Undergraduate Courses

Following is the suggested course list that satisfies the requirements of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Major in Civil Engineering). This list comes from the Civil Engineering Department of CWRU Handbook during the 1996 - 1998 school years.

Fall Semester Class/Lab/
Credit Hours 		Spring Semester Class/Lab/
Credit Hours
FRESHMAN YEAR
Open elective or humanities / social science (3-0-3)b   Open elective or humanities / social science (3-0-3)b
CHEM 107, Properties and Structure of Matter I (3-0-3)   CHEM 108, Properties and Structure of Matter II (3-0-3)
CMPS 131, Elementary Computer Programming (2-2-3)   CHEM 113, Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1-3-2)
ENGL 150, Expository Writing (3-0-3)   MATH 122, Calculus for Science and Engineering II (3-0-3)
MATH 121, Calculus for Science and Engineering I (4-0-4)   PHED 102, Physical Education Activities (0-3-0)
PHED 101, Physical Education Activities (0-3-0)   PHYS 121, General Physics I (4-0-4)a
TOTAL: (15-5-16)   TOTAL: (15-6-16)
 
SOPHMORE YEAR
Humanities or Social Science Sequence I (3-0-3)   Humanities or Social Science Sequence II (3-0-3)
ECIV 161, Surveying (1-2-3)c   ECIV 210, Strength of Materials (3-0-3)d
ECIV 100, Mechanics (3-0-3)d   EMAE 181, Dynamics (3-0-3)d
ECMP 251, Numerical Methods I (1-2-3)d,g   MATH 224, Elementary Differential Equations (3-0-3)
MATH 223, Calculus for Science and Engineering III (3-0-3)   PHYS 221, General Physics III (3-0-3)
PHYS 122, General Physics II (4-0-4)  
TOTAL: (16-5-18)   TOTAL: (15-2-15)
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Humanities or Social Science Sequence II (3-0-3)   Humanities or Social Science Sequence IV (3-0-3)
ECIV 211, Civil Engineering Materials (1-3-2)   ECIV 221, Structural Design I (2-2-3)
ECIV 220, Structural Analysis I (3-0-3)   ECIV 330, Soil Mechanics (3-2-4)
EMAE 150, Thermodynamics I (3-0-3)d   ECIV 368, Environmental Engineering (3-0-3)
EMSE 201, Introduction to Materials Science (3-0-3)d   EMAE 151, Fluid Mechanics I (3-0-3)d
ENGL 398, Professional Communications (2-0-2)   Approved Elective (3-0-3)e
TOTAL: (15-3-16)   TOTAL: (17-4-19)
 
SENIOR YEAR
Humanities or Social Science Elective (3-0-3)f   Humanities or Social Science Elective (3-0-3)
ECIV 340, Construction Management (3-0-3)   ECIV 260, Civil Engineering Systems (3-0-3)
ECIV 351, Engineering Hydraulics and Hydrology (3-0-3)   Approved Elective (3-0-3)e
ECIV 398, Civil Engineering Senior Project (0-6-3)   Approved Elective (3-0-3)e
EEAP 240, Electronic Circuits I (3-2-4)d   Open Elective (3-0-3)
Approved Elective (3-0-3)e  
TOTAL: (15-8-19)   TOTAL: (15-2-15)
Hours required for graduation: 134 plus graphics proficiency
b - One of these courses must be a humanities / social science course.
c - May be taken in the fall of the freshman year.
d - Engineering Core Course.
e - Must be part of an approved sequence.
f - These courses may be switched if necessary.
g - May subsitute EMAE 250.

Samples of Courses from which Elective Sequences could be chosen.

The approved electives constitute a sequence of four courses in one of the major areas of civil engineering. They are chosen by the student to coincide with his or her interests.

Structural Engineering

  • ECIV 222, Structural Analysis II (3)
  • ECIV 321, Structural Design II (3)
  • ECIV 415, Structural Modeling and Experimental Methods (3)
  • ECIV 421, Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (3)
  • ECIV 422, Advanced Structural Steel Design (3)
  • ECIV 423, Prestressed Concrete Design (3)
  • ECIV 430, Foundation Engineering (3)
Geotechnical Engineering

  • ECIV 321, Structural Design II (3)
  • ECIV 430, Foundation Engineering (3)
  • ECIV 431, Special Topics in Geotechnical Engineering (3)
  • ECIV 433, Soil Dynamics (3)
  • GEOL 110, Physical Geology (3)
  • GEOL 330, Geophysical Field Methods (4)
Engineering Mechanics

  • ECIV 410, Advanced Strength of Material (3)
  • ECIV 411, Elasticity, Theory and Applications (3)
  • ECIV 412, Constitutive Modeling Theories (3)
  • ECIV 420, Finite Elements (3)
  • ECIV 433, Soil Dynamics (3)
  • EMAE 372, Relation of Materials to Design (3)
Environmental Engineering

  • BIOL 350, Introduction to Ecosystem Analysis and Environmental Science (3)
  • GEOL 220, Environmental Geology (3)
  • GEOL 321, Hydrogeology (3)
  • ECIV 361, Water Resources Engineering (3)
  • ECIV 362, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3)
  • ECIV 460, Environmental Remediation (3)
  • ESYS 426, Water and Energy Systems Engineering (3)
Construction Engineering & Management

  • Two of the four elective courses must be from within civil engineering.
  • ECIV 341, Construction Scheduling and Estimating (3)
  • ECIV 430, Foundation Engineering (3)
  • BLAW 329, Business Law (or ECIV 442 Legal Aspects...) (3)
  • ECON 361, Managerial Economics (3)
  • ACCT 303, Accountancy Principles and Practices (3)
  • BAFI 355, Corporation Finance (3)
  • LHRP 251, Labor and Human Resources Analyses and Practice (3)
  • LHRP 311, Labor Problems (3)

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