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M.S.E. in Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering at the Lebanese American University offers a comprehensive Program leading to the Degree of Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) with emphasis in (i) Infrastructure and Construction Management, (ii) Environmental Science, Engineering and Management, or (iii) Engineering Mechanics. The CEE Program aims at attracting quali-fied students to pursue graduate studies. The Program provides students with a sound professional and academic training in Civil Engineering, where they have access to a variety of graduate courses in their area of study, and the opportunity to conduct re-search, thus combining the theoretical, and the applied, aspects of Civil Engineering.

The Program is designed to stimulate independent thinking, the acquisition of knowledge, and the application of the acquired knowledge and skills, to the solution of practical engineering prob-lems. The Program provides an in-depth experience with one or more particular fields of Civil Engineering, while exposing the stu-dent, at the same time, to cross-disciplinary issues and topics that affect the engineering and management of systems.

The M.S. - CEE Degree may be completed with, or without, a The-sis. Program flexibility is one of the key characteristics to suit the student’s long-term career goals, and be consistent with the stu-dent’s professional experience, and prior training. This flexibility allows the accommodation of not only the student, who has just received the Undergraduate Degree, but also the experienced En-gineer, who is returning for additional formal training.

Mission

The Mission of the Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering is to provide students with a well-rounded set of career skills, which empowers them to address a wide range of problems, through exposure to an advanced body of knowledge, and scholarly endeavors.

Educational Objectives

The purpose of the Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering is to:

  1. Train the students to develop the methodology, and the necessary skills, to explore the emerging issues in Engi-neering and Science.
  2. Provide the students with an advanced background, and a focused body of knowledge, required for the present day professional practice in their chosen field of study, and to prepare them to adapt to a changing profession.
  3. Train the students in an active research environment, to equip them with the latest tools of research, and to prepare them for further study towards the Doctoral Degree.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the M.S. - CEE Programs will be able to:

  1. Reinforce the skills acquired in the Undergraduate Program.
  2. Use advanced analytical, computational, and/or experimen-tal, aspects of Civil Engineering.
  3. Make critical judgments, based on a sound knowledge base.
  4. Conduct research, and appreciate its importance, in the evolution of Civil Engineering.

Emphasis Areas

The course work for the Masters Program in Civil and Environ-mental Engineering can be grouped into the following three concen-trations, or emphasis areas:

  1. Infrastructure and Construction Management
  2. Environmental Science, Engineering and Management
  3. Engineering Mechanics

Infrastructure and Construction Management:

This is designed to prepare the Graduate Engineer to meet the challenges of planning, financing, designing, building, and manag-ing the public and the private infrastructure that supports our civili-zation, under ever increasing technical, financial, social, and envi-ronmental constraints.

Environmental Science, Engineering and Management:

This is designed to prepare the Graduate Engineer to meet the challenges of sustainable development, and natural resources management, while providing for a safer and healthier environment.

Engineering Mechanics:

This is designed to prepare the Graduate Engineer to meet the challenges of designing technically efficient, cost effective, and state of the art, constructed facilities that are responsive to natural hazards, and economic constraints.

Admission Requirements

Applicants for admissions to this Program must have a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, or a Bachelor of Engineering Degree, from a recognized university, with a minimum general Grade Point Aver-age (GPA) equivalent to 2.75, on a 4-point scale, or 2.75 in the Major. If the Bachelor’s Degree is not in the field to be pursued, and/or if the GPA is less than 2.75, the applicant may be admitted as “Special”, as described in the Graduate Programs Academic Rules and Regulations.

M.S. – CEE Requirements

Students are required to complete 30 credits for Graduation. A stu-dent in the M.S. Program can choose to pursue a Thesis or a non-Thesis option. Under the Thesis option, the student is required to complete a six-credit Thesis. The remaining credits can be com-pleted according to the course requirements for each Program, in each concentration or emphasis area, as specified below. The Breadth requirements consist of six courses (18 credit hours) for all the emphasis areas. The student should take, at least, the equiva-lent of 18 credits in engineering courses. However, students with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree, and pursuing a Master of Science Degree, may transfer up to six credits from their Bachelor of Engi-neering Degree, provided that the transferred credits correspond to courses labeled Graduate courses, and the student has scored, at least, a grade of “B” on each of these courses. Transfer of credits is governed by the Graduate Program Rules and Regulations.

In order to satisfy the requirements for the M.S. in Civil and Envi-ronmental Engineering, with a specific concentration, or emphasis, the student is required to complete either one of the following op-tions.

  1. Infrastructure and Construction Management
  2. Environmental Science, Engineering and Management
  3. Engineering Mechanics

Infrastructure and Construction Management

The student is required to complete, at least, four courses from In-frastructure and Construction Management, one course from Opti-mization, and any course offered by the School of Engineering.

Environmental Science, Engineering and Management.

The student is required to complete, at least, four courses from En-vironmental Science, Engineering and Management, and any two courses offered by the School of Engineering.

Engineering Mechanics

The student is required to complete, at least, four courses from En-gineering Mechanics, and any two courses offered by the School of Engineering.

The remaining courses may be taken from any Graduate Program of the School of Engineering and Architecture, or any approved Graduate course in the University (Business, International Affairs, Biology, Toxicology, Chemistry, and Computer Science).

It is recommended that the remaining courses in each Pro-gram/Emphasis area be chosen in the Thesis area, if a Thesis op-tion is selected, and in consultation with the student’s Advisor. It is important to note that offering courses in a specific concentration area is contingent on adequate enrollment in that specific course/area.

Course Listings

Infrastructure and Construction Management

Number Course Cr
CIE760Transportation Engineering II3
CIE761Traffic Engineering 3
CIE782Infrastructure Management3
CIE784Quality Management Systems3
CIE785Risk and Natural Hazard Management3
CIE786Highway Design and Management3
CIE787Concrete and Steel Construction3
CIE788GIS and Remote Sensing3
CIE789Cost Engineering and Control3
CIE790Construction Methods3
CIE791Project Scheduling3
CIE792 Project Contracting3

Environmental Science, Engineering and Management

Number Course Cr
CIE720Solid Waste Managements3
CIE721Hydrology 3
CIE722Environmental Impact Assessment3
CIE723 Water Resources Planning and Management3
CIE724Air Quality Management3
CIE725 Geo-environmental Engineering3
CIE726Unit Operations of Water Treatment Systems3
CIE727Unit Operations of Wastewater Treatment Systems3
CIE728 Fate and Transport of Pollutants in the Environment3
CIE729Hydrogeology3
CIE730Irrigation and Drainage3
CIE731Urban Water Resources3
CIE732 Advanced Environmental Engineering3
CIE733 Groundwater Engineering3

Engineering Mechanics

Number Course Cr
CIE700Steel Structures3
CIE701Finite Element Methods 6
CIE704Case Histories in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering6
CIE705Computational Hydraulics6
CIE706Structural Dynamics6
CIE707Earthquake Engineering3
CIE708Applied Elasticity3
CIE709Advanced Concrete Design3
CIE710Pre-stressed Concrete Design3
CIE711 Pavement Design3
CIE712Design of Hydraulic Structures3
CIE742Foundations Engineering3

Other Courses

Number Course Cr
CIE799Special Topics Course 3
CIE891Project course3
CIE899Thesis6

2008/8/13
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