Civil Engineering - BS, Coastal Engineering Track
The Coastal Engineering Track to fulfill the BS in Civil Engineering degree emphasizes breadth across civil engineering with a focus on working in coastal environments. The focus electives prepare students to analyze and design civil engineering systems suited to aspects of the coastal region. The track is appropriate for a career related to coastal engineering and resilience, and for those planning on further specialization in graduate studies.
| Second Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| CVEN 207 | Introduction to the Civil Engineering Profession | 2 |
| CVEN 221 | Engineering Mechanics: Statics | 3 |
| CVEN 250 | Introduction to Graphics and Visualization Applications in Civil Engineering Design | 2 |
| ENGR 217/PHYS 217 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab III - Electricity and Magnetism | 2 |
| MATH 251 | Engineering Mathematics III | 3 |
| PHYS 207 | Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science | 3 |
| STAT 211 | Principles of Statistics I | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| CVEN 302 | Computer Applications in Engineering and Construction | 3 |
| CVEN 303 | Civil Engineering Measurement | 3 |
| CVEN 305 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| CVEN 311/EVEN 311 | Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGL 210 or COMM 205 | Technical and Professional Writing or Communication for Technical Professions | 3 |
| MATH 308 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CVEN 306 | Materials Engineering for Civil Engineers | 3 |
| CVEN 322 | Civil Engineering Systems | 3 |
| CVEN 345 | Theory of Structures | 3 |
| CVEN 363 | Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics | 3 |
| Technical coursework 6 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CVEN 399 | Mid-Curriculum Professional Development | 0 |
| Technical coursework 6 | 12 | |
| University Core Curriculum 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CVEN 424 | Civil Engineering Professional Practice 7 | 2 |
| Technical coursework 6 | 11 | |
| University Core Curriculum 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHIL 482/ENGR 482 | Ethics and Engineering | 3 |
| Technical coursework 6 | 9 | |
| University Core Curriculum 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 97 | |
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A total of 35 hours of technical coursework is required. Technical coursework is divided into five categories: breadth courses, design courses, focus courses, a science course, and a capstone design course. The total number of hours between breadth, design, and focus courses must add up to 29 hours. The choice of courses to be taken in each of the five categories depends on the track chosen and must be made in consultation with the student’s advisor and/or the Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Student Services Office to ensure pre- and co-requisites are satisfied. Capstone design courses must include more than one civil engineering context.
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All students must take at least two courses in their major that are designated as writing intensive (W). CVEN 207 and CVEN 424 taken at Texas A&M satisfy this requirement. Other CVEN courses may be approved as W courses at a later date. A grade of C or better is required in these courses.
A grade of C or better is required in all science, mathematics and engineering courses taken to satisfy degree requirements.
Total Program Hours 128
Coastal Engineering Track - Technical Coursework
Technical coursework for the BS in Civil Engineering, Coastal Engineering Track are composed of breadth courses (10-12 semester credit hours), design courses (6-15 semester credit hours), focus courses (2-13 semester credit hours), a science course (3 semester credit hours), and a capstone design course (3 semester credit hours), as delineated below, for a total of 35 semester credit hours. A substitution for any course in the track must be approved in writing by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Student Services Office.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BREADTH | ||
| CVEN 301/EVEN 301 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CVEN 339/EVEN 339 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| Select from the following: | 4-6 | |
| Environmental Engineering Lab 1 | ||
| Fluid Dynamics Laboratory 1 | ||
| Materials of Construction 1 | ||
or CVEN 343 | or Portland Cement Concrete Materials for Civil Engineers | |
| Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering 1 | ||
| Environmental Unit Operations Laboratory 1 | ||
| DESIGN | ||
| CVEN 465 | Coastal Resilience | 3 |
| Select from the following: | 3-12 | |
| Engineered Environmental Systems | ||
| Urban Stormwater Management | ||
| Hydraulic Engineering of Water Distribution Systems | ||
| Engineering Hydrogeology | ||
| FOCUS | ||
| Select from the following: | 2-13 | |
| Engineering Thermodynamics | ||
or MEEN 315 | or Principles of Thermodynamics | |
| Sensor Technology in Civil Engineering | ||
or CVEN 315 | or Sensor Technology for the Built Environment | |
| Environmental Protection and Public Health | ||
| Natural Environmental Systems | ||
| Geomatics for Civil Engineering | ||
| AutoCAD in Civil Engineering | ||
| Engineering Hydrology | ||
| Environmental Fluid Mechanics | ||
| Directed Studies 2 | ||
| Research 2 | ||
| Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis | ||
| SCIENCE | ||
| Select from the following: | 3 | |
| Weather and Climate | ||
| Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution | ||
| Introduction to Bioenvironmental Sciences | ||
| Essentials in Biology | ||
| Fundamentals of Ecology | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Geology for Civil Engineers | ||
| Planet Earth | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Geoscience | ||
| Physical Oceanography | ||
| Conservation of Natural Resources | ||
| CAPSTONE DESIGN | ||
| CVEN 400 | Design Problems in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 35 | |