Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Lead the way in ideating, designing and building tomorrow’s infrastructure, or educating future engineers.
Infrastructure has reached a tipping point where aging buildings, bridges, highways, waterways and other structures urgently need technical civil engineering expertise and new ideas to solve today’s challenges. A doctoral degree from UND offers the knowledge and skills you need to elevate your civil engineering skills and knowledge for greater opportunities in private and public sectors, or education.
Why earn a Ph.D. in civil engineering?
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Civil engineers experience no shortage of exciting challenges, growth prospects and a wide range of fascinating specialties to choose from. For those pursuing academia, the opportunity to shape and mold future engineering minds will have an enormous impact on tomorrow's infrastructure designs and structures.
This UND graduate program offers the highest advanced study in civil engineering with opportunities to either choose a career path aimed at a senior-level manager or research leader position, or as an educator in higher education. You'll gain the highest level of skills and expertise related to your chosen specialty or area. Most Civil Engineering Ph.D. students are funded by GRA/GTA and provided with tuition waivers.
UND's Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Elevate your skills with specialized training customized to meet your interests and goals.
Gain a broad-based education with a curriculum that includes traditional study, multidisciplinary exposure and high-quality research.
Work with a committed faculty team to discover the area of most interest, and explore research and opportunities.
Study at a Carnegie Doctoral Research Institution ranked #151 by the NSF. Students are an integral part of UND research.
Enhance your professional skills at 60+ free workshops offered through the UND School of Graduate Studies. Our goal is to provide you with the workforce skills and job search strategies to succeed.
Gain a competitive edge through UND's Accelerate to Industry (A2i) ™ program. This workforce readiness program provides immersive job training for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. It is one of only 30 programs nationwide.
What can you do with a Ph.D. in civil engineering?
Students gain the fullest understanding of engineering design with the advanced skills that many global companies in the public and private sector value in their search for top civil engineering talent. For those seeking a career in academia, a Ph.D. offers the ideal path to success.
UND graduates can expect a range of opportunities in many specialties such as:
- Project Management
- Construction
- Environmental
- Transportation
- Geotechnical
UND Civil Engineering alumni have gone on to a variety of successful careers with:
- Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc.
- WSB & Associates, Inc.
- Bolton & Menk, Inc.
- Burns & McDonnell, Inc.
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering Courses
CE 502. Structural Stability. 3 Credits.
Concept of stability; equilibrium and energy methods; stability of columns, beam columns, and frames; inelastic buckling; stability by slope deflection and matrix methods; use of codes for the stability design of aluminum and steel columns and frames; torsional and lateral torsional buckling of beams and beam columns. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of mechanics of materials; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. On demand.
CE 503. Structural Dynamics. 3 Credits.
Single-degree and multi-degree of freedom systems; continuous systems; free and forced vibrations; harmonic and periodic excitations; viscous and non-viscous damping; pulse excitations; numerical methods for dynamic response; earthquake response of linear elastic buildings; structural dynamics in building codes. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of mechanics of materials and dynamics; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. On demand.
CE 517. Transportation Asset Management. 3 Credits.
Course focused on the principles of transportation asset management with an emphasis on pavement management system (PMS). Network- and project-level pavement management processes will be discussed, but the emphasis will be on network-level. Bridge management system will also be covered. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of mechanics of materials and statistics; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. F, even years.
CE 518. Pavement Engineering. 3 Credits.
Structural pavement design concepts for flexible and rigid pavements; traffic and environmental loading factors; material characterization; hot mix asphalt design and analysis concepts, SuperPave mix design method, stresses and strains in flexible and rigid pavements, joints and load transfer of rigid pavements, fast track concrete, and construction issues. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of soil mechanics; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and graduate student blackboard site; consent of instructor for undergraduate students. F.
CE 524. Open Channel Hydraulics. 3 Credits.
Study of advanced topics in open channel hydraulics. Computer applications. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of hydraulic engineering; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. F.
CE 536. Environmental Chemistry. 3 Credits.
Water chemistry in unit Operation and process design for water and wastewater treatment; physical, chemical, and biological systems; plant design project, computer-assigned design analysis. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of introductory environmental engineering; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. F.
Online Civil Engineering Ph.D.
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With asynchronous classes, you do not attend class at a set time. If you need to balance work, family, and other commitments, this flexible format allows you to learn anywhere at any time.
Depending on your instructor, you’ll learn online through:
- Lesson modules
- Streaming video content
- Virtual libraries
- Posted lectures
- Online simulations
There will be times when you interact with your instructor and classmates through online discussion boards, polls, and chat rooms.
Your learning revolves around materials that can be accessed on your own time within a set time frame. However, this is not a self-paced course. You’ll have structure and deadlines.
Civil Engineering Ph.D. Research for Online Students
Online Civil Engineering Ph.D. candidates are expected to perform cutting edge research. You must be selected by a research faculty member to join their research group or act as advisor. You will be required to complete research work in person. The research facility could be at your own location depending on the project and thesis topic. You'll work with your faculty advisor to determine how much of the program can be completed online.
Top-Tier Civil Engineering Ph.D. Online
Over a third of UND's student population is exclusively online; plus, more take a combination of online and on campus classes. You can feel reassured knowing you won't be alone in your online learning journey and you'll have resources and services tailored to your needs. No matter how you customize your online experience, you’ll get the same top-quality education as any other on campus student.
- Same degree: All online programs are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) . Your transcript and diploma are exactly the same as our on-campus students.
- Same classes: You’ll take courses from UND professors, start and end the semesters at the same time and take the same classes as a student on campus.
- Real interaction: You can ask questions, get feedback and regularly connect with your professors, peers and professionals in the field.
- Your own academic advisor: As an invaluable go-to, they’re focused on you, your personal success and your future career.
- Free online tutoring: We're here to help you one-on-one at no cost. Plus, get access to a variety of self-help online study resources.
- Unlimited academic coaching: Need support to achieve your academic goals or feeling stumped by a tough course? We'll help with everything from stress and time management to improving your memory to achieve higher test scores.
- Full online access: Dig into virtual research at UND's libraries. Improve your writing skills with online help from the UND Writing Center. Get online access to career services, veteran and military services, financial services and more.
- 24/7 technical support: UND provides free computer, email and other technical support for all online students.
- Networking opportunities: Our significant online student population means you’ll have a large pool of peers to connect with. UND has numerous online events and activities to keep you connected.
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The Doctor of Philosophy degree is offered under the general regulations of the University as set forth in the Stanford Bulletin. This degree is recommended for those who expect to engage in a professional career in research, teaching, or technical work of an advanced nature in civil or environmental engineering.
A PhD at Stanford requires a minimum of 90 units of graduate study beyond the Masters degree. PhD students who arrive at Stanford with a Masters degree that did not provide adequate background in their area of specialization may be required take additional units beyond this minimum as part of their PhD studies. Students who are directly admitted to the PhD without a Masters degree are required to take a total of 135 units of graduate study. The department requires CEE PhD students arriving without a Masters degree to take sufficient coursework each quarter, until the GQE is completed, to satisfy the requirements for a CEE Masters degree by the end of their 6th non-summer quarter of PhD studies. Once the GQE is completed, steady progress towards the MS is no longer required. PhD candidates should develop individually tailored study plans and expected-progress timetables in consultation with their thesis advisors.
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The PhD in Civil Engineering is a terminal research degree designed for the pursuit of advanced studies in civil engineering. The Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering is committed to providing an intellectual environment and educational experience through which students and faculty members make significant contributions to society and the civil engineering profession through teaching, research , and practice.
Students may pursue their own studies in one of six current areas of research and education:
- Civil engineering materials
- Construction engineering and management
- Geotechnical engineering
- Structural engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Water resource engineering
- Geospatial engineering
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Department Procedures for a PhD in Civil Engineering
To complete a doctoral degree, students must complete the following milestones:
- Complete all coursework and research credits (see credit requirements below)
- Pass Qualifying Examination
- Pass Research Proposal Examination
- Prepare and Submit Approved Dissertation
- Pass Final Oral Defense
The minimum credit requirements are as follows:
| Degrees | Credits |
|---|---|
| MS-PhD (minimum) | 30 Credits |
| BS-PhD (minimum) | 60 Credits |
Individual programs may have higher standards and students are expected to know their program's requirements. See the Doctor of Philosophy Requirements website for more information about PhD milestones and related timelines.
A detailed explanation of degree requirements can be found on the Graduate School's Doctor of Philosophy requirements page.
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PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering
The new wave of innovation driven by artificial intelligence, automation, Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems and mobility will continue to transform various engineering fields. The PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering program is for preparing students for this evolving engineering field and for meeting present and emerging engineering needs for the engineering academia and industries.
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Ph.D. requirements
Program of Study
The minimum requirement for completion is 72 credit hours, consisting of a minimum of 28 credit hours of coursework (of which a minimum of 16 hours must be at the 8000-level) and a minimum of 44 credit hours of research and dissertation. A thesis master’s degree from an accredited university may be accepted for up to 12 credit hours, in which case a minimum of 60 credit hours of approved coursework, research, and dissertation beyond the M.S. degree would be required.
Required Advanced Engineering Core Courses (7 credit hours)
- ENGR 8130, Statistical Learning and Data Mining in Engineering (3 credit hours)
- ENGR 8910, Foundations for Engineering Research (3 credit hours)
- ENGR 8950, Graduate Seminar (1 semester, 1 credit hour) *
* Only up to 3 hours of Graduate Seminar may apply to the program of study and be included in the 72-credit hour requirement. Students are strongly encouraged to continue regular attendance at speaker series presentations even if not formally registered in the seminar.
Electives (21 credit hours)
Students must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours selected from the list of approved electives and an additional 12 credit hours of any courses. For electives, at least 9 credit hours must be 8000-level or above. Students will work with their graduate advisor to select the most appropriate coursework to ensure breadth of understanding as well as mastery of knowledge in a specific subject area. Students may work with their graduate advisor to develop an interdisciplinary plan of coursework drawing from the extensive graduate course offerings available outside the College of Engineering at UGA.
The University requires that students who are accepted to the Ph.D. program directly from a B.S. degree or who switch to a Ph.D. program before earning an M.S. degree must complete an additional 12 semester hours of University of Georgia courses open only to graduate students. Students entering Civil and Environmental Engineering (Ph.D.) without a master’s degree must have completed an undergraduate engineering degree.
Research and Dissertation (44 credit hours)
- A minimum of 41 hours of ENGR 9000, Doctoral Research, or ENGR 9010, Project-Focused Doctoral Research. Typically, students complete more than 42 credit hours with the approval of the Graduate Advisory Committee.
- 3 hours of ENGR 9300, Doctoral Dissertation, are required in the program of study.
Approved Electives
- CRSS(GEOL) 8710 Watershed-Scale Modeling
- BCHE(ENVE) 6490, Environmental Engineering Remediation Design (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 6330, Advanced Structural Analysis (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 6340, Design of Bridges (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 6470, Pavement Design (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 8110, Environmental River Mechanics (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 8140, Transport and Mixing in Natural Flows (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 8410, Inelastic Behavior of Construction Materials (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 8420, Geomechanics (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 8460, Soil Improvement (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 8470, Advanced Pavement System Design (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 8510, Advanced Concrete Materials (3 credit hours)
- CVLE 8550, Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures (3 credit hours)
- CVLE(MCHE) 8160, Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3 credit hours)
- CVLE(MCHE) 8350, Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (3 credit hours)
- ENGR 6350, Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (3 credit hours)
- ENGR 6490, Renewable Energy Engineering (3 credit hours)
- ENGR 8103, Computational Engineering: Fundamentals, Elliptic, and Parabolic Differential Equations (3 credit hours)
- ENGR 8140, Advanced Deep Learning and Engineering Applications (3 credit hours)
- ENGR 8990, Advanced Topics in Engineering (3 credit hours)
- ENGR(INFO) 8110, Informatics in Engineering and Environmental Sciences (3 credit hours)
- ENVE 6230, Energy in Nature, Civilization, and Engineering (3 credit hours)
- ENVE 6250, Energy Systems and the Environment (3 credit hours)
- ENVE 6410, Open Channel Hydraulics
- ENVE 6440, Computer Modeling in Water Resources (3 credit hours)
- ENVE 6450, Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics (3 credit hours)
- ENVE 6460, Groundwater Hydrology for Engineers (3 credit hours)
- ENVE 6470, Environmental Engineering Unit Operations (3 credit hours)
- ENVE 6530, Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis (3 credit hours)
- ENVE 8450, Design for Rapid Change: Food, Energy, Water, and Climate (3 credit hours)
- MCHE 6400, Air Pollution Engineering
- MCHE 8380, Continuum Mechanics (3 credit hours)
- MCHE 8650, Aerosol Science and Engineering
- MCHE(CHEM) 8970, Combustion Science (3 credit hours)
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Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering
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UIC CME is home to two doctoral programs: the PhD in Civil Engineering and the PhD in Materials Engineering . Both programs are designed to develop students into the next generation of progressive, innovative scholars in their fields. Graduates of our doctoral programs move on to a diverse range of prestigious firms, key roles in government agencies, and postdoctoral research or tenure-track positions at universities all over the world.
The sections below explain each of our doctoral programs in detail.
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Civil engineering is a broad-based discipline that encompasses many specialties in the areas of structural engineering and mechanics, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, and transportation engineering. Part of the doctoral education process is determining your specific interest in the field and crafting a research agenda tied to that interest.
Students pursuing the PhD in Civil Engineering typically find that their area of inquiry falls into one of these broad areas of research, in which the CME faculty demonstrate particular strength:
Graduate studies in construction engineering and management mainly focus on best practices in Integrated Construction Project Management (IPM).
Students learn how to optimize construction projects in the face of multiple and varied constraints, such as budgets, schedules, risk, quality requirements, human resources, communication channels, procurement practices, and stakeholder management.
Students in this concentration explore the interdisciplinary connections that exist between construction engineering and other areas of society and economics. Examples include:
- Construction financial planning
- Cultural considerations in managing engineering project teams of diverse and multinational backgrounds
- Engineering entrepreneurship
- Health, safety, and sustainability initiatives
- Game-theory applications in construction management
- Litigation and construction claims
- Managerial strategic planning
- Organizational behavior
The environmental engineering concentration at UIC is broadly conceived, extending beyond the traditional boundaries of the field.
This concentration covers topics such as:
- Evaporation and other interactions between the land surface and the atmosphere
- Geoscience aspects of waste disposal
- Groundwater contamination and transport
- Management of stored and spilled hazardous waste
- Surface and groundwater hydrology and hydraulics
- Other environmental science and water resources problems
Courses in this concentration draw on the expertise of faculty from several other UIC departments, such as biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, environmental and occupational health sciences, geology, mathematics, and mechanical and industrial engineering. The involvement of these faculty members in our program allows students to explore a wide range of topics in the water resources and environmental engineering field.
The geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering area of concentration encompasses classical geotechnical engineering—analyzing and designing foundations, retaining structures, and underground structures—as well as environmental geotechnics, such as designing waste containment systems and performing remediation studies.
Students are able to work with faculty whose research addresses a variety of subjects in this area, including environmental geotechnics (e.g. the characterization, containment, remediation, and performance of contaminated materials), earthquake engineering, pavement analysis, and geomechanics.
MS students in the structural engineering and structural mechanics concentration learn static and dynamic analysis of linear and nonlinear structures including modal analysis, the behavior of structural materials, and the design of structural systems in concrete and steel.
Students examine both current and potential problems in structural engineering. Topics covered include, but are not limited to:
- Bridge rehabilitation and rating
- Concrete fracture, damage, and creep
- Failure process of concrete structures
- Linear and nonlinear finite element analysis
- Microstructures of materials
- Structural dynamics and seismic response of structures
This curriculum provides a strong foundation for advanced work in professional practice, research, and teaching. It lays the groundwork for careers in private consulting or construction firms, industrial and governmental research laboratories, and universities, among others.
The transportation engineering concentration is oriented toward methods for the planning, design, and operation of surface transportation systems.
Through their coursework and research, students work alongside faculty to learn about and develop solutions to problems related to surface transportation facilities (infrastructure) through the application of optimization and simulation methods, as well as knowledge-based systems. In recent years, the faculty has also engaged in the design and evaluation of intelligent transportation systems.
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Materials—including metals, intermetallics, polymers, ceramics, composites, and electronic materials—are critical to modern industrial society. Materials engineering is an expansive field that encompasses many specialties and offers rich opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Materials engineering addresses the design, manufacture, and characterization of materials for specific applications. Materials development is an enabling step to the production of advanced engineering devices. Materials selection is a key element in the design, manufacturing, and quality control of structures and devices.
Because UIC and many other universities do not offer an undergraduate program in materials engineering, it is common for students with degrees in relevant subjects other than materials engineering to pursue this degree, even at the PhD level, and enter the field. We help our PhD students in materials engineering to design an individualized academic program that makes use of the strengths in their background and that capitalizes on the research expertise of our faculty. This individualized program often emphasizes one of the following areas:
Topics of focus in the materials processing and characterization concentration include:
- Crystallography and x-ray diffraction
- Materials synthesis and processing
- Polymer science and engineering
- Principles of deformation processing
- Processing and properties of ceramic materials
- Structure and properties of composite materials
Topics of focus in the mechanics of solids concentration include:
- Continuum mechanics
- Finite elements
- Fracture mechanics
- Mechanics of composite materials
- Viscoelasticity
- Wave propagation
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The requirements for our doctoral programs vary based whether the student enters the program with a master’s degree or with only a bachelor’s degree.
PhD students earn 48 credit hours from coursework toward the PhD degree. Direct PhD students who enter the PhD program with only a bachelor’s degree must earn 48 coursework credits as a PhD student. PhD students who enter the PhD program with an MS degree may transfer up to 24 credits of coursework from their master’s program.
At least 24 credit hours of PhD coursework must be at the 500 level, of which 16 hours must be in the CME department, excluding CME 596 and CME 599. Courses with the codes CME 496, CME 497, and CME 599 do not count toward the coursework requirement. PhD students who enter the program with a prior master’s degree may apply 12 credits toward this 24-hour 500-level requirement.
Examinations
PhD students in civil and materials engineering are required to take and pass a qualifying examination and preliminary examination before moving on to the dissertation phase and defense.
The qualifying examination typically is taken after the third semester of full-time doctoral study.
Dissertation Research
Students earn 52 credits from dissertation research, which are registered under the course code CME 599.
To see topics that our recent PhD students in civil and materials engineering have studied, please visit our dissertations page .
The most rewarding parts of doing research at UIC have been learning a variety of experimental techniques relevant to my work using the institution’s facilities and recovering from failures with a greater understanding of problems encountered in research. Joshua Adkins | PhD anticipated '22
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Degree Requirements
Students may choose from the specializations below to complete coursework within a focus area.
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering" without specialization specifications.
- 54 graduate credit hours beyond master's
- Computing and Systems
- Construction Engineering
- Environmental, Water Resources, and Coastal Engineering
- Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Mechanics and Materials
- Structural Engineering and Mechanics
- Transportation Materials and Systems
Full Professors
- Sankarasubramanian Arumugam
- Morton A. Barlaz
- Joseph F. DeCarolis Area of Research: Environmental and Energy Policy
- John W. Baugh Jr.
- Emily Zechman Berglund
- Francis Lajara De Los Reyes III
- Joel Ducoste
- Henry C. Frey
- Mohammed Awad Gabr
- Jessica Ann Kaminsky
- Murthy N.Guddati
- Abhinav Gupta
- Tasnim Hassan
- Edward J. Jaselskis
- Youngsoo R. Kim
- Detlef R. Knappe
- Mervyn J. Kowalsky
- George F. List
- Gnanamanikam Mahinthakumar
- James M. Nau
- Margery F. Overton
- Ranji Ranjithan
- William John Rasdorf
- Rudolf Seracino
- Akhtarhusein A. Tayebali
- Billy Merle Williams Jr.
Associate Professors
- Ange Therese Akono
- Alex Albert Area of Research: Construction Engineering and Management
- Douglas F. Call Area of Research: Environmental & Water Resources
- Cassandra Alison Castorena
- Danjue Chen
- Joel Casey Dietrich
- Andrew P. Grieshop
- Jeremiah Johnson
- Brina Mortensen Montoya
- Daniel R. Obenour Area of Research: Water Resources & Coastal Engineering
- Mohammad Pour-Ghaz
- Benjamin Shane Underwood
Assistant Professors
- Katherine Anarde Area of Research: Environmental, Water Resources, & Coastal Engineering
- Eleni Bardaka
- Jorge Emilio San Juan Blanco
- Ashly Margot Cabas Mijares
- Fernando Garcia Menendez
- Ali Hajbabaie
- Angela Rose Harris
- Jordan Kern
- Jason Fredrick Patrick
- Giorgio Talotti Proestos
- Jacelyn Jaunice Rice-Boayue
- Andrew Joseph Ziccarelli
Practice/Research/Teaching Professors
- Saran Srikanth Bodda
- Florentino Banaag De La Cruz
- Billy L. Edge
- Meagan Kittle Autry
- James William Levis
- Gregory W. Lucier
- Mohamad Shoaib Samandar
- Elizabeth J. Sciaudone
Adjunct Faculty
- Amin Kamal Akhnoukh
- Michael Scott Breen , Adjunct Professor Area of Research: Environmental Engineering & Air Quality
- Daniel J. Findley , Adjunct Assistant Professor Area of Research: Transportation Research (ITRE)
- Alejandra C. Geiger-Ortiz , Adjunct Assistant Professor Area of Research: Coastal Engineering
- Leta Huntsinger
- Anderson Rodrigo de Queiroz , Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
- Aditya Sinha
Assistant Research Professor
- Tongchuan Wei
Emeritus Faculty
- William L. Bingham
- Robert C. Borden
- Roy H. Borden
- Earl Downey Brill Jr
- Allen C. Chao
- John S. Fisher
- Ajaya K. Gupta
- Kerry S. Havner
- Clinton L. Heimbach
- Yasuyuki Horie
- David West Johnston
- Narendra P. Khosla
- Michael Lloyd Leming
- Vernon C. Matzen
- Stephens W. Nunnally
- M. Shamimur Rahman
- Sami Rizkalla
- Nagui M. Rouphail , Distinguished Professor Emeritus Area of Research: Transportation Engineering & Systems
- J. C. Smith
- John R. Stone
- Harvey E. Wahls
- Paul Z. Zia
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This PhD program produces graduates who are capable of conducting original research in industry or academia, as well as assuming a leadership role in their chosen employment field.
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Why Pursue a PhD in Civil Engineering
According to the 2018 Occupational Outlook Handbook, Careers in Civil Engineering are projected to grow by 11 percent from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average growth rate for all occupations. This doctoral program will produce graduates who have advanced technical knowledge in Civil Engineering and are vital to the interests of San Antonio, the State of Texas and the nation. As infrastructure continues to age, highly trained technical professionals will be needed to manage projects to rebuild, repair, and upgrade structures of all types to meet these demands.
Program Details
The Civil Engineering PhD program has six separate tracks:
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources
- Building Performance
- Construction Science and Management
Research is needed in emerging areas of civil engineering such as smart structures, advanced materials, data analytics, computational mechanics, water sustainability and intelligent transportation systems to advance knowledge and address our infrastructure needs.
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Career options, admission & application requirements.
Applications are submitted through the UTSA Graduate Application . Please upload all required documents (listed below) on your UTSA Graduate Application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure completion and submission of the application, a nonrefundable application fee, and all required supporting documents are on file with UTSA by the appropriate application deadline.
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Course Offerings & Schedule
The doctoral program in Civil Engineering requires that students complete a minimum of 60 semester credit hours beyond the Master’s degree. This coursework includes courses that have been designed to provide advanced instruction in areas considered to form the foundation for the discipline of civil engineering. Enrollment in the Graduate Seminar is required for a minimum of 2 semester credit hours. A minimum of 15 semester credit hours of Doctoral Research and 15 semester credit hours minimum of Doctoral Dissertation must be completed prior to graduation. Any grade lower than “B” in graduate or remedial coursework at the undergraduate level does not count toward the 60 semester credit hours. Students can apply, with the approval from the chair of their Dissertation Committee, up to 12 semester credit hours of graduate coursework to elective courses (see below), if not applied toward their Master’s degree. Students with only a baccalaureate degree are required to have a minimum of 75 semester credit hours to graduate. Additional degree requirements include both passing a written and/or oral qualifying examinations, writing a doctoral dissertation, and passing a final examination/dissertation defense.
Twenty eight semester credit hours of required elective courses must be selected by each student according to his/her selected track of study, as defined below. These need to be approved by the student’s Dissertation Committee. These elective courses may be offered by departments in the College of Sciences, the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design or by other departments at UTSA.
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Marcio Giacomoni, PhD
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Here are the Best Civil Engineering Programs. The application fee is $70 for U.S. residents and $90 for international students. Its tuition is full-time: $19,774 per... The application fee is $135 ...
Online Civil Engineering Ph.D. candidates are expected to perform cutting edge research. You must be selected by a research faculty member to join their research group or act as advisor. You will be required to complete research work in person. The research facility could be at your own location depending on the project and thesis topic.
PhD Program in CEE. The Doctor of Philosophy degree is offered under the general regulations of the University as set forth in the Stanford Bulletin. This degree is recommended for those who expect to engage in a professional career in research, teaching, or technical work of an advanced nature in civil or environmental engineering. A PhD at ...
A PhD in Civil Engineering can prepare you for a career in different fields including transportation, construction management, environmental work, and academia, among many others. "Full funding" is a financial aid package for full-time students that includes full tuition remission and an annual stipend or salary for the three to the six ...
A graduate program leading to the PhD is offered with a major in civil engineering. Specific departmental requirements for the PhD include: A minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree, exclusive of credit for the MS thesis. Of this number, a minimum of 24 credit hours in 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation will be required.
The EngScD and PhD programs have identical academic requirements with regard to courses, thesis, and examinations, but differ in residence requirements and in certain administrative details. Concentrations and specializations of study are the same as listed for the master's degrees in civil engineering and engineering mechanics.
The PhD in Civil Engineering is a terminal research degree designed for the pursuit of advanced studies in civil engineering. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is committed to providing an intellectual environment and educational experience through which students and faculty members make significant contributions to society and the civil engineering profession through ...
PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering. The new wave of innovation driven by artificial intelligence, automation, Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems and mobility will continue to transform various engineering fields. The PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering program is for preparing students for this evolving engineering field and ...
UIC CME is home to two doctoral programs: the PhD in Civil Engineering and the PhD in Materials Engineering. Both programs are designed to develop students into the next generation of progressive, innovative scholars in their fields. Graduates of our doctoral programs move on to a diverse range of prestigious firms, key roles in government ...
Degree Requirements. Students may choose from the specializations below to complete coursework within a focus area. Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering" without specialization specifications. 54 graduate credit hours beyond master's. Areas of Specialization.
Civil Engineering (PhD) Required Degree: Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or have proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution.: Minimum GPA: 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) Departments may consider GPA of last 60 semester credit hours Coursework: 18 credit hours in an area related to this graduate degree and at least 12 hours must be at the upper ...
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Complete a minimum of 60 hours at the graduate level, including a minimum of 30 hours of graded coursework and a minimum of additional coursework that may include ungraded courses. Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on all graduate courses. Deal with real-world problems such as research projects, theses, dissertations and proposals.
The Department of Civil and Construction Engineering offers three graduate degree programs, Master of Engineering (MEng), Master of Science in Civil Engineering (M.S.), and Doctorate in Civil Engineering (Ph.D.). Students can focus their work in different areas of civil engineering and make use of specialized facilities to complete their work.
National University of Singapore (NUS) 9. Tsinghua University. 10. University of Melbourne. 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Scholarship: MIT offers full funding for all admitted PhD students in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Benefits: Funding includes tuition, stipend, and health insurance.
The MBA/Master of Science in Engineering Dual Degree Program, offered jointly by the University of Pittsburgh's Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and Swanson School of Engineering, positions individuals with an undergraduate degree in engineering or the hard sciences to take a management role in a company that has a significant engineering and/or technological focus.
A variety of fellowships are available for graduate students interested in research. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN): The Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate program offers both research and teaching assistantships. Assistantships are awarded to qualified students as funds are made available.
The goal of the collaborative program is to allow students to gain perspectives on water research and learning from a wide community of scholars within and outside their disciplines in both course and thesis work. Admission Requirements are the same as those for MASc and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Australia. 09/30/2024. Learn More. This is a PhD scholarships for International Students, Domestic Students at Australian Universities, Australia. Students interested in All Subjects are advised to apply for MRIWA Australia Odwyn Jones PhD Scholarship 2025 (Funding up to $139,677). Expires in61 Days.
The Master's in Civil and Environmental Engineering is a coursework-based program where students gain advanced foundational knowledge in the field, in addition to professional development opportunities and pipelines to further graduate studies.
Civil Engineering Graduate Student Travel and Professional Development Scholarships. The Lyles School of Civil Engineering has various funds available to provide support for graduate students in the School to travel. There are two primary categories: 1) Travel to conferences; 2) Professional Development activities.
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This financial support is crucial given the tuition fees for engineering programs in the US. Graduate Programs: For those considering a master'sdegree, tuition can range from $15,000 to $40,000 per year. Many graduate students balance work with their studies, gaining valuable experience while managing their finances.
Cornell University is a private research university that provides an exceptional education for undergraduates and graduate and professional students. Cornell's colleges and schools encompass more than 100 fields of study, with locations in Ithaca, New York, New York City and Doha, Qatar.
Program faculty offer diverse experiences, provide exciting teaching strategies and act as role models for students in the program. Out-of-state students are strongly encouraged to discuss clinical requirements with the assistant dean of graduate programs. Clinical arrangements are not able to be made in all states.
UC Berkeley's Development Engineering programs. Development Engineering at Berkeley (DevEng) is an interdisciplinary graduate program that trains the next generation of social change-driven engineers to solve challenges in underserved communities across the globe.
Find your program here. Explore the diverse array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs supporting over 200 degrees in 13 faculties at Dalhousie University. View the glossary for help with language on this page. Already decided on a program? Learn how to apply.
The core programs of the new degree plans have been reduced to 125 semester credit hours (SCH) — the fastest in South Texas — and focus on knowledge requirements that ensure graduates are job-ready and prepared for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. ... a former transfer student who graduated in 2019 with his bachelor's degree in Civil ...
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