May 11, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • BIOS 8950 - Doctoral Dissertation


    Research directed toward doctoral degree.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 105.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 thesis/dissertation
    Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students conduct their dissertation research.
  
  • BME 5000 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering


    Overview of the academic units, institutes, centers, and faculty involved in biomedical and biomedical engineering research at Ohio University. Equipment and resources available for biomedical engineering research at Ohio University.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to identify the resources available on the Ohio University campus to conduct biomedical / biomedical engineering research.
  
  • BME 5010 - Biomedical Engineering Professional Development


    Academic and industrial career opportunities in biomedical engineering; generation, protection, and development of intellectual property; starting and growing biomedical companies; effective scientific presentations; technical writing; ethics in biomedical sciences and biomedical engineering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to make effective scientific presentations.
    • Students will be able to write effective technical reports.
    • Students will be able to discuss the process of converting fundamental biomedical research into novel products for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
    • Students will be able to discuss the various academic and industrial biomedical engineering career opportunities.
  
  • BME 5100 - Medical Informatics


    Medical information processing, including biomedical databases and information retrieval systems, electronic patient records, medical imaging, biosignal processing, patient care systems, and clinical decision support systems. Effective use of technical resources available to clinicians and biomedical researchers. Issues involved in developing new biomedical information systems, including public policy and regulation, security, privacy, and ethics.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to apply the foundational skills needed for advanced research and system development.
    • Students will be able to discuss key aspects of medical information processing.
  
  • BME 5120 - Biomedical Instrumentation


    Covers acquisition, measurement and processing of physiological signals from the human body. Topics include basic sensors and principles, biopotentials, blood pressure and sound, measuring the flow and volume of blood, measurements of the respiratory system, therapeutic and prosthetic devices, and electrical safety.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the techniques used in biomedical instrumentation.
    • Students will be able to discuss the theory behind the instruments used to measure physiological signals.
  
  • BME 5170 - Data Mining With Applications in the Life Sciences


    Uses Perl Programming language to develop custom software tools that solve problems in the life sciences. Topics covered include the Perl programming language, processing DNA sequences and protein sequences, restriction maps, GenBank, protein data bank, parsing BLAST output, Bioperl, data pipelines, and the Entrez programming utilities.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will gain the ability to develop Perl programs that combine third party tools to form customized data analysis pipelines
    • Students will gain the ability to develop Perl programs that perform processing of biological sequence data
    • Students will gain the ability to develop Perl programs to parse GenBank files and libraries, protein data bank files, and BLAST output files
    • Students will gain the ability to use the Perl programming language to architect and construct software packages that solve computational biology problems
    • Students will learn about features of the Bioperl libraries
    • Students will learn basic concepts of database management
  
  • BME 5820 - Nano- and Biointerfaces


    This course is designed to introduce the students to particle suspensions and biological interfaces, in which the boundaries play an important role in the physical and chemical properties of the system. As the materials become smaller, more of their total mass becomes part of the interface, thus an understanding of interfacial properties is important in working with suspensions containing small or nano-sized particles. This course provides an understanding of the fundamentals of interfacial behavior in nanoparticle systems and in biological interfaces, with an emphasis on applications.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to identify surface forces at liquid surfaces.
    • Students will be able to explain the basics of surface tension measurement instruments.
    • Students will be able to describe the process of surfactant self-assembly.
    • Students will be able to define colloids and classify colloidal systems.
    • Students will be able to compute inter-particle forces and predict particle aggregation behavior.
    • Students will be able to describe and classify nanoparticle synthesis and characterization methods.
    • Students will be able to select the proper method for characterizing nanoparticles depending on the need.
    • Students will be able to explain the relationship between contact angle and wetting behavior.
  
  • BME 5830 - Applied Cellular and Molecular Biology


    An introduction to applications of cellular and molecular biology, with an emphasis on new theories and techniques in biomedical engineering. Quantitative models involving chemical engineering principles will be studied.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to apply material balances to biological systems.
    • Students will be able to quantitatively evaluate biological systems and biotechnologies using math and engineering models.
    • Students will be able to identify technical and regulatory resources for the research, development, and analysis of biotechnologies.
    • Students will be able to critically analyze technical documentation supporting commercial biotechnologies.
    • Students will be able to articulate global, cultural, societal, regulatory, and ethical concerns of biotechnology and bioengineering on human health, safety, and welfare.
  
  • BME 5840 - Applied Immunology


    The purpose is to expose students to concepts underlying a variety of techniques used in the broad field of immunology. Lectures will present the fundamentals of current immunological techniques, with particular emphasis in the antibody: antigen interaction. The advantages and disadvantages of different methodologies will be discussed. Students will be asked to design protocols and to read specific scientific papers that highlight the relevance of various immunological techniques.

    Requisites: PBIO 5310
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to describe the process by which antibodies are produced
    • Students will be able to describe the use of antibodies in the clinical setting
    • Students will be able to design and interpret ELISA experiments
    • Students will be able to design and interpret flow cytometric experiments
    • Students will be able to design and interpret immunofluoresence experiments
    • Students will be able to design protocols to purify proteins and nucleic acids from biological solutions
    • Students will be able to select appropriate antibodies for an experiment
    • Students will be able to suggest new molecular based diagnostic assays
  
  • BME 5850 - Drug Design and Delivery


    The identification and development of small molecule therapeutics, targeted drug delivery, and models of drug transport.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • The students will be able to identify small molecules as potential lead compounds and the process of converting these leads into a therapeutic.
    • The students will be able to discuss the goals, issues and current approaches to targeted drug delivery.
  
  • BME 5900 - Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering


    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course as established by the instructor.
  
  • BME 6000 - Seminar in Biomedical Engineering


    Special presentations on current relevant topics presented by internal and external experts in biomedical research / biomedical engineering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 10.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to describe the significance of biomedical research as presented by visiting speakers.
  
  • BME 6670 - Advanced Biomechanics


    Will cover advanced topics in mechanics and strength of materials applied to bone, tissue, and cells. Energy techniques in stress analysis of bones and cells, strength and failure modes will be considered. Fatigue and fracture mechanics will be covered in detail.

    Requisites: BME 5670
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to do a detailed mechanical analysis of bone, tissue and cells.
  
  • BME 6900 - Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering


    Advanced study in a particular area of biomedical engineering not specifically covered in other courses.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 6
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 18.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 6.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to meet the objectives of the course as established by the instructor.
  
  • BME 6910 - Biomedical Engineering Internship


    Designed for students who want or need to do an internship as part of the MS BME program.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 field experience/internship
    Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to demonstrate key practices of engineering in a professional setting..
  
  • BME 6940 - Research in Biomedical Engineering


    Individual, non-thesis research related to biomedical engineering, arranged with a specific professor.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 18
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 15.0 research
    Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to design and complete an independent research project under the direction of a faculty mentor.
    • Students will be able to report the results of an individual research project in appropriate written and oral format.
  
  • BME 6950 - Biomedical Engineering Thesis


    Thesis research for MS in biomedical engineering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 18
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 15.0 thesis/dissertation
    Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to design and complete an independent research-based thesis under the direction of a faculty mentor.
    • Students will be able to produce a written thesis.
    • Students will be able to defend their thesis research in an oral presentation.
  
  • BUSL 5000 - Law and Society


    Conceptual approach to origin, nature, structure, functions, and procedures of law, with study of ethics and introduction to constitutional, administrative, criminal, tort, contractual, international, and environmental law, as well as business organizations.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • To acquaint students with the fundamental legal landscape in which individuals and businesses operate, with a focus on corporate responsibility and ethics.
    • To equip students to identify possible legal problems, formulate and understand legal arguments, read and understand legal materials, and ultimately identify situations in which legal assistance is needed.
    • To familiarize students with the essential processes by which law and regulation are created and through which legal disputes are resolved.
  
  • BUSL 5400 - Law of Food


    This course covers the law regulating the manufacture, distribution, and sale of food products in the United States. The emphasis is on food safety law, but safety is often intertwined with many other aspects of U.S. food regulation. Topics covered include the regulation of labeling, advertising, food additives, dietary supplements, genetic modification, HACCP, civil and criminal liability for defective products, inspections, importation and exportation, and food disparagement laws. The course is designed to give students a better understanding of the issues involved in the regulation of food and a general understanding of the full scope of food safety regulation in the United States, and gaining skill in analyzing how the law applies to the facts of a novel situation.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Analyze current food law issues.
    • Analyze the role of the federal agencies with regulatory roles regarding food, such as the FDA, USDA, and FTC.
    • Discuss specific requirements in federal U.S. laws and regulations.
    • Identify relevant internet-based resources for finding U.S. food laws and regulations.
    • Summarize critical regulatory issues and their impact on food laws by use of case examples.
    • Summarize the U.S. requirements for food labeling, health claims, food additives, adulteration, importation, exportation, and public and private enforcement of food standards.
    • Summarize the history and general organization of food regulation in the United States.
  
  • BUSL 5570 - Law of Commercial Transactions


    This course covers the legal aspects of corporate governance, securities regulation, antitrust, negotiable instruments, secured transactions, bankruptcy, other interests in property, and related topics.

    Requisites: BUSL 5000
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • To equip students to identify possible legal problems, formulate and understand legal arguments, read and understand legal materials, and ultimately identify situations in which legal assistance is needed.
    • To equip students to recognize legal risks inherent in business decision making by providing them with fundamental knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory principles, primarily in the area of corporate governance and debtor/creditor relationships.
    • To equip students with sufficient knowledge in relevant areas of the law to assist in preparing them to sit for professional examinations or to assist them in their careers.
  
  • BUSL 5650 - Law of Sports


    Regulations of amateur athletics, public regulation of sports activities, legal relationships in professional sports, enforcement of professional sports contracts, antitrust aspects of sports activities, liability for injuries in sports activities.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • To acquire a working knowledge of: the court system; torts and other sources of personal, facility, and enterprise liability; contracts; collective bargaining; enterprise organization; agency; antitrust; and various other issues.
    • To identify and think about possible legal problems and to formulate and understand legal arguments.
    • To learn some of the rudiments of locating, using and analyzing primary and secondary legal source materials.
    • To understand the law as part of the environment in which businesses operate, and become more informed consumers of legal services.
  
  • BUSL 5950 - Seminar in Business Law


    Special topics seminar for business law.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Varies by topic
  
  • CAS 5413 - The Art of Craft Brewing: The Athens Case Study


    In this course, students learn how the craft brewery movement in Athens, Ohio, demonstrates a return to fermentation – one of humanity’s earliest technologies – and how liquid bread can become a catalyst for community economic development. Students learn the basics of starting a brewery and a tap-room by reference to the rich craft brewing scene in Athens, and how the elemental aspects of place, local traditions, fruit and indigenous yeasts, are expressed in Athens beer-making.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • CAS 5700 - Data and Knowledge


    This course introduces students to the theory and practice of data-informed knowledge. It focuses on the challenges and rewards of learning from data. Research problems are drawn from publicly available datasets and students analyze data by way of hands-on computer programming. Clear communication of findings is emphasized throughout the course.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to report data-informed findings to a general audience
    • Students will be able to discuss the Value of, and Limitations on, Data-informed Knowledge
    • Students will be able to apply statistical thinking to a substantive area of interest
    • Students will be able to write mathematical operations in an open-source computer language
    • Students will be able to describe data by way of numbers, words, and graphics
  
  • CAS 5710 - Introduction to Data Analysis


    This course introduces students to a comprehensive array of basic descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis is placed on inference through a variety of methods including probabilistic approaches, Bayesian analysis, and resampling methods (bootstrapping and jackknifing). Statistical software and an open-source computer programming language are used to reinforce theoretical principles. A strong emphasis is placed upon data visualization and technical graphics for communication of results.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to match statistical techniques to a variety of substantive problems
    • Students will be able to discuss challenges of inference, sampling, and methods of validation
    • Students will be able to apply statistical testing to research questions, draw conclusions, and communicate results
    • Students will be able to show relationships between quantitative findings, evaluation, and decision-making
  
  • CAS 5720 - Data Visualization and Communication


    This course offers students a project-based approach that provides a framework for developing and managing data-centered projects from inception to formal presentation. Emphasis is placed on written and visual communication of results for decision-makers. Projects are self-identified and the selection of research questions, data sets, and analytic techniques are critical to the final product.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to identify a substantive question or problem that can be addressed by analysis of publicly available data.
    • Students will be able to apply principles of data analysis and statistical approaches to reach valid findings.
    • Students will be able to communicate quantitative findings to decision-makers both visually and in writing.
  
  • CAS 5911 - Internship in How Food Works in the Community


    The course provides opportunities for students who wish to understand how food works in the community. No prior background or training in food studies is required. Students work with local organizations on a broad set of issues connected to food security, production, processing, marketing, distribution, consumption, composting, food choices, and food culture.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 8
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 16.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 internship
    Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able talk knowledgeably and critically about the impact of community food initiatives such as Live Healthy Appalachia and Rural Action.
    • Students will be able to describe and explain every phase of the food system from production, distribution, consumption, and composting.
    • Students will be able to describe how local food processing facilities such as grain mills and dairies operate.
    • Students will be able to describe the challenges faced by local diversified agricultural producers in Southeast Ohio.
    • Students will be able to describe the complexity of food and socio-cultural identity issues and the perception of food choices.
    • Students will be able to explain how food can be an engine for entrepreneurship and economic development.
    • Students will be able to identify the problems faced by food security organizations like food pantries and food banks.
    • Students will be able to devise and implement a food waste program.
    • Students will be able to identify food aggregation models and apply those models to varying scenarios in Southeast Ohio.
  
  • CAS 5960 - Practices in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science


    This introductory course will offer a general overview of the frameworks and methods used by STEM practitioners used to identify and solve problems in their respective domains of expertise, with an eye towards viewing middle school and high school lessons through the lenses of these disciplines. In particular, the Fellows will examine both the distinguishing and common features of science, mathematics, and engineering, and the factors that drive each type of investigation, including societal, economic, philosophical, and political factors.

    Requisites: Graduate Status
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: seminar
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
  
  • CE 5100 - Applied Boundary Surveying


    Triangulation, astronomical observations, land surveying, instrument adjustments, and special topics.

    Requisites: CE 2100
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to develop legal descriptions for land properties.
    • Students will be able to explain the role land surveyors play in the society.
    • Students will be able to solve fundamental problems related to boundary surveying.
    • Students will be able to describe the history of land surveying in Ohio.
  
  • CE 5110 - Legal Principles in Boundary Location


    Students learn the legal principles in determination of boundary locations and the role of evidence in that determination. Students also learn procedures for weighing conflicting forms of evidence and guidelines for evaluation.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will become familiar with the laws and legal principles involved in property ownerships in the U.S.
    • Students will develop an understanding of the role evidence plays in judging boundary locations.
    • Students will understand the responsibilities associated with being recognized as the one who has attained professional stature.
  
  • CE 5150 - Geodetic Surveying


    Astronomical observations and methods used in GPS and photogrammetry to establish horizontal and vertical control for objects.

    Requisites: CE 2100
    Credit Hours: 2
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain the fundamentals of GIS.
    • Students will be able to explain the fundamentals of photogrammetry methods.
    • Students will be able to describe how astronomical observations are made using satellites.
    • Students will be able to apply theories of errors to measurements made in land surveying.
    • Students will be able to explain how a global position system works using one, two, and three satellites.
    • Students will be able to explain issues related to control surveys and geodetic reductions.
  
  • CE 5160 - Construction Estimating & Equipment


    Covers the fundamentals of construction equipment economics and productivity including: the selection of earth moving equipment and construction equipment fleet analysis. Addresses the fundamentals of cost estimating process including: contracts, bond, overhead, labor, pricing of excavation, pricing of concrete, pricing of metals, and pricing of wood.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to plan construction projects based on equipment productivity.
    • Students will be able to do quantity takeoff and pricing for excavation, concrete work, metals work, and wood work.
    • Students will be able to use computer software to perform cost estimations for construction projects.
    • Students will be able to explain the fundamentals of construction project productivity analysis method.
  
  • CE 5160Y - Construction Estimating & Equipment


    Covers the fundamentals of construction equipment economics and productivity including: the selection of earth moving equipment and construction equipment fleet analysis. Addresses the fundamentals of cost estimating process including: contracts, bond, overhead, labor, pricing of excavation, pricing of concrete, pricing of metals, and pricing of wood.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Grades: Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
  
  • CE 5160Z - Construction Estimating & Equipment


    Covers the fundamentals of construction equipment economics and productivity including: the selection of earth moving equipment and construction equipment fleet analysis. Addresses the fundamentals of cost estimating process including: contracts, bond, overhead, labor, pricing of excavation, pricing of concrete, pricing of metals, and pricing of wood.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Grades: Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
  
  • CE 5170 - Construction Planning and Scheduling


    Covers methods and techniques for planning and scheduling construction projects, Critical Path Method Scheduling, updating CPMs, resource allocation, work breakdown structures, cost control, schedule performance index, cost performance index, and Primavera Project Planner

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to build network diagrams.
    • Students will be able to perform schedule risk assessment.
    • Students will learn about Monte Carlo simulation method.
    • Students will learn about contingency management.
    • Students will learn about schedule forecasting, updating, and reporting.
    • Students will learn how resources can be allocated.
    • Students will learn how to compress schedules.
    • Students will learn web-based schedule development techniques.
    • Students will understand CPM, PERT, and Earned Value Method.
  
  • CE 5190 - Project Development, Contracts, and Law


    Provides students with the fundamentals of construction law and contracts. Topics covered include: types of construction contracts, contract changes, claim, liability, and dispute resolution. Aspects of construction administration including project funding, project cash flow, accounting systems, depreciation, and analysis of financial statements.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to discuss project funding, cash flow, accounting systems, and transactions.
    • Students will be able to explain the process of contracting and contract delivery system.
    • Students will be able to explain labor law, claim, liability, and dispute resolution.
    • Students will be able to analyze financial statements.
    • Students will be able to explain how change orders are made.
    • Students will be able to describe the legal structure that binds construction project contracts.
  
  • CE 5190Y - Project Development, Contracts, and Law


    Provides students with the fundamentals of construction law and contracts. Topics covered include: types of construction contracts, contract changes, claim, liability, and dispute resolution. Aspects of construction administration including project funding, project cash flow, accounting systems, depreciation, and analysis of financial statements.

    Requisites: C E 619
    Credit Hours: 1.5
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Grades: Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
  
  • CE 5190Z - Project Development, Contracts, and Law


    Provides students with the fundamentals of construction law and contracts. Topics covered include: types of construction contracts, contract changes, claim, liability, and dispute resolution. Aspects of construction administration including project funding, project cash flow, accounting systems, depreciation, and analysis of financial statements.

    Requisites: C E 519
    Credit Hours: 1.5
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
    Grades: Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
  
  • CE 5200 - Finite Element Methods in Engineering


    Background theory, formulation, and application to one- and two-dimensional problems and techniques for analysis. Structures, consolidation, and wave propagation.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to formulate and use interpolation functions.
    • Students will be able to formulate stiffness matrix and solve the problem through direct stiffness method.
    • Students will be able to perform numerical integrations.
    • Students will be able to explain the concept of discretization.
    • Students will be able to describe the overall approaches involved in finite element analysis.
    • Students will be able to formulate and solve beam bending problems.
    • Students will be able to formulate and solve one-dimensional flow problems.
    • Students will be able to formulate and solve one-dimensional stress propagation problems.
    • Students will be able to formulate and solve one-dimensional stress-strain problems.
    • Students will be able to formulate and solve one-dimensional transient problems.
    • Students will be able to apply the methods of matrix theory to solve finite element problems.
  
  • CE 5240 - Strength of Materials II


    Unsymmetrical bending, shear centers, columns, energy, and continuation of basic topics usually taught in Strength of Materials I.

    Requisites: ET 2220 or CE 222
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to determine the critical buckling load for a slender column.
    • Students will be able to describe the plastic behavior and apply the plastic design method.
    • Students will be able to describe the stress concentration phenomenon and how it affects the design process.
    • Students will be able to analyze unsymmetrical bending problems.
    • Students will be able to analyze composite beams, using the section transformation method.
    • Students will be able to locate shear centers.
    • Students will be able to analyze curved beams.
    • Students will be able to apply the energy method to solve various strength of materials problems.
  
  • CE 5250 - Advanced Strength of Materials


    Advanced treatment of theories of failure, stresses, and strains at a point, cross shear, unsymmetrical bending, curved beams, torsion, thick-walled cylinders, energy methods.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to analyze bending of unsymmetrical cross-section beams.
    • Students will be able to analyze both thin-wall and thick-wall cylinders.
    • Students will be able to analyze curved elastic beams.
    • Students will be able to apply energy method to solve advanced strength of material problems.
    • Students will be able to perform strain transformations to locate principal strains.
    • Students will be able to perform both stress and strain transformations to locate principal stresses and principal strains.
    • Students will be able to solve torsion related problems.
    • Students will be able to explain the definitions of stresses and strains and how they are correlated.
  
  • CE 5260 - Theory of Stability


    Buckling of columns, beam columns, plates, and rings.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to analyze stability of beam columns.
    • Students will be able to analyze torsional buckling of structural members.
    • Students will be able to apply approximate methods of stability analysis.
    • Students will be able to determine critical load for axially compressed cylinder.
    • Students will be able to examine stability of plates.
    • Students will be able to explain Euler’s column buckling theory.
  
  • CE 5270 - Experimental Stress Analysis


    Elasticity theory, theory and use of mechanical, electrical, and other strain-measuring devices including photoelastic equipment.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain how some sensors work based on the principles of electrical engineering.
    • Students will be able to explain what optical science is and apply the photoelastic method.
    • Students will be able to describe the basics of elasticity theory.
    • Students will be able to explain how strain gages work and how they can be applied in civil engineering.
  
  • CE 5280 - Theory of Elasticity and Applications


    Equations of equilibrium and compatibility, stresses and strains in beams, curved members, thick cylinders, torsion, and structural members.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to analyze pure bending of beams.
    • Students will be able to apply the torsional theory to analyze prismatic bars.
    • Students will be able to use the elastic theory and numerical methods to solve curved beam problems.
    • Students will be able to explain different failure modes engineering materials exhibit and material failure criteria used for them.
    • Students will be able to explain the definitions of stresses and strains and how they are related in elastic theory.
  
  • CE 5310 - Experimental Methods in Structural Dynamics


    Modal analysis of structural models to identify their vibration characteristics. Frequency response functions using dual-channel signal analyzers. Mobility measurement techniques. Modal parameter extraction techniques. Computer-aided structural dynamics.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to perform computer-aided structural dynamics analysis.
    • Students will be able to explain the mobility measurement techniques.
    • Students will be able to apply the modal parameter extraction techniques.
    • Students will be able to describe the frequency response functions.
    • Students will be able to explain the modal analysis method.
  
  • CE 5350 - Advanced Steel Design


    Design of plate girders and build-up members, analysis of truss and frame structures, shear-moment at connections, metal fatigue, and fracture, plastic mechanics.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to analyze steel trusses and frames.
    • Students will be able to use computer tools to design and analyze steel stuctures.
    • Students will be able to explain basics of fracture mechanics.
    • Students will be able to explain plastic mechanics.
    • Students will be able explain how shear and moment transfer at connections.
    • Students will be able to analyze built-up members.
    • Students will be able to explain metal fatigue.
    • Students will be able to design plate girders.
  
  • CE 5360 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design


    Advanced design of reinforced concrete structures including biaxially loaded columns, slender columns, footings, 2-way slabs, and walls.

    Requisites: CE 5350
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to design biaxially loaded concrete columns.
    • Students will be able to design concrete footing under eccentric loading.
    • Students will be able to design reinforced concrete walls.
    • Students will be able to design slender concrete columns.
    • Students will be able to design struts & ties (deep beams, corbels, pile caps).
    • Students will be able to design two-way concrete slabs.
  
  • CE 5370 - Timber Design


    Material properties and behavior of structural timber. Analysis and design of sawed timber and laminated timber members. Timber construction analysis and design.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to recognize different tree species & timber grades.
    • Students will be able to explain engineering properties and behavior of timber.
    • Students will be able to design timber bridge structures using computer software.
    • Students will be able to handle nailed, bolted, and glued connections in timber structure design.
    • Students will be able to discuss axial member and beam design concepts.
    • Students will be able to explain various loads that can impact timber structures.
  
  • CE 5380 - Prestressed Concrete Design


    Theory of prestressing, design and analysis of prestressed concrete beams, slabs, box girders, and bridge girders by elastic and ultimate strength methods.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to determine deflections of prestressed concrete beams.
    • Students will be able to apply the flexural analysis & design procedure to prestressed concrete beams.
    • Students will be able to design concrete beams as composite beams.
    • Students will be able to design prestressed concrete bridges.
    • Students will be able to apply the shear design procedure to prestressed concrete beams.
    • Students will be able to apply the torsion design procedure to prestressed concrete beams.
    • Students will be able to explain engineering properties of concrete and prestressing steel.
    • Students will be able to explain prestress losses.
  
  • CE 5390 - Computer Aided Structural Design


    This class covers the fundamental concepts, principles of structural modeling, and computer-aided structural design. In this class, each student gains many hours of practical modeling experience using a powerful finite element package widely used by structural engineers. The class first starts with modeling of the common structural components under a variety of loading conditions. Then, the class addresses issues such as how to interpret the model analysis results and how to make design choices. Experiences gained with the software package used should transfer easily to any other structural analysis software package.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Student will be able to create/analyze two-dimensional and three-dimensional structures, consisting of beams, columns, trusses, cables, slabs, and other common structural components.
    • Student will be able to model various support and joint conditions.
    • Student will be able to model a variety of loads.
    • Student will be able to to model structural steel and reinforced concrete materials.
    • Student will be able to model geometric nonlinearity via the P-delta effect.
    • Student will be able to model material nonlineariry, including plastic hinges.
    • Student will be able to determine reactions, displacements, internal forces/moments, and internal stresses under static loads.
    • Student will be able to estimate the natural frequencies of a structure.
    • Student will be able to design steel members.
  
  • CE 5400 - Deterministic Approaches in Water Resources


    Flood routing and overland-flow theory. Parametric hydrology, linear and nonlinear analysis of rainfall-runoff systems, unit and instantaneous unit hydrograph. Conceptual models for hydrologic watershed.

    Requisites: CE 3420
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to apply GIS for flood routing.
    • Students will be able to perform linear & nonlinear analysis of rainfall-runoff systems.
    • Students will be able to explain the theories related to watershed systems, flood routing, and overland flow.
    • Students will be able to explain the parametric hydrology.
    • Students will be able to explain the concept of equilibrium for watershed management.
    • Students will be able to describe the unit hydrograph analysis method and apply it in water resources projects.
  
  • CE 5410 - Stochastic Hydrology


    Probability distributions applicable to hydrologic events; analysis of extremes, floods, and droughts; statistical associations between hydrologic variables. Analysis of hydrologic time series. Spectral and parametric formulation of stochastic models of precipitation, runoff, precipitation-runoff transfer.

    Requisites: CE 3420
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain the spectral and parametric formulation of stochastic hydrology models of precipitation, runoff, and precipitation-runoff transfer.
    • Students will be able to describe the analysis based on hydrologic time series.
    • Students will be able to analyze extreme events such as floods and drouts.
    • Students will be able to explain the probability distributions that are applicable to hydrology.
    • Students will be able to explain the statistical associations among hydrological parameters.
  
  • CE 5420 - Applied Hydraulics & Hydrology


    Flow and pressure distribution in multi-loop networks, dynamics of flow in pumps and turbines, uniform and nonuniform flow in open channels, culvert hydraulics, hydrologic cycle, groundwater flow, surface flows, and water storage.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to solve fundamental problems in hydrogeology.
    • Students will be able to solve basic open channel flow problems.
    • Students will be able to specify pipes, pumps, and turbines for a pipeline network.
    • Students will be able to analyze hydrologic data using statistical methods.
    • Students will be able to explain surface flow measurements and the unit hydrograph concept.
    • Students will be able to determine and forecase water demand for a community.
    • Students will be able to explain the elements of the hydrologic cycle.
    • Students will be able to design storage structures such as dams and reservoirs.
  
  • CE 5430 - Open Channel Hydraulics


    Principles of uniform and varied flow. Channel design for uniform flow, gradually varied flow profiles, channel transitions, hydraulic jumps, flow in prismatic and nonprismatic channels.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will ab able to analyze hydrauric jump at channel transition.
    • Students will be able to describe and apply theories of steady and unsteady flows.
    • Students will be able to explain the principles of gradually varied flows.
    • Students will be able to explain the theories of open channel hydraulics and analyze open channel flow problems.
  
  • CE 5450 - Design of Hydraulic Structures


    Design flood peaks, flood hydrograph, spillway, penstock, and river channel regulation.

    Requisites: CE 3420
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to design structures for flood peaks.
    • Students will be able to use the theories of flood hydrograph in hydraulic design works.
    • Students will be able to explain government regulations governing rivers and channels.
    • Students will be able to explain how spillways and penstocks serve as control measures.
    • Students will be able to design flood protection structures.
  
  • CE 5510 - In-Situ Remediation


    Students will learn about the regulatory aspects of site remediation work, chemical & physical behavior of common groundwater and soil pollutants, different (chemical, biological, physical) mechanisms for remediation, and a survey of the proper use of various remediation techniques. Students will perform preliminary designs using several remediation methods.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to describe aspects of hydrogeology and contaminant transport relevant to remedial activities.
    • Students will be able to describe the chemical and physical behavior of common groundwater and soil pollutants.
    • Students will be able to explain the fundamental processes behind various physical, chemical, and biological remediation strategies.
    • Students will be able to describe the regulatory framework directing hazardous site clean-up.
    • Students will be able to perform preliminary designs using various remediation techniques.
    • Students will be able to survey the advantages, disadvantages, and appropriate use of different remedial options.
  
  • CE 5530 - Solid & Hazardous Waste Management


    Identification, classification, and study of methods of characterization, handling, treating, managing, and disposal of solid/hazardous wastes regulated under federal and state guidelines and legislation, site remediation, green chemistry.

    Requisites: CE 3530
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to classify hazardous waste.
    • Students will be able to design a waste collection system for a community.
    • Students will be introduced to basic elements of solid/hazardous waste landfill design.
    • Students will be introduced to environmental agencies, regulations, and ethics.
    • Students will be introduced to remediation methods for sites contaminated with hazardous waste.
    • Students will gain a better understanding of recycle, reuse, waste minimization & composting.
    • Students will learn about an alternative treatment method of waste incineration.
    • Students will learn about generations, sources, characteristics $ quantities of solid waste.
    • Students will learn about green engineering.
  
  • CE 5540 - Sustainable Construction


    Investigations into green building construction practices and sustainability including use of novel or recycled materials, energy management and efficiency, water use/re-use, and indoor air quality.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to examine case studies and develop their own projects.
    • Students will be able to describe building rating systems (e.g., LEED).
    • Students will be able to develop creative ideas to manage water & wastewater systems.
    • Students will be able to discuss how air quality can be managed.
    • Students will be able to explain how energy can be managed efficiently in sustainable construction.
    • Students will be able to develop a construction plan, ranging from site selection to material selection to construction techniques.
    • Students will be able to discuss zoning, codes, and permit process in relationship to sustainable construction projects.
    • Students will be able to explain the fundamentals of sustainable construction concept.
  
  • CE 5570 - Water Resources Engineering


    A civil engineering course designed to provide integrated treatment of water resources engineering, including hydrological measurements, runoff, groundwater, water law, reservoir design, frequency analysis, planning, flood control. Systems approach to multipurpose water resource projects emphasized.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain flood/drought management issues.
    • Students will be able to discuss integrated treatment of water resources engineering.
    • Students will be able to conduct an integrated project related to water management.
    • Students will be able to explain elements of water cycle (precipitation, evaporation, runoffs, infiltration, and groundwater flow).
    • Students will be able to design dams and reservoirs.
    • Students will be able to explain how hydrological measurements are made.
    • Students will be able to use systematic approaches to solve water resources problems.
    • Students will be able to use operations research concepts to develop models to solve interconnected water systems problems.
    • Students will be able to develop a basic reservoir management decision support model under flooding conditions.
    • Students will be able to employ optimization techniques to refine water resources infrastructure designs.
  
  • CE 5580 - Water Quality Engineering


    Natural and man-made characteristics of water quality, changes in quality resulting from use, criteria for control of stream pollution, methods of improving water quality, also legal, economic, and institutional aspects lab methods and interpretation of results for chemical and bacteriological examination of water and wastewater.

    Requisites: CHEM 1510
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to apply water quality model.
    • Students will be able to measure biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand of water samples in the laboratory.
    • Students will be able to measure alkalinity & acidity.
    • Students will be able to solve chemical equilibrium models.
    • Students will be able to test a water sample using the atomic spectrometry technique.
    • Students will be able to describe the ion chromatography.
    • Students will be able to analyze solid samples in the laboratory.
  
  • CE 5630 - Introduction to Highway Safety


    Aspects of highway safety; identification of highway safety problems; design/implementation/evaluation of highway safety improvement projects and programs.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to analyze crash data.
    • Students will be able to develop a design for final counter measure.
    • Students will be able to evaluate several counter-measures and select one of them as the optimal solution.
    • Students will be able to describe essential concepts and methods related to highway safety.
    • Students will be able to identify locations on highways having safety problems.
  
  • CE 5640 - Transportation Planning Fundamentals


    Introduction to urban transportation planning, characteristics of urban travel, travel demand models, decision models, and future issues.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will learn how to apply travel demand models to forecast the future capacity of a transportation system.
    • Students will be able to explain how an impact analysis can be performed on a transportation system.
    • Students will be able to explain how trips are generated and distributed.
    • Students will be able to discuss different decision models in transportation.
    • Students will be able to analyze travel demand and traffic patterns.
    • Students will be able to describe multi-modal issues in transportation planning.
  
  • CE 5670 - Traffic Engineering


    Traffic data collection, capacity analysis of freeways for design, and signalized intersection design.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be introduced to various traffic control devices (signage, pavement markings).
    • Students will learn about progressive signal systems.
    • Students will learn about traffic signal warrants and design.
    • Students will learn traffic capacity analysis.
    • Students will understand how traffic engineering studies are conducted and what traffic parameters can be measured.
    • Students will understand how traffic impact studies are made.
  
  • CE 5680 - Traffic Signal Systems


    Traffic parameters, traffic data collection, capacity analysis of freeways, signalized intersection design, hardware. communication and detection systems, coordinated signal system analysis and design.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will gain fundamental knowledge about traffic signal systems.
  
  • CE 5700 - Geotechnical Engineering


    Soil compositions, physical and chemical properties, and classifications; water movement and seepage problems; consolidation and shear strength; applications to earth structures, retaining walls, slope stability, shallow & deep foundations, and soil erosion.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 4
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain how the branch of geotechnical engineering started.
    • Students will be able to describe index properties of soils and how they are measured.
    • Students will be able to classify soils by the AASHTO and Unified Soil Classification Systems.
    • Students will be able to analyze two-dimensional seepage flow problems.
    • Students will be able to apply the effective stress concept to determine the total stress, pore water pressure, and effective stress at any point within a soil mass.
    • Students will be able to explain when a quick condition develops in saturated soils.
    • Students will be able to determine the effect of external loadings on a soil mass.
    • Students will be able to apply the consolidation theory to determine the amount and time rate of compression of a saturated clay layer.
    • Students will be able to describe the shear strength concept and apply it to analyze the stability of soil slopes.
    • Students will be able to explain how subsurface exploration work is conducted at each project site.
    • Students will be able to carry out basic design work for shallow foundations.
    • Students will be able to carry out basic design work for retaining walls.
  
  • CE 5720 - Advanced Soil Mechanics


    Water movement through soil, construction and interpretation of flow nets, stress distribution, compressibility and settlement of cohesive and noncohesive soil, consolidation theory, soil shear strength, lateral soil pressure, and slope stability.

    Requisites: CE 3700
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to use the stress function approach to determine stresses in a soil mass due to different external loading types.
    • Students will be able to explain how the classic theory of consolidation was formulated.
    • Students will be able to apply Skempton’s theory of pore water pressure development to estimate pore water pressure in soils under different loading conditions.
    • Students will be able to construct a flow net even in anisotropic and nonhomogeneous soil domains.
    • Students will be able to analyze retaining walls and soil slopes.
    • Students will be able to explain various theories related to soil shear strength.
    • Students will be able to solve 1-D consolidation problems using a numerical solution technique.
    • Students will be able to analyze 1-D and 2-D seepage flow problems using a numerical solution technique.
    • Students will be able to explain the effective stress concept.
  
  • CE 5740 - Soil Mechanics Laboratory


    Advanced techniques for measurement of soil engineering properties.

    Requisites: CE 3710
    Credit Hours: 1
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to design and conduct advanced laboratory tests on soils.
    • Students will be able to follow the standard test methods while testing soils.
    • Students will be able to analyze the lab test data and prepare qood-quality lab reports.
  
  • CE 5750 - Advanced Foundation Engineering


    Design of shallow and deep foundations for complex or unusual soil conditions; design of earth retaining structures including retaining walls, cofferdams, and sheet pile bulkheads; site improvement; and performance evaluation and instrumentation.

    Requisites: CE 4710
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain several defferent in-situ soil improvement techniques.
    • Students will be able to develop field instrumentation plans for monitoring foundations and retaining walls.
    • Students will be able to design deep foundations for difficult and/or unusual site conditions.
    • Students will be able to design earth retaining structures under various loading conditions.
    • Students will be able to design shallow foundations for sites with difficult and/or unusal site conditions.
  
  • CE 5760 - Soil Stabilization


    Engineering, geological, and pedological soil classification systems. Mineralogy of clay minerals and clay-water systems, requirements for and factors affecting soil stability. Methods and mechanics of soil stabilization, designing and testing stabilized soils.

    Requisites: CE 3700
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to identify different geosynthetic products.
    • Students will be able to identify difficult soils.
    • Students will be able to explain basics of biological method of ground improvement.
    • Students will be able to discuss several options for improving in-situ soil conditions.
    • Students will be able to describe the two thermal techniques (ground freezing, vitrification).
    • Students will be able to explain when the long-term mechanical method is useful and how it works.
    • Students will be able to explain how the short-term mechanical method can improve soil properties.
    • Students will be able to describe how geotextile and other geosynthetic products can be employed to solve soil problems.
    • Students will be able to explain how the hydraulic technique can be used to improve site conditions.
    • Students will be able to explain how physical replacement method can be applied in the field.
    • Students will be able to discuss a few different chemical admixtures and how they can each improve soil properties.
  
  • CE 5770 - Rock Mechanics and Design


    Physical properties and classification of intact rock and rock masses, rock exploration, engineering properties of rock, stresses in rock around underground openings. Rock tunneling, rock slope stability, bolting, blasting, grouting, and rock foundation design.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to estimate deformation of rock.
    • Students will be able to describe several different rock exploration methods.
    • Students will be able to rate rock masses and estimate their engineering properties.
    • Students will be able to describe rock bolting & tieback methods.
    • Students will be able to perform a basic stability analysis of rock slopes.
    • Students will be able to identify and classify rock minerals.
    • Students will be able to explain the criteria for rock failures.
    • Students will be able to describe rock tunneling operations.
    • Students will be able to explain the nature of rock mechanics.
  
  • CE 5820 - Paving Materials and Mixtures


    Types, constituents, chemical behavior, tests, specifications, and uses of bituminous materials, Portland cements, and aggregates in pavements. Design and manufacture of paving mixtures and construction of pavements.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to descrive advanced testing methods for paving materials.
    • Students will be able to explain various materials used in pavement construction.
    • Students will be able to describe the standard test methods that are performed to measure key properties of pavement materials.
    • Students will be able to explain how bituminous materials are utilized in pavement construction.
    • Students will be able to explain how concrete materials are utilized in pavement construction.
    • Students will be able to discuss chemical compositions and engineering properties of different paving materials.
    • Students will be able to explain how specifications are usually written for the paving materials.
  
  • CE 5830 - Principles of Pavement Design


    Fundamentals of wheel loads and stresses in pavements. Properties in pavement components and design tests. Design methods and evaluations.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to describe the pavement design procedure in general.
    • Students will be able to describe different pavement types used in the U.S.
    • Students will be able to explain nondestructive test methods that are used to evaluate pavement performance.
    • Students will be able to discuss how pavement structures can be rehabilitated.
    • Students will be able to classify vehicle types and explain how live loads can influence pavement structures.
    • Students will be able to discuss how environmental factors can influence pavement performance.
    • Students will be able to explain how each layer in the pavement system is characterized in the design process.
    • Students will be able to design flexible (or asphalt concrete) pavement structures.
    • Students will be able to design rigid (or concrete) pavement structures.
  
  • CE 5860 - Theory of Plates and Shells


    Bending of rectangular and circular plates, small and large deflection theory, and membrane and bending shell theory.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to analyze axisymmetrically loaded circular plates.
    • Students will be able to analyze cylindrical shells of general shape.
    • Students will be able to analyze simply supported rectangular plates.
    • Students will be able to analyze symmetrically loaded shells of revolution.
    • Students will be able to describe some advanced topics related to the analysis of plates and shells.
    • Students will be able to explain the governing differential equations of plate deflection.
    • Students be able to describe the boundary conditions that are commonly employed in plate problems.
    • Students will be able to explain some basic assumptions necessary for the analysis of plates and shells.
    • Students will be able to explain the membrane action.
    • Students will be able to explain the relationships among stress, curvature, and moment
  
  • CE 5880 - Soil Dynamics


    Theory of vibrations, wave propagation in an elastic medium; dynamic properties of soils, seismology. Centrifuge modeling, liquefaction, foundation vibrations, design of machine foundations, pile foundations and dynamic settlement. Dynamic earth pressures and seismic stability of embankments.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain experimental aspects of soil dynamics.
    • Students will be able to describe dynamic earth pressures.
    • Students will be able to explain the effects of blasting.
    • Students will be able to explain how some soils become compressed under dynamic loads.
    • Students will be able to explain how some soils liquefy during seismic events.
    • Students will be able to describe some basics of earthquake engineering.
    • Students will be able to design shallow and deep foundations for vibratory loading.
    • Students will be able to describe the fundamental theory of vibration.
    • Students will be able to explain how stress waves propagate in an elastic medium.
  
  • CE 5900 - Special Topics in Civil Engineering


    Specific course content will vary with offering.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 1 - 15
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge in Civil Engineering.
    • Students will be able to report on the findings of their special investigation projects professionally.
  
  • CE 5940 - Special Investigations


    Special investigations or problems not covered by formal courses and not requiring thesis.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 3.0 hours.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 research
    Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Student will be able to conduct literature search and review.
    • Student will conduct a special investigation and present its findings in a report.
    • Student will develop a research plan.
  
  • CE 6000 - Applied Civil Engineering Statistics


    Parametric and non-parametric statistical theories and applications related to modes of failure, interactions, probability distributions, and spacial relationships associated with the civil engineering discipline.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will learn about probability theories.
    • Students will learn basic statistical theories.
    • Students will learn how to apply statistical methods to civil engineering topics.
    • Students will learn how to interpret statistical results properly.
    • Students will learn the implications of violating statistical assumptions.
    • Students will learn the methods and procedures associated with various non-parametric statistical tests.
    • Students will learn the methods and procedures associated with various parametric statistical tests.
  
  • CE 6150 - Heavy Construction Management


    Provides a foundation of heavy construction management knowledge appropriate for use in the engineering and construction industry. Covers construction management principles related to heavy construction project work. Topics covered include: life cycle cost analysis, contract administration, project planning, project progress tracking and control, project risk management, and project safety.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to perform project planning using computer programs.
    • Students will be able to explain construction contract administration.
    • Students will be able to explain life cycle analysis.
    • Students will be able to explain quality control measures.
    • Students will be able to explain safety issues related to construction.
    • Students will be able to use techniques to track and control progress of construction projects.
    • Students will be able to explain how project risk management is made.
    • Students will be able to describe the nature of heavy construction projects.
  
  • CE 6160 - Computer Aided Construction Management


    Introduction to computer aided construction management. Topics include optimization, decision support systems, genetic algorithms, artificial intelligence and expert systems, neural networks, fuzzy logic, resourse planning, and asset management.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be be able to describe resource planning and asset management in reference to construction projects.
    • Students will be able to explain about decision support systems related to construction projects.
    • Students will be able to explain how neural networks and fuzzy logic can serve as construction management tools.
    • Students will be able to explain how artificial intelligence (AI) and expert systems can be used in construction management.
    • Students will be able to explain how genetic algorithms can be applied to construction management.
    • Students will be able to use computer tools to optimize construction project management plans.
  
  • CE 6170 - Design and Productivity of Construction Operations


    Methods used to measure productivity in civil engineering projects; modeling of construction operations using simulation software; productivity basics; productivity improvement and data collection; analysis and presentation of productivity data; and lean construction.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to analyze project productivity data.
    • Students will be able to model construction operations using computer software programs.
    • Students will be able to use techniques to gather data concerning project productivity.
    • Students will be able to explain basics of project productivity and how to improve productivity.
    • Students will be able to describe the fundamentals of construction operations.
    • Students will be able to explain lean construction.
  
  • CE 6180 - Project Risk Management


    Uncertainty and risk involved in construction projects, risk management, decision making, probablistic approaches, and predictive models.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to develop contingency plans.
    • Students will be able to apply the probability-based approaches in project risk management.
    • Students will be able to explain how decisions are made under inherent project uncertainty.
    • Students will be able to describe project risk management.
    • Students will be able to explain how simulations are used in project risk management.
    • Students will be able to explain what uncertainties and risks are usually involved in construction projects.
  
  • CE 6230 - Continuum Mechanics I


    Matrix methods in mechanics and structures; law of dynamics; mechanical properties of solids and fluids; and basic theories of continuum mechanics.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to use the tensor notations.
    • Students will be able to explain the definitions of engineering stresses.
    • Students will be able to describe a few different inelasticity behaviors.
    • Students will be able to explain the definitions of engineering strains.
    • Students will be able to apply the principles of virtual work to solve engineering mechanics problems.
    • Students will be able to explain the differences between Newtonian & non-Newtonian fluid theories.
    • Students will be able to describe the thermodynamic laws.
    • Students will be able to explain and apply the linear elasticity theories.
  
  • CE 6250 - Finite Element Methods in Mechanics


    Development of elements from variational principles; application of finite element methods in static and dynamic continuum problems; computational techniques; and interpretation of results.

    Requisites: CE 5200
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to apply the finite element method to solve numerically dynamic problems encountered in engineering mechanics.
    • Students will be able to apply the finite element method to solve numerically static problems encountered in engineering mechanics.
    • Students will be able to develop elements from variational principles.
  
  • CE 6310 - Structural Reliability


    First-order, second-moment reliability method, Monte Carlo simulation, load and resistance factors, reliability index, and code checking.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to check structural reliability code.
    • Students will be able to apply the first-order second-moment reliability method.
    • Students will be able to explain the load and resistance factor concept and use it in structural design.
    • Students will be able to explain the reliability index.
    • Students will be able to use the Monte Carlo simulation in structural design.
  
  • CE 6320 - Structural Dynamics


    Dynamic analysis of structures with multi-degree of freedom. Free and forced vibration analysis of elastic beams, frames, grids, and trusses. Earthquake and wind-induced vibration of high-rise buildings and bridges. Classical and computer methods.

    Requisites: CE 3300
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to analyze multiple-degree-of-freedom systems.
    • Students will be able to analyze single-degree-of-freedom systems.
    • Students will be able to explain how earthquake vibrations can affect buildings and bridges.
    • Students will be able to explain how wind-induced vibrations can affect buildings and bridges.
  
  • CE 6330 - Earthquake Engineering


    Nature of earthquakes, measurement of earthquake motions, effects on soils and structures, and earthquake-resistant design.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to design earthquake-resistant structures.
    • Students will be able to explain an earthquake’s effects on soils, structures, and their interactions.
    • Students will be able to explain the characteristics and causes of earthquakes.
    • Students will be able to explain how earthquake ground motions are measured.
    • Students will be able to explain how linear elastic and inelastic systems respond to earthquake excitations.
    • Students will be able to describe the wave propagation theory.
  
  • CE 6340 - Bridge Engineering


    Types of bridge structures, LRFD design standard specifications, loads, structural analysis, and design.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to identify components of bridge structure.
    • Students will be able to design bridge piers.
    • Students will be able to explain and use the LRFD specifications applicable to bridge structures.
    • Students will be able to describe the history and different types of bridge structures.
    • Students will be able to design bridge decks.
    • Students will be able to explain various load types that impact bridge structures.
  
  • CE 6345 - Bridge Design


    Analysis and design of bridges using various materials in accordance with AASHTO specifications.

    Requisites: CE 6340
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to determine load rating for a bridge structure.
    • Students will be able to perform complete design/analysis of bridge superstructures.
    • Students will be able to explain the concepts used to design various types of bridge abutment.
    • Students will be able to design and analyze bridge deck structures.
  
  • CE 6500 - Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment


    Physical processes controlling the fate and transport of pollutants in surface water soils. Processes studied include advection, diffusion, sorption, Henry’s law, and abiotic transformations. Govering mathematical equations will be derived and several modeling packages utilized.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain the concepts of mass balance, advection, diffusion, dispersion, and complete mixing.
    • Students will be able to describe the theory of unsaturated flow.
    • Students will be able to explain the concepts of precipitation and volatilization.
    • Students will be able to model contaminant movements in rivers and lakes.
    • Students will be able to explain the advection/dispersion/reaction equation.
    • Students will be able to use the finite difference approximation method to model and solve pollutant transport problems.
    • Students will be able to use the finite element method to model and solve pollutant transport problems.
  
  • CE 6530 - Environmental Geotechnology I


    Presents the theoretical basis and in-situ/laboratory practices of geo-environmental methods.

    Requisites: CE 3700 or 4500
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain the basics of unsaturated soil mechanics.
    • Students will be able to explain the fundamentals of contaminant transport theory.
    • Students will be able to describe several different site investigation techniques (SPT, CPT, geophysical methods, groundwater monitoring).
    • Students will be able to explain how soil liners and geosynthetic products are used to enhance geoenvironmental facilities.
    • Students will be able to explain the historical development of environmental geotechnology.
    • Students will be able to explain the basic characteristics of environmental geotechnology.
  
  • CE 6550 - Advanced Water Treatment


    Advanced study of theory. Design of physical/chemical treatment units. Practice in control methods.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to discuss the topics of disinfection, adsorption, and ion exchange.
    • Students will be able to explain how air stripping can be used to treat water.
    • Students will be able to perform a reaction analysis, involving oxidation and reduction.
    • Students will be able to explain the membrane filtration method of water treatment.
    • Students will be able to explain the reverse osmosis method of water treatment.
  
  • CE 6560 - Advanced Waste Water Treatment


    Advanced study of theory. Design of biological treatment units. Practice in control methods.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to discuss advanced topics related to wastewater treatment.
    • Students will be able to explain the activated sludge treatment processes.
    • Students will be able to explain the fixed film treatment processes.
    • Students will be able to explain the sludge treatment processes.
    • Students will be able to model flow characteristics of reactors.
    • Students will be able to explain reaction kinetics and mass transfer operations.
    • Students will be able to discuss disinfection processes used in wastewater treatment.
  
  • CE 6590 - Surface Water Quality Modeling


    An advanced course on the fundamentals and principles that underlie the mathematical modeling techniques used to analyze the quality of surface waters.

    Requisites: CE 4500
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain eutrophication and how it is detrimental to living organisms in water.
    • Students will be able to explain the characteristics of rivers and streams (hydrologic factors, pollution discharges, river/stream model).
    • Students will be able to explain the unique nature of estuaries from the water quality modeling standpoint.
    • Students will be able to explain the basics (elements, waste loading, sources, sampling, general model) of surface water quality problems.
    • Students will be able to model rivers and lakes as water quality model systems.
    • Students will be able to explain why dissolved oxygen can be an important water quality indicator.
  
  • CE 6610 - Environmental Analysis Transportation Systems


    The role of environmental assessment in transportation planning and project development is addressed.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to discuss transportation noise as an engineering subject.
    • Students will be able to explain the FHWA policy & environmental process.
    • Students will be able to explain archeological & historical impacts of transportation facilities.
    • Students will be able to explain the functions of wetlands.
    • Students will be able to discuss impacts of transportation facilities on air quality.
    • Students will be able to discuss impacts of transportation facility on water quality.
    • Students will be able to explain legislative & regulative foundations for a transportation facilities.
    • Students will be able to discuss biological/ecological impacts of transportation facilities.
    • Students will be able to explain how completed highway projects can be assessed.
    • Students will be able to conduct an economic analysis of each transportation system.
  
  • CE 6620 - Transportation Design I


    Fundamentals of route design (sight distance, horizontal and vertical alignment, superelevation), design of interchanges and intersections, access management issues, roadway elements (pavement markings and signage), and economic considerations.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to design interchanges and intersections.
    • Students will be able to discuss roadway elements such as pavement markings, signage, and utilities.
    • Students will be able to position elements such as roadside barriers, bridge railings, crash cushions in a highway section.
    • Students will be able to design a roadway section, applying the fundamentals of route design (sight distance, horizontal & vertical alignment, superelevation).
    • Students will be able to discuss access management issues related to transportation.
  
  • CE 6630 - Highway Safety and Risk Management


    Introduction to highway safety improvement program and three plus standards. Specific topics include data collection, identification of hazardous locations, crash reconstruction, countermeasures, and risk management.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to explain a defect surveillance program.
    • Students will be able to explain how highway safety planning, data collection, and data management are done.
    • Students will be able to explain about liability and risk management issues related to highway safety.
    • Students will be able to determine traffic crash probabilities.
    • Students will be able to explain how a crash can be reconstructed.
    • Students will be able to explain how safety hazard locations are identified.
    • Students will be able to explain how possible countermeasures are developed.
    • Students will be able to explain how priorities are established and priorities and countermeasures are evaluated.
    • Students will be able to explain generally about the legal systems in the U.S.
  
  • CE 6640 - Urban Transportation Planning


    Introduction to urban transportation planning. Specific topics include characteristics of urban travel, decision making models and processes, travel demand models, and transportation system impacts and analysis.

    Requisites: Permission required
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to perform an analysis to determine how a decision can impact a transportation system.
    • Students will be able to discuss decision making models regarding urban travel.
    • Students will be able to evaluate and implement projects for urban transportation systems.
    • Students will be able to discuss the common characteristics of urban travel .
    • Students will be able to explain travel demand, travel generation, and travel distribution models.
  
  • CE 6650 - Traffic Impact Studies


    Trip generation, distribution, and assignment; transport behavior of individuals and households; traffic impact studies; parking studies; on-site planning; site access and off-site improvements.

    Requisites: CE 6640
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to complete a comprehensive parking study.
    • Students will be able to complete a comprehensive traffic impact study.
  
  • CE 6670 - Traffic Parameters


    Microscopic and macroscopic traffic flow fundamentals and characteristics.

    Requisites:
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will be able to discuss macroscopic traffic flow fundamentals and characteristics.
  
  • CE 6680 - Regulations, Control and Signal Design


    Research, theories, and applications of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices; Signs, Markings, Signals, and Other Traffic Control Devices.

    Requisites: CE 5670
    Credit Hours: 3
    Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
    Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
    Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
    Learning Outcomes:
    • Students will understand the theories and applications of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Devices.
 

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