Geotechnical Engineering Elective Schedule & Courses
(Revised 8/2024)
The schedule of recommended courses in the area of geotechnical engineering is given below. In addition, up to three courses from the approved geotechnical electives list may be taken following the first semester. Students must be enrolled during the term they present their research. International students should contact SIUE International Student Services to confirm their plans meet applicable requirements.
You are required to have your plan of study for your M.S. degree approved by your Graduate Advisory Committee before enrolling in your second term of study.
Geotechnical Engineering Course Schedule A, B, C
2024
- Spring - CE 455, CE 492-12, CE 592-11, CE 548, ENG 491
- Summer - CE 596, ENG 491
- Fall - CE 592-12, CE 492-11, CE 492-12, CE 492-14
2025
- Spring - CE 455, CE 458, CE 551, ENG 491
- Summer - CE 435, CE 596, ENG 491
- Fall - CE 459, CE 492-11, CE 492-14, CE 550
2026
- Spring - CE 455, CE 492-13, CE 592-14, ENG 491
- Summer - CE 596, ENG 491
- Fall - CE 457, CE 492-11, CE 592-12, CE 492-14
- CE 435 Pavement Design
- CE 455 Foundation Engineering
- CE 457 Soil Mechanics in Engineering
- CE 458 Geological and Geotechnical Exploration
- CE 459 Soil Improvement Methods
- CE 492-11 Slope Stability and Earth Pressures
- CE 492-12 Geotechnical Case Histories
- CE 492-13 Geotech Instrumentation for Monitoring Field Performance
- CE 492-14 - CE Technical & Research Proposal Writing
- CE 548 Finite Elements
- CE 550 Advanced Soil Mechanics
- CE 551 Design of Levees and Floodwalls
- CE 592-11 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- CE 592-12 Advanced Foundation Engineering
- CE 592-14 Designing with Geosynthetics
- CE 596 Sustainable Engineering
- ENG 491 (EGR section recommended) Technical & Business Writing for Engineers
- UNIV 500 - Continuing enrollment
Approved Geotechnical Engineering Masters Degree Elective Courses
Up to three courses, including ENG 491, may be chosen from the following approved courses. Any course not on this list must be approved by your graduate committee prior to enrollment. Without prior approval, the course will not be accepted for the MS in civil engineering degree. To obtain approval, write a memo to your advisor justifying the inclusion of the course in your plan of study. Include a description of the course, and, if required by your committee, a syllabus.
- CNST 461 Materials Sampling and Testing
- CNST 501 Project Management
- CNST 535 Case Studies in Construction
- ENG 491 Technical and Business Writing for Engineers
- ENSC 412\GEOG 412 Groundwater Hydrology
- GEOG 412\ENSC 412 Groundwater Hydrology
- GEOG 418 Geographic Information Systems
- IE 463\STAT 484 Reliability Engineering
- ME 575 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- PAPA 420 Quantitative Analysis
- STAT 410 Statistical Analysis
- STAT 480 a, b Mathematical Statistics
- STAT 484\IME 463 Reliability Engineering
- GEOG 422 Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
- GEOG 523 Environmental Assessment and Evaluation Methods
- IE 530 Engineering and Technology Management
- IE 531 Engineering Project Management
- IE 545 Financial Engineering
- MATH 462 Engineering Numerical Analysis
- ME 544 Theory of Elasticity
- PAPA 530 Public Budgeting
- UNIV 500 Continuing enrollment
Courses taken that do not count for your MS in Civil Engineering degree will require, prior to enrollment, the signature of the department in which the course is taught.
