Students

Undergraduate Program

The objective of the program is to provide students a broad and thorough education in civil and environmental engineering fundamentals, applications, and design in order to prepare graduates for the practice of professional engineering with confidence and skills necessary to meet the technical and social challenges of the future. It also provides a basis for continuation of studies at the graduate level. The program offers a four-year undergraduate curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and five-year dual-degree programs in conjunction with liberal art and science majors. A B.S.-M.B.A. joint program is also available with the Rutgers Graduate School of Management. The graduates are well versed in several areas of civil engineering, such as structural, geotechnical, transportation, construction, water resource and environmental engineering.

The curriculum requires that all students obtain first hand experience in the use of a wide range of modern experimental equipment. The purpose of the laboratory instruction is to complement the theoretical and analytical course work and to verify the fundamentals learned in those courses. The department's laboratory facilities are located in the Civil Engineering Laboratory Building and the Civil Engineering Building on Busch Campus, and Civil Engineering Laboratories on Livingston Campus, which are equipped to carry out a broad spectrum of advanced research and instruction in virtually all aspects of civil engineering.

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Graduate Program

The objective of the program is to provide thorough educational and research experience in civil and environmental engineering, leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. To address numerous demands of the growing population and economy, transportation needs, and the mandate for preservation of the clean environment, the program offers a number of areas of study. Those include: structural analysis and design, computational mechanics, structural optimization and reliability, experimental characterization and theoretical modeling of geo and transportation materials, geotechnical structures, nondestructive evaluation of transportation infrastructure, problems of dynamic soil-structure interaction, water and wastewater treatment, environmental fluid mechanics, air pollution control, intelligent transportation systems, transportation planning, maritime transportation, environmental management of maritime infrastructure, construction engineering and management.

Students with a B.S. degree from an accredited civil engineering field may apply for direct admission to the graduate program. Students with backgrounds in engineering programs other than civil engineering are required to complete certain prerequisite undergraduate courses in civil engineering.

Master of Science degree candidates may elect either a thesis or nonthesis option. The thesis option consists of 24 credits of course work, 6 credits of research in a specialized area, and a final thesis presentation. In the nonthesis option, a candidate must complete 27 credits of course work, a 3-credit special project with a report, and pass an oral final examination. Requirements for the M.S. degree may be satisfied for all options in a part-time evening program designed especially for students employed in industry and other students whose obligations preclude full-time study. Admission and academic standards for part-time students are the same as for full-time students. This arrangement makes it possible for students to combine day and evening schedules simultaneously or at different periods in their academic careers. The Master of Philosophy degree is available to doctoral students.

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is primarily a research degree and is not conferred solely as a result of the completion of a series of prescribed courses. The requirements for the Ph.D. degree include a minimum of 48 credits of course work beyond the baccalaureate, a minimum of 24 credits of research beyond the M.S. degree, and the successful completion of a research dissertation. There is no language requirement. Ph.D. candidates are normally required to register for at least two consecutive terms as full-time students in residence. Exceptions to this requirement may be made in certain special situations.

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