Prerequisites

Entering graduate students are expected to have already completed at least two undergraduate courses in structural analysis, at least one undergraduate course in steel design and at least one undergraduate course in reinforced concrete design. If this is not the case, the student is expected to correct the deficiency as soon as possible in their MS program by taking the appropriate course or courses from the following list:

CE 329 Structural Analysis
CE 331 Reinforced Concrete Design
CE 335 Elements of Steel Design
CE 363 Advanced Structural Analysis

These courses cannot be counted towards fulfillment of coursework requirements for the MS degree. Students who have had only a single undergraduate structural design course that covers both steel and reinforced concrete in the same course will be expected to take an additional design course from the list above.

Course Selection Requirements

All MS students in Structural Engineering are required to include the following three courses as part of their program:

CE 381P Computer Methods in Structural Analysis
CE 383L Advanced Reinforced Concrete Members
CE 397L Advanced Structural Metals

The student in consultation with the faculty advisor can select the remainder of the coursework program. To guide course selection, the student should consult the following course lists:

According to the requirements of the Graduate School, the MS program must include courses both in the major area and in supporting (minor) areas. For all degree options, at least six semester hours of supporting work are required. The intent of this requirement is to assure that coursework programs provide both depth and breadth.

Courses intended to satisfy the major area requirement are normally chosen from the list of Structural Engineering Courses for Graduate Students. As part of the major area courses, students can include up to two advanced undergraduate courses in Structural Engineering, as indicated on the list.

Courses intended to satisfy the supporting area requirement can be chosen from either list, but must support and complement the major area in a manner that adds breadth to the overall coursework program. Students are encouraged to include at least one course from outside of the Structural Engineering area as part of their supporting work. Courses included in the list of Additional Courses of Interest for Graduate Students in Structural Engineering are taught outside of the Structural Engineering area and are suggestions for courses which students may wish to consider as part of their supporting area. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. There are many other courses outside of the Structural Engineering area that may be appropriate for the supporting area.

In developing a coursework program for the MS degree, students may include up to nine semester hours of upper-division undergraduate courses, of which no more than six hours may be in either the major area or supporting area.

Courses selected for both the major and supporting areas must be approved by the student’s faculty advisor prior to taking the course.