Civil and Urban Engineering Department
Program Description
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering prepares graduates to practice their profession at an advanced level. Specific program objectives are to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to:
- Specialize in one of the primary subdisciplines (or tracks) of civil engineering or to achieve depth across a number of the subdisciplines;
- Design and analyze civil engineering infrastructure;
- Understand civil engineering materials, technologies and processes as applied to modern civil engineering infrastructure;
- Obtain civil engineering project management skills; and
- Provide a basis for continued, lifelong learning in the civil engineering profession.
Students are afforded the opportunity to specialize in one of the following six tracks or take courses from each of the six:
- Construction Management and Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
- Urban Systems Engineering and Management
- Highway and Traffic Engineering
Admissions
To apply for admission to any Tandon graduate program, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Desired Background
Students seeking admission to the MS program should hold a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and have a 3.0 GPA or better. Applicants lacking a BS from an ABET-accredited program in civil engineering (including those possessing undergraduate degrees in other engineering disciplines, engineering science, engineering technology and architecture, or from a foreign university) have their qualifications reviewed by a graduate adviser. Admission may be granted and may include the requirement for additional undergraduate courses to correct deficiencies. These additional courses are not counted toward the MS degree, nor are undergraduate courses included in computing graduate grade-point averages.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 30 credits. Students must either follow the General Plan or the Single Track Plan as described below:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 12 |
| Materials for Civil Engineers | |
| Instrumentation, Monitoring and Condition Assessment of Civil Infrastructure | |
| Environmental Impact Assessment | |
| Urban Infrastructure Systems Management | |
| Project Management for Construction | |
| Risk Analysis | |
| 18 |
| |
1 | |
| Total Credits | 30 |
Tracks
Geotechnical Engineering
Structural Engineering
Construction Management and Engineering
Environmental/Water Resources Engineering
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| CE-GY 7223 | HYDROLOGY | 3 |
| CE-GY 7233 | Groundwater Hydrology and Pollution | 3 |
| CE-GY 7353 | Selected Topics in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering I | 3 |
| CE-GY 7363 | SELECTED TOPICS IN WATER RESOURCES AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING II | 3 |
| CE-GY 7373 | ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY | 3 |
| CE-GY 7423 | WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT | 3 |
| CE-GY 7673 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
| CE-GY 7753 | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| CE-GY 7473 | Modeling Fate and Transport of Surface Water Pollution | 3 |
| CE-GY 7523 | AIR POLLUTION | 3 |
| CE-GY 7573 | DETECTION AND CONTROL OF WATERBORNE PATHOGENS | 3 |
| CE-GY 7653 | WETLAND DESIGN FOR WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT | 3 |
| CE-GY 7703 | Solid Waste Management | 3 |
| CE-GY 7713 | SELECTED TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING | 3 |
| CE-GY 7723 | SELECTED TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING I | 3 |
| CE-GY 7733 | Geomatics and GIS Application in Civil and Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CE-GY 7913 | Climate Science: Realities & Risks of a Changing Climate | 3 |
| CE-GY 8283 | Risk Analysis | 3 |
| CE-GY 8493 | Environmental Geotechnology | 3 |
Highway and Traffic Engineering
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| TR-GY 6113 | Forecasting Urban Travel Demand | 3 |
| TR-GY 6223 | Intelligent Transportation Systems and Their Applications | 3 |
| TR-GY 6333 | TRANSPORTATION & TRAFFIC CONCEPTS, CHARACTERISTICS & STUDIES | 3 |
| TR-GY 6343 | TRAFFIC OPERATIONS & CONTROL | 3 |
| TR-GY 7033 | MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY | 3 |
| TR-GY 7123 | MANAGEMENT OF URBAN TRAFFIC CONGESTION | 3 |
| TR-GY 7323 | DESIGN OF PARKING & TERMINAL FACILITIES | 3 |
Urban Systems Engineering and Management
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| CE-GY 6073 | Instrumentation, Monitoring and Condition Assessment of Civil Infrastructure | 3 |
| CE-GY 7753 | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| CE-GY 7813 | Infrastructure Planning, Engineering and Economics | 3 |
| CE-GY 7853 | Infrastructure Asset Management | 3 |
| CE-GY 8713 | Construction and the Law | 3 |
| CE-GY 8733 | Infrastructure Financing: Structuring of a Deal | 3 |
| TR-GY 6223 | Intelligent Transportation Systems and Their Applications | 3 |
Advising
Students are responsible for following the rules outlined in this bulletin for Tandon graduate students. While academic advisers consult with and advise students, students are responsible for ensuring that all degree requirements are fulfilled and for submitting all proper forms and applications. Students must meet with an academic adviser when they first enroll. Students must have a detailed program of study formally approved by an academic adviser before registration.
The academic adviser also handles requests for waivers of certain degree requirements, where warranted. Such waivers must be in writing and must be entered into the student’s departmental record. Where specific courses are waived, approval of the course instructor may also be required. When waivers are granted, students may be required to take other specific courses in their place; otherwise, the student may take other courses of their choosing. Students registering for guided studies (readings, projects, theses) are assigned advisers for each such activity. To register for guided study, students must submit written proposals for the topic(s) to be covered to such advisers before registration. To register, students must obtain written approval of the project adviser and the academic adviser.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will have:
- Developed in-depth expertise in at least one subdiscipline of civil engineering or to achieve depth across a number of the subdisciplines,
- Learned the design and analysis of civil engineering infrastructure,
- Understood civil engineering materials, technologies, and processes as applied to modern civil engineering infrastructure,
- Obtained civil engineering project management skills,
- Gained a basis for continued, lifelong learning in the civil engineering profession.
Policies
Program Policies
GPA Requirements
To earn any MS degree from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, students must maintain a B average or higher -- or a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) or higher -- in all graduate courses taken. Poor scholastic performance (under 3.0 GPA) will lead to the student being placed on academic probation. If the student’s GPA does not rise to 3.0 after two terms on probation, the student will be disqualified from further graduate study at Tandon.
In the event that a student is required to take undergraduate prerequisite courses as a condition of admission, a grade of B- or better is required for every prerequisite course taken, and the cumulative GPA of all required prerequisite courses must be at least 3.0.
Transfer Credits
Students may transfer up to 6 credits of acceptable courses toward the MS degree, subject to their academic adviser’s approval. To be transferred, the course(s) must relate to the student’s program and be from an accredited institution. A grade of B or better is required for granting of transfer credit. Courses graded on a pass/fail basis are not considered for transfer unless accompanied by a detailed written evaluation by the course instructor. All transfer requests must be accompanied by an official transcript from the transferring institution. Applications for transfer credits must be submitted for consideration before the end of the first semester of matriculation. Validation credits by examination may not be used toward any civil engineering graduate degree program.
NYU Policies
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.
Tandon Policies
Additional academic policies can be found on the Tandon academic policy page.