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Areas of Emphasis

Students with specific interests within Civil Engineering may choose to emphasize in one of the areas listed below by selecting recommended options for their elective core courses, technical electives, and capstone design project. Note, however, that selection of an emphasis is not required. Students can graduate with a general civil engineering program of study that includes technical electives drawn from many or all of the areas listed below.

Engineering and Project Management:

Elective Core: CE 120, 167
Design Elective: CE 180
Engineering Electives: CE 165, 166, 171, 173,
176, 191, 193; E 190
Suggested non-technical electives: Business Administration 124, 125, 150, 154, 155

Environmental Engineering:

Elective Core: CE 103, 111
Design Elective: CE 104N, 112
Engineering Electives: CE 101, C106, 107, 108,
113N, 114, 115, C116, 173, 176, C178; E 117,
118, 190; MSE 112, 161; NE 124
Suggested non-technical electives: Biology 1B; Energy and Resources 100; Integrative Biology 153

Geoengineering:

Elective Core: CE 111, 120, 175
Design Elective: CE 177
Technical Electives: CE 103, 115, 121, 122, 123, 124, 167, 171, 172, 173, 176, C178, E 190

Structural Engineering:

Elective Core: CE 120, 167, 175
Design Elective: CE 122, 123
Technical Electives: CE 121, 124, 131,
C133, 140, 165, 177, 193; E 190
Note: CE 121 is required for admission for graduate study in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials.

Transportation:

Elective Core: CE 155, 191
Design Elective: CE 153
Technical Electives: CE 108, C154, 167,
177, 250, 251, 259 and 260; E 102, 117,
190; IEOR 153
Suggested non-technical electives: City and Regional Planning 110; Economics 101A, 125, 155; Energy and Resources 100; Geography C188; Public Policy 101

Note: Undergraduates wishing to enroll in graduate courses must have at least a 3.0 grade point average and the consent of the instructor.