Civil Engineering Minor

Students pursuing this minor must satisfy the prerequisites and/or corequisites for these courses, which may involve other course work.

Program Requirements

Students not majoring in civil engineering may receive a minor in this field by completing five courses selected from the following list (subject to consultation with a civil engineering department program adviser):

CIVL 2030 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 2060 - Introduction to Water Resources Engineering Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 2630 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 2670 - Introduction to Structural Engineering Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 4010 - Foundation Engineering Credit Hours: 3
CIVL 4070 - Steel Design Credit Hours: 3
CIVL 4080 - Concrete Design Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 4150 - Geotechnical Design Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 4440 - Matrix Structural Analysis Credit Hours: 3
CIVL 4660 - Traffic Engineering Credit Hours: 3
CIVL 4670 - Highway Engineering Credit Hours: 3
ENVE 2110 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Credit Hours: 4

Recommended Courses for Students in Bachelor of Architecture Program

Given the close link between architecture and civil engineering, the following set of courses are recommended for students in the Bachelor of Architecture program who are interested in completing a minor in civil engineering with an emphasis in structural engineering.

Take all of the following:

CIVL 2670 - Introduction to Structural Engineering Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 4070 - Steel Design Credit Hours: 3
CIVL 4080 - Concrete Design Credit Hours: 4

Take two additional courses from the following:

CIVL 2630 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 4010 - Foundation Engineering Credit Hours: 3
CIVL 4150 - Geotechnical Design Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 4270 - Construction Management Credit Hours: 3
CIVL 4280 - Design for Constructability Credit Hours: 3
CIVL 4440 - Matrix Structural Analysis Credit Hours: 3

Notes:

1) Completion of MATH 1010 is recommended prior to enrolling in Civil Engineering courses. However, MATH 1500 is an acceptable alternative to MATH 1010 .

2) The core engineering courses ENGR 1100 and ENGR 2530 are prerequisites for many of the civil engineering courses. These core courses are waived for students who have completed ARCH 2330 with a grade of B or higher.

3) Subject to approval of the School of Architecture program adviser, ARCH 4330 will be waived for students who complete CIVL 2670 , CIVL 4070 , and CIVL 4080 . Since ARCH 4330 is part of the Bachelor of Architecture core program, students will be required to substitute a 3-credit elective in its place.

4) Bachelor of Architecture students pursuing this minor should recognize that some of the civil engineering courses may rely on material from some of the core engineering courses (i.e., ENGR 1100 , ENGR 2090 , MATH 1010 , MATH 1020 , MATH 2400 , PHYS 1100 , PHYS 1110 ). Thus, the student should anticipate the possible need for some self-study while taking the civil engineering courses.

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