The Master of Civil Engineering is a ten-course master's degree designed to equip professionals working in the field of civil engineering with up-to-date knowledge and skills necessary for designing and maintaining the structures and infrastructure systems that make up our built environment in the face of evolving demands and constraints. With a diverse suite of graduate courses, students may choose to focus their degree in the areas of geotechnical engineering, ocean & coastal engineering, or structural engineering, or they may tailor a general civil engineering program to meet their specific needs. Courses are taught primarily online and virtual live (VL), with a few courses offered in person on the Homewood Campus.
Admission Requirements
Applicants (degree seeking and special student) must meet the general requirements for admission to graduate study as outlined in the Admission Requirements. The applicant’s prior education must include a degree in civil engineering or a closely related technical discipline. Admitted students typically have earned a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (B or above) in the latter half of their undergraduate studies. Transcripts from all college studies must be submitted. When reviewing an application, the candidate’s academic and professional background will be considered.
Applicants with a degree in a field closely related to civil engineering may be accepted to the program provided they demonstrate the successful completion of coursework from a regionally accredited institution including: Calculus I, Calculus II, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, Physics I, Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Theory of Structures, Soil Mechanics, and Structural Design in Steel and Reinforced Concrete. Applicants whose prior education does not include the prerequisites listed may enroll under provisional status, followed by full admission status once they have completed the missing prerequisites.
Program Requirements
Ten courses must be completed within five years. Students may either pursue a general civil engineering course of study or choose to focus their studies in one of three areas: structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, or ocean and coastal engineering. A focus area is not required for this program and will not appear as an official designation on a student’s transcript or diploma. Rather, each focus area contains a unique list of elective courses designed to guide students through the program so they are prepared for professional advancement in one of these specific fields after graduation. The courses required for each of the programs are listed below; any deviations from these requirements must be approved by the program chair. A maximum of one course may be selected from the Engineering Management program.
Program options
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering Program | ||
| Focus Areas | ||
| Structural Engineering | ||
| Geotechnical Engineering | ||
| Ocean and Coastal Engineering | ||
Courses
General Civil Engineering
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | Credits | |
| Three core courses are required: | ||
| EN.535.641 | Mathematical Methods For Engineers | 3 |
| EN.565.604 | Structural Mechanics | 3 |
| EN.565.606 | Geotechnical Engineering Principles | 3 |
| Electives | Credits | |
| Select at least four elective courses from the following: 1 | ||
| EN.565.608 | BIM Applications in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.616 | Applied Finite Element Methods | 3 |
| EN.565.619 | Advanced Structural Analysis | 3 |
| EN.565.620 | Advanced Steel Design | 3 |
| EN.565.622 | Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design | 3 |
| EN.565.623 | Bridge Design and Evaluation | 3 |
| EN.565.626 | Design of Wood Structures | 3 |
| EN.565.628 | Preservation Engineering I: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EN.565.630 | Prestressed Concrete Design | 3 |
| EN.565.631 | Preservation Engineering II: Theory & Practice | 3 |
| EN.565.633 | Investigation, Diagnosis, and Rehabilitation | 3 |
| EN.565.636 | Lateral Forces: Analysis and Design of Building Structures | 3 |
| EN.565.637 | Preservation Engineering in the Urban Context | 3 |
| EN.565.641 | Fundamentals of Construction Management | 3 |
| EN.565.658 | Natural Disaster Risk Modeling | 3 |
| EN.565.664 | Advanced Foundation Design | 3 |
| EN.565.680 | Marine Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.682 | Design of Ocean Structures | 3 |
| EN.565.684 | Port & Harbor Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.686 | Sustainable Coastal Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.731 | Structural Dynamics | 3 |
| EN.565.732 | Earthquake Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.734 | Wind Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.736 | Structural Fire Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.740 | Structural Stability | 3 |
| EN.565.762 | Ground Improvement Methods | 3 |
| EN.565.764 | Retaining Structures and Slope Stability | 3 |
| EN.565.800 | Independent Study in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.801 | Independent Study in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| 1. Of the remaining three courses, a minimum of two must be fulfilled by elective courses in any of the civil engineering program's focus areas, and a maximum of one course may be fulfilled by a course outside of the elective courses in any of the civil engineering program's focus areas. | ||
Structural Engineering Focus Area
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | Credits | |
| Two core courses are required: | ||
| EN.565.604 | Structural Mechanics | 3 |
| EN.535.641 | Mathematical Methods For Engineers | 3 |
| Electives | Credits | |
| Select at least four elective courses from the following: 2 | ||
| EN.565.608 | BIM Applications in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.616 | Applied Finite Element Methods | 3 |
| EN.565.619 | Advanced Structural Analysis | 3 |
| EN.565.620 | Advanced Steel Design | 3 |
| EN.565.622 | Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design | 3 |
| EN.565.623 | Bridge Design and Evaluation | 3 |
| EN.565.626 | Design of Wood Structures | 3 |
| EN.565.628 | Preservation Engineering I: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| EN.565.630 | Prestressed Concrete Design | 3 |
| EN.565.631 | Preservation Engineering II: Theory & Practice | 3 |
| EN.565.633 | Investigation, Diagnosis, and Rehabilitation | 3 |
| EN.565.636 | Lateral Forces: Analysis and Design of Building Structures | 3 |
| EN.565.637 | Preservation Engineering in the Urban Context | 3 |
| EN.565.641 | Fundamentals of Construction Management | 3 |
| EN.565.682 | Design of Ocean Structures | 3 |
| EN.565.731 | Structural Dynamics | 3 |
| EN.565.732 | Earthquake Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.734 | Wind Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.736 | Structural Fire Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.740 | Structural Stability | 3 |
| 2. Of the remaining four courses, a minimum of three must be fulfilled by elective courses in any of the civil engineering program's focus areas, and a maximum of one course may be fulfilled by a course outside of the elective courses in any of the civil engineering program's focus areas. | ||
Geotechnical Engineering Focus Area
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | Credits | |
| Two core courses are required: | ||
| EN.565.606 | Geotechnical Engineering Principles | 3 |
| EN.535.641 | Mathematical Methods For Engineers | 3 |
| Electives | Credits | |
| Select at least four elective courses from the following: 2 | ||
| EN.565.641 | Fundamentals of Construction Management | 3 |
| EN.565.664 | Advanced Foundation Design | 3 |
| EN.565.680 | Marine Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.762 | Ground Improvement Methods | 3 |
| EN.565.764 | Retaining Structures and Slope Stability | 3 |
| EN.575.626 | Hydrogeology | 3 |
| EN.575.629 | Modeling Contaminant Migration through Multimedia Systems | 3 |
| EN.575.640 | Geospatial Intelligence: the art and science for better understanding our world | 3 |
| EN.575.703 | Environmental Biotechnology | 3 |
| 2. Of the remaining four courses, a minimum of three must be fulfilled by elective courses in any of the civil engineering program's focus areas, and a maximum of one course may be fulfilled by a course outside of the elective courses in any of the civil engineering program's focus areas. | ||
Ocean and Coastal Engineering Focus Area
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | Credits | |
| Two core courses are required: | ||
| EN.565.682 | Design of Ocean Structures | 3 |
| EN.535.641 | Mathematical Methods For Engineers | 3 |
| Electives | Credits | |
| Select at least four elective courses from the following: 2 | ||
| EN.535.621 | Intermediate Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| EN.565.641 | Fundamentals of Construction Management | 3 |
| EN.565.658 | Natural Disaster Risk Modeling | 3 |
| EN.565.680 | Marine Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.684 | Port & Harbor Engineering | 3 |
| EN.565.686 | Sustainable Coastal Engineering | 3 |
| EN.575.708 | Open Channel Hydraulics | 3 |
| EN.575.717 | Hydrology | 3 |
| EN.575.728 | Sediment Transport and River Mechanics | 3 |
| EN.565.734 | Wind Engineering | 3 |
| 2. Of the remaining four courses, a minimum of three must be fulfilled by elective courses in any of the civil engineering program's focus areas, and a maximum of one course may be fulfilled by a course outside of the elective courses in any of the civil engineering program's focus areas. | ||
Please refer to the course schedule (ep.jhu.edu/schedule) published each term for exact dates, times, locations, fees, and instructors.