Program Details
The geoenvironmental and geotechnical engineering programs provide background knowledge and training to prepare students to analyze, design and construct structures, and to provide solutions to problems in geotechnical engineering and environmental geot
- Location:
- Chicago, United States
- Program Type:
- Full Degree
- Degree Level:
- Master
- Specialty:
- Environmental Engineering
Program Overview
- Program Description:
- The geoenvironmental and geotechnical engineering programs provide background knowledge and training to prepare students to analyze, design and construct structures, and to provide solutions to problems in geotechnical engineering and environmental geotechnics. The subjects include engineering behavior of soil and rock, geomechanics, foundations, earth support structures, dams, tunnels, slope stability, geotechnical earthquake engineering and soil dynamics, site improvement, geosynthetics, groundwater, pollutant transport, chemical behavior of soil, waste disposal facilities. Laboratory experiments and computer analyses/modeling are incorporated.
Additional Program Information
- Accreditation:
- Illinois Institute of Technology is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,
- Requirements:
- Cumulative undergraduate GPA minimum: 3.0/4.0 GRE minimum score: MS/MAS: For tests taken on or after Oct. 1, 2002: 900 (quantitative + verbal) 2.5 (analytical); PhD: For tests taken on or after Oct. 1, 2002: 1000 (quantitative + verbal) 3.0 (analytical)
- International Requirements:
- TOEFL minimum (if required): 550/213/80 (paper based/ computer based/ internet based)