Graduate Program In Infrastructure Engineering & Management

The online and in-class Master of Engineering (M.E.) degree in Infrastructure Engineering and Management curriculum focuses on the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of lifeline infrastructures which are essential for quality of life. These infrastructures include roads and highways, railroads, airports, and pipelines/tubes for transportation of freight, water, sewer, waste, oil and gas, and information.  This broad-based program is specifically delineated for public works and transportation officials, municipalities, government agencies, utility and pipeline owners, design and consulting engineers and professionals involved in operation & maintenance and asset management of pipelines and utilities, railroads, roads and bridges, airports, pavements, water and wastewater treatment plants, hydraulic structures, and culverts and drainage structures. The Infrastructure Engineering and Management includes service life estimation, asset management, life cycle cost analysis, deterioration theories, inspection and assessment methods, and renewal and maintenance of infrastructure with utilization of innovative methods, sustainability considerations, environmental protection, and trenchless technologies.  Each student’s program of study is customized towards interest of the student and must be developed with the supervising committee before completing twelve (12) graduate credit hours. Core and sample elective course requirements for a master’s degree in the infrastructure engineering area are described below.

Master of Engineering Degree

Twenty-four (24) hours of course work must be in Civil Engineering.

Core Courses: Twelve (12) semester hours are required from the Core Courses list.

Elective Courses:  Twenty one (21) semester hours of elective course work must be taken from Civil Engineering Elective Courses listed below (i.e., one (1) three (3) hour course from each of the following CE areas - environmental, geotechnical, structures, transportation, and water resources). Three (3) additional semester hours of electives must be taken from the department or selected courses outside the department.  Three (3) semester hours of elective course work must be taken as a research tool or supporting courses to the program of work, such as the CIRP courses listed under Elective Courses below.  The Elective Courses listed below are highly recommended for this option, but are not all-inclusive.  Course selection must result in a cohesive program that supports the degree plan and must receive the approval of the student’s supervising committee.

Project Course:  Each student must complete a three (3) hour project on Infrastructure Design Engineering (CE5395 Master Project).

Final Exam:  Enrollment in CE 5193, Master’s Comprehensive Examination is required in the semester of graduation.

Final Degree Requirements vary depending upon a student’s background and experience.  Student’s supervising committee establishes individual’s final degree requirements.