Courses

Program Requirements

Course

Title

Credits

General Education Requirements

Physical Education (2 courses)  
Quantitative Reasoning (1 course)  
Experimental Inquiry (1 course)  
Islamic Studies (1 course)  
First-Year Writing Seminar 4
Colloquia 4
Field Colloquia (2 J-Term courses) 6
Core Competencies
Arts, Design, and Technology 4
Cultural Exploration Analysis 4
Data and Discovery 4
Structures of Thought and Society 4

Major Requirements

Science Courses (10 credits)  
SCIEN-UH 1121EQ Foundations of Science 1-2: Physics 1.5
SCIEN-UH 1122EQ Foundations of Science 1-2: Chemistry 3
SCIEN-UH 1123EQ Foundations of Science 1-2: Biology 1.5
SCIEN-UH 1124C Foundations of Science 2 Lab: Chemistry 1
SCIEN-UH 1124P Foundations of Science 1 Lab: Physics 1
ENGR-UH 3130 Quantitative Synthetic Biology 2
Mathematics Courses (20 credits)  
MATH-UH 1012Q Calculus with Applications to Science and Engineering 4
MATH-UH 1020Q Multivariable Calculus with Applications to Science and Engineering 4
MATH-UH 1022Q Linear Algebra 4
MATH-UH 2010Q Ordinary Differential Equations 4
or ENGR-UH 2710 Differential Equations for Engineers
ENGR-UH 2010Q Probability and Statistics for Engineers 2
ENGR-UH 2027 Introduction to Data Analysis for Engineers 2
Engineering Common Courses (17 credits)  
ENGR-UH 1000 Computer Programming for Engineers 4
ENGR-UH 1010 Engineering Ethics 1
ENGR-UH 1021 Design and Innovation 2
ENGR-UH 2011 Engineering Statics 2
ENGR-UH 2012 Conservation Laws in Engineering 2
ENGR-UH 2013 Digital Logic 2
ENGR-UH 2017 Numerical Methods 2
ENGR-UH 2019 Circuits Fundamentals 2
Civil Engineering Required Courses (27 credits)  
ENGR-UH 2211 Solid Mechanics 2
ENGR-UH 2212 Fluid Mechanics 3
ENGR-UH 3120 Engineering Materials 2
ENGR-UH 3210 Advanced Solid Mechanics 2
ENGR-UH 3410 Structural Systems 2
ENGR-UH 3411 Environmental Engineering 4
ENGR-UH 3412 Geotechnical Engineering 4
ENGR-UH 3413 Transportation and Traffic Engineering 4
ENGR-UH 3420 Project Management 2
ENGR-UH 4433 Structure and Properties of Civil Engineering Materials 2
Design Electives (4 credits)  
Complete at least 4 credits from the following list: 4

ENGR-UH 3430

Steel Structures Design  

ENGR-UH 3431

Concrete Structures Design  

ENGR-UH 3432

Water and Wastewater Systems Design  

ENGR-UH 3433

   

ENGR-UH 4431

Foundation Engineering Design  

ENGR-UH 4434

Water Desalination Engineering  
Civil Engineering Electives (10 credits)  
Complete at least 10 credits from the following list (or the list of Design Electives above) 10

ENGR-UH 3111

Analysis of Chemical and Biological Processes  

ENGR-UH 3230

Finite Element Modeling and Analysis  

ENGR-UH 3332

Applied Machine Learning  

ENGR-UH 4112

Engineering Honors Research  

ENGR-UH 4230

Applied Optimization  

ENGR-UH 4423

Production and Logistics Management  

ENGR-UH 4424

Information Management and Modeling for Construction  

ENGR-UH 4460

Selected Topics in Urban Systems  

ENGR-UH 4712

Mechanics of Composite Materials  

Capstone

ENGR-UH 4011 Senior Design Capstone Project I 2
ENGR-UH 4020 Senior Design Capstone Project II 4

Other Electives (4 credits)

Complete enough courses to reach the minimum overall required 128 credits 4
Total Credits 128

Sample Course Schedule

The following is an example of a typical course schedule for Civil Engineering majors during four years of study:

Civil Engineering Sample Course Schedule (PDF)

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