Construction Engineering and Management Option
The MSCE Construction Engineering and Management option prepares graduates to work as practicing construction engineers.
Curriculum
The construction engineering curriculum consists of 30 semester units of coursework. This coursework consists of required courses, elective courses, and a master's project, thesis, or a comprehensive examination as described below:
Required Courses (18 Units)
- CE5020. Applied Probability Concepts in Civil Engineering (3)
- CE5111. Construction Productivity (3)
- CE5121. Construction Financial Management (3)
- CE5131. Construction Risk Analysis (3)
- CE5141. Advanced Construction Project Management (3)
- CE5191. Construction Project Delivery Methods (3)
Elective Courses (9-15 units)
Students who choose to do a master's project will need to complete 12 units of electives, while those who choose to do a master's thesis will need 9 units. Students who choose to take the comprehensive examination, will need to take 15 units of electives. Select these electives from the following list:
- CE5121. Construction Financial Management (3)
- CE5161. Underground Construction and Trenchless Technology (3)
- CE5171. Temporary Construction Structure (3)
- CE5181. Construction Leadership and Ethics (3)
- Up to 6 units of approved coursework outside of construction engineering and management
Elective courses may include up to 3 units of approved 4000-level courses that are relevant to the program of study, as long as these or equivalent courses have not already been used for credit toward an undergraduate degree.
Approved courses include the following:
- CE4031. Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure (3)
- CE4120/L. Construction Scheduling/Lab (2/1)
- CE4171/L. Virtual Design Construction and Management/Lab (2/1)
See the University Catalog for more details on each of the above courses.
Master's Project, Thesis and Comprehensive Examination
Each student must complete either a master's project (CE 6950 for a total of 3 units) or a master's thesis (CE 6960 for a total of 6 units) or take the comprehensive examination (CE6970 for a total of zero unit).
Program of Study
Each graduate student must meet with his or her academic advisor to develop a written course of study that outlines the specific courses the student will take to complete the MSCE degree. The approved program of study must be submitted before completing the first semester.
The following forms and information will be useful in preparing your program of study:
Academic Advisors
Initial academic advisers are assigned as based on the first letter of the student's last name
- A-F: Dr. Cho
- G-L: Dr. Gad
- M-R: Dr. Woo
- S-Z: Dr. Banerjee
Once you have selected a thesis or project adviser, that person will become your academic adviser.