Distance Education MCE Specialized Plans of Study

As a distance education student, there are opportunities for you to specialize in selected fields of civil engineering such as Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (WREE), Transportation Systems and Materials, and Multidisciplinary plans of work. In addition, your degree may include course work in related supporting areas such as computer science, statistics, public administration, and business, or other engineering disciplines. Your MCE degree course selections will be planned by you and your advisor to meet flexible department and Graduate School Requirements considering your own educational and career objectives.

MCE Degree with Specialization in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (WREE)

Students interested in specializing in WREE will find multiple course offerings such as water/wastewater treatment, air pollution control and quality, solid and hazardous waste management, water resources, environmental engineering principles, and risk assessment.

Students will have many options for developing individualized plans of study that will include courses most relevant to their needs. Students specializing in this area also may draw upon other course offerings in the department. For example, a student interested in transportation and air quality may wish to take a course in traffic operations. Students also are encouraged to take courses outside Civil Engineering such as computer science, chemical engineering, business, public affairs, operations research, and others, all available through Engineering Online.

Students specializing in WREE in general have the option of doing a three-credit hour individual project mutually agreed to by you and a faculty member.

MCE Degree with Specialization in Transportation Systems and Materials

The courses included in this specialization area are introductory graduate courses in transportation systems, transportation operations, highway safety systems, and advanced courses in traffic flow theory, transportation systems, highway and airport pavement design, and pavement management systems. Students will have a variety of options in both transportation systems and materials from which to develop a well-balanced plan of work.

Students specializing in this area also may draw upon other course offerings in the department. For example, a student interested in highway design may want to take courses in structures and mechanics. Students also are encouraged to take courses outside Civil Engineering such as computer science, business, statistics, operations research, mathematics, and others, all available through Engineering Online.

Students specializing in Transportation Systems and Materials will have to complete a three-credit hour project course.