Not open to students with credit for 4000.02. Units: 2.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Global Capstone I (4011)
Description: Part 1 of a two semester course sequence satisfying the culminating design component in the curriculum for students in Civil Engineering set in a global development context. Must be taken in sequence with CivilEn 4012, taken as close to graduation as possible.
Prereq: 2410, 2810, 3080, 3130, 3160, 3310, 3510, 3540, 3541, 3700, 4320 or 4350, and EnvEng 3200; or permission of instructor. Units: 2.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Global Capstone II (4012)
Description: Part 2 of a two semester course sequence satisfying the culminating design component in the curriculum for students in Civil Engineering set in a global development context. Must be taken in semester immediately following CivilEn 4011 with sequence taken as close to graduation as possible.
Prereq: 4011, and Sr standing; or permission of instructor. Units: 2.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Internship I (4191.01)
Description: An engineering work experience with an approved employer for minimum of 10 hours per week for approximately 15 weeks. Typically taken during the autumn or spring academic terms. To earn credit students must demonstrate satisfactory work performance, complete monthly reporting requirements and submit a final report.
Prereq: Enrollment in the Civil Engineering major, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 3 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Internship II (4191.02)
Description: An engineering work experience with an approved employer for minimum of 30 hours per week for approximately 15 weeks. Typically taken during the summer academic term. To earn credit students must demonstrate satisfactory work performance, complete monthly reporting requirements and submit a final report.
Prereq: Enrollment in the Civil Engineering major, and approval of the Civil Engineering Internship Advisor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. Units: 2.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Individual Studies in Civil Engineering (4193)
Description: Individual conferences, assigned readings, and reports on minor investigations.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
The Physics of Sustainable Buildings (4210)
Description: Equips students to understand and properly model the drivers of energy consumption and human exposure to airborne pollutants in buildings. Overview of the physical laws governing transport processes in buildings. Methods of modeling these processes that are specific to buildings, including energy balances, mass balances and their constituents.
Prereq: 3130 and Math 2174, 2177, or 2415; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Structural Analysis (4310)
Description: Deflection in trusses, beams, and frames. Solution of Indeterminate Structures by methods of consistent deformations and moment distribution. Beam and truss analysis using stiffness method.
Prereq: 3310 (431). Not open to students with credit for 531. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Structural Steel Design (4320)
Description: Design of steel tensile members, compression members, beams, beam-columns, and bolted and welded connections based on AISC Specifications. Design problem solving. Introduction to computer-aided design.
Prereq: 3310 (431), and enrollment in CivilEn major. Not open to students with credit for 532. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Behavior of Structural Element (4340)
Description: Mechanics of beams - symmetrical bending and unsymmetrical bending; shear stresses and shear center for thin flange beams; buckling of columns; pressure vessels and combined loadings.
Prereq: 3310 (431). Not open to students with credit for 534. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Reinforced Concrete Design (4350)
Description: Analysis and design of reinforced concrete beams, one-way slabs and columns under flexure, shear and axial loads.
Prereq: 3310 (431), and enrollment in CivilEn major. Not open to students with credit for 535. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Design and Construction of Flexible Pavements (4552)
Description: The design, manufacturing, placement, compaction and maintenance of hot mix asphalt for roadways with coverage on how to determine and specify which mixture to use for a given application. Sustainable roadway design is also covered.
Prereq: 3510 (451); and Math 2250 (255), 2415 (415) or 2177. Not open to students with credit for 552. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Project Management in Civil Engineering (4800)
Description: Comprehensive guide to project management methods, tools, and techniques.
Prereq: Jr standing, and enrollment in CivilEn major. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Undergraduate Research in Civil Engineering (4998)
Description: Opportunity for undergraduate students to conduct research in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Undergraduate Research in Civil Engineering (4998H)
Description: Opportunity for undergraduate honors students to conduct research in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Research for Thesis (4999)
Description: Supervised research and project work.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Research for Thesis (4999H)
Description: Supervised research and project work arranged individually for honors students.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Applied Hydrology (5130)
Description: Hydrologic cycle, meterology, streamflow, evapotranspiration, hydrographs, runoff relations, runoff hydrographs, groundwater, unit hydrographs, flood routing, frequency and duration studies, and application of hydrologic techniques.
Prereq: 3160 (516) or EnvEng 516. Not open to students with credit for 613 or EnvEng 613. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Introduction to Laminated Composite Materials (5162)
Description: Introduction to anisotropic material behavior and failure assessment of laminated composite materials. Classical lamination theory, beams, plates and shells.
Prereq: MechEng 2020 (420) or 2040; or Grad standing in Engineering; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 662, 762, MechEng 5162, 662, or 762. Cross-listed in MechEng. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Introduction to the Finite Element Method (5168)
Description: Basic concepts, formulation, and application of finite element techniques for numerical solution of problems of engineering and scientific interest.
Prereq: 2060, Math 2568, 2174, or 2177, or equiv., or Grad standing in Engr or Math. Not open to students with credit for MechEng 5168 or Math 5168. Cross-listed in Math. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Open Channel Hydraulics (5220)
Description: Flow classifications, channel properties, energy and momentum principles, critical flow, uniform flow formulas, erodible and nonerodible channel design, and gradually-varied profile computations.
Prereq: 3160 (516) or EnvEng 516; and Math 2177, or 2415 and 2568. Not open to student with credit for 722. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Transport Phenomena in Water Resources Engineering (5230)
Description: Study of the mechanisms by which momentum, heat, and mass are transported in fluid systems of interest to water resources engineers.
Prereq: 3160 (516) or EnvEng 516, and Math 2173, 2177, 2255 (255), or 2415 (415). Not open to students with credit for 723. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Groundwater Engineering (5240)
Description: The role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, water supply, construction, and contamination. Includes principles describing subsurface water movement (seepage, saturated, and unsaturated flow). Emphasis on gaining a working knowledge of techniques used in applied engineering practice to estimate groundwater parameters for design purposes. Applications include well design, pumping, and drains.
Prereq: 3130, or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 750. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Airport Planning, Design, and Development (5300)
Description: A comprehensive study of airport planning, design & development, the role of the airport and its components as part of the overall Air Transportation System, and the issues related to the planning, design, and development of the airport and its systems.
Prereq: Aviatn 3000 or CRPlan 3100, or Sr standing in CivilEn major, or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Cross-listed in Aviatn and CRPlan. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Matrix Structural Analysis (5310)
Description: Analysis of frame structures by force and displacement methods using matrices.
Prereq: 4310 (531). Not open to students with credit for 735. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Intermediate Structural Steel Design (5320)
Description: Design of bolted and welded building connections; structural behavior in the nonlinear range; plastic analysis and design of steel structures.
Prereq: 4320. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Intermediate Reinforced Concrete Design (5350)
Description: Analysis and design of reinforced concrete systems and components.
Prereq: 4350, or Grad standing in Civil Engineering, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Bridge Engineering (5360)
Description: Types of bridges; aesthetics in bridge design; loads on bridges; selection of bridge type; AASHTO specifications for bridge design; design of steel bridges.
Prereq: 4310 (531) and 4320 (532). Not open to students with credit for 736. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Prestressed Concrete Design (5370)
Description: Design applications for prestressed concrete members and structures. Basic concepts to be covered include flexural and shear design, stress analysis, deflections, and prestress losses.
Prereq: 4350. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (5400)
Description: Introduction to the basic principles of geographic information systems and their use in spatial analysis and information management.
Prereq: 2050, Stat 3450, 3460, or 3470, and Sr standing; or Grad standing in CivilEn or EnvEng; or permission of instructor. Units: 4.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Engineering Surveying (5410)
Description: Surveying applications for engineering, construction, mining and transportation work. Route surveying and geometric design; topographic site surveys and mapping; earthwork computations.
Prereq: 2410, GeodSciE 410, or 450, and enrollment in CivilEn major, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GeodSciE 502. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Legal Aspects of Surveying (5411)
Description: History of measurement; development of land survey systems; milestones in technology; Land Surveyor's role; types of land surveys; retracement principles; laws on surveying practices.
Prereq: 2410 (400), and enrollment in CivilEn major; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GeodSciE 560 and 561. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Land Boundary & Development Principles (5412)
Description: Analysis of evidence and procedures for boundary location; preparing land boundary descriptions; process of subdividing and platting land.
Prereq: 5411, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Remote Sensing of Environment (5420)
Description: The energies of the natural and cultural environment, current remote sensing systems and case histories of applications in measuring the environment.
Prereq: 2410 (400), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 603 or 606. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Terrain Analysis (5422)
Description: Principles and applications of photo pattern analysis, geologic and geomorphologic patterns, terrain studies, and land use suitability and capability mapping.
Prereq: 2050 or Stat 3450, 3460, or 3470; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Introduction to GPS: Theory and Applications (5441)
Description: Introduction to reference systems; fundamentals of GPS design and operation; GPS observables, error analysis and handling; data collection and data processing; interdisciplinary applications of GPS.
Prereq: Math 1172 or 1544 (154) or 2153 (254), and Jr standing or above; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GeodSciE 608. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Geospatial Numerical Analysis (5461)
Description: Application of adjustment techniques to geo-spatial information including but not limited to GPS, Photogrammetry GIS and remote sensing.
Prereq: 2410 (400), or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for GeodSci 650 or 651. Units: 4.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Durability and Condition Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures (5510)
Description: In-depth review of the most common processes affecting durability of portland cement concrete durability, and presents methods of assessing the quality of in-place concrete construction for vertical construction, roads and bridges, and geotechnical elements. Laboratory durability testing, on-site non-destructive evaluation techniques, and procedures for repair and rehabilitation will be discussed.
Prereq: 3510, or Grad standing in Civil Engineering. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Rock Mechanics, Slope Stability and Retaining Structures (5561)
Description: Stress-strain properties of soil and rock. Strength of cohesive and non-cohesive materials under a variety of loads. Settlement and stability analyses of soil and rock slopes in for both in-situ and reconstituted materials.
Prereq: 3540, or Grad standing. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Principles of Foundation Analysis and Design (5571)
Description: Design methods (classical and numerical) will be presented for the analysis of excavations, earth structures, shallow and deep foundations. The course introduces: site investigation techniques, failure mechanisms and design techniques of footings, drilled shafts, sheet piles, driven piles, anchors, tiebacks, and MSE walls, as well as, stability and settlement calculations.
Prereq or concur: 3540 and 3541; Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (5581)
Description: Introduction to Geomechanical Numerical modeling of soils and development of Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) solutions using the Finite Difference and Element Methods, and to the constitutive modeling of soils based on elasticity and plasticity deformation theories. Multiple numerical techniques that are widely used in Geotechnical engineering and Soil-Structure Interaction problems.
Prereq: 3540; and 5561 or 5571; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Sustainable WaSH Infrastructure for Developing Rural Communities (5610.01)
Description: Working effectively with developing rural communities to identify and acquire their basic infrastructure needs demands a combination of community development and engineering expertise. This series of courses will, at an introductory level, bridge the gap between these two disciplines. It will provide the engineer with the knowledge of how to design sustainable infrastructure systems.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for FABEng 5260.01. Cross-listed in FABEng 5260.01. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Safe Water on Tap (5610.02)
Description: Problem-centered design course focuses on major water quality challenges both nationally and internationally. Human and context driven design principles are applied to drinking water contaminants with global public health impact. Develop design algorithms from first principles whenever possible, explore novel solutions. Design water treatment systems using Python and open source design tools.
Prereq: 3130, FABEng 2110, CBE 2420, or MechEng 3503; and Engr 1221 or CSE 1222; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for FABEng 5260.02. Cross-listed in FABEng 5260.02. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Urban Transportation Demand Forecasting (5700)
Description: Introduction and applications of quantitative demand forecasting in urban transportation.
Prereq: 3700 (570), or Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 775 or CRPlan 5700 (775). Cross-listed in CRPlan. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Transportation Engineering Data Collection Studies (5720)
Description: Methods of collecting and analyzing transportation data with empirical applications.
Prereq: 3700 (570), or Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 672. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Highway Location and Design (5730)
Description: Methods of route location; design standards for highways, intersections, freeways, and interchanges; discussion of computer methods for highway design.
Prereq: 3700 (570), or Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 673. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Design and Operation of Road Traffic Facilities (5740)
Description: Traffic laws and ordinances; operational design of streets, intersections, parking, and terminal facilities, design and operation of traffic control devices.
Prereq: 3700 (570), or Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 774. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Instrumentation, Signals, and Control in Transportation Applications (5750)
Description: An interdisciplinary course bringing together electrical engineering tools and transportation applications. Students gain valuable experience working in teams while learning traffic flow, surveillance and control.
Prereq: 3700 (570), or Grad standing in Engineering or Science, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 675 or ECE 5400 (675). Cross-listed in ECE 5400. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Network Metrics and Control in Transportation Systems (5760)
Description: Course covers fundamental analysis tools including: time space diagram, queuing theory, traffic flow theory, and further network theory. Includes application to intersection control (signal timing).
Prereq: 3700 (570), or Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 776. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Urban Public Transportation (5770)
Description: This course focuses on the analysis, planning, and design of bus and rail urban public transportation services and operations. Fundamental knowledge and methods for network and route planning, service planning, design, performance monitoring, and operations control. Analytical tools including probability, statics, and optimization are extensively used in this course.
Prereq: 3700 (570), or Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 670. Cross-listed in CRPlan. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Seminar in Transportation Engineering and Planning (5780)
Description: Speakers from and site visits to transportation agencies, organizations, and companies.
Prereq: 3700 (570), or Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 3 cr hrs. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Construction Safety and Forensics (5810)
Description: Practical aspects of identifying construction and structural problems, construction accidents, mechanisms of failures and accidents, methods of avoidance and forensic engineering.
Prereq: 2810 (682), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for both 683 and 688. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Construction Estimating (5820)
Description: Practical aspect in estimating real construction projects encompassing highway, foundation, buildings, and bridges.
Prereq: 2810 (682), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 685. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Construction Scheduling (5830)
Description: Practical aspects in identifying construction activities and their relations, establishing visual representation of a project schedule, and computing the completion date of the project.
Prereq: 2810 (682), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 684. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Construction Contracts and Claims (5840)
Description: Practical aspects of the development and interpretation of contracts and claims focusing on the construction industry.
Prereq: 2810 (682), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 686. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Structural Design Studio I (6001)
Description: Part 1 of the two semester course sequence for the culminating design component in the Professional Masters in Structural Engineering (PMSE) program. Must be taken in semester preceding 6002, with sequence completed as close to graduation as possible.
Prereq: Enrollment in the Professional Masters in Structural Engineering (PMSE) program. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Structural Design Studio II (6002)
Description: Part 2 of the two semester course sequence for the culminating design component in the Professional Masters in Structural Engineering (PMSE) program.
Prereq: Enrollment in the Professional Masters in Structural Engineering (PMSE) program. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Individual Studies in Civil Engineering (6193)
Description: Individual conferences, assigned readings, and reports on minor investigations. Topics selected to give the advanced student opportunity to pursue special studies not otherwise offered.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
The Physics of Sustainable Buildings (6210)
Description: Equips students to understand and properly model the drivers of energy consumption and human exposure to airborne pollutants in buildings. Overview of the physical laws governing transport processes in buildings. Methods of modeling these processes that are specific to buildings, including energy balances, mass balances and their constituents.
Prereq: Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Simulation of Building Energy Performance (6211)
Description: Simulation of building energy consumption under various design or retrofit scenarios. Prediction of the impact of design decisions and energy conservation measures on building energy consumption. Employment of EnergyPlus and OpenStudio, free but sophisticated and open source building energy modeling tools, to develop and simulate a model of a real building.
Prereq: Grad standing in the College of Engineering, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Connected Energy Communities (6212)
Description: This course explores connected energy communities consisting of multiple buildings and distributed energy resources such as solar photovoltaics and electric vehicle charging stations interacting with electricity grids from multiple perspectives. For students and working professionals who bring diverse perspectives from engineering, business and public policy.
Prereq: Grad standing in Engineering, Business, or Public Affairs, or enrollment in online Master's program in Translational Data Analytics, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Water Resources Systems Analysis (6220)
Description: This course provides the fundamental concepts needed to design and optimize water resources systems in order to address complex water supply challenges. This includes the simulation of water supply risk through time series analysis and stochastic hydrology. Trend analysis are introduced to identify long-term trends in hydrologic risk due to climate variability or human interference.
Prereq: 3160, or Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Numerical Models in Water Resources Engineering (6230)
Description: Lake, river, and coastal contaminant or heat numerical transport model formulation; averaging; finite difference and finite volume methods; errors, stability; data requirements, verification procedures.
Prereq: 5230. Not open to students with credit for 823. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Dynamics of Structures (6300)
Description: Concepts in structural dynamics and their applications in civil engineering type structures. Methods to determine dynamic response of single degree of freedom systems with free and forced vibrations, similar concepts in discrete and continuous multi-degree of freedom systems. Numerical methods to determine response over time, industry standard analysis software.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Data Processing (6435)
Description: Theories and practices in GNSS data processing for high-precision (centimeter-level) static and kinematic applications. In-depth aspects of GNSS code and phase data, observation models, estimation strategy, and some physical phenomenon that affects the data. Data processing routines to estimate various parameters, hand-on experience in analyzing real GNSS data.
Prereq: 5441, Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Introduction to Photogrammetry (6451)
Description: Analytical and digital photogrammetry, bundle block adjustment, analytical camera calibration, aerotriangulation, image acquisition systems, GPS controlled aerotriangulation, quality control and network design, DEMs and orthophotography.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 725 and 728. Units: 4.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Advanced Concrete Materials (6510)
Description: This course takes a materials science-based approach to understanding the materials and processes involved in hydration and property development of cementitious materials. Students will then apply that learning to understand how to design systems which will prevent, and/or mitigate durability concerns common in concrete infrastructure.
Prereq: Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Graduate Seminar (6880)
Description: This seminar will strengthen presentation skills, engender professional development, and broaden understanding of current engineering research essential for graduate students and professional engineers. Components of this seminar will include: presentations of research work conducted within the department, workshops on professional skills, and talks by invited speakers.
Prereq: Grad standing in CivilEn, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Research for Thesis (6999)
Description: Research for thesis purposes only.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 15 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Structural Reliability (7320)
Description: Fundamental concepts, theoretical developments, and simulation strategies for the assessment of the reliability of structures with applications in design and performance evaluation of new and existing structures and other engineered systems.
Prereq: 2050, and 4320 or 4350; or Grad standing in CivilEn; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Earthquake Engineering (7330)
Description: Analysis and design of structures subject to seismic loading; case studies of behavior of structures during earthquakes; design of structures to minimize earthquake damage; earthquake-resistant systems for highrise buildings; vibration control.
Prereq: A course in structural dynamics or vibrations, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 830. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Advanced Reinforced Concrete (7350)
Description: Advanced topics in reinforced concrete structural modeling, analysis, design and detailing.
Prereq: 5350. Not open to students with credit for 831. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Advanced Machine Learning for Remote Sensing Image Interpretation (7421)
Description: Introduces basic high-resolution remote sensing concepts with focus on optical remote sensing, and computational solutions for typical remote sensing problems. Students are assumed to know basic knowledge in statistical estimation, linear algebra and numerical methods for engineering. Students with prior experiences on remote sensing/machine learning/computer vision will find this easier to follow.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open for students with credit for ECE 7402. Cross-listed in ECE 7402. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Photogrammetric Computer Vision (7453)
Description: Fundamental processes of digital photogrammetry. Advanced DEM and orthophoto methods. Extraction of high level features such as lines curves and segments; Matching high level features.
Prereq: 6451. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Transportation Demand Modeling (7730)
Description: Various applications of demand modeling in transportation, with emphasis on discrete choice demand modeling.
Prereq: 5700, CRPlan 5700, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 873. Units: 4.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Urban Transportation Network Analysis (7740)
Description: Various networks concepts and applications in transportation, with emphasis on equilibrium-based traffic assignment.
Prereq: 5700, CRPlan 5700, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 874. Units: 4.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Transportation Management Systems (7760)
Description: Concepts and methods for the management of unscheduled and scheduled urban transportation systems. Emphasizes network performance and travel demand interactions, and real-time applications.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 878. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Infrastructure Systems Analysis (7770)
Description: Presents a systems approach to infrastructure provision and management with a focus on the uncertainty inherent to large-scale and long-lived facilities.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 777. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Graduate Student Seminar in Transportation Engineering and Planning (7780)
Description: Students will present their research to one another to gain experience presenting, learn what other students are doing, and provide feedback to one another.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Transportation Practicum (7790)
Description: Practical experience and perspective on practice of transportation engineering and planning.
Prereq: Grad standing in CivilEn and CRPlan Dual M.S. Degree Program, and permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 990. This course is graded S/U. Units: 4.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Individual Studies in Civil Engineering (8193)
Description: Individual conferences, assigned readings, and reports on minor investigations. Topics selected to give the advanced student opportunity to pursue special studies not otherwise offered
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Advanced Topics in GPS (8443)
Description: Advanced topics in GPS focused on science, engineering and navigation applications of GPS: Positioning algorithms; Remote sensing with GPS; GPS atmospheric studies; GPS integration with other navigation and imaging sensors (digital cameras, LIDAR).
Prereq: 7442, 6461, or GeodSci 650, 651, or equivalent; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for GeodSci 888. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Videogrammetry (8454)
Description: Optical flow; neuronal processing; measuring motion field; geometry of motion field; camera motion; rigid and nonrigid body motion; measurements from motion; block adjustment using motion.
Prereq: 6451 and 7442. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Construction Intelligent System and Simulation I (8810)
Description: Applications of intelligent system to construction systems and operations. Simulations include mathematics and computer modeling. Knowledge about computer programming recommended.
Prereq: 2810 and 5810, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 881. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Construction Intelligent System and Simulation II (8820)
Description: Applications of intelligent system to construction systems and operations. Simulations include mathematics and computer modeling. Knowledge about computer programming recommended.
Prereq: 8810, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 888. Units: 3.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Graduate Research in Civil Engineering (8998)
Description: Graduate level research in Civil Engineering.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 15 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Research for Dissertation (8999)
Description: Research for dissertation purposes only.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 15 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering Analytical Methods (2100)
Description: Application of analytical methods to calculate, measure and interpret chemical characteristics of water, soil, and air.
Prereq: Chem 1220 (122) or 1250 (125), and enrollment in CivilEn major or EnvEng major or minor. Not open to students with credit for 610. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Individual Studies in Environmental Engineering (2193)
Description: Individual conferences, assigned readings, and reports on minor investigations.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (3200)
Description: Quantitative assessment of water quality, air quality, and solid/hazardous waste management, with an emphasis on minimizing human health and environmental impacts through sustainable design.
Prereq: Chem 1210 or 1250, and CivilEn or EnvEng major or EnvEng minor. Not open to students with credit for 6200. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Unit Operations (3210)
Description: Selection and Design of Unit Operations and Processes used in Environmental Engineering.
Prereq: 413 or CivilEn 3130 (413), and Chem 1220 (122) or 1250 (125), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 520 or CivilEn 520. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Capstone Design (4090)
Description: Culminating design course for the Environmental Engineering program. Must be taken as close to graduation as possible.
Prereq: Sr standing. Not open to students with credit for 619. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Individual Studies in Environmental Engineering (4193)
Description: Individual conferences, assigned readings, and reports on minor investigations.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Unit Operations Lab (4200)
Description: Laboratory measurements and analysis of environmental engineering treatment processes.
Prereq: 2100 (610) or CivilEn 610, and EnvEng 3210 (520) or CivilEn 520. Concur: 5110 (711). Not open to students with credit for 620. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Measurement and Modeling of Climate Change (4218)
Description: A study of the atmospheric boundary layer, its interaction with the land surface and vegetation in particular, and hand-on experience with micrometeorological and eddy-covariance instrumentation and data analysis.
Prereq: CivilEn 2060, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Integrated Environmental Chemical Fate and Transport (4400)
Description: Fate and transport of pollutants within and between air, water, and soil. This requires an understanding of thermodynamics and mass transfer concepts related to environmental engineering, which is the focus of the first portion of the course. In the second portion, students apply these concepts to develop predictive fate and transport models.
Prereq: Sr standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Assessment for Human Rights and Sustainability (4600)
Description: Foundational concepts of human rights and environmental impacts pertaining to global supply chains. Regulations and voluntary standards in engineering-intensive sectors, including infrastructure, biofuels, electronics. Case study analysis of corporate assessment practices for labor rights protection and environmental impacts. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Engineering (4998)
Description: Opportunity for undergraduate students to conduct research in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Undergraduate Research in Environmental Engineering (4998H)
Description: Supervised undergraduate honors research on various topics in Environmental Engineering.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Research for Thesis (4999)
Description: Supervised research and project work.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is progress graded (S/U). Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Research for Thesis (4999H)
Description: Supervised research and project work arranged individually for honors students.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is progress graded (S/U). Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Bioprocesses (5110)
Description: Principles and design of biological processes in environmental engineering.
Prereq: 3200 (511), or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 711. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Bioremediation of Groundwater and Soil (5120)
Description: An overview of biotechnology methods for remediation of groundwater and soils. Overview of theory and bio-remediation component design. Includes a study of the role of key microbial groups capable of transforming common contaminants in subsurface media with a particular emphasis on molecular genetic biotechnology methods to identify and document their ecology and metabolic condition.
Prereq: A course in Micrbio; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for CivilEn 818. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Air Quality Engineering (5140)
Description: This course introduces several concepts which will provide students with a basic knowledge of several air quality issues. We will first discuss sources and classifications of air pollutants, followed by a brief primer on relevant atmospheric science. Following this, we will focus on two aspects related to atmospheric chemistry: tropospheric ozone formation and secondary aerosol production.
Prereq: Chem 1220,1250, or equiv, and Math 2177, 2174, or 2415, and enrollment in CivilEn or EnvEng major; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Sustainability and the Circular Economy (5170)
Description: An introduction to life-cycle thinking and the circular economy with emphasis
on quantitative sustainability assessment and decision-making.
Prereq: 3200, or Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for EnvSci 5170. Cross-listed in EnvSci. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Engineering Design for Environmental Health (5195)
Description: Students in this course will learn how to incorporate health information into the engineering design process. This material complements risk assessment by focusing on the design of engineering systems. Course will discuss balancing financial, health, performance, and other considerations. Quantitative analysis will be conducted in soil, water, air, buildings, and occupational health scenarios.
Prereq: Math 1151,1161.01, or 1161.02, and Chem 1210 or 1250, and enrollment in the CivilEn, EnvEng, or PubHEHS major program; or grad standing; or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Advanced Physical Chemical Treatment Processes (5210)
Description: Principles and design of physical and chemical processes for water and wastewater treatment including mixing, mass transfer, chemical kinetics, oxidation-reduction, disinfection, emerging contaminants, and water reuse.
Prereq: 3210 (520) or CivilEn 520, or Grad standing in Engineering or EarthSc, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for CivilEn 810. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Applied Mathematical Ecology (5217)
Description: Description and application of basic methods to model population, communities and the interactions between ecosystems and the earth system.
Prereq: CivilEn 2060 (406) or equivalent, and Engr 1221 or CSE 1221, and enrollment in CivilEn or EnvEng major; or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for CivilEn 817. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Hazardous Waste Management and Remediation (5410)
Description: Environmental regulations; handling of hazardous wastes; risk assessment; site remediation processes; remedial alternatives; implementation; case studies.
Prereq: 3200 and CivilEn 3130, or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 714. Units: 2.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (5600)
Description: Presents a history of the interactions between science, engineering, and public policy in the United States and in the context of global concerns (e.g. climate change, competitiveness), inquire into how various federal government, universities, & corporations conduct & fund science and engineering & explore how public sector interests & processes influence sci, engr & public policy.
Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Cross-listed in PubAfrs. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Aquatic Chemistry (5718)
Description: Examination of the processes that control chemical equilibria in natural waters: acid/base reactions, metal complexation/speciation and oxidation-reduction processes. Intended for students in EarthSci, CivilEn, and the Grad EnvSci program.
Prereq: Chem 1220 or above, and Math 1151 or above; or equivalents. Not open to students with credit for EarthSc 5718. Cross-listed in EarthSc. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Organic Chemistry (5719)
Description: Fate and distribution of organic pollutants in the environment including aqueous solubility, vapor pressure, environmental partition coefficients, and transformation reactions. Intended for students in EarthSc, CivilEn, and the Grad EnvSci program.
Prereq: 5718 and Chem 4200, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for EarthSc 5719. Cross-listed in EarthSc. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Design of Urban Stormwater Control Measures (5760)
Description: Modification of hydrologic methods for urban systems, urban pollutants of concern, stormwater regulations, low impact development, green infrastructure, design of stormwater control measures [(SCMs), also known as Best Management Practices (BMPs)], and discussions of stormwater control performance. Design focused projects that offer real world challenges, diverse set of method and tools.
Prereq: CivilEn 3160 or FABEng 2720, or Grad standing in Engineering, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for FABEng 5760. Cross-listed in FABEng. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering (5850)
Description: Exploration of advanced topics in Environmental Engineering.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 6 completions. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Seminar (5880)
Description: Seminar course which presents current research findings on Environmental Engineering and science.
Prereq: Jr, Sr, or Grad standing in Environmental Engineering, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Foundations of Data-Driven Sustainable Energy Systems (6020)
Description: Introduction to issues impacting sustainable energy systems across technology, law and policy, business models, resilience, data, geospatial, and decision sciences.
Prereq: Enrollment in Data-Driven Sustainable Energy Systems Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for AEDEcon 6500, FABEng 6020, Geog 6020, ISE 6020, or PubAfrs 6020. Cross-listed in AEDEcon 6500, FABEng 6020, Geog 6020, ISE 6020, and PubAfrs 6020. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Analytical Methods (6100)
Description: Application of analytical methods to calculate, measure and interpret chemical characteristics of water, soil, and air.
Prereq: Chem 1220 (122) or 1250 (125), or Grad standing. Not open to students with credit for 2100 (610) or CivilEn 610. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Individual Studies in Environmental Engineering (6193)
Description: Individual conferences, assigned readings, and reports on minor investigations.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (6200)
Description: Quantitative assessment of water quality, air quality, and solid/hazardous waste management, with an emphasis on minimizing human health and environmental impacts through sustainable design.
Prereq: Chem 1220 (122) or 1250 (125), or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 3200 (511) or CivilEn 511. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Unit Operations (6210)
Description: Selection and Design of Unit Operations and Processes used in Environmental Engineering.
Prereq: 413 or CivilEn 3130 (413), and Chem 1220 (122) or 1250 (125); or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 3210 (520) or CivilEn 520. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Measurement and Modeling of Climate Change for Graduate Students (6218)
Description: The course will focus on the science behind climate change, and specifically on physical processes at the earth surface, and the interactions between the ecosystem, human activities and climate change. Design of data analysis research project, testing hypotheses regarding climate change and its effects using observational data, hands-on climate data analysis experience through personal project.
Prereq: Grad standing in CivilEn or EnvEng, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Data Analysis in Environmental Engineering (6220)
Description: Application of programming and statistical methods for engineering data analysis. Will explore distribution, variance, and multivariate methods. Will provide a deeper understanding of analysis theories in the space, time, and spectral domain. Students will develop computer programming toolboxes and theoretical skills for analyzing and modeling data in their own research.
Prereq: Stat 3450, 3460, 3470, or CivilEn 2050, or equiv; and Grad standing in the Civil Engineering or Environmental Science Graduate programs. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Integrated Environmental Chemical Fate and Transport for Graduate Students (6400)
Description: Fate and transport of pollutants within and between air, water, and soil. Understanding this fate and transport requires an understanding of thermodynamics and mass transfer concepts related to environmental engineering, which is the focus of the first portion of the course. In the second portion, students apply these concepts to develop predictive fate and transport models.
Prereq: Grad standing in Engineering, Earth Science, or Environmental Science, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Assessment for Human Rights and Sustainability (6600)
Description: Foundational concepts of human rights and environmental impacts pertaining to global supply chains. Regulations and voluntary standards in engineering-intensive sectors, including infrastructure, biofuels, electronics. Case study analysis of corporate assessment practices for labor rights protection and environmental impacts.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 4600. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Analytic Frameworks for Analysis of Science, Engineering, and Policy (6610)
Description: Introduces a number of analytic frameworks and tools that are used to address issues where science and engineering are important considerations for public policy. Complements EnvEng/PubAfrs 5600 'Science, Engineering, and Public Policy', which is a survey of the interconnectedness of science, engineering, and public policy.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Research Thesis (6999)
Description: Research for thesis purposes only.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 15 completions. This course is progress graded (S/U). Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Colloidal and Interfacial Processes in Aquatic Systems (7220)
Description: Fundamental concepts of the chemistry of the solid-water interface, adsorption/desorption, coagulation, and deposition in natural and engineered systems.
Prereq: 2100 (610), or Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for both CivilEn 819 and 822. Units: 3.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Individual Studies in Environmental Engineering (8193)
Description: Individual conferences, assigned readings, and reports on minor investigations.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Graduate Research in Environmental Engineering (8998)
Description: Opportunity for graduate students to conduct research in Environmental Engineering.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 15 completions. This course is graded S/U. Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering Research Dissertation (8999)
Description: Research for dissertation purposes only.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 15 completions. This course is progress graded (S/U). Units: 1.0
Subject: Environmental Engineering