A minor in Civil Engineering is available for non-departmental majors who would like an overview of the principles of civil engineering. Students wishing to pursue a minor in civil engineering must complete 17-18 credits in addition to the prerequisite courses of AS.171.101 General Physics: Physical Science Major I, AS.110.108 Calculus I (Physical Sciences & Engineering), and AS.110.109 Calculus II (For Physical Sciences and Engineering).
The minor consists of:
- two fundamental civil engineering courses + a lab
- two semesters of CaSE Careers (an undergraduate seminar course)
- three courses in one technical area of your choice (Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Systems Engineering)
*Students completing courses from the area of Geotechnical Engineering will complete the minor with 18 credits instead of 17; Soil Mechanics is a 4 credit course.
No D grades can be counted toward the minor
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Civil Engineering Fundamentals | 8 | |
EN.560.100 | Civilization Engineered | 3 |
EN.560.201 | Statics & Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
EN.560.211 | Statics and Mechanics of Materials Laboratory | 1 |
EN.560.391 | CaSE Careers I | .5 |
EN.560.392 | CaSE Careers II | .5 |
Students must choose to focus in one of the following four technical areas | ||
Structural Engineering | 9 | |
EN.560.301 | Structural Systems I | 3 |
EN.560.302 | Structural Systems II | 3 |
EN.560.445 | Advanced Structural Analysis | 3 |
Geotechnical Engineering | 10 | |
AS.270.220 | The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Geology | 3 |
EN.560.305 | Soil Mechanics | 4 |
EN.560.330 | Foundation Design | 3 |
Systems Engineering | 9 | |
EN.560.240 | Uncertainty, Reliability and Decision-making | 3 |
EN.560.250 | Intro to Mathematical Decision Making | 3 |
EN.560.458 | Natural Disaster Risk Modeling | 3 |
Mechanics of Materials | 9 | |
EN.530.430 | Applied Finite Element Analysis | 3 |
EN.560.362 | Engineering Mechanics and Materials | 3 |
EN.560.462 | Failure Mechanics in Materials | 3 |