Program Structure and Requirements
Overall Program Structure
The MSc CIVE consists of a minimum 30 credit hours, distributed as follows: 12 credit hours of Program Core courses, 9 credit hours of Program Elective courses, 9 credit hours of Master’s Thesis and a zero credit Research Methods course. Students may organize the selection of elective courses relevant to the Master’s Thesis topic with the consent of the Main Advisor. The components of the program are summarized in the table below.
| Program Component |
Credit Hours |
| Seminar in Research Methods |
0 |
| Program Core |
12 |
| Program Electives |
9 |
| Master’s Thesis |
9 |
| Total |
30 |
Program Requirements
Students seeking the degree of MSc in Civil and Infrastructural Engineering must successfully complete a minimum 30 credit hours as specified in the program requirements detailed below, with a minimum CGPA of 3.0. Course selection should be made in consultation with the student’s Main Advisor. All courses have a credit rating of three credits each, except the Seminar in Research Methods and the Master’s Thesis.
Program Core (12 credit hours)
Students must complete the core courses listed below.
Core Courses
| ENGR 695 | Seminar in Research Methods | 0 |
| CIVE 630 | Tensors Algebra & Applications | 3 |
| CIVE 631 | Dynamic Response of Civil Engineering Constructions | 3 |
| CIVE 632 | Highrise Building Design | 3 |
| CIVE 650 | Construction Cost Estimating | 3 |
Program Electives (9 credit hours)
Students must select three courses from the list below. Subject to approval of the Main Advisor, students can also select up to two elective courses (6 credit hours) from other MSc programs in the College of Engineering at KU.
Program Elective Courses
| CIVE 634 | Design of Civil Engineering Structures for Fire Protection | 3 |
| CIVE 635 | Railway Geotechnics | 3 |
| CIVE 636 | Wind Effects on Structures | 3 |
| CIVE 637 | Pavement Monitoring & Rehabilitation | 3 |
| CIVE 638 | Transportation Systems | 3 |
| CIVE 640 | Soil Structure Interaction | 3 |
| CIVE 641 | Coastal Engineering | 3 |
| CIVE 651 | Sustainable Building Construction | 3 |
| CIVE 652 | Construction Safety | 3 |
| CIVE 694 | Selected Topics in Civil & Infrastructural Engineering | 3 |
Master’s Thesis (minimum 9 credit hours)
Students must complete a Master’s Thesis that involves creative, research-oriented work within the broad field of civil/infrastructural engineering, under the direct supervision of a full-time faculty advisor from the Civil Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering Department, and at least one other full-time faculty who acts as a co-advisor. The outcome of research should demonstrate the synthesis of information into knowledge in a form that may be used by others. The research findings must be documented in a formal thesis and defended successfully in a viva voce examination. Furthermore, the research should lead to publishable quality scholarly articles.
Thesis