The Civil Engineering Systems graduate program enables students to combine an emphasis in geotechnical and/or structural engineering with the multidisciplinary engineering systems approach that is so necessary in today’s complex world. The M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs are highly flexible – promoting courses from a rich cadre of technical disciplines across campus in addition to the specialized civil engineering courses offered within the program. The program demands academic rigor and depth, and addresses the real-world problems of advanced engineering and technology. The choice of research topics and course offerings prepares graduates to become leaders in industry, academia, and government.

Research

The problems facing civil, geotechnical and structural engineering are increasingly complex, more interdisciplinary, and require systems-level thinking. To this end, the research projects pursued by Civil Engineering Systems faculty and students involve sensing, computation, signal and data processing. These projects require civil engineering faculty and students to collaborate in teams with experts in electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering as well as geology, geophysics, mathematics, and computer science. Our current research areas include the following:

• Computational and analytical geomechanics
• Disaster assessment and mitigation
• Construction monitoring
• Coupled flows and unsaturated soil behavior
• Geo-construction sensing and automation
• Intelligent geo-systems
• High strength and self-consolidating concrete
• Vibration control and structural dynamics
• Advanced data processing and analysis for sensory systems
• Nondestructive evaluation and health monitoring
• Probabilistic geotechnics

Degree Programs

Doctor of Philosophy, Engineering Systems – Civil

The Ph.D. degree requires 72 credit hours, including at least 24 credit hours of research earned under the supervision of a CSM faculty member, 3 core courses from the list below, a 12 credit hour minor outside of Civil Engineering Systems, and a 1-credit hour Civil Engineering Systems seminar.

• EGES 501 - Advanced Engineering Measurements (4 credits)
• EGES 502 - Interdisciplinary Modeling and Simulation (4 credits)
• EGES 533 - Unsaturated Soil Mechanics (3 credits)
• EGES 534 - Soil Behavior (3 credits)
• EGES 542 - Finite Elements for Engineers (3 credits)
• EGES 548 - Advanced Soil Mechanics (3 credits)
• EGES 550 - Numerical Methods for Engineers (3 credits)
• EGES 598 - Dynamics of Structures (3 credits)
• EGES 598 - Soil Dynamics & Foundation Vibrations (3 credits)
• EGES 598 - Advanced Structural Theory (3 credits)
• EGES 598 - Advanced Concrete Design (3 credits)
• EGES 598 - Advanced Foundations (3 credits)
• EGES 598 - Experimental Structural Dynamics (3 credits)

We strongly encourage our Ph.D. students to experience the wealth of world-class technical courses offered around campus in geophysics, geological engineering, computer science, mining engineering, mathematics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and environmental science and engineering

Ph.D. students must write and successfully defend a dissertation of their original research. All doctoral students must pass a qualifying examination intended to gauge the student's capability to pursue research in Civil Engineering Systems.

Master of Science, Engineering Systems – Civil

The M.S. degree (thesis or non-thesis option) requires 36 credit hours. Students must complete a 1-credit hour Civil Engineering Systems seminar and 3 core courses from the list above. M.S. students must also complete technical electives in civil engineering or other disciplines as approved by their advisor - thesis option (14 credits), non-thesis option (26 credits). We strongly encourage our M.S. students to experience the wealth of world-class technical courses offered around campus in geophysics, geological engineering, computer science, mining engineering, mathematics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and environmental science and engineering. To complete the program, non-thesis students take 6 credits of independent study and thesis students take 12 credits of research leading to an M.S. thesis.

Combined BS/MS program

Undergraduate engineering students at CSM are eligible to enter the Combined BS/MS in Civil Engineering Systems. Students must maintain a B average in their undergraduate program; a formal graduate application is completed first semester senior year. Students must meet all M.S. degree requirements as listed above, however six 400-level credits from the undergraduate program may be double-counted.

Admissions/Entrance Requirements

The requirements for admission for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering Systems include:

• a baccalaureate degree in engineering, computer science, a physical science, or math
• a grade-point average over 3.0/4.0
• a Graduate Record Examination score of 650 (quantitative)*
• a TOEFL score of 550 or higher (paper based) or 213 (computer based) for applicants whose native language is not English

*Applicants from an engineering program at CSM are not required to submit GRE scores.

The Engineering Graduate committee evaluating an applicant may require that the student take undergraduate remedial coursework to overcome technical deficiencies, which does not count toward the graduate program.

Fall Admission	Yes
Financial support priority deadline	Jan. 15
U.S. citizen application deadline	July 1
International application deadline	April 1
Spring Admission	Yes
U.S. citizen application deadline	Nov. 1
International application deadline	Sept. 1
GRE required	Yes
Subject Test required	No
Average accepted Verbal	493
Average accepted Quantitative	747
Average accepted Analytical Writing	4.2

Financial Assistance

We provide very competitive financial support packages (including stipend, health insurance and full tuition) to qualified candidates in the form of research assistantships (RAs), fellowships, and teaching assistantships (TAs). RAs are offered by individual faculty members to students whom they expect can contribute to a particular funded research project. TAs are typically offered to qualified first-year graduate students interested in pursuing Ph.D. and M.S. thesis degrees. Usually, such students transition from TA to RA positions after one or two semesters. In addition to applying, applicants interested in graduate support, particularly RAs, should directly contact the faculty members whose research interests parallel their own. Applicants seeking financial support should indicate so within the Application for Admission. Though not mandatory, applicants should submit their application by January 1 to insure priority consideration for fall semester financial support.

Western Regional Graduate Program

The M.S. and Ph.D. programs in the Division of Engineering are participants in the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP). Residents of Alaska , Arizona , Colorado , Hawaii , Idaho , Montana , Nevada , New Mexico , North Dakota , Oregon , South Dakota , Utah , Washington , and Wyoming are eligible to enroll in our Civil Engineering Systems graduate program at resident tuition rates. Students do not have to meet specific financial criteria, but they must meet all admissions requirements and deadlines set by the institution. All students who indicate residency of one of the WRGP states on the admission application will automatically be included in this program.

Contacts

Dr. Mike Mooney, Civil Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Graham Mustoe, Graduate Program Chair
Division of Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-273-3650
FAX: 303-273-3602