Civil Engineering - BS, Transportation Engineering Track
The Transportation Engineering Track to fulfill the BS in Civil Engineering degree emphasizes specialized coursework in transportation engineering areas of planning, design, and operations, as well as civil engineering sub-disciplines with strong transportation connections such as water resources, construction, and geotechnical. The track is appropriate for those wishing to pursue careers in engineering related to the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of various elements of the transportation system, including roads, rail, transit, and aviation.
The freshman year is identical for degrees in aerospace engineering, architectural engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, electronic systems engineering technology, environmental engineering, industrial distribution, industrial engineering, interdisciplinary engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology, mechanical engineering, multidisciplinary engineering technology, nuclear engineering, ocean engineering, and petroleum engineering (Note: not all programs listed are offered in Qatar). The freshman year is slightly different for chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and materials science and engineering degrees in that students take CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 and CHEM 120. Students pursuing degrees in biological and agricultural engineering should refer to the specific curriculum for this major. It is recognized that many students will change the sequence and number of courses taken in any semester. Deviations from the prescribed course sequence, however, should be made with care to ensure that prerequisites for all courses are met.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| CHEM 107 | General Chemistry for Engineering Students 1,4 | 3 |
| CHEM 117 | General Chemistry for Engineering Students Laboratory 1,4 | 1 |
| ENGL 103 or ENGL 104 | Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition 1 or Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGR 102 | Engineering Lab I - Computation 1 | 2 |
| MATH 151 | Engineering Mathematics I 1,2 | 4 |
| University Core Curriculum 3 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGR 216/PHYS 216 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab II - Mechanics 1 | 2 |
| MATH 152 | Engineering Mathematics II 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 206 | Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science 1 | 3 |
| University Core Curriculum 3 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Fundamentals of Chemistry II 4 | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 31-32 | |
| 1 | A grade of C or better is required. |
| 2 | Entering students will be given a math placement exam. Test results will be used in selecting the appropriate starting course which may be at a higher or lower level. |
| 3 | Of the 21 hours shown as University Core Curriculum electives, 3 must be from creative arts, 3 from social and behavioral sciences (see IDIS curriculum for more information), 3 from language, philosophy and culture (see CVEN, EVEN and PETE curriculum for more information), 6 from American history and 6 from government/political science. The required 3 hours of international and cultural diversity and 3 hours of cultural discourse may be met by courses satisfying the creative arts, social and behavioral sciences, language, philosophy and culture, and American history requirements if they are also on the approved list of international and cultural diversity courses and cultural discourse courses. |
| 4 | BMEN, CHEN and MSEN require 8 hours of freshman chemistry, which may be satisfied by CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 and CHEM 120; Credit by Examination (CBE) for CHEM 119 plus CHEM 120; or 8 hours of CBE for CHEM 119 and CHEM 120. BMEN, CHEN and MSEN should take CHEM 120 second semester freshman year. CHEM 120 will substitute for CHEM 107/CHEM 117. |
| 5 | For BS-PETE, allocate 3 hours to core communications course (ENGL 210, COMM 203, COMM 205, or COMM 243) and/or 3 hours to UCC elective. For BS-MEEN, allocate 3 hours to core communications course (ENGL 203, ENGL 210, or COMM 205) and/or 3 hours to UCC elective. |
| 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 306 | Materials Engineering for Civil Engineers | 3 |
| ENGL 210 or COMM 205 | Technical and Business Writing or Communication for Technical Professions | 3 |
| MATH 308 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CVEN 311/EVEN 311 | Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| CVEN 322 | Civil Engineering Systems | 3 |
| CVEN 345 | Theory of Structures | 3 |
| CVEN 363 | Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics | 3 |
| Technical elective 6 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CVEN 399 | Mid-Curriculum Professional Development | 0 |
| University Core Curriculum 3 | 3 | |
| Technical elective 6 | 12 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CVEN 424 | Civil Engineering Professional Practice 7 | 2 |
| University Core Curriculum 3 | 3 | |
| Technical elective 6 | 11 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHIL 482/ENGR 482 | Ethics and Engineering | 3 |
| University Core Curriculum 3 | 3 | |
| Technical elective 6 | 9 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 97 | |
| 6 | A total of 35 hours of technical electives is required. Technical electives are divided into four categories: science courses, breadth courses, focus courses, and capstone design courses. The choice of courses to be taken in each of the four categories depends on the track chosen and must be made in consultation with the student’s advisor and/or the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Student Services Office to ensure pre- and co-requisites are satisfied. Capstone design courses must include more than one civil engineering context. |
| 7 | 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
Transportation Engineering Track - Technical Electives
Technical electives for the BS in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering Track are composed of a SCIENCE course (3 semester credit hours), BREADTH courses (12-18 semester credit hours), FOCUS courses (11-17 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 Engineering Undergraduate Student Services Office.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE Course (3 Semester Credit Hours Required) | ||
| Select 3 hours from: | ||
| Weather and Climate | ||
| Introduction to Bioenvironmental Sciences | ||
| Planet Earth | ||
| Geology for Civil Engineers | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Geoscience | ||
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BREADTH Courses (12-18 Semester Credit Hours Required) 1 | ||
| CVEN 307 | Transportation Engineering | 3 |
| CVEN 342 | Materials of Construction | 3 |
| or CVEN 343 | or Portland Cement Concrete Materials for Civil Engineers | |
| CVEN 444 | Structural Concrete Design | 3 |
| Select 3 hours from: | ||
| Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering | ||
| Sensor Technology for the Built Environment | ||
| Select 0-6 hours from: | ||
| Environmental Engineering | ||
| Water Resources Engineering | ||
| Civil Engineering Project Management | ||
| Structural Steel Design | ||
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FOCUS Courses (11-17 Semester Credit Hours Required) 1 | ||
| CVEN 454 | Urban Planning for Engineers | 3 |
| CVEN 457 | Urban Traffic Facilities | 3 |
| Select 5-11 hours from: | ||
| Fluid Dynamics Laboratory | ||
| Applied Civil Engineering Surveying 2 | ||
| Bituminous Materials | ||
| Highway Materials and Pavement Design | ||
| Geomatics for Civil Engineering | ||
| AutoCAD in Civil Engineering | ||
| Public Works Engineering | ||
| Urban Stormwater Management | ||
| Directed Studies 3 | ||
| Research 3 | ||
| Human Systems Interaction | ||
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CAPSTONE DESIGN Course (3 Semester Credit Hours Required) | ||
| CVEN 456 | Highway Design | 3 |
| 1 | The sum of semester credit hours of Breadth and Focus courses must be at least 29. |
| 2 | CVEN 403 is a 2 semester credit hour course. |
| 3 |