Civil Engineering with Concentration in Data and Systems, MSCivE (Boston)

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Core Requirements

20 semester hours.

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Complete 20 semester hours from the following course lists:

Data and Computing

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Complete at least 4 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • CIVE 5280 — Remote Sensing of the Environment
  • One of:
    • CIVE 7100 — Time Series and Geospatial Data Sciences
    • IE 6200 — Engineering Probability and Statistics
    • IE 7280 — Statistical Methods in Engineering
    • INSH 5301 — Introduction to Computational Statistics
    • MATH 7343 — Applied Statistics
  • CIVE 7150 — Data-Driven Decision Support for Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • One of:
    • CIVE 7151 — Urban Informatics and Processing
    • PPUA 5262 — Big Data for Cities
  • DAMG 6105 — Data Science Engineering with Python
  • DAMG 6210 — Data Management and Database Design
  • ENVR 5260 — Geographical Information Systems
  • One of:
    • IE 5640 — Data Mining for Engineering Applications
    • IE 7275 — Machine Learning and Data Analytics

Systems and Sensors

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Complete at least 4 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • CIVE 5261 — Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking
  • CIVE 5275 — Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
  • CIVE 5524 — Vibration-Based Structural Health Monitoring
  • CIVE 7155 — Dynamics and Control of Infrastructure Systems
  • EECE 5155 — Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things
  • IE 5500 — Systems Engineering in Public Programs
  • OR 6205 — Deterministic Operations Research
  • OR 7230 — Probabilistic Operation Research
  • OR 7245 — Network Analysis and Advanced Optimization
  • PHYS 5116 — Network Science 1
  • PPUA 6502 — Economic Analysis for Policy and Planning
  • PPUA 7237 — Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems

Civil and Environmental Systems

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Complete at least 8 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • CIVE 5281 — Coastal Dynamics and Design
  • CIVE 5363 — Climate Science, Engineering Adaptation, and Policy
  • CIVE 5373 — Transportation Systems: Analysis and Planning
  • One of:
    • CIVE 5522 — Structural Systems Modeling
    • CIVE 7330 — Advanced Structural Analysis
  • CIVE 5536 — Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design
  • CIVE 7110 — Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • CIVE 7341 — Structural Reliability
  • CIVE 7342 — System Identification
  • CIVE 7380 — Performance Models and Simulation of Transportation Networks
  • CIVE 7381 — Transportation Demand Forecasting and Model Estimation
  • CIVE 7385 — Public Transportation
  • IE 7200 — Supply Chain Engineering
  • OR 7310 — Logistics, Warehousing, and Scheduling
  • SBSY 5100 — Sustainable Design and Technologies in Construction
  • SBSY 5200 — Sustainable Engineering Systems for Buildings
  • SBSY 5250 — Building Performance Simulation

Coursework Option

12 semester hours.

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Complete the remaining semester hours from the electives list below.

Report Option

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Complete the remaining semester hours from the electives list below.

• CIVE 7945 — Master’s Project

Thesis Option

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Complete the remaining semester hours from the electives list below.

In addition to completing the thesis course, students must successfully complete the thesis submission process, including securing committee and Graduate School of Engineering signatures and submission of an electronic copy of their MS thesis to ProQuest.

• CIVE 7945 — Master’s Project
• CIVE 7990 — Thesis

Electives List

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Any core course not used to meet the core course requirements can be used as an elective.

• Any core course numbered 1000–9999
• One of:
  • CIVE 5368 — Air Quality Management
  • CIVE 6566 — Sustainable Urban Transportation: Netherlands
  • CIVE 7220 — Construction Management
  • CIVE 7250 — Environmental Chemistry
  • CIVE 7251 — Environmental Biological Processes
  • CIVE 7255 — Environmental Physical/Chemical Processes
  • CIVE 7260 — Hydrologic Modeling
  • CIVE 7382 — Advanced Traffic Control and Simulation
  • EECE 5642 — Data Visualization
  • EECE 5644 — Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
  • EECE 7204 — Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes
  • IE 5617 — Lean Concepts and Applications
  • IE 7215 — Simulation Analysis
  • SBSY 5300 — Information Systems for Integrated Project Delivery

Optional Co-op Experience

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Complete the following (students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience):

• ENCP 6100 — Introduction to Cooperative Education
• One of:
  • ENCP 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
  • ENCP 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
  • ENCP 6965 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
  • ENCP 6955 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time

GPA requirements

• 32 total semester hours required (33 with optional co-op) Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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