Construction Engineering Minor

Contact Information

Mark Van Vleck, Instructor
Program Coordinator
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil Mechanical Building Room 123
Phone: (605) 219-8265
E-mail: Mark.VanVleck@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

Required courses:

CEE 274 Construction Engineering and Management Credits: 3
CEM 410 Construction Project Management Credits: 3

Elective courses:

Select 12 credits from the list below:

CEE 316 Engineering and Construction Materials Credits: 2
CEE 316L Engineering and Construction Materials Lab Credits: 1
CEE 327 Environmental Engineering and Science II Credits: 2
CEE 327L Environmental Engineering and Science II Lab Credits: 1
CEE 337 Engineering Hydrology Credits: 3
CEE 346 Geotechnical Engineering Credits: 2
CEE 346L Geotechnical Engineering Lab Credits: 1
CEE 347 Geotechnical Engineering II Credits: 2
CEE 347L Geotechnical Engineering II Lab Credits: 1
CEE 425 Sustainable Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 426 Environmental Engineering Unit Operations and Processes Credits: 3
CEE 427 Environmental Engineering Biological Process Design Credits: 3
CEE 429 Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 433 Open Channel Flow Credits: 3
CEE 437 Watershed Hydrology Credits: 2
CEE 437L Watershed Hydrology Lab Credits: 1
CEE 447 Foundation Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 451 Design of Wood Structures Credits: 3
CEE 453 Design of Steel Structures Credits: 3
CEE 456 Concrete Theory & Design Credits: 3
CEE 468 Highway Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 475 Groundwater Credits: 2
CEE 475L Groundwater Lab Credits: 1
GEOE 461 Geothermal and Production Engineering Credits: 3
GEOE 466 Engineering and Environmental Geology Credits: 2
GEOE 466L Engineering and Environmental Geology Lab Credits: 1
BME 232 Properties of Materials Credits: 3
MET 232 Properties of Materials Credits: 3
MET 430 Welding Engineering and Design of Welded Structures Credits: 2
MET 430L Welding Engineering and Design of Welded Structures Lab Credits: 1
IENG 215 Cost Estimating for Engineers Credits: 3
IENG 431 Industrial Hygiene Credits: 3
ME 210 Statics of Mechanisms Credits: 3
ME 465 Design Thinking and Innovation for Mechanical Engineers Credits: 3

Total credits: 18

Notes:

To apply for a minor, please review policies and submit required forms .

Students from any undergraduate discipline at South Dakota Mines may pursue a minor in Construction Engineering.

Twelve out of the 18 total credits must be in addition to those applied to the degree course-specific requirements (excludes electives) required for the student’s declared major.