About this Program

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering offers graduate programs of study and research leading to three degrees:

• Master of Civil Engineering (M.C.E.)
  
• Master of Applied Sciences (M.A.S.)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering

The M.C.E. degree emphasizes civil engineering, while the M.A.S. is for students not having engineering as first degrees. The Ph.D. is aimed at training the graduate student in research within a chosen topic. All three degrees are based on the student completing an individually designed program of courses and writing a thesis. An M.C.E. nonthesis master’s degree option is also available, typically for students with professional experience. Students selecting the nonthesis option are not eligible for financial support from the University.

All graduate students work in close cooperation with faculty, and the department has extensive facilities for research and graduate study in all areas of concentration. 

Current UD undergraduate students can be considered for admission to 4+1 programs encompassing the bachelor of civil engineering (B.C.E.) or bachelor of environmental engineering (B.Env.), i.e. the 4+1 B.C.E./M.C.E. or the 4+1 B.Env./M.C.E.

A dual degree in the MBA and M.C.E. programs is available to graduate students (M.C.E./MBA).

Program Concentrations:

• Coastal Engineering Concentration
• Environmental Engineering Concentration
• Geotechnical Engineering Concentration
• Structural Engineering Concentration
• Transportation Engineering and Civil Infrastructure Systems Concentration
• Water Resource Engineering Concentration

Degrees Offered

Applied Sciences – Civil Engineering – M.A.S.

Civil Engineering – M.C.E.

Civil Engineering – M.C.E./MBA (COE)

Civil Engineering – M.C.E./MBA (LCBE)

Civil Engineering – Ph.D.