Norwegian Students -- Civil & Environmental Engineering Specialty Areas and Graduation Requirements

Graduate Study Leading to a Master of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, specifically for Norwegian Students

Specialty Areas and Graduation Requirements
Civil and Environmental Engineering offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science in Civil Engineering. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available. The CEE faculty is organized into four technical specialization areas as follows:

1. Structural Engineering
2. Water Resources Engineering
3. Environmental Engineering
4. Geotechnical Engineering

Norwegian students will be expected to take between 25 and 30 credits in prerequisites before entering the graduate. The number of credits required to satisfy the requirements for the graduate courses will be evaluated on an individual basis depending on the students’ coursework at their home institutions. Typically, based on past experience, the students should expect to take the following undergraduate courses:

For Students Majoring in Structures:

• CEE 347 – 3 credits – Geotechnical Engineering II
• CEE 357 – 3 credits – Theory and Design of Metal Structures I
• CEE 456 – 3 credits – Theory and Design of Structures II
• CEE 457 – 3 credits – Design of Metal Structures II
• CEE 458 – 3 credits – Theory and Design of Reinforced Concrete
• CEE 447 – 3 credits – Foundation Engineering
• GEOL 416 – 3 credits – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• ENGL 279 – 3 credits – Technical Communications I
• ENGL 289 – 3 credits – Technical Communications II

For Students Majoring in Environmental Engineering:

• CEE 327 – 3 credits – Environmental Engineering Process Fundamentals
• CEE 347 – 3 credits – Geotechnical Engineering II
• CEE 426 – 3 credits – Environmental Engineering Unit Operations and Processes
• CEE 427 – 3 credits – Environmental Engineering Remediation Processes
• CEE 428 – 3 credits – Advanced Treatment Plant Design
• CEE 435 – 3 credits – Water Resources Systems Management
• GEOL 416 – 3 credits – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• ENGL 279 – 3 credits – Technical Communications I
• ENGL 289 – 3 credits – Technical Communications II

For Students Majoring in Geotechnical Engineering:

• CEE 346 – 3 credits – Geotechnical Engineering I
• CEE 347 – 3 credits – Geotechnical Engineering II
• CEE 447 – 3 credits – Foundation Engineering
• CEE 448 – 3 credits – Applied Geotechnical Engineering
• CEE 358 – 3 credits – Applied Structural Design
• GEOE 475 – 3 credits – Ground Water
• GEOL 416 – 3 credits – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• ENGL 279 – 3 credits – Technical Communications I
• ENGL 289 – 3 credits – Technical Communications II

For Students Majoring in Water Resources Engineering:

• CEE 337 – 3 credits – Engineering Hydrology
• CEE 347 – 3 credits – Geotechnical Engineering II
• CEE 433 – 3 credits – Open Channel Flow
• CEE 435 – 3 credits – Water Resources Management
• CEE 437 – 3 credits – Watershed and Floodplain Modeling
• CEE 447 – 3 credits – Foundation Engineering
• GEOL 416 – 3 credits – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• ENGL 279 – 3 credits – Technical Communications I
• ENGL 289 – 3 credits – Technical Communications II

The candidates for the Master of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering have considerable freedom in building their program of study, A wide variety of courses are offered within the Civil and Environmental Department. This enables students to construct an individualized program of study in the four areas of study. Some students may also wish to combine various sub-areas of study in civil engineering, thereby having a much broader-based program of study. Many students in the Master of Science Degree Program complete courses taught by other departments at the university, such as advanced mathematics, computer science and programming, and the physical sciences.

The Master of Science Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering consists of a minimum of 30 hours for graduate work for the thesis option and 32 credits for the non-thesis option. The specific degree requirements are outlined in Table 1.

Table 1


Course Offerings
A list of elective courses that are available for the incorporation into the individual program of study specialization is given in Table 2. It is strongly recommended that each student pursuing the thesis option selects a major professor, become familiar with a thesis topic area and develop preliminary research objectives for their thesis during the first semester of registration.


Table 2

For more information contact...

Dr. Terje Preber, Chair
Civil & Environmental Engineering, SDSM&T
501 East Saint Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701-3995
Work Phone 605-394-2439
Terje.Preber@sdsmt.edu

Contact: International Student Programs

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