1. Bachelor of Civil Engineering
The undergraduate major of civil engineering in drexel University enables students to master the basic principles and apply them to the civil engineering industry, including building management, water resources engineering, structural engineering, traffic engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering and public facilities engineering.
Degree requirements
40 credits for general education courses, 65 credits for basic courses, 68 credits for majors and 0/8 credits for advanced majors.
Among the compulsory courses, comprehensive experiments or field projects account for 7 courses. Many career goals can be achieved through careful elective courses. With the consent of the dean, senior students can take specific postgraduate courses.
In order to graduate, all students must complete three writing classes after their freshman year. In writing class, professional writing accounts for two subjects, and one subject accounts for one subject. Transfer students need to meet with academic consultants to find out how many writing courses they need to complete after graduation.
Before the start of freshman study, the undergraduate counseling center will assign a consultant to the students. Counselors will accompany students during their freshman and sophomore years.
2. Master of Civil Engineering
Drexel University Master of Civil Engineering needs 45 credits. Among them, professional fields account for 24 credits and mathematics accounts for 6 credits. The remaining credits come from elective courses in related fields. The elective courses of core courses and elective courses need to be completed in consultation with graduate consultants.
You can take a double degree. The most common double degree is civil engineering plus environmental engineering or engineering management. The required credits must meet the requirements of all civil engineering courses and will be determined according to the study plan put forward by the students.
Admission requirements
Basic academic performance of master of civil engineering. Prove that you are fully prepared for the postgraduate entrance examination with your academic achievements and have the potential to successfully complete your postgraduate studies. Master of Civil Engineering generally requires a Bachelor of Science degree awarded by the ABET certification program, or an equivalent degree awarded by a university outside the United States.
GRE scores must be submitted. The GPA is usually not less than 3.0. Students who have not yet obtained a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, architectural engineering or environmental engineering need to take undergraduate courses.
3. Research field (postgraduate stage)
At the postgraduate stage, civil engineering in drexel University has three research fields: geotechnical engineering, environmental and civil synthetic materials engineering, hydraulics, hydrology and water resources engineering, and structure and structural mechanics.
Geotechnical engineering, environmental and civil synthetic materials engineering
Geotechnical engineering studies the problems faced by soil, the most abundant building material, in construction. Geotechnical engineering principles are applicable to a series of infrastructure projects, such as structural foundations, highway embankments, inland development and water resources facilities.
This direction requires students to register for a series of core courses. In addition, you can choose civil synthetic materials, geology, water resources, structural mechanics, building materials, environmental issues and other fields.
Hydraulics, hydrology and water resources engineering
Postgraduate courses in this direction provide degrees covering hydraulic engineering (including computational hydraulics and coastal engineering), engineering hydrology (including surface water and groundwater) and environmental transport processes (including sediment and pollutant transport).
Through the courses of civil engineering, architecture and environmental engineering departments and other departments of DeChong University, students can tailor their career goals.
Structure/structural mechanics
The master of structural direction course aims to enable students to deeply understand the performance of structural systems from three levels: materials, components and systems. In addition, in order to ensure that students receive a comprehensive education, the courses in this direction also involve mechanics/dynamics, advanced analytical tools and experimental methods in the traditional sense.
Graduates can engage in structural design, advanced simulation of system structure, working condition evaluation/evidence collection, structural repair/transformation, etc.