BSCE Structural

Structural engineers design safe and efficient structures. Structural engineering is a field of Civil Engineering practiced by both private consulting companies and large civil engineering organizations.

The program in structural engineering:

• combines elements of the general Civil Engineering degree with a curriculum focused on structural engineering.
• is well-aligned with professional practices.
• includes aspects of structural design, structural analysis, and experimental investigation of structural performance.

 
For detailed course information, please see the Course Catalogue. For a course schedule, please see the Schedule of Classes.

The program includes the following technical areas:

• Basic civil engineering principles
• Structural engineering and structural mechanics
• Geology and geotechnical engineering
• Water resources engineering
• Construction engineering
• Computer aided design
• Design of steel structures
• Computer methods in engineering
• Reinforced concrete design
• Timber and masonry design
• Advanced structural analysis and structural dynamics

Pre-Major Requirements:

Chemistry Requirement
CHEM 105aL: General Chemistry or CHEM 115aL: Advanced General Chemistry

Math Requirement
MATH 126: Calculus II
MATH 226: Calculus III
MATH 245: Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I

Physics Requirement
PHYS 151L: Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics
PHYS 152L: Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism

Other Requirements
GEOL 305Lx: Introduction to Engineering Geology

Major Requirements:

Engineering
ENGR 102: Engineering Freshman Academy

Civil Engineering
CE 106: Introduction to Civil Engineering 
CE 107: Introduction to Civil Engineering Graphics
CE 108: Introduction to Computer Methods in Civil Engineering
CE 215: Statics and Dynamics
CE 225: Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
CE 309: Fluid Mechanics
CE 334L: Mechanical Behavior of Materials
CE 358L: Elementary Theory of Structures I
CE 408: Risk and Decision Analysis in Civil Engineering

Major Requirements Cont.:

CE 456: Structural Design I
CE 457: Structrual Design II
CE 458: Computational Structural Analysis
CE 459: Introduction to Structural Dynamics
CE 460: Construction Engineering
CE 467L: Geotechnical Engineering
CE 471: Principles of Transportation Engineering
CE 482: Subsurface Foundation Design

Capstone Course
CE 480: Civil and Environmental Engineering Capstone Design

Courses from Other Engineering Departments
*AME 310: Engineering Thermodynamics I or EE 202L: Linear Circuits or EE 326L: Essentials of Electrical Engineering

ISE 460: Engineering Economy

*Students who complete MATH 125 before MATH 126 will be excused from completing AME 310, EE 202L, or EE 326L.