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Degrees Offered
Master of Science; Doctor of Philosophy; Certificate
Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering is to educate students in the Catholic, Jesuit tradition. These students will be competent in their technical fields, appreciate the moral and ethical impact of their professional work, and continue their professional development throughout their careers. They will advance the state of technical and scientific knowledge through research and provide service to civic and professional communities.
Specializations
M.S., Ph.D.: Construction/Public Works Management, Environmental/Water Resources Engineering, Structural/Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Planning
Certificate: Construction Engineering and Management, Structural Design, Transportation, Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Water Resources Engineering
Program Descriptions
Certificate Programs
The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering offers five non-degree graduate certificate programs. The certificate programs are designed for practicing engineers and other qualified individuals with bachelor’s degrees, who wish to update and/or expand their knowledge in specific technical areas, but do not necessarily wish to pursue master’s or doctoral degrees.
Degree Programs
The master of science and doctor of philosophy degree programs are designed to provide graduate students with both broad fundamental knowledge and up-to-date information on current and emerging technologies. Students may enroll on either a full-time or part-time basis. Doctoral students and research-oriented master’s students (e.g., Plan A) engage in research activities under the close supervision of their advisers, gradually learning to become independent researchers. Their projects are often supported by government and industry grants. Courses and research projects make significant use of the department’s extensive laboratory and computational facilities. Graduates find employment in industry, government, academia and research laboratories.
Prerequisites for Admission
Applicants should have graduated with, or be about to graduate with, a baccalaureate degree in an appropriate area of study from an accredited institution. In addition, doctoral applicants are required to have earned a master’s degree in a related field. (In some instances, exceptional applicants may be considered for entry into the doctoral program without a master’s degree.)
Application Requirements
Applicants must submit, directly to the Graduate School:
- A completed online application form and fee.
- Official transcripts from all current and previous colleges/universities except Marquette.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- (For international applicants only) a TOEFL score or other acceptable proof of English proficiency.
- (For doctoral and all international applicants) GRE scores (General Test only).
- The GRE is recommended for, and may be requested of, master’s applicants with undergraduate grade point averages less than 3.000 out of 4.000.
- (For doctoral applicants only) a brief statement of purpose.
- (For doctoral applicants only) submission of any English-language publications authored by the applicant is optional, but strongly recommended; this includes any master’s thesis or essay that the applicant may have written.
Research Activities
The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering maintains laboratories related to studies in hydraulics, environmental engineering, structural testing, geotechnical engineering and concrete and asphalt, as well as computational facilities. Associated with the department are three research centers: Water Quality Center, Transportation Research Center and the Institute for Urban Environmental Risk Management.
Research interests of the faculty include: retrofit and repair of structures, high-performance materials, prestressed concrete, non-linear analysis of steel frames, application of evolutionary computation in structural engineering, fatigue performance of auxiliary highway structures, microcantilever-based sensors, computer applications in construction, development of load resistance models for wood formworks, accident experience with ice control operations, accident analysis of abrasives or abrasive salt mixtures used as the general procedures for snow and ice control, real-time control of wastewater control systems, stochastic water quality models, optimization of the central control system—Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, residuals management, membrane water softening, rutting study of asphalt using the loaded wheel tester, use of recycled rubber in concrete pavement, impacts of pavement surface textures, effects of grinding on PCC pavements, pavement performance inputs for life cycle cost analysis, driver understanding of traffic signals, traffic accident relations with roadway geometry, finite element analysis of pavement structures, environmental risk management, nitrogen removal from septic tank effluents, biological treatment of papermill wastewater, using plants to remove soil pollutants: phytoremediation, detoxification of a broad range of chemicals: methanogenic, low aeration system, use of ceramic microfiltration for treatment of filter waste washwater.
Accelerated Bachelor's-Master's Degree Program
The department offers a five-year combined bachelor’s-master’s program available to outstanding Marquette University undergraduate students. This program enables students to earn both their bachelor of science and master of science degrees in civil engineering in just five years. Students currently enrolled in the undergraduate program in civil and environmental engineering at Marquette University (with a GPA of 3.500 or above) may apply for admission to the five-year program during their junior year. Students must submit an application to the Graduate School, indicate their interest in the five-year program and meet all other admission criteria as stated in the Application Requirements section.
In addition to completing their undergraduate degree requirements, students will take master’s level courses in their senior year. (Note: No course is permitted to satisfy both the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements in the accelerated B.S.-M.S. program of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.) The remaining master’s level course work is taken during the student’s fifth year. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue Plan A (thesis option), in which case work on the thesis research should begin the summer between the junior and senior years. Students will continue to gain research experience during the summer between the senior and fifth years, continuing throughout the fifth year and culminating in preparation of a written thesis and defense. Combined bachelor’s-master’s programs following Plan B (course work option) may also be designed for completion in five years.
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Construction Engineering Management
Each graduate certificate program requires completion of four courses (12 credits) selected from a prescribed list of courses pertinent to the area of study. All courses taken must be approved for graduate credit, and at least two of the courses must be strictly graduate level (courses numbered 6000 or above). Students must complete all courses within a three-year time period and must earn a grade point average of at least 3.000 with no grade below a C.
Construction Engineering and Management (12 credits)
| CEEN 5840 | Construction Cost Analysis and Estimating | 3 |
| CEEN 6310 | Engineering Decisions Under Uncertainty | 3 |
| CEEN 6830 | Construction Equipment and Methods | 3 |
| CEEN 6932 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: | 1-3 |
| CEEN 6995 | Independent Study in Civil Engineering | 1-3 |
Structural Design (12 credits)
| CEEN 5145 | Advanced Strength and Applied Stress Analysis | 3 |
| CEEN 5411 | Matrix Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CEEN 5431 | Steel Design 2 | 3 |
| CEEN 5441 | Advanced Concrete and Masonry Design | 3 |
| CEEN 5442 | Prestressed Concrete Design | 3 |
| CEEN 5450 | Bridge Design | 3 |
| CEEN 5460 | Foundation Engineering | 3 |
| CEEN 5650 | Pavement Design | 3 |
| CEEN 5660 | Pavement Management | 3 |
| CEEN 6110 | Theory of Elasticity | 3 |
| CEEN 6120 | Introduction to the Finite Element Method | 3 |
| CEEN 6121 | Applied Finite Element Analysis and Modeling | 3 |
| CEEN 6310 | Engineering Decisions Under Uncertainty | 3 |
| CEEN 6410 | Numerical Analysis with Structural Application | 3 |
| CEEN 6415 | Plastic Analysis of Structures | 3 |
| CEEN 6420 | Nonlinear Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CEEN 6425 | Earthquake Engineering | 3 |
| CEEN 6430 | Advanced Steel Design | 3 |
| CEEN 6435 | Structural Dynamics | 3 |
| CEEN 6440 | FRP in Civil Engineering Infrastructure | 3 |
| CEEN 6450 | Stability of Structures | 3 |
| CEEN 6650 | Bituminous Materials | 3 |
| CEEN 6932 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: | 1-3 |
| CEEN 6995 | Independent Study in Civil Engineering | 1-3 |
Transportation (12 credits)
| CEEN 5660 | Pavement Management | 3 |
| CEEN 5670 | Advanced Transportation Materials | 3 |
| CEEN 6310 | Engineering Decisions Under Uncertainty | 3 |
| CEEN 6550 | Environmental Impacts of Transportation | 3 |
| CEEN 6610 | Advanced Traffic Characteristics and Design | 3 |
| CEEN 6615 | Advanced Urban Street Design | 3 |
| CEEN 6620 | Advanced Highway Interchange Design | 3 |
| CEEN 6630 | Advanced Airport Planning and Design | 3 |
| CEEN 6635 | Advanced Traffic Engineering | 3 |
| CEEN 6640 | Advanced Traffic Management | 3 |
| CEEN 6645 | Advanced Highway Planning and Design | 3 |
| CEEN 6660 | Advanced Pavement Design | 3 |
| CEEN 6932 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: | 1-3 |
| CEEN 6995 | Independent Study in Civil Engineering | 1-3 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes (12 credits)
| CEEN 5310 | Geographical Information Systems in Engineering and Planning | 3 |
| CEEN 5515 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| CEEN 5520 | Industrial Wastewater Management | 3 |
| CEEN 5525 | Treatment Plant Design and Operation | 3 |
| CEEN 5535 | Environmental Engineering Microbiology | 3 |
| CEEN 5540 | Municipal Solid Waste Management | 3 |
| CEEN 6510 | Biochemical Transformations in the Environment | 3 |
| CEEN 6520 | Environmental Laboratory 1 - Analyses | 3 |
| CEEN 6521 | Environmental Laboratory 2 - Processes | 3 |
| CEEN 6530 | Hazardous Waste Remediation Technologies | 3 |
| CEEN 6540 | Physical and Chemical Processes of Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CEEN 6932 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: | 1-3 |
| CEEN 6995 | Independent Study in Civil Engineering | 1-3 |
Water Resources Engineering (12 credits)
| CEEN 5240 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CEEN 5250 | Groundwater Engineering | 3 |
| CEEN 5310 | Geographical Information Systems in Engineering and Planning | 3 |
| CEEN 6220 | Advanced Hydrology | 3 |
| CEEN 6230 | Watershed Planning | 3 |
| CEEN 6240 | Water Quality Modeling and Management | 3 |
| CEEN 6310 | Engineering Decisions Under Uncertainty | 3 |
| CEEN 6932 | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering: | 1-3 |
| CEEN 6995 | Independent Study in Civil Engineering | 1-3 |
Civil, Construction Environmental Engineering
Students may earn a master’s degree under either Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis). Regardless of the option chosen, at least one-half of the total course work requirement must be taken at the 6000-level. In most cases, master’s students are admitted to the program under Plan B but may transfer to Plan A with permission from their adviser. Note: Recipients of teaching or research assistantships are strongly encouraged to pursue Plan A (thesis option).
Plan A requires the student to complete 30 credit hours (24 hours of course work, 6 hours of thesis work), submit an approved thesis, and pass a final oral comprehensive examination (thesis defense). The comprehensive exam for Plan A is focused mainly on the student’s thesis topic.
Under the Plan B option, students must complete 30 credit hours of course work and pass a final comprehensive examination. The comprehensive exam for Plan B is usually an oral exam, administered by the student’s three-person master’s committee. The scope of the Plan B comprehensive exam may span the student’s entire body of course work.
Both Plans A and B require that at least 18 credit hours be from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering course offerings.
Civil, Construction Environmental Engineering
A doctoral student must complete a program of study prepared in consultation with his or her doctoral adviser and outlined on an approved Doctoral Program Planning Form. This form must be submitted within the first year of the student’s doctoral studies. The program normally requires a minimum of 45 credit hours of course work beyond the baccalaureate degree plus 12 credit hours of dissertation work. In cases in which the student enters the program with a master’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related field, the student may request that the department and the Graduate School allow credits from the master’s degree to satisfy up to 21 credit hours of the required course work. Thus, a minimum of 24 credit hours of course work exclusive of the dissertation must be taken at Marquette University while the student is in the doctoral program. The student must also pass a doctoral qualifying examination (DQE) and submit and successfully defend a dissertation.
The DQE normally consists of both written and oral tests and is administered after the student has completed 30 to 36 credit hours of graduate study (inclusive of any approved credit hours from a previous master’s degree). Each faculty member on a doctoral candidate’s committee may submit questions for the written examination. The doctoral committee, as a whole, gives the oral examination.
The dissertation must represent an original research contribution showing high attainment and clear ability to do independent research. A public defense of the dissertation (the final oral examination) is administered after the student has completed all other formal requirements for the doctoral degree.
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- Degrees Offered
- Mission Statement
- Specializations
- Program Descriptions
- Prerequisites for Admission
- Application Requirements
- Research Activities
- Accelerated Bachelor's-Master's Degree Program
- Construction Engineering Management
- Civil, Construction Environmental Engineering
- Civil, Construction Environmental Engineering
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