Detailed Listing
All Civil Engineering Courses
CE 200 - Land Surveying| Pre-req: | MATH 128 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | Syllabus |
Introduction to the current surveying methods and equipment as applied to mapping projects and simple construction layout. Leveling, angles and directions, distance measurements, and fundamental traverse calculations along with mapping principles are emphasized.
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CE 201 - Intro to Civil Engineering| Pre-req: | ENGR 102 | | Hours: | 1 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Overview of civil engineering disciplines and careers including structural, environmental, hydrotechnical, geotechnical and transportation engineering. Addresses the technical concepts and career opportunities in each area. Emphasis on providing guidance for success in completing undergraduate studies.
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CE 210 - Intro. CADD for Civil Engr.| Pre-req: | ENGR 102 or Consent | | Hours: | 2 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
An introduction to computeraided
design and drafting (CADD) software for communicating design plans and specifications
for civil and environmental engineering projects.
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CE 273 - ASCE Workshop| Hours: | 1 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
The course provides a formal structure for meeting and conducting activities necessary to compete in competitions such as the concrete canoe, steel bridge, technical problem solving, and surveying. It does not satisfy any graduation requirement.
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CE 293 A-Z - Special Topics| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring/Summer |
Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
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CE 301 - Engr Professional Development| Hours: | 1 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Spring | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Non-technical issues facing graduate engineers: career paths, job search, professional registration, legal issues, engineering ethics,
professional societies, and life long learning.
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CE 305 - Introduction to Geomatics| Pre-req: | CE 210 or
consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Introduction to the theory and practice of the technologies used to measure, calculate, acquire, process, and display terrain and other data for use in mapping, planning, designing, constructing, and managing the built and natural environments.
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CE 310 - Civil Engineering Materials| Pre-req: | MAE 243 | | Hours: | 3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Spring | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Physical, chemical, and molecular properties of materials commonly used in civil engineering works. Influence of these properties on the performance and use of materials.
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CE 321 - Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers
Fluid properties, statics, and kinematics; conservation laws for mass, momentum, and mechanical energy; piezometric head and grade lines; dimensional analysis and similitude; weir and orifice flow; introduction to flow in pipes and open channels.
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CE 322 - Hydrotechnical Engineering| Pre-req: | CE 321 | | Hours: | 3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Spring | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Flow in pipes and pipe networks; pumps; uniform and gradually varied open channel flow; design of water distribution, sanitary sewer, and storm water collection systems.
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CE 322 - Hydrotechnical Engineering| Pre-req: | CE 321 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Flow in pipes and pipe networks; pumps; uniform and gradually varied open channel flow; design of water distribution, sanitary sewer, and storm water collection systems.
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CE 332 - Introduction to Transportation Engineering| Hours: | 4 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Integrated transportation systems from the standpoint of assembly, haul, and distribution means. Analysis of transport equipment and traveled way. Power requirements, speed, stopping, capacity, economics, route location. Future technological developments and innovations.
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CE 347 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 4 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Introduction to physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of waters and wastewaters, and fundamental principles of water
and wastewater treatment including hands-on laboratory exercises.
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CE 351 - Introductory Soil Mechanics| Pre-req: | MAE 243 | | Hours: | 4 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Spring | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Introduction to geotechnical engineering,
fundamental soil properties, classification of soils, soil compaction, permeability, compressibility and consolidation of soils, shear strength, lateral earth pressures.
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CE 361 - Structural Analysis 1
Stability, determinacy, and equilibrium of structures; shear and bending moment diagrams of determinate and indeterminate beams and frames; analysis of trusses; displacement of planar structures by geometric and energy methods.
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CE 393 - Special Topics| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring/Summer | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
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CE 411 - Pavement Design| Pre-req: | MAE 243 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Effects of traffic, soil, environment, and loads on the design and behavior of pavement. Design of pavement structures. Pavement performance and performance surveys.
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CE 412 - Concrete and Aggregates| Pre-req: | CE 310 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Considerations and methods for the design of concrete mixes. Properties of portland cement and aggregates and their influence on the design and performance of concrete mixtures. Testing of concrete and aggregate and the significance of these tests.
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CE 413 - Construction Methods| Pre-req: | Junior or Senior Standing in Civil Engineering | | Hours: | 3 | Syllabus |
Study of construction methods, equipment, and administration with particular emphasis on the influence of new developments in technology.
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CE 414 - Construction Engineering| Pre-req: | Senior Standing | | Hours: | 3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Other/Contact Deptment for Specific Information | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Introduce students to the role of the civil engineer in the construction process, including critical path analysis, productivity
estimation, equipment capability and selection.
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CE 415 - Flexible Pavements| Pre-req: | CE 310 | | Hours: | 3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Spring | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Design, construction and maintenance of flexible pavements, including material characterization, mix design, construction methods, pavement design and evaluation, and maintenance procedures.
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CE 416 - Advanced Concrete Materials| Pre-req: | MAE 243 | | Hours: | 3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Microstructure and properties of portland cement pastes, rheology, maturity, strength properties, non-linear fracture mechanics, early age volume changes, creep and shrinkage models, transport mechanism and durability of concrete, special concretes.
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CE 420 - Computational Fluid Mechanics
Use of the computer in elementary hydraulics, open channel flow, potential flow, and boundary layer flow, numerical techniques for solution of algebraic equations, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations.
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CE 425 - Engineering Hydrology| Pre-req: | CE 321 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | Syllabus |
Scientific basis of the hydrologic cycle and its engineering implications; rainfall-runoff processes, hydrographs, flood routing, and statistical methods.
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CE 427 - Water Resources Engineering
Application of hydrologic and hydraulic principles in the design and analysis of water resource systems; probability concepts and economics in water resource planning, water law, reservoir operations, hydraulic structures, flood damage mitigation, hydroelectric power, and drainage.
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CE 431 - Highway Engineering
Highway administration, economics, and finance; planning and design; subgrade soils and drainage; construction and maintenance. Design of a highway. Center line and grade line projections, earthwork, and cost estimates.
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CE 433 - Urban Transportation Planning and Design| Pre-req: | CE 332 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Principles of planning and physical design of transportation systems for different parts of the urban area. Land use, social, economic, and environmental compatibilities emphasized. Evaluation and impact assessment.
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CE 435 - Railway Engineering
Development and importance of the railroad industry. Location, construction, operation, and maintenance.
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CE 436 - Pedestrian/Bike Transportation| Hours: | 3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Spring | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Planning, design, operation and maintenance of
pedestrian and bicycle facilities, including multi-use trails; policies to encourage non-motorized travel; traffic calming; accessibility and ADA requirements; connections to transit.
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CE 442 - Environmental Aerosol Science
This course will give an understanding of the basic principles behind aerosol generation, measurement, mechanics and toxicity for aerosols found in the environment.
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CE 443 - Environmental Science and Technology| Pre-req: | Engineering Major | | Hours: | 3 | Syllabus |
Issues of global atmospheric change, minimization and control of hazardous wastes, groundwater contamination, water pollution, air pollution, solid waste control, and management of water and energy resources.
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CE 445 - Properties of Air Pollutants
Physical, chemical, and biological behavioral properties of dusts, droplets, and gases in the atmosphere. Air pollutant sampling and analysis. Planning and operating air pollution surveys.
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CE 447 - Environmental Engineering Design| Pre-req: | CE 347 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | Syllabus |
Process design of treatment/remediation systems; comparison of alternatives and preliminary cost evaluation.
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CE 451 - Foundation Engineering| Pre-req: | CE 351 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | Syllabus |
Subsurface investigations and synthesis of soil parameters for geotechnical design and analysis, concepts of shallow and deep foundation design, geotechnical design of conventional retaining walls, computerized analysis and design of soil/foundation interaction; case histories.
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CE 453 - Earthwork Design| Pre-req: | CE 351 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Use of soil mechanics principles in the analysis, design, and construction of earth structures. Principles of compaction and compaction control; an introduction to slope stability analysis and landslides; earth reinforcement systems, and ground improvement techniques.
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CE 454 - Geotechnical Engineering Field Methods
Soil exploration and groundwater sampling; insitu determination of properties using split spoon, cone, dilatometer, pressuremeter, and vane equipment. Instrumentation for monitoring field performance and challenges associated with exploration and monitoring in geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering.
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CE 461 - Structural Analysis 2| Pre-req: | CE 361 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Fundamental theory of statically indeterminate structures; analysis of indeterminate beams, frames, and trusses by stiffness and flexibility methods; study of influence lines for beams, frames, and trusses.
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CE 462 - Reinforced Concrete Design| Pre-req: | CE 361 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Behavior and design of reinforced concrete members. Material properties, design methods and safety consideration, flexure, shear, bond and anchorage, combined flexure and axial load, footings, introduction to torsion slender columns and pre-stressed concrete.
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CE 463 - Steel Design
Material properties, design of steel bridge and building systems with emphasis on connections, beams, columns, plastic design, and cost estimates.
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CE 464 - Timber Design| Pre-req: | CE 361 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Fundamentals of modern timber design and analysis.
Topics include wood properties, design of beams, columns, trusses, and other structures using
dimension lumber, glue-laminated products and composites.
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CE 465 - Conceptual Design of Structures| Pre-req: | CE 361 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Classification, function, and conceptual analytical understanding of structural systems and components; design codes and modeling of loads; behavior of components and systems; design principles of structural systems.
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CE 479 - Integrated Civil Engineering Design| Pre-req: | Senior Standing | | Hours: | 3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Integration of the civil engineering curriculum by comprehensive design experience to professional standards. Project(s) are performed in student group(s) under faculty supervision.
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CE 490 - Teaching Practicum| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring/Summer |
Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
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CE 491 - Professional Field Experience| Hours: | 1-18 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring/Summer |
(May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.)
Prearranged experiential learning program to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
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CE 493 A-Z - Special Topics| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring/Summer |
Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
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CE 494 - Seminar| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring/Summer |
Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
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CE 496 - Senior Thesis| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring/Summer |
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CE 497 - Research
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CE 498 - Honors| Pre-req: | Students in Honors Program and consent by the Honors director. | | Hours: | 1-3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall/Spring/Summer |
Independent reading, study, or research.
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CE 511 - Pavement Design| Pre-req: | CE 451 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Effects of traffic, soil, environment, and loads on the design and behavior of pavement systems. Design of pavement systems. Consideration of drainage and climate. Pavement performance and performance surveys.
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CE 515 - Flexible Pavements
Design, construction and maintenance of flexible pavements, including material characterization, mix design, construction methods, pavement design and evaluation, and maintenance procedures.
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CE 520 - Groundwater Dynamics
Introduction to groundwater, formulation of equations for saturated and unsaturated flow, analytical solutions for steady and transient cases, transport of pollutants, and numerical techniques.
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CE 522 - Free Surface Hydrodynamics
The dynamics of liquid flow with a free surface under the influence of gravity; open channel hydraulics, wave motion, and buoyancy effects.
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CE 524 - Groundwater Engineering| Pre-req: | CE 322 or consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Introduction to the nature, hydrology, mechanics, technology, and quality of groundwater. Well solutions in confined, leaky, and unconfined aquifers. Modeling concepts and public-domain computer programs.
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CE 528 - Groundwater Contaminant Transport
Solute and particle transport; aqueous geochemistry; mathematics of mass transport; transformation; retardation, and attenuation of solutes; modeling contaminant transport and remediation.
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CE 530 - Probability, Reliability and Statistical Methods in Engineering| Pre-req: | Instructor Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Accounting for Influence of Uncertainty and Reliability in Analysis and Design of Civil engineering
Systems.
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CE 531 - Pedestrian/Bike Transportation| Hours: | 3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Spring | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Planning, design, operation and maintenance of
pedestrian and bicycle facilities, including multi-use trails; in-depth examination of policies, programs and design principles to encourage non-motorized travel.
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CE 532 - Airport Planning and Design| Pre-req: | CE 332 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Financing, air travel demand modeling, aircraft trends, traffic control, site selection, ground access, noise control, geometric design, pavement design, terminal facilities.
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CE 533 - Geometric Design of Highways
The theory and practice of geometric design of modern highways. Horizontal and vertical alignment, cross-slope, design speed, slight
distances, interchanges, and intersections. Critical analysis of design specifications.
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CE 534 - Introduction to Traffic Engineering| Pre-req: | CE 332 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
The purpose, scope, and methods of traffic engineering. Laboratory devoted to conducting simple traffic studies, solving practical problems, and designing traffic facilities.
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CE 535 - Airphoto Interpretation
Study of techniques for obtaining qualitative information concerning type and engineering characteristics of surficial materials. Use of airphoto interpretation for evaluation of engineering problems encountered in design and location of engineering facilities.
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CE 537 - Public Transportation Engineering
Design of rail and highway models for urban and rural areas. Consideration of vehicle technology, facility and route design, conventional and paratransit services, and related marketing, finance, and coordination issues.
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CE 538 - Highway Safety Engineering
Relationship between human, vehicular, and roadway factors which impact safety; functional requirements of highway safety features; legal aspects; accident analysis; evaluation of highway safety projects.
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CE 539 - Traffic Engineering Operations| Pre-req: | CE 534 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Theory and practice of application of traffic engineering regulations; traffic control concepts for urban street systems and freeways; freeway surveillance and incident management; driver information systems; traffic control system technology and management.
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CE 540 - Environmental Chemistry and Biology
Study of physical and chemical properties of water. Theory and methods of chemical analysis of water, sewage, and industrial wastes. Biological aspects of stream pollution problems.
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CE 542 - Physicochemical Treatment| Pre-req: | CE 347 or Concent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Engineering topics on water and wastewater treatment based on pollutant's physical and chemical characteristics will be presented, including human health concerns related to water, regulations, reactor theory, transport phenomena, and various treatment technologies
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CE 542 - Physicochemical Treatment| Pre-req: | CE 347 | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Engineering topics on water and wastewater treatment based on pollutant's physical and chemical characteristics will be presented, including human health concerns related to water, regulations, reactor theory, transport phenomena, and various treatment technologies.
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CE 543 - Water Quality Modeling and Statistical Methods| Pre-req: | CE 347 or consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Theories, methodologies and data analyses will be presented for water quality modeling in surface and groundwater, and for determining water quality distributions, trends, and compliance with regulatory standards.
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CE 543 - Water Quality Modeling & Analysis| Pre-req: | CE 347 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Theories, methodologies, and data analyses will be presented for water quality modeling in surface and groundwater, and for determining water quality distributions, trends, and compliance with regulatory standards.
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CE 546 - Principles of Biological Waste Treatment| Pre-req: | CE 540 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Examination of biological treatment systems related to microbiology and function. Models used to describe system behavior and kinetics are developed. Laboratory and field experiments are performed to understand the relation between operation and design.
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CE 547 - Applied Wetlands Ecology and Management| Hours: | 3 | | Semester Generally Offered: | Fall | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
The management and ecology of wetland vegetation, soils, hydrology, and wildlife. (Offered in fall of odd years. Also listed as WMAN 547 and PLSC 547).
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CE 549 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
Patterns and problems of solid waste storage, transport, and disposal. Examinations of various engineering alternatives with appropriate consideration for air and water pollution control and land reclamation. Analytical approaches to recovery and reuse of materials.
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CE 550 - Soil Properties and Behavior| Pre-req: | CE 451 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Soil mineralogy and the physicochemical properties of soils and their application to an understanding of permeability, consolidation, shear strength, and compaction. Prediction of engineering behavior of soils in light of physicochemical concepts.
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CE 551 - Soil Testing| Pre-req: | CE 351 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Experimental evaluation of soil properties and behavior. Emphasis is placed on the proper interpretation of experimental results and application of such results to practical problems.
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CE 552 - The Finite Element Method| Pre-req: | Graduate Standing in CE or MAE or Consent | | Hours: | 3 | Syllabus |
Introductory treatment of theoretical basis of finite element method, mathematical formulation, different types of elements, stress analysis in solids, applications, and computer implementation.
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CE 553 - Advanced Finite Element Methods
Formulation procedures and applications of finite element methods to two-and three-dimensional problems, techniques for nonlinear analysis computer implementation; applications in field problems, flow, and dynamics.
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CE 561 - Statically Indeterminate Structures
Force and displacement methods of analysis; energy principles and their application to trusses, frames, and grids; effects of axial forces; influence lines for frames, arches, and trusses; secondary stress analysis.
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CE 563 - Introduction to Structural Dynamics
General theory for dynamic response of systems having one or several degrees of freedom. Emphasis on the application of dynamic response theory to structural design.
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CE 564 - Nondestructive Material and Structural Evaluations
Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) using techniques based on mechanical and electromagnetic wave propagation; theory and applications of various NDE techniques including infrared thermography, dynamic characterization, seismic reflection and refraction, ultrasonics, acoustic emission, and radar.
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CE 566 - Advanced Materials for Infrastructure
Introduction to principles of material science; material structure, characterization at coupon and component level, practical information on fiber reinforced shapes; establishment of failure analysis and standardization.
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CE 567 - Prestressed Concrete
Behavior and design of prestressed concrete members. Materials, bending, shear, torsion, methods of prestressing, prestress losses, deflections, compression members, composite members, indeterminate structures.
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CE 590 - Teaching Practicum. I, II, S.| Pre-req: | Consent. | | Hours: | 1-3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Supervised practice in college teaching of ________ (Subject matter determined by department/division/college/school offering the course.)
Note: This course is intended to insure that graduate assistants are adequately prepared and supervised when they are given college teaching responsibility. It also provides a mechanism for students not on assistantships to gain teaching experience. Grading will be S/U.
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CE 591 - A-Z Advanced Topics
Investigation of advanced topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
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CE 591 - A-Z Advanced Topics
Investigation of advanced topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
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CE 592 - Directed Study. I, II, S.| Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Directed study, reading, and/or research
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CE 593 - A-Z Special Topics| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 Hr. | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | Syllabus |
A study of contemporary topics selected from recent developments in the field.
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CE 594 - A-Z Seminar| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Seminars arranged for advanced graduate students.
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CE 595 - Independent Study. I, II, S.| Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
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CE 687 - Materials Engineering
A study of materials engineering fundamentals emphasizing semiconductor, polymer, metal, and ceramic/cementitious material systems. Mechanical and physical properties, theoretical aspects, testing, design criteria, manufacturing, and economics of material systems. Laboratory testing and evaluation. (Equivalent to CHE 687, EE 687, MINE 687, IMSE 687, and MAE 687.)
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CE 690 - Teaching Practicum. I, II, S.| Pre-req: | Consent. | | Hours: | 1-3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Supervised practice in college teaching of ________ (Subject matter determined by department/division/college/school offering the course.)
Note: This course is intended to insure that graduate assistants are adequately prepared and supervised when they are given college teaching responsibility. It also provides a mechanism for students not on assistantships to gain teaching experience. Grading will be S/U.
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CE 691 - A-Z Advanced Topics.| Pre-req: | Consent. | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Investigation of advanced topics which are not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
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CE 692 - Directed Study. I, II, S.| Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Directed study, reading, and/or research
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CE 693 - Special Topics. I, II, S.| Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
A study of contemporary topics selected from recent developments in the field.
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CE 694 - Siminar| Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Seminars on current research by visitors and graduate students.
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CE 695 - Independent Study. I, II, S.| Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
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CE 696 - Graduate Seminar. I, II, S.| Pre-req: | Consent. | | Hours: | 1 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
It is anticipated that each graduate student will present at least one seminar to the assembled faculty and graduate student body of his or her program.
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CE 697 - Research| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-15 |
Research activities leading to thesis, problem report, research paper or equivalent scholarly project, or a dissertation.
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CE 698 - Thesis or Dissertation| Pre-req: | Consent. | | Hours: | 2-4 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
Note: This is an optional course for programs that believe that this level of control and supervision is needed during the writing of students’ reports (698), theses (698), or dissertations (798). Grading may be S/U.
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CE 699 - Graduate Colloquium. I, II, S.| Pre-req: | Consent. | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 |
For graduate students not seeking coursework credit but who wish to meet residence requirements, use the University’s facilities, and participate in its academic and cultural programs.
Note: Graduate students who are not actively involved in coursework or research are entitled, through enrollment in his or her department’s 699/799 Graduate Colloquium, to consult with graduate faculty, participate in both formal and informal academic activities sponsored by his/her program, and retain all of the rights and privileges of duly enrolled students. Grading is S/U; colloquium credit may not be counted against credit requirements for masters’ programs. Registration for one credit of 699/799 graduate colloquium satisfies the University requirement of registration in the semester in which graduation occurs.
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CE 721 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Equations of motion including buoyancy and Coriolis force; mechanics of jets and plumes; diffusion, dispersion, and mixing in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries.
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CE 722 - Deterministic Hydrology
An in-depth treatment of the dynamics of the accumulation of runoff, including the formulation of the unsteady surface flow equations and the unsteady saturated-unsaturated subsurface flow equations. Both analytical and numerical solutions are presented with applications.
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CE 723 - Stochastic Hydrology| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
The use of probabilistic and random processes techniques in the study of hydrologic problems, including multivariate time series and frequency- domain analyses of hydrologic data, and stochastic modeling of multidimensional hydrologic processes.
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CE 727 - Wastewater System Conveyance| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
Water and wastewater flows and measurement, design of water transportation systems, design of gravity-flow sanitary sewers and stormwater drainage systems, pumps and pump systems, and design of pumping stations.
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CE 732 - Transportation Systems Analysis
Systematic examination of the interaction between transport technology, activity systems, and traffic flows. Quantitative analysis of the relationship among vehicle cycles, networks, congestion, choice behavior, cost functions, and resulting travel-market equilibration.
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CE 740 - Environmental Systems Engineering| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
Mathematical and computer modeling of environmental systems with emphasis on decision-making; applications will be selected from some or all of the following areas: water quality, water resources planning, solid waste management, waste treatment.
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CE 742 - Water Treatment Theory
Theory of various procedures and techniques utilized in treatment of water for municipal and industrial use. Review of water quality criteria. Design of water purification facilities.
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CE 744 - Industrial and Advanced Waste TreatmentCo-req: | CE 540 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | Syllabus |
Basis physical and chemical unit operations used in industrial and advanced waste treatment; applications for waste water reclamation and reuse; study of industrial wastes from standpoint of process, source, and treatment.
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CE 748 - Design of Sanitary Works
Water supply and waste water disposal problems. Design of treatment facilities.
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CE 751 - Advanced Mechanics of Soils
Stress invariants, stress history and stress path, elastic and quasi-elastic models for soils; soil plasticity, failure theories for soils; critical state soil mechanics, and determination of construction parameters.
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CE 752 - Advanced Foundation Analysis| Pre-req: | CE 451 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Study of soil-structure interaction. Applications of principles of soil mechanics and numerical methods for analysis and design of geotechnical structures: strip footings, axially and laterally loaded piles, braced excavations, sheet pile walls, tunnel lining, and buried pipes and culverts.
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CE 753 - Advanced Earthwork Design| Pre-req: | CE 453 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Application of the principles of theoretical soil mechanics to the design of embankments of earth and rock. In-depth study of compaction theory, stability of natural and man-made slopes by limit equilibrium and deformation considerations.
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CE 754 - Groundwater and Seepage| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Flow of groundwater through soils and its application to the design of highways and dams and to construction operations. Emphasis is placed on both the analytical and classical flow net techniques for solving seepage problems.
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CE 755 - Geotechnical Risk Assessment
Application of probabilastic and statistical principles to geotechnical analysis and design. Random spatial variability of soil properties; decision under uncertainty; reliability of geotechnical structures.
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CE 756 - Soil Dynamics| Pre-req: | CE 550 and Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Consideration of the simple damped oscillator, wave propagation in elastic media, dynamic field and laboratory tests, dynamic soil properties, and foundation vibrations. Introduction to geotechnical aspects of earthquake engineering.
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CE 757 - Geotechnical Case Histories
Application of the principles of geotechnical engineering to professional practice as taught through the case histories approach. Study of actual problems in geotechnical engineering and their solutions.
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CE 760 - Finite Element Methods in Structural Analysis| Pre-req: | CE 561 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Relationships of elasticity theory; definitions and basic element operations; direct and variational methods of triangular and rectangular elements related to plane stress, plane strain, and flat plates in bending; variational principles in global analysis.
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CE 761 - Bridge Engineering
Statically indeterminate trusses, continuous trusses; steel and concrete arches; long-span and suspension bridges; secondary stresses.
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CE 762 - Numerical Analysis of Engineering Systems| Pre-req: | CE 561 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Numerical methods for the solution of equilibrium, eigenvalue and propagation problems of discrete and continuous structural systems with special emphasis on weighted residual techniques.
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CE 763 - Behavior of Steel Members| Pre-req: | CE 463 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Elastic behavior of steel members subjected to axial load, bending, and torsion. Elastic and inelastic response of beams, columns, and beam-columns to load and the resulting design implications. Comparison with standard steel codes and specifications.
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CE 764 - Light Gage Metal Design
Analysis and design of light gage material systems; flexural and compression members design; investigations into post buckling strength and optimum weight systems.
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CE 765 - Structural Design for Dynamic Loads
Nature of dynamic loading caused by earthquakes and nuclear weapons blasts; nature of dynamic resistance of structural elements and structural systems; criteria for design of blast-resistance and earthquake resistant structures; simplified and approximate design methods.
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CE 766 - Analysis and Design of Multistory Structures
Introduction; service, structural, and construction systems; analysis and design for lateral and gravity forces; structural modeling; computer applications; approximate methods; connections; foundations; review of standard building codes; special topics.
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CE 767 - Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members| Pre-req: | CE 462 or Consent | | Hours: | 3 |
Studies of actual member behavior; members in flexure, combined flexure, shear, and torsion; bond and anchorage; combined axial load and flexure; slender columns; deep beams; derivation of current code provisions.
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CE 768 - Behavior/Design of FRP Members| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 3 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | | CIP Code: | 140801 | Syllabus |
Studies of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)composite member behavior including rebars and wraps for concrete, under flexure,axial, shear forces and combined effects; design, durability, and rehabilitation of FRP members and systems including field applications.
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CE 790 - Teaching Practicum
Supervised practice in college teaching of civil engineering. Note: This course is intended to insure that graduate assistants are adequately prepared and supervised when they are given college teaching responsibility. It will also present a mechanism for students not on assistantships to gain teaching experience.
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CE 791 - Advanced Study| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
Investigation of advanced topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
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CE 792 - Directed Study| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
Directed study, reading, and or research.
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CE 793 - Special Topics| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
A study of contemporary topics selected from recent developments in the field.
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CE 794 - Seminar| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
Seminars arranged for advanced graduate students.
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CE 795 - Independent study| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
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CE 796 - Graduate Seminar| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
It is anticipated that each graduate student will present at least one seminar to the assembled faculty and graduate student body of his/her program.
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CE 797 - Research| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-15 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
Research activities leading to thesis, problem report, research paper or equivalent scholarly project, or a dissertation. Grading may be S/U.
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CE 798 - Dissertation| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 2-4 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
Note: This is an optional course for programs that believe that this level of control and supervision is needed during the writing of their student�s reports, thesis or dissertations. Grading may be S/U.
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CE 799 - Graduate Colloquium
For graduate students not seeking course work credit but who wish to meet residence requirements, use the University's facilities and participate in its academic and cultural programs. Note: Graduate students not actively involved in course work or research are entitled, through enrollment in his/her department's 799 or 899 Graduate Colloquium, to consult with graduate faculty, participate in both formal and informal academic activities sponsored by his/her program, and retain all of the rights and privileges of duly enrolled students. Grading is S/U; colloquium credit may not be counted against credit requirements for Masters programs.
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CE 900 - Professional Development| Pre-req: | Consent | | Hours: | 1-6 | | Enrollment Restriction: | College of Engineering and Mineral Resources |
Professional Development courses provide skill renewal or enhancement in a professional field or content area (e.g., education, community health, geology). The continuing education courses are graded on a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory grading scale and do not apply as graded credit toward a degree program.
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