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Twin Cities Campus
Civil Engineering Ph.D.CSENG Civil, Envrn & Geo-Eng (CEGE)
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 122 Civil Engineering Building, 500 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-5522; fax: 612-626-7750)
Email:
civesgs@umn.edu
Website: http://www.ce.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Civil engineering emphases are available in environmental engineering (e.g., pollutant fate and transport, process modeling, soil and groundwater remediation, water and wastewater treatment), geomechanics (e.g., fracture and localization, groundwater flow, stability and liquefaction, wave and shock propagation), structural engineering (e.g., computational and structural mechanics, earthquake engineering, infrastructure performance and durability, new systems and materials), transportation engineering (e.g., intelligent transportation systems, pavement design and materials, transportation economics, traffic safety), and water resources engineering (e.g., earthscape processes, environmental and biological systems, hydrologic and climate dynamics, hydrodynamics, and turbulence).
The Ph.D. degree couples independent research with coursework in a comprehensive program for those wishing to attain mastery of their field. The Ph.D. degree demands the ability and desire to pursue independent and original studies and can be earned with emphasis in environmental, geomechanics, structural, transportation, or water resources engineering. Research performance, as judged by preparation of a dissertation on an independently pursued research topic, is the primary requirement for the Ph.D. degree.
Students enter the Ph.D. program two to four years following the bachelor's degree, normally after completing the M.S. degree. The Ph.D. program is typically completed in four to six years following the bachelor's degree. Each program of study is designed in consultation with a faculty adviser to meet the special needs of the student, although programs must be approved by the director of graduate studies.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
A bachelor's degree in an engineering, basic science, or mathematics program is preferred.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Applicants are required to submit results of the GRE in support of their applications. A preferred TOEFL score of 550 (paper), 213 (computer), or 79 (Internet) is required of foreign applicants from non-English-speaking countries. Admission requirements also include three letters of recommendation and a statement of purpose that outlines the prospective student's research interests, reasons for pursuing graduate studies, and career plans after graduation. Students are admitted each semester, but applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications by December 15 in order to begin the following fall semester.
Special Application Requirements:
Admission depends primarily on the applicant's academic record and letters of recommendation. Applicants who lack civil engineering training are often required to complete one or more appropriate courses from the undergraduate civil engineering program. Graduate credit is not awarded for such preparatory work. For the M.C.E. program, an ABET-accredited bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
33
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
A typical program consists of 45 credits of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree, plus 24 thesis credits. A supporting program or minor consisting of at least 12 credits taken outside the department must be included. Credits earned in a M.S. program may be presented in partial fulfillment of the Ph.D. requirements. Rigid requirements for the number of 8xxx courses appropriate for Ph.D. programs have not been set; nonetheless, the Ph.D. represents the highest level of scholarly achievement and coursework should be selected accordingly.
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