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 60630: Infrastructure and Project Finance (3 credits) – Luis Fargier-Gabaldón, PhD
CE 60632: Construction Estimating & Scheduling (3 credits) – Phil Barutha, PhD
CE 60600: Virtual Design and Construction (3 credits) – Steve Blackburn
CE 40620: Transportation Engineering and Construction (3 credits) – Phil Barutha, PhD
CE 60701: MEng Capstone I (1 credit) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE & Phil Barutha, PhD
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) (with approval of instructor) – Stephen Kromkowski, AIA, NCARB
Spring Semester
CE 60522: Construction Issues with Specialty Geotech (3 credits) – Yazen Khasawneh, PhD, PE
CE 60631: Construction Alternative Project Delivery Methods (3 credits) – Philip Barutha, PhD
CE 50610: Fundamentals of Construction Management (3 credits) – Phil Barutha, PhD
CE 60702: MEng Capstone II (3 credits) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE & Phil Barutha, PhD
One of the electives from below (3 credits at the 600+ level)
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)
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 60611: Legal Issues and Risk Management in Engineering and Construction (1 credit) – Dan Brennan, JD
CE 60632: Construction Estimating & Scheduling (3 credits) – Phil Barutha, PhD
ACMS 20340 Statistics for Life Sciences or ACMS 30440 Probability and Statistics or ECON 30340: Statistics for Economics (3 credits)
CE 60701: MEng Capstone I (1 credit) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE & Phil Barutha, PhD
CE 20150: Statics (3 credits)
Spring Semester
CE 60522: Construction Issues with Specialty Geotech (3 credits) – Yazen Khasawneh, PhD, PE
CE 60631: Construction Alternative Project Delivery Methods (3 credits) – Philip Barutha, PhD
CE 50610: Fundamentals of Construction Management (3 credits) – Phil Barutha, PhD
CE 60702: MEng Capstone II (3 credits) – Kevin Q. Walsh, PhD, PE, SE & Phil Barutha, PhD
One of the electives from Track A above (3 credits at the 600+ level)
Electives are available for students who have taken any of the above classes previously, including (but not limited to) courses listed in Track A above.
Fall Semester #2
CE 60630: Infrastructure and Project Finance (3 credits) – Luis Fargier-Gabaldón, PhD
CE 60600: Virtual Design and Construction (3 credits) – Steve Blackburn
CE 40620: Transportation Engineering and Construction (3 credits) – Phil Barutha, PhD
ARCH 70411: Environmental Systems I (3 credits) – Stephen Kromkowski, AIA, NCARB
Elective: CE 60283: Retrofitting of Bridges and Buildings (3 credits) – Luis Fargier-Gabaldón, PhD