Civil and Environmental Engineering Concentration
MS in Engineering (CEE concentration)
New Orleans and surrounding areas serve as a living laboratory for innovative teaching and research opportunities in various disciplines within Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at UNO. As the only CEE degree offering programs in southeast Louisiana, our degree offers the following advantages:
- Earn a graduate degree in 18-24 months.
- Flexible course offerings to fit your schedule.
- Good job opportunities after graduation
- Internship opportunities with reputable engineering firms.
- Innovative and real-life research opportunities in advancement of science and engineering.
The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department offers graduate level courses and research opportunities in the following areas:
- Structural Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering
- Coastal Engineering and Sciences
MS in Engineering degree options
The students have two options to obtain the MS in Engineering degree at UNO. Details about the two options:
Thesis Option
| Non-Thesis Option
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Applicants without an undergraduate degree in Engineering
If the undergraduate degree is not in Civil Engineering or related field, the student will have to take foundation courses before he/she can be admitted as a degree seeking student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program. Information about these prerequisite courses can be found in the following table.
| NON-ENGINEERING COURSES Courses for MS applicants without an undergraduate degree in Engineering | |||
| MATH | 2114, 2124, 2134 | CALCULUS I, CALCULUS II, CALCULUC III | 12 CR |
| MATH | 2221 | ELEMENTARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 CR |
| PHYS | 1061, 1063 | PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING and PHYSICS LAB | 4 CR |
| PHYS | 1062, 1065 | PHYSICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING and PHYSICS LAB | 4 CR |
| FOUNDATION COURSES | |||
| ENCE | 2302/2303 | CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPUTING AND GRAPHICS | 4 CR |
| ENCE | 2350 | STATICS | 3 CR |
| ENCE | 2351 | MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 3 CR |
| ENME | 2750 | DYNAMICS | 3 CR |
| ENCE | 3318 or | Fluid Mechanics | 3 CR |
| ENME | 3720 | ||
| With the approval of the student's advisor, the student must take two of the following four courses: | |||
| ENCE | 4318 | HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING SYSTEMS | 3 CR |
| ENCE | 3326/2227 | INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | 4 CR |
| ENCE | 3340 | GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING | 3 CR |
| ENCE | 3356 | STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | 4 CR |
| ENCE | 4386 | PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERING | 3 CR |
Please note that not all courses are offered every semester.
Graduate Certificate in Coastal Engineering
The CEE department at UNO also offers a graduate level certificate (Graduate Certificate in Coastal Engineering). The coastal certificate courses can be used towards the MS in Engineering degree. Information regarding course offerings, academic requirements, application procedure, deadlines etc. can be found at ceas.uno.edu.
Have additional Questions?
For additional information, please contact the CEE Graduate Coordinator (Dr. Satish Bastola, sbastola@uno.edu) and schedule an appointment to discuss your graduate curriculum.