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Aug 31, 2024
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2021-2022 SDSM&T Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MS
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Contact Information
Dr. Marc Robinson, MS Graduate Coordinator
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
CM 243
Phone: (605) 394-2439
E-mail: Marc.Robinson@sdsmt.edu
MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers both a thesis and non-thesis MS degree in the following emphasis areas: environmental, water resources, geotechnical/materials, and structural engineering.
SD Mines undergraduates admitted to the Accelerated MS option may apply up to 9 credits of coursework taken as an undergraduate at the 500 level and above to both the BS and MS degrees.
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Degree requirements for thesis option
Distribution of credits
Core requirements: 0 credit
Research or project requirements: 6 credits
Elective requirements: 24 credits
Total credits: 30
A minimum of 15 credits of the 30 required credits must be taken at the 600-level or higher.
Core requirements
No specific courses are required for this degree.
Research or project requirements
Candidacy for the MS CENE degree with the thesis option is contingent upon the student’s aptitude to do research.
Elective requirements
- At least 15 credit hours of graduate level courses with the CEE prefix.
- No more than 3 credits may be from a combination of CEE 691 , CEE 790 , CEE 791 , or CP 697 .
All electives must be approved by the student’s advisor or advisory committee.
Examinations
The thesis must constitute an original contribution to knowledge in civil and environmental engineering and must be successfully defended at a final public oral presentation and examination. Students are expected to complete a written thesis proposal and present it to their committee at least one semester before defending the thesis.
Degree requirements for non-thesis option
Distribution of credits
Core requirements: 0 credits
Research or project requirements: 0 credits
Elective requirements: 30 credits
Total credits: 30
Core requirements
No specific courses are required for this degree.
Research or project requirements
A thesis, project paper, or final examination is not required; this is a course-work only degree.
Elective requirements
This program requires a total of 30 credits of coursework to be selected by the student in consultation with the student’s advisor or advisory committee. The program of study must meet these criteria:
- At least 18 credit hours of graduate level courses with the CEE prefix.
- At least 15 credit hours must be taken at the 600-level or higher.
- No more than 3 credits may be from a combination of CEE 691 , CEE 788 , CEE 790 , CEE 791 , CEE 798 , or CP 697 .
Examinations
No final degree examination is required for the non-thesis option. Individual courses may hold final examinations as part of the course.
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