• CE 4600

    Adapting Civil Infrastructure Systems for Climate Change
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    Spring 2026

    In this course, civil engineers learn to create resilient infrastructure that withstands climate impacts like floods, droughts, & heat. It covers risk assessment, managing uncertainty, and designing for climate adaptation, with a focus on water, energy, & transport systems. Students will use case studies to consider the effects on various communities, emphasizing equitable solutions, and complete a project on a climate challenge of their choice. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing and APMA 3110 or APMA 3100

  • CE 4990

    Civil Engineering Design and Practice I
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    3.57

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Team-based project course focusing on a design in a sub-discipline of civil and environmental engineering. Student participants will develop professional practice skills, such as project scoping, scheduling, cost-estimation, and appropriate technical communication, and visual representation of designs. Projects will continue in CE4992. Requisites: 4th-Year Standing in Civil Engineering

  • CE 4991

    Civil Engineering Design and Practice
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    4.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.75

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course will broaden a student's exposure to professional practice issues, including project planning and management, financial and contractual relationships. The major focus of the course will be providing practical civil engineering design experience. Students will participate in one or more multi-disciplinary team design projects requiring integration of technical skills from sub-areas of Civil Engineering. Prerequisite: 4th yr standing as CE major

  • CE 4995

    Civil Engineering Research
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    3.88

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Study of a civil engineering problem in depth by each student using library, computer, or laboratory facilities. The project is conducted in close consultation with departmental faculty and involves survey, analysis, or project development. Progress reports and a comprehensive written report are required. May be repeated if necessary. Prerequisite: Contact individual professor for Instructor Permission.

  • CE 5020

    Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
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    4.67

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.67

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introduces engineering problem solving using geographic information systems (GIS). GIS has proven to be an effective tool in civil engineering applications that incluce a significant spatial component. The course addresses basic GIS concepts, and includes hands-on exercises using GIS software.

  • CE 5025

    Construction Planning, Scheduling, and Control
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    Fall 2025

    Course equips you with essential knowledge & skills for managing complex projects. Navigate project fundamentals and apply hands-on techniques for successful outcomes. Master Critical Path Method for determining timelines & critical tasks, and utilize Resource-Based Scheduling to allocate resources efficiently. Gain practical experience with Oracle's Primavera P6 & expert insights from Plan Academy to enhance your scheduling software expertise.

  • CE 5035

    Construction Estimating and Bidding
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    4.33

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.68

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of how a general contractor pursues, estimates, bids and procures work. The course will cover the full range of activities from conceptual estimating, to scoping and bidding projects, to the submission of proposals to the general contractor's clients as well as the procurement types and the corresponding strategies that a general contractor employs in the pursuit of these procurements.

  • CE 5045

    Construction Practice
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    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

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    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course offers a practical immersion in a live campus construction project, providing direct exposure to the roles and duties of Project Engineers, Managers, and Superintendents. By engaging in field activities, meetings, and context analysis, participants gain valuable hands-on understanding of construction management, problem-solving, and the decision-making process, preparing them with the competencies valued by industry experts.

  • CE 5240

    Ground-Water Hydrology and Contaminant Transport
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    3.61

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    An introduction to ground-water hydrology and contaminant transport. Topics include Darcy's Law, fluid potential, hydraulic conductivity, the unsaturated zone, the 3-D equation of ground-water flow, well hydraulics and pump tests, including the principle of superposition, the advection-dispersion-reaction equation, pollutant fate and transport processes, and numerical simulation of ground-water. Prerequisites: CE 2210, CE 3200 or equivalent.

  • CE 5300

    Advanced Design of Metal Structures
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    4.00

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Behavior and design of structural elements and systems, including continuous beams, plate girders, composite steel-concrete members, members in combined bending and compression. Structural frames, framing systems, eccentric connections, and torsion and torsional stability are also studied. (Y) Prerequisites: CE 3330 or equivalent.