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 GRADUATE PROGRAM

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology offers graduate degree programs at the master's and doctoral levels. The graduate program provides opportunities for advanced studies and research in the fields and engineering and science. Each individual program of study is designed to broaden and extend the students knowledge within the chosen field, to develop the power of independent thinking, and to promote the skill of individual and cooperative research.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers graduate study programs leading to the Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering in the following specialties: Advanced Materials, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, and Structural Engineering. Any one of the above subject areas may be chosen as an area of emphasis. Additional courses can be taken from any one of the above subject areas.

Emphasis within the department is on the professional development of the student and mastery of the technical and applied aspects of his or her specialty. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available to candidates for the Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering. A minimum of six (6) hours of Graduate Research (CEE 798) must be taken to complete the thesis option. Modeling and Computation in Civil Engineering (CEE 784) is a required course for all students. Other specific course requirements may be applicable depending upon the student’s area of specialization. For example, students who elect to major in Environmental Engineering or Water Resources Engineering must complete CEE 733. Students who select Geotechnical Engineering must complete CEE 643. A minimum of thirty (30) hours is required for completion of degree requirements for the thesis option; for the non-thesis option the minimum is thirty-two (32) hours. All rules and regulations of the Graduate Office, included elsewhere, apply to candidates for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has well equipped laboratories in concrete and advanced composite materials preparation, materials testing, bench and pilot-scale bridge testing, hydraulic engineering, soil mechanics, and water and wastewater analysis. These laboratories are available for student thesis research. Students will make considerable use of various computer labs for their course work and research. There are a number of computer labs open to all students as well as computers for departmental use.