The Master of Science in Civil Engineering supports the mission of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley by preparing students who are globally competitive to effectively practice engineering with professionalism and a commitment to ethnical responsibilities. Students will be afforded opportunities to meet and interact with practicing engineers, businesses, and governmental agencies as well as to participate in professional engineering organizations and in research. The program prepares students for local, regional, or worldwide employment in the engineering profession with a 30‐hour degree program.
To be admitted to the Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree program with clear admission status, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley, as well as the other requirements listed below:
Application must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.
Program Requirements
Leveling Courses
Students admitted to the MS in Civil Engineering without a civil engineering background may be required to completed one or more of the leveling courses below as determined by the advisor
Required Courses - 6 Hours
This degree plan includes courses that appear in more than one section of the degree plan. These courses can only be used to fulfill one requirement on the degree plan and credit hours will only be applied once.
Choose two from the following:
Non-Thesis Option
Prescribed Electives – 24 Hours
This degree plan includes courses that appear in more than one section of the degree plan. These courses can only be used to fulfill one requirement on the degree plan and credit hours will only be applied once.
With program coordinator’s approval, students may take up to 6 credit hours outside of the Department of Civil Engineering at UTRGV.
Capstone Requirement
Technical Report Requirement
To fulfill the program's requirements and qualify for graduation, students are mandated to submit a technical report covering advanced topics related to a civil engineering course of their choice, during their enrollment in a CIVE course. The majority of CIVE courses necessitate a technical report that fulfills this requirement. The report should meet the standards of a master’s-level document, containing essential chapters including an introduction, results, conclusion, and references. However, the specific criteria for the quality of the report should be discussed with the course instructor. The course instructor will evaluate the quality of the reports, and then the reviewed report will be submitted to the graduate program coordinator for final approval regarding the fulfillment of the technical report requirement.
Thesis Option
Prescribed Electives – 18 Hours
This degree plan includes courses that appear in more than one section of the degree plan. These courses can only be used to fulfill one requirement on the degree plan and credit hours will only be applied once.
With program coordinator’s approval, students may take up to 6 credit hours outside of the Department of Civil Engineering at UTRGV .
Thesis - 6 Hours