Construction Engineering & Management Specialization, M.S. Civil Engineering

CECEM Graduate Degrees
Master Degree M.S. Civil Engineering Advanced Degree Civil Engineering Degree Doctoral Degree Ph.D. in Engineering and Industrial Applied Mathematics General Information Advising Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)	Construction Engineering & Management Specialization, M.S. Civil Engineering Faculty: Richard P. Nguyen, Ph.D., S.E. The Construction Engineering & Management area specialization within the MSCE degree program at CSULB requires a minimum of 18 units of approved 500- and 600-level courses and a minimum of 12 units total of approved mathematical analysis and elective courses, as specified below. Each student's program must satisfy all requirements of the university, college, and department, and must contain the equivalent of ten (10) or more units of design, as determined by the department's graduate coordinator. During the first two weeks of his/her first semester as a graduate student at CSULB, the student should make an appointment to meet with the graduate coordinator, who will assign him/her to one of the construction engineering & management area faculty. The 18-unit graduate course requirement shall include at least four (4) from the following courses: CE 503, Selected Topics in Civil Engineering CE 504, Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering CE 570, Engineering Management Principles and Practices CE 571, Construction Planning and Cost Control CE 573, Engineering Specifications, Law and Contracts CE 574, Methods, Analysis and Design of Construction Operations CE 576, Construction Organization and Management CE 577, Business Aspects and Finance of Construction Projects CE 578, Management of Advanced Technologies in Construction CE 582, Management of Productivity and Quality All MSCE degree programs must include one unit of CE 696 (Research Methods) and, for non-thesis students, three units of CE 697 (Directed Studies). Students who elect to take the thesis option must enroll in six units of CE 698 (Thesis). The six-unit mathematical analysis requirement shall be satisfied by including any two (2) courses from among: CE 500, Engineering Analysis I CE 501, Engineering Analysis II CE 508, Probabilistic & Statistical Methods in Civil Engineering CE 509, Computational Methods in Civil Engineering CE 630/730, Mathematical Modeling in Hydraulic Engineering CE 640/740, Mathematical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering CE 500 and CE 501 cannot be included among the "minimum of 18 units of approved 500- and 600-level courses". Got Questions? We've got Answers! Program Advisor Chan_Feng (Steve) Tsai Official Program Information Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management go to the current CSULB catalog section that describes the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management College of Engineering Description go to the CSULB catalog section that describes the College of Engineering. CSULB Official Catalog go to the official CSULB catalog page listing present and past catalogs. CSULB Current Schedule of Classes go to the official CSULB Schedule of Classes Table of Contents. *Note: although every effort is made to keep this Web site up to date, you should also consult the printed catalog for official information and program requirements, which may vary depending on the year you enter(ed) the program.