Total Semester-Hours Required: 32 – 36 (depending on concentration)

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department encourages students pursuing a GIEL certificate along with an MS in Civil Engineering to complete their MS coursework requirements in their first year and their GIEL certificate requirements in their second year. Students who prefer to complete their GIEL certificate requirements in their first year are asked to speak with their MS degree adviser beforehand

Guidance for students pursuing the MS in Civil Engineering with a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.

Please refer to the Civil Engineering homepage for the most up-to-date course requirements and other program information.

Required GIEL Coursework

All students will be required to complete the following 16 semester-hours of Gordon Engineering Leadership coursework. Please visit the curriculum page for complete course descriptions.

ENLR 5121Engineering Leadership 12
ENLR 5122Engineering Leadership 22
ENLR 5131Scientific Principles of Engineering 12
ENLR 5132Scientific Principles of Engineering 22
ENLR 7440Engineering Leadership Challenge Project 14
ENLR 7442Engineering Leadership Challenge Project 24

Civil Engineering Concentration Options

Students pursuing a concentration in Construction Management or Data and Systems will complete the core coursework associated with their concentration. Core coursework requirements can be found in the course catalog.

Students pursuing a concentration in Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering, Structures, and Water, Environmental, and Coastal Systems must complete 8 semester-hours of core coursework in addition to 12 semester-hours of unrestricted electives.

Note, for students pursuing a concentration in Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering, the two core courses required by the concentration are offered in alternate years. To complete this certificate program in two years, one of the courses needs to be taken in the first year and the other in the second year.

Students pursuing a concentration in Transportation must complete 12 semester-hours of core coursework in addition to 8 semester-hours of unrestricted electives.

The above plans of study are for current students only. These plans are samples only- actual curriculum sequences may deviate from these samples. Programs of study are the responsibility of the student. The University Catalog provides a listing of degree requirements for each program, and the DARS system provides a degree audit utility for students.