Undergraduate

Undergraduate Transportation Courses:

• Transportation Planning (CE 32600): This course introduces students to transportation planning concepts and methods, including travel demand forecasting, transportation economics, and societal impacts such as environmental and safety issues. Quantitative techniques like discrete choice models, regression methods, and optimization techniques are also covered.
• Transportation Systems Engineering (CE 32700): Students learn about the principles and practice of transportation engineering, traffic flow theory, multimodal level of service analysis, and traffic control. The course also covers geometric and pavement design fundamentals and the impact of modern technologies on transportation systems.

General Civil Engineering Courses:

• Fundamentals of Civil Engineering (CE 10000): This course emphasizes student responsibilities for learning and critical thinking. It reinforces concepts from math, physics, and computer science and covers academic success strategies such as time management, critical thinking, and professional communication.
• Introduction to Civil Engineering (CE 10100): Aimed at engineering majors, this course transitions students from Python to C++ programming, with a focus on common C++ techniques. It includes crash sessions with online lectures and exercises.
• Structural and Site Plans (CE 20900): The course teaches graphical methods for civil engineering projects, including structural plans, topographic mapping, and the use of modern computer software.
• Statistics (CE 23100): Topics include laws of motion, vector algebra, equilibrium of rigid bodies, internal forces, friction, and stability of equilibrium.
• Surveying (CE 26300): This introductory course covers fundamental surveying techniques.
• Computational Methods in Civil Engineering (CE 31500): Students learn to solve civil engineering problems using algorithmic formulation, flowcharts, and various computational tools, including microcomputers and symbolic calculations software.
• Civil Engineering Decision and Systems Analysis (CE 31600): The course covers large-scale civil engineering systems analysis, modeling, and optimization, with applications in management and planning.
• Mechanics of Deformable Bodies (CE 33200): Topics include stresses and strains, deformations, Mohr circles, and stability of columns.
• Structural Analysis (CE 34000): This course focuses on structural determinacy, analysis of trusses and frames, influence lines, and computer applications.
• Soil Mechanics (CE 34500): Students explore geotechnical engineering, soil properties, consolidation, shear strength, and slope stability.
• Fluid Mechanics (CE 35000): The course examines the behavior of fluids at rest and in motion, with applications in flow dynamics and boundary layers.
• Hydraulic Engineering (CE 36500): Topics include hydraulic system analysis, pipe networks, pumps, turbines, and hydrology applications.
• Environmental Impact Assessment (CE 37200): Students learn about NEPA, environmental impacts of engineering projects, pollutant transport, and federal regulations.
• Review of Civil Engineering Fundamentals (CE 40100): This self-study course reviews core civil engineering topics and prepares students for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam.
• Civil Engineering Management (CE 40500): The course covers project management, ethical responsibilities, project life cycle analysis, and dispute resolution.
• Dynamics of Civil Engineering Systems (CE 43500): Students study kinematics, kinetics, energy methods, and vibration analysis for civil engineering structures.
• Finite Element Analysis of Structures (CE 44000): The course introduces finite element methods for analyzing trusses, frames, and plane strain elements.
• Reinforced Concrete (CE 44100): This course focuses on reinforced concrete design, including beams, slabs, and columns, with considerations for safety factors and serviceability.
• Structural Design (CE 44200): Topics include the design of structural frames, load and resistance factor design, and public safety implications.
• Environmental Water Resources (CE 45100): The course covers water pollution, hydrologic cycles, contaminant transport, and pollution remediation.
• Water and Wastewater Treatment Design (CE 48200): Students learn about the design parameters for water and wastewater treatment processes using bench-scale experiments and computer software.
• Senior Design Project (CE 50900): This capstone project emphasizes multi-disciplinary collaboration and incorporates various engineering constraints.
• Independent Study (CE 51000, CE 51001, CE 51003): Students engage in independent study projects under faculty supervision, focusing on design, experimental investigation, or analytical study.
• Traffic Engineering (CE 52000): This course reviews core civil engineering topics and tests student competence through a self-study format.
• Geometric Design of Facilities (CE 52500): The course covers functional design of traffic facilities using computer-aided design methods.
• Rail System Design (CE 52600): Students learn about designing rail facilities, track structures, and maintenance technologies.
• Advanced Strength of Materials (CE 53000): Topics include elasticity, stress analysis, torsion, and buckling criteria.
• Highway Engineering (CE 54000): The course focuses on highway design, pavement type, earthwork, drainage, and maintenance.
• Highway and Airport Construction (CE 54100): Students learn about construction planning, scheduling, operations, and environmental impact mitigation.
• Urban Transportation (CE 54500): This course explores urban transportation systems, safety considerations, and technology applications.
• Urban Freight and City Logistics (CE 54700): The course covers urban freight distribution, data collection strategies, and decision-making methodologies.