专业详情

A total of 30 credits (10 courses) are required in the Master of Science program in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, including the completion of at least 18 credits (six courses) within the CEEM Department. In order to complete a concentration, which would appear on a student’s transcript, M.S. students must take 3 out of the following 8 core courses and complete the requirements of their chosen concentration(s).

The Forensic (Structural) Engineering concentration is designed to acquaint graduate students, as well as other young practicing professionals, with various aspects of the forensic engineering field, to provide them with the basics for the investigation of failures and understanding some of the pertinent legal aspects, and to prepare them for the eventual practice of forensic structural engineering. Students would be required to take 3 out of the following 4 courses:

  • CIEN E4132 Prevention and Resolution of Construction Disputes
  • CIEN E4134 Construction Industry Law
  • CIEN E4210 Forensic Structural Engineering
  • CIEN E4212 Structural Failures: Cases, Causes, Lessons Learned