Minor in Civil Engineering
This program is available only to non-departmental majors who would like an overview of the principles of civil engineering. The following courses are required:
1. Core Courses:
- 171.101 General Physics for Physical Science Majors
- 110.108-109 Calculus I, II
- 500.141 Perspectives on the Evolution of Structures
- 560.201 Statics and Mechanics
- 560.206 Solid Mechanics and Theory of Structures
2. Seminar (two semesters):
- 560.491-494 Civil Engineering Seminar
3. A two-course sequence in either structures, foundations, or fluids
The structures sequence consists of two of the following:
- 560.445 Advanced Structural Analysis
- 560.320 Steel Structures
- 560.325 Concrete Structures
- 560.349-350 Design and Synthesis
The foundations sequence consists of 560.305 Soil Mechanics and one of the following:
- 560.330 Foundation Design
- 560.349-350 Design and Synthesis
The fluids sequence consists of the following:
- 570.351 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
- 560.380 Introduction to Ocean Science and Engineering