CEE Online Certificate Program

The Construction Management area of study at Illinois prepares students to manage and direct construction projects in the increasingly global construction industry. The Construction Management faculty includes world-class experts who utilize cutting-edge technology to enable greater efficiency and better collaboration during construction projects. Certificates are offered in the following areas. Students can also complete any three courses in Construction Management for 12 credit hours to earn a general certificate in the area.

Construction Planning and Cost Estimating

CEE 420.  Construction Productivity
CEE 421.  Construction Planning
CEE 422.  Construction Cost Analysis

Construction Safety and Productivity

CEE 420.  Construction Productivity
CEE 498CEM. Construction Equipment and Methods
CEE 498CS. Construction Safety

Construction Modeling and Robotics

CEE 521. Building Information Modeling
CEE 522. Visual Data Analytics
CEE 526.  Construction Optimization
CEE 528. Construction Data Modeling
CEE 598CR. Construction Robotics

The Data Science courses balance data science methodology and disciplinary contents from different CEE areas of study. The goal of the certificate is to provide students with expertise in data science as it applies to civil and environmental engineering topics.

Courses:

• CEE 492 Data Science for CEE: Students will learn to leverage data to study CEE problems, identify patterns and make actionable insights. The course include training in digital and computer tools (such as data processing, exploratory data analysis, spatial data, data visualization, distributed computing, and statistical modeling) with their applications to CEE issues. Class offered every fall semester.
• CEE 498MLC Machine Learning for CEE: Students will learn the fundamentals behind advanced machine learning and learn how to use machine learning tools to solve CEE problems. Topics include regression, Bayesian inference, deep neural networks, scientific deep learning, and Gaussian Processes. Class offered every spring semester.
• CEE 498ISL Infrastructure Sensing Lab: Students will learn basic strategies for experimental design, and gain experience working with a variety of CEE sensing techniques; with components in experimental design and approaches to terrestrial, field, and laboratory-based measurements and experiential learning to explore sensor types and technologies. The course will have modules on 4 sensing applications: (1) mechanics and materials, (2) water and environment, (3) transportation, and (4) construction. Class offered every spring semester.

The Geotechnical Engineering group at the University of Illinois has educated generations of experts in the use of natural and engineered geomaterials. One of the key tenets of geotechnical engineering is the engineering of foundations for buildings, dams, and other geostructures. Dr. Ralph B. Peck, founder of the Geotechnical Engineering Program at Illinois, was a Professor of Foundation Engineering and offered the first course in Foundation Engineering at the University of Illinois in the 1940s. As foundation engineering has broadened and seen significant innovations over the past 80 years, the Geotechnical Engineering group now covers this fundamental topic in three courses.

The Graduate Certificate in Foundation Engineering is geared toward students looking to expand their understanding of Foundation Engineering and for practicing engineers looking to deepen their knowledge base. This certificate will provide a review of both fundamental theories and new and up-to-date applications in Foundation Engineering.

Courses:
CEE 484.* Applied Soil Mechanics (4 credit hours)
CEE 585. Deep Foundations (4 credit hours)
CEE 587.** Applied Rock Mechanics (4 credit hours)

*Students must have had the CEE 484 prerequisite, CEE 483 Soil Mechanics and Behavior, in order to begin this certificate.
**CEE 586 is a required prerequisite for CEE 587.

The Certificate in Pavement Engineering is geared towards practicing engineers who wish to gain additional technical expertise in pavements and transportation materials. The pavement engineering group at Illinois boasts the largest research and graduate education program of its kind in the US. This comprehensive program boasts world-class faculty, a broad-based, cutting-edge research portfolio, and strong ties to industry and government agencies. Our Pavement Engineering courses are kept up-to-date with the latest developments in materials, design, specifications, and sustainable pavement engineering practices.

Courses:
CEE 406. Pavement Design/Analysis I
CEE 503. Construction Materials Deterioration
CEE 505. Transportation Soil Stabilization
CEE 506. Pavement Design/Analysis II
CEE 508. Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation
CEE 509. Transportation Soils
CEE 598ABM. Advanced Bituminous Materials

The Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) at Illinois is the largest and oldest railroad program in North America, providing courses in railroad infrastructure design and maintenance, network operation, and high speed rail engineering. Today, U.S. railroads are transporting more freight than any point in history, and new intercity passenger rail corridors are being considered throughout the country. Railroads, and the engineering firms and manufacturers that supply the industry, need talented engineers to develop and implement the technology needed for the future of rail transport. A certificate in rail engineering provides an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the efficiencies of rail transportation and its unmatched combination of capacity, speed, safety, and land-use efficiency. 

Courses:
CEE 408.  Railroad Transportation Engineering
CEE 409.  Railroad Track Engineering
CEE 410. Railway Signaling and Control
CEE 411.  Railroad Project Planning and Design
CEE 412. High Speed Rail Engineering

The Geotechnical Engineering group at the University of Illinois has educated generations of experts in the use of natural and engineered geomaterials. In recent years, underground construction has rapidly expanded in response to increasing societal needs, particularly in urban areas. At the same time, many new applications in underground engineering have emerged.

The Graduate Certificate in Underground Engineering will provide students and practicing engineers with the tools to successfully navigate this expanding area of Geotechnical Engineering. This certificate includes one of the only courses on tunneling offered in the United States, as well as courses on the fundamentals of numerical modeling and new geoenergy applications for underground construction and geostructures.

Courses:
CEE 498GE.  Geoenergy Systems (4 credit hours)
CEE 580.  Excavation and Support Systems (4 credit hours)
CEE 589.  Computational Geomechanics (4 credit hours)
CEE 593.  Tunneling in Soil and Rock (4 credit hours)

*Students must have had CEE 484 and its prerequisite, CEE 483 Soil Mechanics and Behavior, in order to begin this certificate.

As the demand for freight and passenger mobility continues to grow at an increasing pace, there is a pressing need to ensure efficiency, sustainability, and resilience of transportation systems for current and future generations. The transportation engineering faculty at Illinois offer unequaled expertise in holistic and innovative solutions to planning, managing, and control of urban mobility systems. The courses offered in this program emphasize development of analytic, problem-solving, design, and management skills that will be essential for professional, teaching, and research careers in public and private sectors.

Courses:
CEE 417. Urban Transportation Planning (4 credit hours) - offered on-campus only
CEE 418. Public Transportation Systems (4 credit hours)
CEE 419. Transportation Economics (4 credit hours)
CEE 512. Logistics Systems Analysis(4 credit hours)
CEE 598UTM. Urban Transportation Models (4 credit hours)

Rapid advances of information technologies in recent years, such as those in sensing, wireless communication, and artificial intelligence, are revolutionizing the ways vehicular traffic systems are monitored and operated. The transportation engineering faculty at Illinois include world-class experts who utilize such cutting-edge technologies to enable greater efficiency, safety, and sustainability of vehicular traffic. The courses in this certificate program offer physics-based and data-based analysis methods to enable effective monitoring, planning, management, and control of vehicular traffic systems.

Courses:
CEE 416. Traffic Capacity Analysis (4 credit hours)
CEE 498LM. Learning Methods in CE (4 credit hours)
CEE 515. Traffic Flow Theory (4 credit hours)
CEE 517. Traffic Signal Systems (4 credit hours)

The CEE Department at the University of Illinois has a tradition of training both undergraduate and graduate students in systems analysis approaches and tools to solve complex problems in various areas of CEE. The Civil Engineering (CE) Systems Certificate Program & Environmental Engineering (EE) Systems Certificate Program fulfill the growing need for solving real-world problems involving complex interdependent systems, such as urban infrastructure systems and food-energy-water-environment systems in a changing environment. New opportunities for enhanced systems education also exist with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as emerging knowledge and skills in CEE areas.

Civil Engineering Systems
CEE 512. Logistics Systems Analysis (required)
CEE 491. Decision and Risk Analysis (required)

Environmental Engineering Systems 
CEE 434. Environmental and Water Resources Systems Analysis (required)
CEE 491. Decision and Risk Analysis (required)

To complete either of the certificates, students take the aforementioned required classes and one of the following:

CEE 492. Data Science for Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 498 MLC. Machine Learning for Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 598 LM. Learning Methods in Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEE 598 DL. Deep Learning for Civil and Environmental Engineering