The following example curricula list the recommended courses for each track. Students are required to earn 30 credits total, with at least 24 credits at the 60000 level or higher, and the remaining 6 credits at the 40000 level or higher.
For students entering the program with non-EAC/ABET-accredited undergraduate degrees who are targeting careers requiring professional engineering (PE) registration, please review the information at the bottom of our “Who Should Apply?” page regarding credential evaluations.
Construction Engineering & Management (Track A)
Track A is for students with undergraduate degrees in STEM fields. Students in Track A must have taken multiple, sequential courses in mathematics (including Calculus II at a minimum) and science during their preceding university programs.
Fall Semester
CE 60810: Powerpoint, Papers, Proposals and More: The Art of Effective Communication (2 credits) – Clive Neal, PhD
CE 50610: Fundamentals of Construction Management (3 credits) – Mike O’Donnell, MS
CE 60600: Virtual Design and Construction (3 credits) – Steve Blackburn
CE 40620: Transportation Engineering and Construction (3 credits) – Luis Fargier-Gabaldón, PhD, PE
CE 60701: MEng Capstone I (1 credit) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE & Eric Horvath, MSA, PE
One of the electives from below
Several electives are available for students who have taken any of the above classes previously, including (but not limited to)…
ARCH 70411: Environmental Systems I (3 credits)
MBA/MSA 70474: Negotiations (2 credits) (with approval of instructor) AND either EG 60500: Engineering Discernment for Graduate Students (1 credit) or CE 63000: CEEES First Year Seminar (1 credit) (coordinate with MEng Director in advance)
ARCH 43511: Introduction to Historic Building Pathology and Assessment (with approval of instructor) (Note limit on 6 credits total for MEng program at 400 or 500-level).
Spring Semester
CE 60522: Construction Issues with Specialty Geotech (3 credits) – Yazen Khasawneh, PhD, PE
CE 63411 / ARCH 83411: Historic Preservation, Resilience, and Sustainability (3 credits) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE & Paul Kapp, MSHP, RA, NCARB
CE 60702: MEng Capstone II (3 credits) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE & Eric Horvath, MSA, PE
Two of the electives from below
Several electives are available for students who have taken any of the above classes previously, including (but not limited to)…
ARCH 61021: Digital Graphics (with approval of instructor)
MBA/MSA 70474: Negotiations (2 credits) (with approval of instructor) AND CE 60501: Engineering Leadership (1 credit) – Todd Taylor, MBA (coordinate with MEng Director in advance)
CE 60221: Measuring Sustainability: Life Cycle Assessment for Policy and Practice – Emily Grubert, PhD
ARCH 73421: Historic Preservation and Construction (with approval of instructor)
Construction Engineering & Management (Track B)
Track B is generally for students with undergraduate degrees in non-STEM fields. Students in Track B must have taken multiple, sequential courses in mathematics (including Calculus II at a minimum).
Fall Semester #1
CE 60810: Powerpoint, Papers, Proposals and More: The Art of Effective Communication (2 credits) – Clive Neal, PhD
CE 20150: Statics (3 credits)
CE 50610: Fundamentals of Construction Management (3 credits) – Mike O’Donnell, MS
ACMS 20340 Statistics for Life Sciences or ACMS 30440 Probability and Statistics or ECON 30340: Statistics for Economics (3 credits)
CE 60600: Virtual Design and Construction (3 credits) – Steve Blackburn
CE 60701: MEng Capstone I (1 credit) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE and Eric Horvath, MSA, PE
Recommended Additional Elective: CE 63000: CEEES First Year Seminar (1 credit) – Alex Taflanidis, PhD
Spring Semester
CE 60522: Construction Issues with Specialty Geotech (3 credits) – Yazen Khasawneh, PhD, PE
CE 63411 / ARCH 83411: Historic Preservation, Resilience, and Sustainability (3 credits) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE & Paul Kapp, MSHP, RA, NCARB
CE 60702: MEng Capstone II (3 credits) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE and Eric Horvath, MSA, PE
Choose two of the electives from Track A above (6 credits at the 600+ level)
Fall Semester #2
CE 40620: Transportation Engineering and Construction (3 credits) – Luis Fargier-Gabaldón, PhD, PE
ARCH 70411: Environmental Systems I (3 credits) – Stephen Kromkowski, AIA, NCARB
MBA/MSA 70474: Negotiations (2 credits) (with approval of instructor) AND either EG 60500: Engineering Discernment for Graduate Students (1 credit) or CE 63000: CEEES First Year Seminar (1 credit) (coordinate with MEng Director in advance)
Choose two of the electives from Track A above (3 credits at the 600+ level)