Master of Science in
Civil Engineering
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree at Embry-Riddle is a practical, hands-on, research-oriented degree that enhances a graduate’s foundational knowledge of fields such as transportation, materials, geotechnical, and structural engineering.
Small class sizes and approachable faculty are advantages of the Civil Engineering program. In the department, all faculty are Ph.D. recipients in their fields and are registered as Professional Engineers, one of the industry’s top designations, within the United States.
The program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Classroom sizes are small, permitting the use of team projects as learning tools in many classes and facilitating student-faculty interaction.
Many of the current Civil Engineering students are members of the Embry-Riddle student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). They also participate in student competitions and take advantage of campus engagement opportunities.
DEGREE DETAILS
About Civil Engineering at the Daytona Beach, FL Campus
Civil engineers plan, design, and build the infrastructures on which we rely. At ERAU’s Daytona Beach Campus, we bring aerospace technology to this established engineering field, which results in a unique educational environment for students.
Housed in the Civil Engineering Department of the College of Engineering, the M.S. in Civil Engineering is a fully accredited degree that builds on undergraduate education. With disciplines in transportation, materials, geotechnical, and structural engineering, students can translate their academic accomplishments into opportunities, continuing the legacy of successful graduates entering the workforce.
- Select from a thesis or non-thesis track.
- Learn in a small and close-knit community with approachable, responsive staff and faculty.
- Conduct research in a variety of state-of-the-art labs, including the Aquaponics Lab where students could develop a sustainable food supply for a Mars colony; the various materials and testing labs where students can explore the strength of composites or concrete; and the Multimodal Intelligent Transportation Lab to plan and design improved airport traffic.
- Take advantage of our campus location, which is adjacent to the Daytona Beach International Airport and the NextGen Test Bed, and is also close to NASA and Kennedy Space Center.
The Masters degree program in Civil Engineering offers tracks in Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering and a general Master of Science in Civil Engineering. Each Masters degree track has both thesis or non-thesis option. The thesis option will consist of 12 credits of core courses, 6 credits of elective courses, and 9 thesis credits. The program of study is intended to be completed over three semesters plus the summer semester for research. The non-thesis option will consist of the 15 credit core course curriculum plus 15 elective credits in an advisor-approved program of study. Each degree option may be pursued either as a five-year accelerated BS/MS program for Embry-Riddle Civil Engineering students, or as a three semester program for those with a BS from another institution or Embry-Riddle engineering discipline.
Degree program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate-level work.
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the Master of Science in Civil Engineering program must:
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Have completed a B.S. degree in an ABET-accredited engineering program (or international equivalent) or a closely related engineering discipline;
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Applicants to the five-year BS/MS program are eligible to apply with 90 earned credits towards the B.S. degree with a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in CIV/ES courses
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Have a CGPA of 3.0
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Complete the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
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Submit a complete application package before the deadline specified in the University catalog.
International applicants whose primary language is not English must also achieve the minimum score requirement of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Test System) as required by the University.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering is granted to students who complete the course work described below. Students may choose Non-Thesis or Thesis Option.
Non-Thesis Option
| CIV Requireed Courses | 12 | |
| Electives | 18 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Thesis Option
| Civil Engineering Required Courses | 12 | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Thesis Research (3 cr of CIV 700A plus 6 cr of Thesis Research) | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Transportation Engineering Track
| Required courses | 12 | |
CIV 506 | Transportation Systems Engineering | |
CIV 522 | Advanced Geometric Design of Highways and Streets | |
CIV 532 | Transportation Planning | |
CIV 602 | Transportation Safety | |
| Transportation Electives | 18 | |
| Max 12 credits outside CIV | ||
BA 511 | Operations Research | |
BA 514 | Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation | |
BA 604 | International Management and Aviation Policy | |
BA 645 | Airport Operations and Management | |
BA 650 | Airline/Airport Relations | |
BA 651 | Strategic Airport Planning | |
CIV 510 | Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement | |
CIV 512 | Intelligent Transportation Systems | |
CIV 520 | Railroad Engineering and High Speed Rail | |
CIV 524 | Access Management | |
CIV 534 | Transportation Simulation and Modeling | |
CIV 604 | Advanced Signal Control and Design | |
HFS 600 | Human Factors in Systems | |
HFS 616 | Human Factors of Transportation | |
MA 505 | Statistics I | |
MA 506 | Probability and Statistical Inference | |
MA 540 | Data Mining | |
MSA 508 | Advanced Airport Modeling | |
MSA 511 | Earth Observation and Remote Sensing | |
MSA 602 | The Air Transportation System | |
MSA 662 | Statistical Analysis for Aviation/Aerospace | |
MSA 674 | Project Management in Aviation Aerospace | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Structural Engineering Track
| Required Courses | 12 | |
AE 514 | Introduction to the Finite Element Method | |
CIV 514 | Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design | |
CIV 516 | Advanced Steel Analysis and Design | |
CIV 526 | Advanced Geotechnical and Foundation Design | |
| Structures Electives | 18 | |
| Max 9 credits outside CIV | ||
AE 502 | Strength and Fatigue of Materials | |
AE 510 | Aircraft Structural Dynamics | |
AE 523 | Modeling and Simulation of Linear Dynamic Systems | |
AE 532 | Failure Analysis of Materials | |
CIV 502 | Wind Engineering | |
CIV 504 | Bridge Engineering | |
CIV 510 | Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement | |
CIV 518 | Structural Reliability | |
CIV 528 | Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Infrastructure | |
ME 525 | Structural Design Optimization | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
General Civil Engineering Track
| Required Courses | 12 | |
CIV 506 | Transportation Systems Engineering | |
or CIV 532 | Transportation Planning | |
CIV 514 | Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design | |
or CIV 516 | Advanced Steel Analysis and Design | |
CIV 510 | Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement | |
or CIV 526 | Advanced Geotechnical and Foundation Design | |
CIV 508 | Environmental Engineering | |
| Civil Electives | 18 | |
| Non-Thesis Option: | ||
| CIV Graduate Electives (Advisor approved (6-18 credits) | ||
| Non-CIV Graduate Electives (Advisor approved) (0-12 credits) | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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