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Program checklist · M.S.

Civil Engineering M.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
M.S.
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This research degree is open to students with undergraduate degrees in engineering or the physical or natural sciences. In addition to the satisfactory completion of an approved set of advanced courses, candidates for this degree must complete a 5-credit thesis and 1-credit graduate seminar. The thesis must provide documentation of an independent research-related effort and be approved by the student’s faculty adviser. Listed below are recommended core courses for four possible fields of study. M.S. candidates typically take all the courses listed below in their chosen field of study.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_645d7901
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Geotechnical Engineering

5 items
  1. CIVL 6450
    Structural Dynamics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. CIVL 6510
    Advanced Geotechnical Engineering
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. CIVL 6520
    Advanced Foundations and Earth Structures
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. CIVL 6540
    Dynamics of Soil and Soil-Foundation Systems
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. CIVL 6550
    Advanced Geoenvironmental Engineering
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Elective Courses

0 items

    Civil Engineering

    10 items
    1. CIVL 4240
      Finite Element Method
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. CIVL 4440
      Matrix Structural Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. CIVL 4570
      System Modeling for Civil and Environmental Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. CIVL 6170
      Mechanics of Solids
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. CIVL 6310
      Advanced Concrete Structures
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. CIVL 6320
      Advanced Steel Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. CIVL 6390
      Wind Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. CIVL 6450
      Structural Dynamics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. CIVL 6490
      Earthquake Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. CIVL 6660
      Finite Element Method
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Environmental Engineering

    3 items
    1. ENVE 6200
      Hazardous Waste Management I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ENVE 6230
      Mathematical Modeling of Environmental Engineering Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. ENVE 6140
      Stream Pollution Control
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering

    5 items
    1. MANE 4670
      Mechanical Behavior of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. MANE 6250
      Continuum Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. MANE 6400
      Analytical Dynamics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. MANE 6430
      Nonlinear Vibrations
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. MANE 6490
      Plasticity
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Mathematics

    6 items
    1. MATH 4100
      Linear Algebra
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. MATH 4300
      Introduction to Complex Variables: Theory and Applications
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. MATH 4400
      Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. MATH 4600
      Advanced Calculus
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    5. MATH 4700
      Foundations of Applied Mathematics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    6. MATH 4800
      Numerical Computing
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    General Engineering

    2 items
    1. ENGR 4100
      Business Issues for Engineers and Scientists
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ENGR 4760
      Engineering Economics
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Structural Engineering

    5 items
    1. CIVL 4440
      Matrix Structural Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. CIVL 6310
      Advanced Concrete Structures
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. CIVL 6320
      Advanced Steel Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. CIVL 6390
      Wind Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. CIVL 6450
      Structural Dynamics
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Elective Courses

    0 items

      Civil Engineering

      12 items
      1. CIVL 4020
        Bedford Seminar
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CIVL 4240
        Finite Element Method
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. CIVL 4280
        Design for Constructability
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. CIVL 4440
        Matrix Structural Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. CIVL 4450
        Conceptual Structural Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. CIVL 6170
        Mechanics of Solids
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. CIVL 6340
        Bedford Design Studio
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. CIVL 6350
        Masonry Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. CIVL 6360
        Timber Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. CIVL 6440
        Nonlinear Structural Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. CIVL 6520
        Advanced Foundations and Earth Structures
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. CIVL 6660
        Finite Element Method
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering

      6 items
      1. MANE 4670
        Mechanical Behavior of Materials
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. MANE 6250
        Continuum Mechanics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. MANE 6400
        Analytical Dynamics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. MANE 6430
        Nonlinear Vibrations
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. MANE 6460
        Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue of Materials
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. MANE 6490
        Plasticity
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Mathematics

      6 items
      1. MATH 4100
        Linear Algebra
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. MATH 4300
        Introduction to Complex Variables: Theory and Applications
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. MATH 4400
        Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. MATH 4600
        Advanced Calculus
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. MATH 4700
        Foundations of Applied Mathematics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. MATH 4800
        Numerical Computing
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      General Engineering

      2 items
      1. ENGR 4100
        Business Issues for Engineers and Scientists
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. ENGR 4760
        Engineering Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Transportation Engineering

      7 items
      1. CIVL 6220
        Critical Issues in Transportation
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CIVL 6230
        Transportation Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. CIVL 6240
        Intelligent Transportation Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. CIVL 6250
        Transportation Systems Planning
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. CIVL 6260
        Transportation Network Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. CIVL 6270
        Traffic Control and Simulation
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. CIVL 6280
        Dynamic Traffic Models
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Environmental Engineering

      3 items
      1. CIVL 6550
        Advanced Geoenvironmental Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. ENVE 6140
        Stream Pollution Control
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. ENVE 6230
        Mathematical Modeling of Environmental Engineering Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Requirements

      0 items
        Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10041&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0193.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.