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Program checklist · Civil Engineering MSCE

Civil Engineering MSCE

Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA

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
Civil Engineering MSCE
Total credits (published)
45.0-61.0
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
212054
CourseShelf checklist
CK_212054_74ddb00f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Geotechnical Engineering Requirements

0 items

    Required Theme Courses *

    5 items
    1. CIVE 531
      Advanced Foundation Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
    2. CIVE 632
      Advanced Soil Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
    3. CIVE 633
      Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CIVE 635
      Slope Stability and Landslides
      Not resolved to a course
    5. CIVE 637
      Seepage and Consolidation
      Not resolved to a course

    Core Technical Electives

    electives · 0 items

      Select from any of the following:

      13 items
      1. CIVE 516
        Geotechnical Site Investigation
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CIVE 518
        Natural Hazards and Infrastructure
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CIVE 605
        Advanced Mechanics of Materials
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CIVE 636
        Engineering Ground Improvement
        Not resolved to a course
      5. CIVE 639
        Applied Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
      6. CIVE 650
        Geosynthetics in Civil Infrastructure
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CIVE 651 Geosynthetics in Waste Containment
      7. CIVE 730
        Experimental Soil Mechanics I
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CIVE 731 Experimental Soil Mechanics II
      8. CIVE 737
        Seismic Geotechnics
        Not resolved to a course
      9. CIVE 839
        Constitutive Models in Geomechanics
        Not resolved to a course
      10. MATH 520
        Numerical Analysis I
        or: MATH 521 Numerical Analysis II
        3.0
      11. MEM 591
        Applied Engr Analy Methods I
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MEM 592 Applied Engr Analy Methods II
      12. MEM 681
        Finite Element Methods I
        Not resolved to a course
        or: MEM 682 Finite Element Methods II
      13. MEM 777
        Fracture Mechanics I
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Technical Elective Courses **

      electives · 0 items

        These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the graduate advisor.

        0 items

          Select from any of the following or courses from the Core Technical Electives which have not aready been taken for credit.

          electives · 8 items
          1. CIVE 562
            Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology
            Not resolved to a course
          2. CIVE 640
            Environmental Geotechnics
            Not resolved to a course
          3. ENVE 555
            3.0
          4. ENVE 727
            3.0
          5. ENVE 750
            3.0
          6. MEM 660
            Theory of Elasticity I
            Not resolved to a course
          7. MEM 663
            Continuum Mechanics
            Not resolved to a course
          8. MEM 664
            Introduction to Plasticity
            Not resolved to a course

          Thesis, Research Project, or additional Graduate Technical Electives ***

          electives · 0 items

            Optional Coop Experience †

            1 item
            1. COOP 500
              1.0

            Structural Engineering Requirements

            0 items

              Required Theme Courses *

              5 items
              1. CIVE 605
                Advanced Mechanics of Materials *
                Not resolved to a course
              2. CIVE 701
                Advanced Structural Analysis I
                Not resolved to a course
              3. CIVE 702
                Advanced Structural Analysis II
                Not resolved to a course
              4. CIVE 703
                Advanced Structural Analysis III
                Not resolved to a course
              5. CIVE 708
                Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics
                Not resolved to a course

              Core Technical Elective Courses

              electives · 0 items

                Select from any of the following:

                20 items
                1. CIVE 510
                  Prestressed Concrete
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. CIVE 511
                  Advanced Steel Design
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. CIVE 512
                  Wood and Timber Design
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. CIVE 513
                  Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Smart Structures and Systems
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. CIVE 531
                  Advanced Foundation Engineering
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. CIVE 540
                  Forensic Structural Engineering
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. CIVE 615
                  Infrastructure Condition Evaluation
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. CIVE 633
                  Lateral Earth Pressures and Retaining Structures
                  Not resolved to a course
                9. CIVE 639
                  Applied Finite Element Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering
                  Not resolved to a course
                10. CIVE 704
                  Behavior and Stability of Structural Members I
                  Not resolved to a course
                11. CIVE 711
                  Engineered Masonry I
                  Not resolved to a course
                12. CIVE 714
                  Behavior of Concrete Structures I
                  Not resolved to a course
                13. CIVE 839
                  Constitutive Models in Geomechanics
                  Not resolved to a course
                14. MATH 520
                  Numerical Analysis I
                  or: MATH 521 Numerical Analysis II
                  3.0
                15. MEM 591
                  Applied Engr Analy Methods I
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: MEM 592 Applied Engr Analy Methods II
                16. MEM 660
                  Theory of Elasticity I
                  Not resolved to a course
                17. MEM 663
                  Continuum Mechanics
                  Not resolved to a course
                18. MEM 664
                  Introduction to Plasticity
                  Not resolved to a course
                19. MEM 681
                  Finite Element Methods I
                  Not resolved to a course
                  or: MEM 682 Finite Element Methods II
                20. MEM 777
                  Fracture Mechanics I
                  Not resolved to a course

                Additional Technical Elective Courses **

                electives · 0 items

                  These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the gradute advisor.

                  0 items

                    Select from any of the following or courses from the Core Technical Electives which have not aready been taken for credit.

                    electives · 7 items
                    1. AE 510
                      Intelligent Buildings
                      Not resolved to a course
                    2. AE 561
                      Airflow Simulation in Built Environment
                      Not resolved to a course
                    3. CIVE 520
                      Advanced Concrete Technology
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. ENVE 555
                      3.0
                    5. ENVE 571
                      3.0
                    6. ENVE 727
                      3.0
                    7. ENVE 750
                      3.0

                    Thesis, Research Project, or additional Graduate Technical Electives ***

                    electives · 0 items

                      Optional Coop Experience †

                      1 item
                      1. COOP 500
                        1.0

                      Water Resources Engineering Requirements

                      0 items

                        Required Theme Courses *

                        5 items
                        1. CIVE 564
                          Sustainable Water Resource Engineering
                          Not resolved to a course
                        2. CIVE 565
                          Urban Ecohydraulics
                          Not resolved to a course
                        3. CIVE 664
                          Open Channel Hydraulics
                          Not resolved to a course
                        4. ENVE 681
                          3.0
                        5. ENVS 501
                          3.0

                        Core Technical Courses

                        major core · 0 items

                          Select from any of the following:

                          7 items
                          1. CIVE 562
                            Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology
                            Not resolved to a course
                          2. CIVE 567
                            Watershed Analysis
                            Not resolved to a course
                          3. ENVE 660
                            3.0
                          4. ENVE 661
                            0.0-3.0
                          5. ENVE 665
                            3.0
                          6. ENVE 727
                            3.0
                          7. ENVE 750
                            3.0

                          Additional Technical Elective Courses **

                          electives · 0 items

                            These courses must be approved by the student's advisor and the graduate advisor.

                            0 items

                              Select from any of the following or courses from the Core Technical Electives which have not aready been taken for credit.

                              electives · 3 items
                              1. CIVE 615
                                Infrastructure Condition Evaluation
                                Not resolved to a course
                              2. ENVE 555
                                3.0
                              3. ENVE 571
                                3.0

                              Thesis, Research Project, or additional Graduate Technical Electives ***

                              electives · 0 items

                                Optional Coop Experience †

                                1 item
                                1. COOP 500
                                  1.0
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