Program Details
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers courses leading to the degrees of Master of Engineering, Master of Engineering Management
- Location:
- Detroit, United States
- Program Type:
- Full Degree
- Degree Level:
- Master
- Specialty:
- Environmental Engineering
Program Overview
- Program Description:
- The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers courses leading to the degrees of Master of Engineering, Master of Engineering Management, and Doctor of Engineering. The department emphasizes three areas of concentration: environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, and structural engineering. Environmental engineering includes water and wastewater engineering, solid waste management, environmental chemistry and biology, and physical, chemical, and biological unit operations. Geotechnical engineering includes soil mechanics, soil dynamics, tunneling, earth dams, and pavement design. Structural engineering emphasizes finite element methods, computer-aided structural analyses and design, prestressed concrete, and plastic analyses.