Appendix 2 – M.S. Degree Requirements and Procedures for the Ten Departmental Areas
MSCE Degree Requirements for Geotechnical,
and Transportation: Check with your advisor.
MSCE Degree Requirements for Construction Materials:
Students are required to complete 36 hours of graduate course work without a thesis, or 32 hours of course work with a thesis; of these 32 hours, up to 8 hours can be represented by thesis credit hours. Students must complete two core courses: CEE401 (concrete), and CEE405 (asphalt); furthermore, students must complete at least two advanced materials courses, selected from the following: CEE502, CEE503, CEE 504. and 598Advanced Bituminous Materials. At least 12 hours of 500-level courses must be taken. The rest of the necessary hours can be taken from a provided list of elective courses or by discretion of the academic advisor.
MSCE Degree Requirements for Structural Engineering:
Please refer to the structural engineering website for the most current requirements and procedures: structures.cee.illinois.edu
MSEE Degree Requirements for Environmental Engineering:
Please refer to the environmental engineering website for the most current requirements and procedures: environmental.cee.illinois.edu .
MSCE Degree Requirements for Water Resources Engineering and Science:
Please refer to the Water Resources Engineering and Science website for the most current requirements and procedures: hydro.cee.illinois.edu/
MSCE Degree Requirements for Construction Engineering and Management:
Students are required to complete 36 hours of graduate course work without a thesis, or 32 hours of course work with a thesis. At least 12 hours must be taken in the fields of construction engineering and management at the 400-level. At least three 500-level courses must be taken; at least 8 hours must be in the fields of construction engineering and management. The rest of the hours (electives) can be taken from related fields of construction engineering and management, including business administration, finance, architecture, and industrial engineering. No more than 4 hours of CEE 597 may be used towards the 500-level requirement. Students are expected to work closely with their program advisors to develop programs of study that will meet the degree requirements and the student’s career objectives. All programs of study are subject to review and approval by the construction area advisors.
MSCE Degree Requirements for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems Program:
Please refer to the SRIS website for the most current requirements and procedures: cee.illinois.edu/areas/sustainable-and-resilient-infrastructure-systems-program.
MSCE Degree Requirements for Energy-Water-Environment Sustainability Program:
Please refer to the EWES website for the most current requirements and procedures: cee.illinois.edu/areas/energy-water-environment-sustainability-program .
MSCE Degree Requirements for Societal Risk and Hazard Mitigation:
Please refer to the SRHM website for the most current requirements and procedures:
cee.illinois.edu/areas/societal-risk-and-hazard-mitigation-program