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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, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, University of Minnesota, 122 Civil Engineering Building, 500 Pillsbury Drive S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-5522; fax: 612-626-7750)
Email:
cegesps@umn.edu
Website: http://www.cege.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:
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.
Special Application Requirements:
The application deadlines are December 3 for fall admission and August 31 for spring admission. All materials must be submitted to the online application. Additional information is available at http://www.cege.umn.edu/prospective/graduate/how-to-apply.html
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
36
credits are required in 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 36 credits of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree, plus 24 thesis credits. 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.
Required Courses
Any courses at the 5xxx and 8xxx level from the following programs may be used: AEM, AST, BBE, BMEN, CEGE, CHEM, CHEN, CSCI, EE, ESCI, IE, MATH, MATS, ME, PHYS, STAT. Use of 4xxx level courses must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies and a maximum of 8 credits may be included. The following 4xxx courses may not be used: CEGE 4301, 4401, 4501, 4502, and 4522. The 36 course credits may include 12 credits in a minor.
Seminar
Students may count up to two seminar credits for the Ph.D. program in the 36-credit total.
CEGE 8200 - Seminar: Transportation
(1.0 cr)
or
CEGE 8300 - Seminar: Geomechanics
(1.0 cr)
or
CEGE 8400 - Seminar: Structures
(1.0 cr)
or
CEGE 8500 - Seminar: Environmental
(1.0 cr)
Thesis Credits
Take 24 credits after passing preliminary oral exam
CEGE 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1.0-24.0 cr)
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