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Programs and DegreesA minimum of 30 semester hours is required for a master's degree, of which 16 hours must be at the 6000 level. At least 20 hours must be in formal, regularly scheduled course work, 10 of which must be at the 6000 level. Courses at the 5000 level are acceptable for credit toward the master's degree; and up to 6 hours of 4000-level courses may also be taken as part of a planned degree program. All degree programs require that a student pass an oral and/or written examination of graduate course work administered by the graduate committee and that M.S.C.E. and M.S.E. students make an oral presentation of their thesis.A. Master of Science Program (M.S.C.E. , M.S.E., M.S.E.V.) B. Master of Engineering (M.E., M.C.E., or M.E.V.E.) Master of Science Program (M.S.C.E. , M.S.E., M.S.E.V.) The Master of Science degree is a research oriented degree where the student defines, examines and reports in depth on a subject area relevant to engineering as a major part of the degree requirements. The purpose of the thesis is to instill in the student the ability to inspect, evaluate, and report on a subject of interest to the Engineering profession. If the thesis topic and the majority of electives are selected in the environmental engineering area, the student has the option of receiving a M.S.E.V. degree. As minimum requirements, the Master of Science Program consists of 30 credit hours of which 6 hours come from Thesis (CGN 6971) Students with undergraduate Civil Engineering degrees from an EAC/ABET accredited program will receive a Master or Science in Civil Engineering (M.S.C.E.) degree while students who have an EAC/ABET accredited undergraduate engineering degree other than Civil Engineering will receive a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) degree. In the semester in which graduation is to occur, students must enroll in at least 2 thesis hours and submit a thesis to the Graduate School by the date established for submission. Master of Engineering (M.E., M.C.E., or M.E.V.E.) The Master of Engineering degree provides a student with the opportunity of obtaining an advanced degree by course work only. The minimum course work requirement for the M.E. degree is 30 hours. This degree is intended for students who will have had at least two years of Civil Engineering related work experience before graduation. The work experience should include the preparation of reports. The student's graduate committees may require documentation of report writing ability before approving this degree. This degree is recommended for part-time students who find it difficult to do thesis research because of their work commitment. At the present time, all of the Department's graduate courses are offered on weekday evenings which will permit part-time and FEEDS students the opportunity to seek a graduate degree. If the majority of courses are selected in the environmental engineering area, the student has the option of receiving an M.E.V.E. degree. Students with undergraduate Civil Engineering degrees from an EAC/ABET accredited program will receive a Master of Civil Engineering (M.C.E.) degree, while students who have an EAC/ABET accredited undergraduate engineering degree engineering degree other than Civil Engineering will receive a Master of Engineering (M.E.) degree. |
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