Graduate Accreditation
Civil Engineering Graduate Program Educational Objectives and Outcomes
The UT Arlington civil engineering graduate program is accredited by SACS. The aim of the graduate Civil Engineering Program (CEP) is two-fold: (1) To offer quality civil and environmental engineering education with an emphasis on the technical, professional, ethical, and societal responsibilities associated with the practice of engineering; and (2) To achieve a regional, state, national, and international reputation for excellence in engineering education. The program offers an education that meets the basic broad-based knowledge required for success, while providing the additional specific knowledge required for the chosen Civil Engineering area of study.
Consistent with the mission of the CEP in providing graduate education, there are six learning outcomes expected from both the master and Ph.D. programs in the CEP, as summarized in the following:
Desired Learning Outcomes for M.E./M.S. Students
Graduates will have extensive basic and applied knowledge in their selected Civil Engineering Program (CEP) interest area.
Graduates will have the ability to conduct independent and original study ranging from gathering of information to application, analysis, creation, documentation of the study, and its resolution.
Graduates will have extensive breadth and ability to critique and synthesize literature, review results and to apply this knowledge in developing new ideas, in designing and evaluating scientific investigations, and in assessing, interpreting and understanding data relating to their selected CEP interest area.
Graduates will demonstrate extensive mastery of the subject matter at a deeper theoretical and applied level beyond the fundamental knowledge gained in his/her undergraduate course sequence.
Graduates will have the ability to present scientific results in both written and oral format in various forums including thesis defense, master’s defense, project reports, manuscripts, professional society meetings, journals, and performing class lectures, presentations, and reports.
A student graduating with a master’s degree in civil engineering is expected to demonstrate interest in pursuing life long learning by attaining professional licensees, and obtaining professional development hours by attendance at conferences, higher educational classes, short courses and seminars, conducting classes, and publishing.
Desired Learning Outcomes for Ph.D. Students
Graduates will command profound basic and applied knowledge in their specialty area within their Civil Engineering Program (CEP) interest area.
Graduates will have the ability to conduct a major independent and original research study that includes gathering of information, gaining an understanding of the process of academic or commercial exploitation of research results, demonstrating an understanding of contemporary research issues, effective project management, synthesis and evaluation, and appropriate dissemination of research findings.
Graduates will have a profound ability to critique and synthesize literature, review results and to apply knowledge gained from literature to develop new ideas, to design and evaluate scientific investigations, and to assess, interpret and understand data related to their specialty area within their CEP interest area.
Graduates will demonstrate profound mastery of the subject matter at a deeper theoretical and applied level well beyond fundamental knowledge gained in the undergraduate course sequence and the higher-level knowledge gained in the master’s level course sequence.
Graduates will have the ability to construct coherent arguments and articulate ideas clearly to an audience, through a variety of techniques, constructively defend research outcomes, justify their research to the profession and promote the public understanding of their research fields.
A student graduating with a doctoral degree in civil engineering is expected to demonstrate interest in pursuing life long learning by attaining professional licensees, and obtaining professional development hours by attendance at conferences, higher educational classes, short courses and seminars, conducting classes, and publishing.
