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MS in Civil Engineering

Chapter 6 Graduate Program Requirements/Course Description
College of Engineering

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering

The Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering is designed to provide civil engineering professionals with the opportunity to prepare for careers concerned with the critical problems of a multifaceted society. Civil engineering education and research activities focus on projects that are typically large and costly, with potentially profound environmental, social, and financial impacts.

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Both a thesis and a nonthesis option are available.

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Program Admission Requirements. In addition to the University-wide graduate admission requirements for unconditional admission, applicants must satisfy the following:

  • a satisfactory score, as specified by the Graduate Program Committee for Civil Engineering, on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  • an undergraduate degree in civil engineering or a closely related field from an accredited institution of higher education, or proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution
  • a favorable recommendation by the Master of Science in Civil Engineering Admissions Committee.
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A student who does not qualify for unconditional admission may be admitted on a conditional basis as determined by the Master of Science in Civil Engineering Admissions Committee.

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Degree Requirements. The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree, in addition to any conditional course requirements, is 33 semester credit hours for the nonthesis option and 30 semester credit hours for the thesis option. At least 24 semester credit hours must be taken at UTSA. Each candidate is required to pass a comprehensive examination and/or a thesis defense administered by his or her advisory committee, which is chaired by a full-time graduate faculty member.

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Degree requirements:

Thesis Option Hours
Degree Core Courses (Substitutions must be approved by the student’s advisory committee) 6
CE 5413 Topic 3: Advanced Civil Engineering Design  
CE 5813 Risk and Decision Analysis in Civil Engineering  

Electives chosen from courses offered by the College of Engineering

18
Thesis 6

Total semester credit hours required

30

 

Nonthesis Option Hours
Degree Core Courses (Substitutions must be approved by the student’s advisory committee) 6
CE 5413 Topic 3: Advanced Civil Engineering Design  
CE 5813 Risk and Decision Analysis in Civil Engineering  
Electives chosen from courses offered by the College of Engineering 24
CE 5973 Special Project 3
Total semester credit hours required 33

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