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Gullicks,
Jerath, Lim, Moretti (Chair), Mamaghani and
Suleiman
The
mission of the civil engineering program at the
University of North Dakota is to provide students
with a well-rounded civil engineering education.
Graduates of the program will be prepared to
function effectively in a wide range of professional
settings such as engineering consulting firms,
industries and governmental agencies. The civil
engineering program emphasizes the areas of environmental
engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural
engineering, and water resources engineering.
The required curriculum includes the fundamentals
for each of these areas and provides an opportunity
for additional learning experiences with technical
electives and a major design experience.
Teamwork, problem solving, and design exercises
are interwoven throughout the curriculum; culminating
in a two-semester, capstone design project during
the senior year. Several courses include laboratories
which develop experimental, teamwork, and communication
skills. Technical reports and/or presentations
required in several courses develop knowledge
of contemporary issues and life-long learning
skills, as well as communication skills. Relevant
computer software is used throughout the curriculum.
Students are strongly encouraged to prepare for
a professional license by taking the national
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam prior to
graduation. Students who excel academically are
also well qualified to pursue graduate work in
civil engineering or a related field.
See Combined Degree Program under the School
of Engineering and Mines section for additional
details.
The following are the educational objectives
(EO) of the civil engineering program:
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EO1 |
Graduates have the knowledge
and skills required to analyze and solve
problems related to the field of civil
engineering. |
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EO2 |
Graduates practice civil engineering
in a wide range of professional settings
including consulting firms, government
agencies and industries. |
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EO3 |
Graduates work mainly in the areas of
engineering design and development, construction,
research, technical sales, and environmental
regulation. |
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EO4 |
Most graduates continue learning by participating
in job related training activities, pursuing
a professional engineering license, and/or
attending graduate school. |
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EO5 |
Most graduates contribute to the economic
development of North Dakota and the surrounding
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The civil engineering program is accredited by
the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
(ABET).
In addition to the normal transfer credit stipulations,
Distance Engineering Degree Program (DEDP) and
transfer students in Civil Engineering must complete
a minimum of 22 credit hours of CIEN 300-level
or higher engineering coursework, including the
CIEN 482 and 483 Civil Engineering Design sequence.
| B.S. IN CIVIL ENGINEERING |
| Required 135 credits (36 of which must
be numbered 300 or above, and 60 of which
must be from a 4-year institution) including: |
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General Education Requirements (see University
GER listing). |
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The Following Curriculum: |
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Freshman Year |
First
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Second
Semester |
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Chem 121, 121L |
General Chemistry I/Laboratory |
(4) |
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Chem 122, 122L |
General Chemistry II/Laboratory |
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(4) |
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Biol 150, 150L |
General Biology I/Laboratory |
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(4) |
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Engl 110 |
College Composition I |
(3) |
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Engl 125 |
Technical & Business
Writing |
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(3) |
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Engl 120* |
College Compposition II |
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(3) |
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CIEN 101 |
Introduction to Civil Engineering |
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(1) |
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Engr 101 |
Graphical Communication |
(3) |
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Engr 200 |
Computer Applications |
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in Engineering |
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(2) |
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Math 165, 166 |
Calculus I & II |
(4) |
(4) |
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Arts and Humanities |
(3) |
(3) |
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Sophomore Year
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CIEN 201 |
Introduction to AutoCAD for |
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Civil Engineers |
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(1) |
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CIEN 313 |
General Surveying |
(2) |
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CIEN 313L |
General Surveying Laboratory |
(1) |
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Econ 210 |
Introduction to Business and |
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Economic Statistics |
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(3) |
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Engr 201 |
Statics |
(3) |
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Engr 203 |
Mechanics of Materials |
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(3) |
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Math 265 |
Calculus III |
(4) |
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Math 266 |
Elementary Differential Equations |
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(3) |
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Phys 251, 251L |
University Physics I/Laboratory |
(4) |
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Phys 252, 252L |
University Physics II/Laboratory |
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(4) |
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GeoE 203 |
Geology for Engineers |
(3) |
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Geol 101** |
Introduction to Geology |
(3) |
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Social Science |
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(3) |
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Junior Year
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CIEN 301 |
Civil Engineering Lab I |
(2) |
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CIEN 302 |
Civil Engineering Lab II |
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(2) |
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CIEN 306 |
Fluid Mechanics |
(3) |
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CIEN 351 |
Structural Mechanics |
(4) |
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CIEN 412 |
Soil Mechanics |
(2) |
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Engr 202 |
Dynamics |
(3) |
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CIEN 423 |
Hydraulic Engineering |
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(2) |
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CIEN 431 |
Environmental Engineering I |
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(3) |
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CIEN 451 |
Steel Design |
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(3) |
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EE 206 |
Circuit Analysis |
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(3) |
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IT 211 |
Electric Circuits and Devices |
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(3) |
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Phil 370 |
Ethics in Engineering |
(3) |
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ME 370 |
Engineering Disasters and Ethics |
(3) |
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ChE |
The Role of Engineers and Applied
Scientists in a Global Society
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(3) |
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Econ 201 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
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(3) |
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Senior Year
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CIEN 414 |
Foundation Engineering |
(3) |
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CIEN 416 |
Transportation Engineering |
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(3) |
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CIEN 432 |
Environmental Engineering II |
(3) |
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CIEN 444 |
Contracts and Specifications |
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(3) |
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CIEN 453 |
Reinforced Concrete |
(3) |
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CIEN 421 |
Hydrology |
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(3) |
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Engr 460 |
Engineering Economy |
(3) |
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CIEN 482 |
Civil Engineering Design |
(2) |
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CIEN 483 |
Civil Engineering Design |
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(2) |
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Technical Elective |
(3) |
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Technical Elective |
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(3) |
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Social Science |
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Students
are encouraged to take Engl 125. |
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Students
are encouraged to take GeoE 203. |
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Courses
101.
Introduction to Civil Engineering. 1 credit.
This course will be a series of lectures and
discussions
concerning the practice of civil engineering. Topics
covered include the scope of civil engineering
practice, professional practice issues, engineering
design, ethics, communication skills, teamworking
skills, and career planning. S
201. Introduction to AutoCAD for Civil
Engineers. 1 credit. Prerequisite: Engr 101. The course introduces
the basic functions of the 2D capabilities of the
AutoCAD software. The course uses a combined lecture
and laboratory format to teach the fundamental
AutoCAD drawing techniques. Students will have
access to AutoCAD software through the civil engineering
computer laboratory. S
301. Civil Engineering Lab I. 2 credits. Prerequisites:
Engr 203 and Engl 110. Corequisites: Econ 210 and
CIEN 412. Course involves lab experiences dealing
with: 1) determining soil index properties, grain
size distribution, permeability, moisture density
relations, shear strength, and consolidation of
soils; 2) engineering properties of concrete, asphalt,
steel, and composites; and 3) design of experiments.
Students perform lab work in teams and communicate
results by written reports. F
302. Civil Engineering Lab II. 2 credits. Prerequisites;
Engr 203 and Engl 110. Corequisites: Econ 210,
CIEN 431 and CIEN 423. Course involves lab experiences
dealing with: 1) fluid properties, flow measurements,
open channel flow, pipe flow, and hydraulic machinery;
2) water and wastewater treatment topics such as
BOD, total and suspended solids, water hardness,
chlorination, alkalinity, coagulation, and jar
testing; and 3) design of experiments. Students
perform lab work in teams and communicate results
in written reports and one oral presentation. S
306. Fluid Mechanics. 3 credits. Prerequisites:
Phys 251 and Math 265. Fluid properties; fluid
statics and dynamics; transport theory and transport
analogies, conservation of mass, energy, and momentum;
dimensional analysis; boundary layer concepts;
pipe flows; compressible flow; open channel flow.
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313. General Surveying. 2 credits. Prerequisite:
Math 165. Corequisite: On-campus students must
take CIEN 313L along with this class. Measurements
of distances and angles; EDM; satellite and inertial
systems; triangulation; differential leveling;
horizontal curves; vertical curves; traverse surveys;
U.S. public land surveys; earthwork; boundary surveys;
construction surveys. F
313L. General Surveying Laboratory. 1 credit. Prerequisite:
DEDP students must have completed CIEN 313. Corequisite:
On-campus students must be enrolled in CIEN 313.
Course will involve laboratory assignments dealing
with measurements of distances and angles; use
of EDM, GPS, and automatic levels; traversing;
leveling; horizontal curves; vertical curves; and
topographic survey. F (on campus), SS (DEDP students)
351. Structural Mechanics. 4 credits. Prerequisite:
Engr 203. Reactions, shear and bending moment,
plane and space trusses, influence lines, deflections,
virtual work, energy methods, approximate analysis,
consistent deformations method, slope deflection
and moment distribution methods, introduction to
matrix methods. Use of computer for analysis. F
397. Cooperative Education. 1-3 credits repeatable
to 24. Prerequisite: Admission to the civil engineering
degree program or consent of advisor. A practical
work experience with an employer closely associated
with the student’s academic area. Arranged
by mutual agreement among student, department and
employer. F,S,SS
412. Soil Mechanics. 2 credits. Prerequisite:
Engr 203. Course topics include principles of soil
mechanics including weight-volume relationships,
classification, compaction, effective stress, permeability
and seepage, consolidation, shear strength, site
exploration, introduction to lateral earth pressure,
and slope stability. F
414. Foundation Engineering. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
CIEN 412. Soil improvements and ground modifications,
soil exploration and sampling, bearing capacity,
spread footings, mat foundations, settlement analysis,
drilled shaft and pile foundations, foundations
on difficult soil. F
416. Transportation Engineering. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: CIEN 412. Transportation systems;
transportation planning and future developments;
design and analysis of transportation facilities
including traffic operations, highway geometry,
and pavement. S
421. Hydrology. 3 credits. Prerequisite: CIEN
306. Course topics include measurement, interpretation,
analysis and application of hydrologic data; precipitation,
evaporation and transpiration; run off hydrographs;
routing methods; groundwater; and snow hydrology.
Computer applications. S
423. Hydraulic Engineering. 2 credits. Prerequisite:
CIEN 306. Fluid statics and dynamics; open channel
flow; transitions and controls; hydraulic structures;
hydraulic machinery; hydraulic power conversion;
and hydraulic modeling. S
431. Environmental Engineering I. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: CIEN 306. Environmental quality,
water quality modeling, water & wastewater
treatment systems, sludge processing, solid wastes,
hazardous wastes, environmental law. S
432. Environmental Engineering II. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: CIEN 306. Water distribution networks,
mass curve analysis, wastewater collection systems,
pumping systems for water and wastewater, system
design project, computer-assisted design, confined
spaces. F
434. Environmental Engineering Laboratory.
4 credits. Physical, chemical and biological methods
used in environmental engineering, water chemistry,
instrumental methods, lab tours. On demand.
435. Hazardous Waste Management. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: CIEN 306 and Chem 121. Regulations,
generation, storage, transportation, disposal,
classification, fate and transport of contaminants,
environmental audits, pollution prevention and
management facilities, remediation alternatives,
physical-chemical treatment, bioremediation, stabilization/solidification,
thermal processes. S
444. Contracts and Specifications. 3 credits. Engineering
contracts and specification essentials, legal aspects
of engineering practice and employment; professional
practice issues; procurement of work; governmental
regulation. S
451. Steel Design. 3 credits. Prerequisite: CIEN
351. Selection of sections, bolted and welded connections,
trusses, bearings, lightgage structural members,
fatigue of structural members and introduction
to plastic design. S
453. Reinforced Concrete. 3 credits. Prerequisite:
CIEN 351. Materials and specifications, axially
and eccentrically loaded columns, strength beam
theory, shear stresses, bond and development length,
serviceability, and one-way slabs. F
482. Civil Engineering Design. 2 credits.
Prerequisites: Two of these four: CIEN 351, 412,
423, and 431. Corequisite: CIEN 432. This is a
comprehensive design course which integrates the
engineering design and engineering science components
of previous and ongoing coursework into a major
design experience, incorporating engineering standards
and realistic constraints. Term paper on current
engineering issues. Team design projects in the
areas of environmental, geotechnical, structures,
water resources, etc. Group preliminary design
reports and individual presentations. F
483. Civil Engineering Design. 2 credits.
Prerequisite: CIEN 482. This is the second of a
two-course sequence in Civil Engineering design
and is a continuation of CIEN 482. Coursework addresses
design and professional practice issues. Student
teams perform detailed design analysis, prepare
a final design report and give an oral presentation
on their final design. S
490. Special Topics. 1 to 3 credits. Prerequisite:
Departmental approval. Investigation of special
topics dictated by student and faculty interests.
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