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CE 101 INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING
CE 201 SURVEYING
CE 202 APPLIED ANALYSIS & TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
CE 220CS CIVIL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION-FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN
CE 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
CE 289R UNDERGRADUATE REASEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
CE 290R UNDERGRADUATE REASEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
CE 307 CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING & BIDDING
CE 308 CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE
CE 312 STRUCTURES I
CE 315 STRUCTURES II
CE 320 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
CE 331 ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY
CE 332 ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS
CE 340 PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CE 350 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
CE 361 LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN SURVEYING
CE 362 PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM
CE 363 ADVANCED SURVEYING COMPUTATIONS
CE 401 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS
CE 404 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT & METHODS
CE 405 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PLANNING & SCHEDULING
CE 413 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
CE 414 STEEL DESIGN
CE 415 DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES
CE 416 DESIGN OF WOOD AND TIMBER STRUCTURES
CE 420 EARTH AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
CE 425 GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURES
CE 431 OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS
CE 435 CLOSED-CONDUIT HYDRAULICS
CE 451 HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS
CE 452 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND ITS
CE 454 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
CE 456 HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
CE 457R SENIOR PROJECT I
CE 458R SENIOR PROJECT II
CE 463 PHOTOGRAMMETRY
CE 464 PROJECT DESIGN IN SURVEYING
CE 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
CE 476 INTERNSHIP
CE 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
CE 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
CE 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
CE 500 SEMINAR
CE 504 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY
CE 505 QUALITY ASSURANCE/RISK MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION
CE 506 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
CE 511 BUILDING STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
CE 512 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
CE 513 BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
CE 514 BEHAVIOR OF STEEL STRUCTURES
CE 519 BRIDGE & PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN
CE 521 APPLIED GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
CE 524 ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS
CE 529 GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
CE 530 ADVANCED HYDRAULIC INVESTIGATIONS
CE 552 ROAD ECOLOGY
CE 554 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
CE 556 TRAFFIC FLOW FUNDAMENTALS
CE 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
CE 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
CE 576 INTERNSHIP
CE 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
CE 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
CE 590 MASTER'S THESIS
CE 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
CE 101 INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING
F 1 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: Must be taken within your freshman year.
-- This course is optional for students entering civil engineering but is encouraged for freshmen wanting to learn about the breadth of the discipline. Students choosing to take the course will be introduced to civil engineering, including department programs and areas of specialty, civil engineering career options, professionalism, history, and ethics.
CE 201 SURVEYING
F,S; Su on demand, 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: MATH 175 or MATH 181.
-- Surveying field practice, error propagation analysis, survey for project design.
CE 202 APPLIED ANALYSIS & TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
F,S 2 cr. LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: MATH 175 or MATH 181.
-- Computer applications in civil engineering using math-based software and a programming language. Introduction to engineering communication.
CE 220CS CIVIL ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION-FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN
Su 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Through the lenses of civil engineering and construction, follow the
advancement of civilizations. Assess and evaluate decisions that we must
make as a society with respect to protecting the health of the public and the environment with our finite resources.
CE 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
CE 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S 1-3 cr. RCT may be repeated
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
CE 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project.
CE 307 CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING & BIDDING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 202 or CET 203 and CE 308.
-- Preparation of cost estimates and bids for construction projects. Introduction of computer estimating software and procedures.
CE 308 CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BUS 201 and ME 116.
-- Contract documents, insurance, bonding, specifications, drawings, labor and labor law, estimating, bidding and scheduling, business organizations, leadership, and ethics. Significant technical and business writing required.
CE 312 STRUCTURES I
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: EM 253.
-- Study of loading on structures. Study of structural systems and systems modeling. Analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures. Introduction to matrix methods. Introduction to structural analysis software. Introduction to design approaches and philosophies.
CE 315 STRUCTURES II
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 312.
-- Structural design of steel and reinforced concrete members used in buildings and bridges. Theory and application of design codes. Laboratory experience utilizing construction materials.
CE 320 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EM 253.
-- The treatment of soil as an engineering material. Fundamental soil mechanics principles and introductory solutions to geotechnical engineering problems. Basic soil mechanics laboratory tests and procedures.
CE 331 ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY
F 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: I&ME 350.
-- Descriptive and quantitative hydrology with applications in water resources engineering.
CE 332 ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS
F,S 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: EM 335.
-- Pipe flow, open channel flow, and hydraulic machines with applications in water resources engineering.
CE 340 PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CHEM 132.
COREQUISITE: EM 335.
-- Fundamentals of environmental engineering with emphasis on water and wastewater.
CE 350 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 201.
-- Introduction to vehicle operating characteristics, geometric and pavement design, traffic flow theory, signal design and analysis, capacity analysis and planning. Laboratory work will introduce various in-practice software packages.
CE 361 LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN SURVEYING
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 201.
-- Principles of the profession: case law, legal aspects of boundary location, monumentation, and property descriptions.
CE 362 PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 201.
-- Federal and state laws and regulations governing legal land surveying; case studies and professional responsibilities.
CE 363 ADVANCED SURVEYING COMPUTATIONS
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 201.
-- Modern instrumental and computational techniques in surveying.
CE 401 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS
F,S 1 cr. RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: Concurrent registration with CE 457 required.
--Professional ethics, social responsibility, public policy, and leadership.
CE 404 HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT & METHODS
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: STAT 216, I &ME 325, and CET 302 or CE 320.
COREQUISITE: CE 307.
-- Construction equipment operating characteristics, economics, and production rate estimation. Heavy construction methods associated with tunneling, aggregate production, and mass earthwork operations.
CE 405 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PLANNING & SCHEDULING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 307.
-- Project planning and scheduling procedures involving both network (CPM) and non-network techniques. Introduction to computer scheduling software.
CE 413 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 315.
-- Design of reinforced concrete members and systems.
CE 414 STEEL DESIGN
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 315.
-- Design of structural steel members and systems.
CE 415 DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 315.
-- Introduction to masonry design. Integrated with building design, including load calculations, design of foundations, structural elements and connections. Emphasis on low-rise buildings.
CE 416 DESIGN OF WOOD AND TIMBER STRUCTURES
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 315.
-- Students will be exposed to the basic behavior of wood and timber structures. They will also be exposed to the current building codes and methodology for the design of wood and timber structures.
CE 420 EARTH AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 320.
-- Application of soil mechanics principles to the engineering of shallow and deep foundations, analysis of lateral earth pressures and design of retaining walls, and the stability of natural and engineered slopes.
CE 425 GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURES
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 320.
-- Analysis of lateral earth pressures and design of retaining structures and braced excavations. Stability analysis of natural and engineered slopes. Analysis and design of embankments and dams.
CE 431 OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 332 or consent of the instructor.
-- Principles of open channel flow; hydraulic design of open channel structures.
CE 435 CLOSED-CONDUIT HYDRAULICS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 332.
-- Advanced topics in hydraulic engineering, with emphasis on analysis and design of pipe transmission lines, pumps, and pipe distribution networks.
CE 451 HIGHWAY PAVEMENTS
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 320, CE 350.
-- Design of highway pavements including drainage and base/subbase/subgrade preparation. Laboratory in bituminous materials.
CE 452 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND ITS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 350, I&ME 350.
-- Application of driver, vehicle, and roadway characteristics to principles of traffic control, operations, and safety. Traditional and advanced technology solutions will be explored.
CE 454 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 350, I&ME 350.
-- Transportation planning process and travel demand forecasting including trip generation, trip distribution, mode split and traffic assignment. Laboratory work will introduce TransCADtm software.
CE 456 HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 201, CE 350.
-- Advanced geometric design of highway systems including two-lane and interstate roadways and intersection design and traffic control.
CE 457R SENIOR PROJECT I
F,S 2 cr. RCT 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: Student must be within two semesters of graduation.
COREQUISITE: I&ME 325, CE 308 and ENGR 310. Concurrent registration with CE 401 is required.
-- Senior capstone course. Discussion of the design process from conceptual/preliminary design to final design, plans, and specifications. Develop proposal for engineering services, including scope of work, data acquisition, and organization of design team.
CE 458R SENIOR PROJECT II
F,S 2 cr. RCT 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 457.
-- Senior capstone course. Design of an engineering project. Evaluation of design alternatives and design recommendations. Development of construction documents. Discussion of project management, cost estimates, and engineering services during construction.
CE 463 PHOTOGRAMMETRY
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: MATH 175 or MATH 181.
-- Measurement and computation techniques for mapping from photographs; photo geometry, flight planning, ground control, cameras, control extension, stereoscopic instruments.
CE 464 PROJECT DESIGN IN SURVEYING
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 201.
-- Surveying requirements of large project; land subdivision, utilities, topography, and earthwork. Term project research and report required.
CE 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of Department Head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
CE 476 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor and approval of Department Head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field. Students may not take this course the semester they graduate.
CE 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
CE 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: CE 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
CE 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1-4 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
CE 500 SEMINAR
F,S 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.
CE 504 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: One year of experience or one internship (CE 476 or CET 476).
COREQUISITE: CET 408 or equivalent.
-- Productivity improvement data collection, analysis, and solutions to include the construction work face and the office. Human factors and economics involved in productivity will be emphasized.
CE 505 QUALITY ASSURANCE/RISK MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Either I&ME 350, I&ME 354 or STAT 332 and CE 308 or equivalent plus one year of
industrial experience or one internship (CE 476 or CET 476)
-- Analysis of quality assurance and control concepts to include utilization of statistical analysis. Application of risk analysis principles to the construction process to minimize liability and project costs.
CE 506 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: One year of industrial experience or one internship (CE 476 or CET 476).
COREQUISITE: CET 408 or equivalent.
-- Quality improvement techniques to include Total Quality Management and Partnering. Enlightened leadership and management concepts.
CE 511 BUILDING STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: CE 413 or CE 414 or CE 415 or CE 416.
COREQUISITE: CE 512.
-- Analysis of multistory structural systems. Emphasis on lateral force resisting systems in buildings.
CE 512 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: CE 312.
-- Response of structures to dynamic loads, including seismic loads.
CE 513 BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 413.
-- Behavior of reinforced concrete members, frames, and shear wall systems. Significance of behavior in design of reinforced concrete structures.
CE 514 BEHAVIOR OF STEEL STRUCTURES
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 414 and EM 415.
-- Behavior of steel members and frames. Significance of behavior in design of steel structures.
CE 519 BRIDGE & PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 315.
-- Design of concrete structures utilizing pre- and post-tensioned concrete elements. Introduction to bridge analysis and design.
CE 521 APPLIED GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CE 320.
-- Principles of advanced geotechnical laboratory testing and field investigative techniques. Application of laboratory and field test results to the geotechnical design of soil-supported structures.
CE 524 ADVANCED SOIL MECHANICS
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 320.
-- Topics leading to an advanced understanding of the engineering behavior of soils with an emphasis on settlement and shear strength.
CE 529 GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BREN 434.
-- Subsurface mass transport and microbial processes and their affect on fate and transport of organic and inorganic contaminates. Bioremediation and other contemporary remediation technologies will be emphasized.
CE 530 ADVANCED HYDRAULIC INVESTIGATIONS
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. 3 LEC
PREREQUISITE: CE 431.
-- Advanced topics in open channel flow.
CE 552 ROAD ECOLOGY
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 350 or consent of instructor.
-- This course provides multidisciplinary coverage of
ecological effects of transportation systems, primarily
focusing on rural highways. Ecological impacts on air
quality, water quality, vegetation, and wildlife will
be covered (there will be more coverage of impacts to
wildlife than the other areas).
CE 554 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 350 or consent of instructor.
-- This course addresses safety of the highway system as related to design, construction, and operations. The course provides an overview of the various elements of the highway system namely, road users, vehicles, roadways, and environment as related to safety. Apart from the introduction, the course is structured in three distinct components that represent the sequential stages in highway life; i.e. design, construction, and operations.
CE 556 TRAFFIC FLOW FUNDAMENTALS
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CE 350 or consent of instructor.
-- This course covers traffic stream parameters, their
relationships, and important analytical techniques in
traffic engineering such as capacity analysis, queuing
analysis, shockwave analysis, and traffic simulation.
Topics covered are essential in understanding the behavior
of vehicular traffic as a complex system.
CE 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of Department Head and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
CE 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
F,S,Su 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student and his or her major adviser and graduate committee.
CE 576 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor and approval of Department Head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
CE 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
CE 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 1-3 cr. TUT
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of their course work (and thesis, if on a thesis plan) but who need additional faculty or staff time or help.
CE 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
CE 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.
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