Civil Engineering

Students pursuing the PhD degree in civil engineering can specialize in any of the following areas of civil engineering:

• Construction engineering and management
• Geotechnical engineering
• Structural engineering
• Transportation engineering
• Water resources engineering
• Building mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems

Students may start their graduate studies in the fall, spring or summer semester. A bachelor’s degree in a field of engineering is required for admission to the PhD degree program in civil engineering.

Exceptionally well-qualified baccalaureate degree holders may be accepted directly into the fast-track PhD degree program without prior completion of a master’s degree.  Students in the fast-track PhD program are not required to write a master’s thesis or complete the MS degree en route to the PhD.