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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department Chair: Dr. James Cruise The Program The department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
is one of the fastest growing departments on the UAH campus, enrolling
over one hundred undergraduate and over thirty graduate students. The
department offers a wide variety of advanced graduate courses in areas
such as advanced composite materials, environmental remediation, and
remote sensory/GIS. The department uses its position in Huntsville's
center of advanced civil and environmental engineering research to provide
unique opportunities and creative programs for faculty, students, and
the community. We aim to foster leadership, creative and critical thinking,
clear communication, a respect for knowledge and the pursuit of truth,
and an engagement in the challenge and pleasure of a All M.S.E. students in Civil and Environmental Engineering are guided through one of three specialized areas of concentration: structures and mechanics, environmental engineering or transportation engineering. Enrolling in CE 559/659/759 allows CE graduate students to take courses not listed in the catalog which are pertinent to their major. All M.S.E. students must choose to follow either the Plan One or Plan Two program of study, regardless of their area of concentration. Students selecting the Plan One program of study must (a) successfully complete an approved basic program of study consisting of 24 semester credit hours; (b) complete an acceptable thesis (CE 699) for which an additional 9 hours of credit can be obtained; and (c) pass a thesis-related final examination. Students planning to complete the M.S.E. degree requirements under the Plan Two program of study must (a) successfully complete an approved basic program of study consisting of 24 semester hours; (b) successfully complete an approved extended program of study consisting of a minimum of 9 additional semester hours of graduate coursework; (c) submit an acceptable independent research paper for which 3 semester hours of credit may be obtained by registering for CE 697; and (d) pass a comprehensive final examination. The department also offers the doctoral degree in Civil Engineering jointly with The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Course work, written and oral examinations, and the dissertation are all essential components of the doctorate. Dissertation research is supervised by an experienced researcher and recognized authority in the field. Admission Requirements For unconditional admission to the graduate program,
a student must hold a bachelor's degree from an ABET accredited program,
have a grade point average of at least a 3.0 and a GRE score of at least
1500. Outstanding (3.5 GPA) students from other technical fields may
gain admittance to the graduate program by completing certain undergraduate
courses. Please contact the department for further details. |
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