Master of Science in Civil Engineering
 - Geotechnical Engineering

• Geotechnical Engineering emerged in the 1920's as an engineering discipline for solving foundation problems and understanding the mechanical response of earth and rock materials.
• Today, Geotechnical Engineering has evolved to encompass subjects as diverse as earthquake hazards, hazardous wastes disposal and cleanup, underground construction, soil improvement, instrumentation, foundation engineering, and soil-structure interaction.  

Program

• A one-year Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering with the designation- Geotechnical Engineering .
• Prerequisites
  
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics or Physics.
  • Students with a degree in Mathematics or Physics may be required to take additional engineering courses.
  • A 3-unit undergraduate course in geotechnical engineering, e.g.,  CE 467L
• Requirements
  
  • 27 units minimum of course work beyond the Bachelor's degree.
  • 15 units of required courses
    • CE 525b - Engineering Analysis (3)
    • CE 531 - Advanced Soil Mechanics (3)
    • CE 532 - Principles of Foundation Engineering (3)
    • CE 533 - Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (3)
    • CE 534 - Design of Earth Structures (3)
  • 12 units of elective courses selected after consultation with an advisor.
    • Geotechnical Engineering
      • CE 482 - Foundation Design (3)
      • CE 467L Geotechnical Engineering (4)
    • Earthquake Engineering
      • CE 535ab - Earthquake Engineering (3)
      • CE 536 - Structural Design for Dynamic Loads (3)
      • CE 565 - Wave Propagation in Solid (3)
    • Dynamics and Vibration
      • CE 459 - Introduction to Structural Dynamics (3)
      • CE 541ab - Dynamics of Structures (3-3)
    • Solid Mechanics
      • CE 507 - Mechanics of Solids I (3)
      • CE 508 - Mechanics of Solids II (3)
      • CE 509 - Mechanics of Solids III (3)
    • Structural Mechanics and Structural Design
      • CE 529ab - Finite Element Analysis (3-3)
      • CE 530 - Nonlinear Mechanics (3)
      • CE 537 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete (3)
      • CE 538 - Prestressed Concrete (3)
      • CE 539 - Advanced Steel Structures (3)
      • CE 542 - Theory of Plates (3)
      • CE 544 - Theory of Shell Structures (3)
      • CE 545ab - Advanced Finite Element Method in Structural and Continuum Mechanics (3-3)
      • CE 640 - Advanced Theory of Elasticity (3)
    • Water resources
      
      • CE 510 - Groundwater Management (3)
      • CE 516 - Geohydrology (3)
      • CE 520ab - Ocean and Coastal Engineering (3)
      • CE 522 - Groundwater Hydrologic Modeling (3)
      • CE 526 - Hydraulic Structures (3)
      • CE 527 - Advanced Hydraulic Design (3)
      • CE 562ab - Hydromechanics (3-3)
    • Environmental Engineering
    • CE 517 - Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (3)
    • CE 613 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Chemistry (3)
    • ENE 505 - Energy and the Environment (3)
    • ENE 506 - Ecology for Environmental Engineers (3)
    • ENE 516 - Hazardous Waste Management (3)
    • Geology
    • Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
    • Fluid Mechanics
    • Directed Research