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Major: Civil Engineering
Concentration: Geotechnical/Structural
Degree: MS in Civil Engineering
Major Requirements
MSCE Geotechnical/Structural Requirements: (30 credit hours)
The Civil Engineering master's degree consists of a minimum of 30.0 credit hours.
Students select from one of two degree options: (1) thesis or (2) non-thesis.

**All programs of study must be approved by the School of Engineering Graduate Program Director prior to the end of the second semester of graduate study.**

UNF Conditions for the degree:
For more details on the below and additional conditions, refer to the UNF Graduate School's webpage: http://www.unf.edu/graduateschool/
  • 1. A GPA of 3.0 must be maintained. If the GPA falls below 3.0, probation will result.
  • 2. At least 18.0 hours of coursework at the 6000-level must be applied toward the degree.
  • 3. All coursework for a graduate or post-baccalaureate professional degree must be completed within six years of a master's degree-seeking student being admitted to a graduate program. All exceptions must be approved by the student's Graduate Program Director and the Dean of the Graduate School.

    School of Engineering Conditions for the degree:
  • 1. All coursework must be completed with a grade of 'C' or better.
  • 2. A GPA of 3.0 must be maintained. If the GPA falls below 3.0, academic probation will result.
  • 3. No more than 6.0 hours of transfer coursework can be applied to the degree, with the following exception:
    A student may transfer up to 12.0 hours from the Florida Engineering Education Delivery System (FEEDS) provided the total of FEEDS courses and other transfer courses does not exceed 12.0 hours.
  • 4. A student may not receive 5000-level credit for a cross-listed 4000/5000-level course previously completed at the 4000-level. Exceptions to this rule may be considered with documented evidence of significant and appropriate differences in content between the courses.

EGN6456 3 Advanced Engineering Analysis
or approved substitute graduate mathematics course. See list of approved electives in the School of Engineering office.
EGN6457 3 Adv. Res. Methods for Engineer
CES5105 3 Advanced Mechanics
SELECT. one of the following:
  • EML 5508 Finite Element Modeling/Analysis
  • CES 6116 Finite Element
RESEARCH for Thesis option --
Thesis option: Select 6.0 hrs of CGN 6970 CE Thesis.
(Non-thesis option will select 6.0 hrs of additional electives, as indicated below.)
SELECT Required Electives --
  1. Civil Engineering Electives: select a minimum of 6.0 hrs from the list below or other CE approved electives. For thesis students, electives must be approved by the Graduate Advisor.
    • CEG 5304 Applied Engineering Geology
    • CEG 6016 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering
    • CEG 6018 Applied Computational Geotechnics
    • CEG 6118 Advanced Foundation Engineering
    • CEG 6320 Drilled Shafts in Rock
    • CEG 6515 Earth Retaining Sys/Slope Stability
    • CEG 6806 Ground and Site Improvement
    • CES 5326 Bridge Engineering
    • CES 5706 Advanced Reinforced Concrete
    • CES 6144 Matrix Structural Analysis
    • CES 6715 Prestressed Concrete
    • CGN 5932 Special Topics in Civil Engineering (v. 1-3)
    • CGN 6933 Special Topics in Civil Engineering (v. 1-3)
    • CGN 6875C Advanced Concrete Materials/Methods
    • CGN 6900 Supervised Graduate Research (v. 1-3) can be repeated up to 6 hours.


  2. Other Electives: Select sufficient hours of non-civil engineering electives. CE electives may be used to satisfy this requirement. Select sufficient credits at the graduate level to earn a total of 30.0 hours.
    • Thesis option: Select up to 6.0 hours of non-civil engineering electives. Electives must be approved by the Graduate Advisor.
    • Non-thesis option: Select up to 12.0 hours of non-civil engineering electives. A list of approved electives is available in the School of Engineering.


Note: Civil engineering elective courses may also be selected from on-line courses from Florida State University System within the limitations discussed above, and must be approved by the Graduate Advisor for thesis students and by the Graduate Program Director or Graduate Advisor for non-thesis students.