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LYLE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL AND
CIVIL ENGINEERING

Professor Laura J. Steinberg, Chair
Professors: Bijan Mohraz, Laura J. Steinberg. Associate Professors: Paul Krueger, David Willis. Assistant Professors: Khaled Abdelghany, Alfredo Armendariz, Usama El Shamy, Jim Tsungyeh Yu. Senior Lecturer: Roger O. Dickey. Visiting lecturer: Jong-Wha Bai. Adjunct Faculty: Arthur Beck, Mark K. Boyd, Gerald R. Carney, Robert Casagrande, Weiping Dai, James Duke, Ted Dumas, Carl Edlund, Fawsi Elghadamsi, Andrew Felder, Edward Forest, Anwar Hirany, Louis Hosek, Ron Jackson, James E. Langford, Donald L. Legg, Paul Martin, Jon D. Rauscher, D. Blair Spitzberg, John Stanley, Bennett Stokes, Ken Thomas, Edward M. Walters, Gregory Wilson, Dan Wittliff, Scott Woodrow. Professor Emeritus: Cecil Smith.

Graduate programs in the department of environmental and civil engineering educate and train leaders in the fields of environmental protection, resource management, engineering design, construction and facilities management. Programs are tailored to the individual needs and interests of students, so that students with interests in studying global climate change, protecting the quality of our drinking water, designing the next generation of high-rise buildings or smart highways, managing commercial buildings or managing large institutional and industrial facilities receive the training they need to excel in their careers.

Environmental and civil engineering are inextricably linked. While civil engineering focuses on the infrastructure of modern society, environmental engineering is concerned with the well-being and health of the population and the environment. Environmental and civil engineering entered the early 1900s as a single integrated discipline, when it was critical to address sanitary problems to protect public health and to develop regional water supplies and the civil infrastructure to support rapid urbanization and early industrialization. Separate disciplines gradually emerged, evolving and broadening to address the overall quality and function of modern society – preserving the environment while enabling the realization of an enriched life through technology.

Graduate Degrees

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Master of Science in Environmental Science (Major in Environmental Science)
Master of Science in Environmental Science (Major in Environmental Systems Management)
Master of Science in Environmental Science (Major in Hazardous and Waste Materials Management)
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Master of Science in Facilities Management
Doctor of Philosophy (Major in Civil Engineering)

Professional Certificates

Air Quality Engineering
Environmental Management and Compliance
Facilities Management
Hazardous and Waste Materials Management
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
Pollution Control and Prevention
Water Quality Management

Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science Programs. Today, the environmental field is dynamic and wide-ranging, comprising many different disciplines and professional roles. Environmental engineering and science involve not only traditional water and wastewater management, but also the management of hazardous and radioactive materials, pollution prevention and waste minimization, innovative hazardous waste treatment and site remediation processes, environmental and occupational health, resource conservation and recovery, sustainable development of natural resources and air quality management and air pollution control. In addition, modern manufacturing, both domestic and worldwide, is focusing on products fabricated from recycled and natural materials that are both competitive and harmlessly degraded in the environment. The trend toward global manufacturing will grow stronger in the years ahead. Environmental challenges presented by this movement must be overcome if the economic and life-style benefits of globalization are to be extended to all peoples of the world.

SMU’s environmental engineering and environmental science programs prepare graduates for professional and academic careers dealing with a broad spectrum of environmental issues: (1) surface and ground water quality management, (2) environmental systems and process modeling, (3) environmental chemistry and biology, (4) wastewater management, (5) solid waste management, (6) hazardous and waste materials management, (7) atmospheric systems and air pollution control and (8) environmental and occupational health.

As a complement to these broadly-based environmental programs, professionally-oriented Master of Science degrees focused in the specific areas of environmental systems management and hazardous and waste materials management are offered by the department of environmental and civil engineering.

Civil Engineering and Facilities Management Programs. Civil engineers are engaged in planning, design, construction, maintenance and management of the infrastructure of modern society. They are responsible for the design of water supply and wastewater treatment systems; transportation systems such as highways, railways, waterways, mass transit, airports, ports and harbors; dams, reservoirs and hydroelectric power plants; thermoelectric power plants; transmission and communication towers; high-rise buildings and even aircraft and aerospace structures, shuttles and space stations. Every major structure critical to this country and global society depends on the work of civil engineers.

As a complement to the civil engineering program, a professionally oriented Master of Science degree in facilities management is offered by the department of environmental and civil engineering. Management of constructed facilities has expanded considerably in scope and complexity during the last 30 years. Today, the breadth and diversity of capabilities and services required to support the built environment include elements of engineering disciplines such as civil, electrical, mechanical and environmental; architecture and the management fields of financial analysis, accounting, planning, life cycle analysis and asset management and human resources.

Critical systems include electrical power, heating/air conditioning, fire protection and security, communication and data transmission, gas and liquid delivery, environmental response procedures and waste disposal. In more complex industrial and medical care facilities, this would also include disposal of radioactive and hazardous waste, disposal of toxic gases, waste treatment often including in-house incineration and the design and installation of redundant emergency systems to limit losses due to electrical/mechanical failure. Facilities such as airports, hospitals, hotels, manufacturing plants, office buildings, schools, shopping malls and universities and colleges all require increasingly complex systems and controls.

The civil engineering and facilities management programs prepare graduates for professional and academic careers through a focus in the following areas: (1) structural analysis and design, (2) geomechanics and foundations, (3) water and wastewater treatment, (4) surface and ground water quality management, (5) construction management and (6) facilities management.

Contact Information

For more information about graduate programs in environmental engineering, environmental science, environmental systems management, hazardous and waste materials management, civil engineering and facilities management visit the department of environmental and civil engineering on the Web at engr.smu.edu/ence or call 214-768-3894. For additional points of contact and enrollment information, visit the School of Engineering on the Web at engr.smu.edu/graduate/contacts.html or by phone at 214-768-1817.

Distance Learning

All Master of Science degrees offered by the department of environmental and civil engineering are available to distance learning students. The distance learning program is managed by the School of Engineering and is available to students throughout the United States and many foreign countries. Lectures are available via streaming video on the Internet and, in some cases, DVDs of current lectures are forwarded to students on a regular, weekly basis.

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering

The Master of Science in environmental engineering emphasizes engineering analysis and design of both technological and management-oriented solutions to environmental problems, while broadly addressing the fundamental science and regulatory aspects of the field. A minimum of 30 term credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree is required. For full-time graduate students, six term credit hours may involve research and completion of a thesis, with approval from the student’s adviser, with an additional 24 term credit hours of coursework. The program also has the flexibility to meet the needs of part-time students, already working in industry, who typically take the non-thesis route requiring 30 term credit hours of coursework.

All environmental graduate courses are offered in the evening and via distance learning to accommodate the busy schedules of working professionals.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering admission requirements for a Master of Science degree, applicants are required to satisfy these additional requirements:

1. Bachelor of Science in one of the engineering disciplines or in a quantitative science closely related to environmental engineering

2. A minimum of one year of college-level calculus. An additional half-year of differential equations is desirable.

3. A minimum of one year of college-level chemistry. An additional half-year of organic chemistry is desirable.

4. A solid background in the fundamental engineering sciences, including thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, is desirable.

Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering degree requirements for a Master of Science degree, candidates are required to satisfy these additional requirements:

1. 30 term credit hours, with a minimum graduate G.P.A. of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. Additional articulation courses may be required for students without rigorous engineering undergraduate degrees.
2. Satisfactory completion of the core curriculum consisting of five courses (15 term credit hours):

ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7313 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
ENCE 7322 Biological Waste Treatment
ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7354 Environmental Engineering Principles and Processes

3. Satisfactory completion of three Group I specialization electives (nine term credit hours) chosen from environmental engineering courses and related engineering disciplines, including:

ENCE 7321 Physical and Chemical Waste Treatment
ENCE 7325 Disaster Management
ENCE 7332 Ground Water Hydrology and Contaminants
ENCE 7334 Fate and Transport of Contaminants
ENCE 7335 Aerosol Science, Engineering and Control Systems Design
ME 7336 Intermediate Fluid Dynamics
EMIS 7370 (STAT 5340) Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers

4. Satisfactory completion of two Group II breadth electives (six term credit hours) chosen from civil engineering, environmental science, environmental systems management, hazardous and waste materials management and engineering management courses, including:

ENCE 7311 Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law
ENCE 7314 Environmental Regulations and Compliance
ENCE 7315 Integrated Waste Management
ENCE 7323 Project Management
ENCE 7350 Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
ENCE 7351 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
ENCE 7352 Management of Radioactive Hazards
ENCE 7353 Environmental Epidemiology
ENCE 7372 Introduction to CAD
ENCE 7378 Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
ENCE 7(0,1,2,3,6)96 Thesis
EMIS 8360 Operations Research Models
EMIS 8361 Economic Decision Analysis
EMIS 8362 Engineering Accounting
EMIS 8363 Engineering Finance
EMIS 8364 Management for Engineers
EMIS 8378 Optimization Models for Decision Support

Master of Science in Environmental Science
(Major in Environmental Science)

The Master of Science in environmental science emphasizes the fundamental science and regulatory framework of the environmental field, while broadly addressing analysis and design of both technological and management-oriented solutions to environmental problems. A minimum of 30 term credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree is required. For full-time graduate students, six term credit hours may involve research and completion of a thesis, with approval from the student’s adviser, with an additional 24 term credit hours of coursework. The program also has the flexibility to meet the needs of part-time students, already working in industry, who typically take the non-thesis route requiring 30 term credit hours of coursework. All environmental graduate courses are offered with evening class times and via distance learning to accommodate the busy schedules of working professionals.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering admission requirements for a Master of Science degree, applicants are required to satisfy these additional requirements:

1. Bachelor of Science in one of the quantitative sciences or mathematics or in one of the engineering disciplines

2. A minimum of one year of college-level calculus. An additional half-year of differential equations is desirable.

3. A minimum of one year of college-level chemistry. An additional half-year of organic chemistry is desirable.

Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering degree requirements for a Master of Science degree, candidates are required to satisfy these additional requirements:

1. 30 term credit hours, with a minimum graduate G.P.A. of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. Additional articulation courses may be required for students without an environmental, or closely related quantitative science or engineering, undergraduate degree.
2. Satisfactory completion of the required core curriculum consisting of five courses (15 term credit hours):

ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7313 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
ENCE 7322 Biological Waste Treatment
ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7354 Environmental Engineering Principles and Processes

3. Satisfactory completion of three Group I specialization electives (nine term credit hours) chosen from environmental science and regulatory framework courses, including:

ENCE 7311 Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law
ENCE 7351 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
ENCE 7353 Environmental Epidemiology
BIOL (CHEM) 5110 Biological Chemistry Laboratory
BIOL (CHEM) 5310 Biological Chemistry: Macromolecular Structure and Function
BIOL 5311 Biological Chemistry: Metabolism
BIOL 5364 Endocrine Physiology
CHEM 5486 Instrumental Analysis
GEOL 5370 Global Change
GEOL 5384 Hydrogeology
GEOL 5386 Geochemistry
GEOL 6369 Advanced Geochemistry
GEOL 6370 Aquatic and Mineral-Water Interface Geochemistry

4. Satisfactory completion of two Group II breadth electives (six term credit hours) chosen from civil engineering, environmental engineering, environmental systems management, hazardous and waste materials management and engineering management courses, including:

ENCE 7314 Environmental Regulations and Compliance
ENCE 7315 Integrated Waste Management
ENCE 7321 Physical and Chemical Waste Treatment
ENCE 7323 Project Management
ENCE 7325 Disaster Management
ENCE 7332 Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination
ENCE 7334 Fate and Transport of Contaminants
ENCE 7335 Aerosol Science, Engineering and Control Systems Design
ENCE 7350 Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
ENCE 7352 Management of Radioactive Hazards
ENCE 7378 Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
ENCE 7(0,1,2,3,6)96 Thesis
EMIS 8360 Operations Research Models
EMIS 8361 Economic Decision Analysis
EMIS 8362 Engineering Accounting
EMIS 8363 Engineering Finance
EMIS 8364 Management for Engineers
EMIS 8378 Optimization Models for Decision Support

Master of Science in Environmental Science
(Major in Environmental Systems Management)

The Master of Science in environmental science, with a major in environmental systems management, emphasizes management-oriented solutions to environmental problems and regulatory compliance issues. A minimum of 30 term credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree is required. The program was specifically developed to meet the needs of part-time students already working in industry. Accordingly, the required 30 term credit hours of coursework are interdisciplinary, stressing an integrated approach to the field. All environmental and engineering management graduate courses are offered with evening class times and via distance learning to accommodate the busy schedules of working professionals.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering admission requirements for a Master of Science degree, applicants are required to satisfy these additional requirements:

1. Bachelor of Science in one of the quantitative sciences, mathematics or in one of the engineering disciplines

2. A minimum of one year of college-level calculus. An additional half-year of differential equations is desirable.

3. A minimum of one year of college-level chemistry. An additional half-year of organic chemistry is desirable.

Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering degree requirements for a Master of Science degree,

1. 30 term credit hours, with a minimum graduate G.P.A. of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. Additional articulation courses may be required for students without an environmental, or closely related quantitative science or engineering, undergraduate degree.

2. Satisfactory completion of the core curriculum consisting of eight courses (24 term credit hours):

ENCE 7311 Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law
ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7313 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
ENCE 7315 Integrated Waste Management
ENCE 7323 Project Management
ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7350 Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
ENCE 7352 Management of Radioactive Hazards

3. Satisfactory completion of one technical elective (three term credit hours) chosen from among the following environmental engineering, environmental science and hazardous and waste materials management courses:

ENCE 7314 Environmental Regulations and Compliance
ENCE 7321 Physical and Chemical Waste Treatment
ENCE 7322 Biological Waste Treatment
ENCE 7325 Disaster Management
ENCE 7332 Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination
ENCE 7334 Fate and Transport of Contaminants
ENCE 7335 Aerosol Science, Engineering and Controls Systems Design
ENCE 7351 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
ENCE 7353 Environmental Epidemiology
ENCE 7354 Environmental Engineering Principles and Processes

4. Satisfactory completion of one management elective (three term credit hours) chosen from among the following engineering management courses:

EMIS 8361 Economic Decision Analysis
EMIS 8362 Engineering Accounting
EMIS 8363 Engineering Finance
EMIS 8364 Management for Engineers

Master of Science in Environmental Science
(Major in Hazardous and Waste Materials Management)

The Master of Science in environmental science, with a major in hazardous and waste materials management, emphasizes the science and technology being developed to solve the environmental problems attributable to hazardous and waste materials. The management, treatment and elimination of these materials, including regulatory and compliance issues, are central to this program.

The program was specifically developed to meet the needs of part-time students, already working in industry. Accordingly, the required 30 term credit hours of coursework are interdisciplinary, stressing an integrated approach to the field. All environmental and engineering management graduate courses are offered with evening class times and via distance learning to accommodate the busy schedules of working professionals.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering admission requirements for a Master of Science degree, applicants are required to satisfy these additional requirements:

1. Bachelor of Science in one of the quantitative sciences or mathematics or in one of the engineering disciplines

2. A minimum of one year of college-level calculus. An additional half-year of differential equations is desirable.

3. A minimum of one year of college-level chemistry. An additional half-year of organic chemistry is desirable.

Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering degree requirements for a Master of Science degree, candidates are required to satisfy these additional requirements:

1. 30 term credit hours, with a minimum graduate G.P.A. of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. Additional articulation courses may be required for students without an environmental, or closely related quantitative science or engineering, undergraduate degree.

2. Satisfactory completion of the core curriculum consisting of eight courses (24 term credit hours):

ENCE 7311 Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law
ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7313 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
ENCE 7314 Environmental Regulations and Compliance
ENCE 7315 Integrated Waste Management
ENCE 7322 Biological Waste Treatment
ENCE 7323 Project Management
ENCE 7354 Environmental Engineering Principles and Processes

3. Satisfactory completion of one environmental elective (three term credit hours) chosen from among the following environmental engineering, environmental science and environmental systems management courses:

ENCE 7321 Physical and Chemical Waste Treatment
ENCE 7325 Disaster Management
ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7332 Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination
ENCE 7334 Fate and Transport of Contaminants
ENCE 7335 Aerosol Science, Engineering and Controls Systems Design
ENCE 7350 Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
ENCE 7351 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
ENCE 7352 Management of Radioactive Hazards
ENCE 7353 Environmental Epidemiology

4. Satisfactory completion of one management elective (three term credit hours) chosen from among the following engineering management courses:

EMIS 8361 Economic Decision Analysis
EMIS 8362 Engineering Accounting
EMIS 8363 Engineering Finance
EMIS 8364 Management for Engineers

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

The Master of Science in civil engineering offers two areas of emphasis, structural engineering and transportation systems management, while offering breadth in the areas of geotechnical engineering, water and wastewater treatment and facilities management. A minimum of 30 term credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree is required.

For full-time graduate students, six term credit hours may involve research and completion of a thesis, with approval from the student’s adviser, with an additional 24 term credit hours of coursework. The program also has the flexibility to meet the needs of part-time students, already working in industry, who typically take the non-thesis route with 30 term credit hours of coursework. All civil engineering graduate courses are offered with evening class times and via distance learning to accommodate the busy schedules of working professionals.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering admission requirements for a Master of Science degree, applicants are required to satisfy the following additional requirement:

• Bachelor of Science in civil engineering or a closely related engineering discipline

Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering degree requirements for a Master of Science degree, candidates are required to satisfy these additional requirements:

1. Thirty term credit hours, with a minimum graduate G.P.A. of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. Additional articulation courses may be required for students without a civil engineering undergraduate degree.

2. Given the multidisciplinary nature of civil engineering, the core curriculum and elective courses comprising the degree plans for Master of Science students will vary, depending on the student’s undergraduate background and his or her desired area of specialization. These are sample degree plans for students who have a civil engineering undergraduate degree and want to specialize in either structural engineering or transportation systems management:

Sample Degree Plan – Structural Engineering
Satisfactory completion of the core curriculum consisting of five courses (15 term credit hours):

ENCE 7340 Introduction to Solid Mechanics
ENCE 7361 Matrix Structural Analysis and Introduction to Finite Element Methods
ENCE 7373 Prestressed Concrete
ENCE 7375 Advanced Concrete Design
ENCE 7377 Advanced Steel Design

Satisfactory completion of five elective courses (15 term credit hours) chosen from structural analysis, structural design, geotechnical engineering, transportation systems management and facilities management courses:

ENCE 7325 Disaster Management
ENCE 7365 Introduction to Construction Management
ENCE 7372 Introduction to CAD
ENCE 7378 Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
ENCE 7385 Advanced Soil Mechanics
ENCE 7386 Foundation Engineering
ENCE 7(0,1,2,3,6)96 Thesis
ENCE 8340 Theory of Elasticity
ENCE 8364 Finite Element Methods in Structural and Continuum Mechanics
ENCE 8366 Basic Concepts of Structural Stability
ENCE 8368 Theory of Plate Behavior
ENCE 8379 Analysis of Transportation Systems
Sample Degree Plan — Transportation Systems Management
Satisfactory completion of the core curriculum consisting of five courses (15 term credit hours):

ENCE 7323 Project Management
ENCE 7378 Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
ENCE 7391 Special Projects (Topics in Transportation Engineering)
ENCE 8379 Analysis of Transportation Systems
EMIS 8360 Operations Research Models

Satisfactory completion of three specialization electives (nine term credit hours) chosen from the following courses:

EMIS 7340 Logistics Systems Engineering
EMIS 7370 (STAT 5340) Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers
EMIS 8361 Economic Decision Analysis
EMIS 8371 Linear Programming
STAT 6336 Statistical Analysis

Satisfactory completion of two breadth electives (six term credit hours) chosen from the following courses:

ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7350 Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
ENCE 7365 Introduction to Construction Management
ENCE 7(0,1,2,3,6)96 Thesis
CSE 7345 Advanced Java Programming
CSE 7365 (MATH 5315) Introduction to Numerical Analysis
CSE 8355 Graph Theory: Algorithms and Applications
EMIS 7377 (STAT 5377) Design and Analysis of Experiments
EMIS 8373 Integer Programming
EMIS 8374 Network Flows

Master of Science in Facilities Management

The Master of Science in facilities management emphasizes architectural and structural design, planning, energy management, engineering systems, environmental issues and financial and asset management. The program was specifically developed to meet the needs of part-time students already working in industry. Accordingly, the required 30 term credit hours of coursework are interdisciplinary, stressing an integrated approach to the field. All facilities management, civil engineering and environmental graduate courses are offered in the evening and via distance learning to accommodate the busy schedules of working professionals.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering admission requirements for a Master of Science degree, applicants are required to satisfy the following additional requirement:

• Bachelor of Science in engineering, science or business or a baccalaureate degree in another discipline and relevant facilities experience

Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering degree requirements for a Master of Science degree, candidates are required to satisfy the following additional requirements:

1. 30 term credit hours, with a minimum graduate G.P.A. of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. Additional articulation courses may be required for students with a non-quantitative undergraduate degree.

2. Satisfactory completion of the core curriculum consisting of five courses (15 term credit hours):

ENCE 7363 Architectural and Structural Engineering
ENCE 7366 Introduction to Facilities Engineering Systems
ENCE 7370 Facility Planning
ENCE 7371 Facility Financial and Asset Management
ENCE 7384 Energy Management for Buildings

3. Satisfactory completion of three Group I specialization electives (nine term credit hours) chosen from facilities management courses:

ENCE 7365 Introduction to Construction Management
ENCE 7367 Telecommunications in Facilities Planning
ENCE 7368 Facilities Contract Management
ENCE 7369 Electrical, Mechanical and Piping Systems for Buildings
ENCE 7383 Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
ENCE 8365 Construction Methods and Rehabilitation
ENCE 8370 Facility Project Management

3. Satisfactory completion of two Group II breadth electives (six term credit hours) chosen from civil engineering, environmental systems management, hazardous and waste materials management and engineering management courses, including:

ENCE 7311 Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law
ENCE 7315 Integrated Waste Management
ENCE 7325 Disaster Management
ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7340 Introduction to Solid Mechanics
ENCE 7352 Management of Radioactive Hazards
ENCE 7372 Introduction to CAD
EMIS 7360 Management of Information Technologies
EMIS 7369 Reliability Engineering
EMIS 8361 Economic Decision Analysis
EMIS 8362 Engineering Accounting
EMIS 8363 Engineering Finance
EMIS 8364 Management for Engineers
ME 7368 Project and Risk Management

Doctor of Philosophy
(Major in Civil Engineering)

Admission Requirements

1. Master of Science degree in civil engineering or environmental engineering, or in a closely related discipline in engineering or the physical sciences from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association or completion of an international degree that is equivalent to a U.S. Master’s degree from a college or university of recognized standing

2. Excellent academic performance in all completed coursework, with a minimum G.P.A. of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.

3. Submission of a complete application, including a statement of purpose, official transcripts for all previous undergraduate and graduate studies and payment of appropriate application fee

4. Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores greater than 650 quantitative and 550 verbal

5. Three letters of recommendation from individuals who can judge the applicant’s potential success as a doctoral student

6. Graduates from foreign countries are required to submit a notarized financial certification form. All international students whose native language is not English and who have not graduated from an American university must submit a minimum TOEFL score before being considered for admission:

• 550 – paper-based examination
• 213 – computer-based examination
• 59 – Internet-based examination

Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the School of Engineering requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, candidates are required to satisfy the following:

1. At least 54 term credit hours of coursework beyond the baccalaureate degree

2. A minor of at least 12 term credit hours providing breadth and support to the doctoral program\

3. 24 term credit hours of dissertation

4. Written and oral doctoral qualifying examinations

5. A written dissertation

6. Defense of the dissertation

7. The major and minor courses comprising a degree plan for a doctoral student will be determined by the student’s advisory committee. These plans will vary among students depending on their background and dissertation research topic. These are sample degree plans for students who have been admitted to the Ph.D. program with an engineering Master of Science degree and have an interest in structural engineering, air pollution control and atmospheric science or water and wastewater engineering:

Sample Degree Plan – Structural Engineering Track
Major Courses

ENCE 7340 Introduction to Solid Mechanics
ENCE 7361 Matrix Structural Analysis and Introduction to Finite Element Methods
ENCE 7364 Introduction to Structural Dynamics
ENCE 7373 Prestressed Concrete
ENCE 7375 Advanced Concrete Design
ENCE 7377 Advanced Steel Design
ENCE 8364 Finite Element Methods in Structural and Continuum Mechanics

Minor Courses

ENCE 7385 Advanced Soil Mechanics
ENCE 7386 Foundation Engineering
Advanced courses in geological sciences, mathematics and statistical science

Alternative Major and Minor Courses

ENCE 7325 Disaster Management
ENCE 7362 Engineering Analysis with Numerical Methods
ENCE 8340 Theory of Elasticity
ENCE 8368 Theory of Plate Behavior
Sample Degree Plan – Air Pollution Control and Atmospheric Sciences Track
Major Courses

ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7313 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7335 Aerosol Science, Engineering and Control Systems Design
ENCE 7352 Management of Radioactive Hazards
ME 7336 Intermediate Fluid Dynamics

Minor Courses

EMIS 7377 (STAT 5377) Design and Analysis of Experiments
STAT 6336 Statistical Analysis
STAT 6337 Statistical Analysis II
STAT 6345 Linear Regression

Alternative Major and Minor Courses

ENCE 7314 Environmental Regulations and Compliance
ENCE 7321 Physical and Chemical Waste Treatment
ENCE 7325 Disaster Management
ENCE 7354 Environmental Engineering Principles and Processes
GEOL 5370 Global Change
Sample Degree Plan – Water and Wastewater Engineering Track
Major Courses

ENCE 7313 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
ENCE 7322 Biological Waste Treatment
ENCE 7332 Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination
ENCE 7334 Fate and Transport of Contaminants
ENCE 7354 Environmental Engineering Principles and Processes
EMIS 7377 Design and Analysis of Experiments

Minor Courses

ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7351 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
BIOL (CHEM) 5311 Biological Chemistry: Metabolism
BIOL 5364 Endocrine Physiology

Alternative Major and Minor Courses

ENCE 7311 Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law
ENCE 7315 Integrated Waste Management
ENCE 7321 Physical and Chemical Waste Treatment
ENCE 7325 Disaster Management
ENCE 7350 Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
ENCE 7353 Environmental Epidemiology

Professional Certificates

Professional certificates are comprised of subsets of courses from ENCE Master of Science degree programs, specifically tailored for technical and management professionals seeking education to further their careers. Each certificate requires completion of three courses (nine term credit hours) chosen from a focused set of graduate-level courses, creating a solid foundation for further graduate study leading to a Master of Science degree if the student desires.

Admission Requirements

Students must have an undergraduate degree in science or engineering or five years of directly relevant professional experience. Students who complete the professional certificate and meet other graduate admissions requirements can later apply for admission as a degree-seeking student in one of the graduate degree programs. For students subsequently admitted to a graduate degree program, the courses taken to complete the professional certificate will also count toward the graduate degree requirements.

Certificate Requirements

1. Nine term credit hours, with a minimum graduate G.P.A. of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale

2. Courses must be completed within three years from admission to the certificate program.

3. Satisfactory completion of the core and elective courses specified for the individual certificate:

Environmental Management and Compliance
Core courses:

ENCE 7314 Environmental Regulations and Compliance
ENCE 7350 Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
Plus one of the following electives:
ENCE 7311 Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law
ENCE 7323 Project Management

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
Any three of the following courses:

ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7335 Aerosol Science, Engineering and Control Systems Design
ENCE 7351 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology
ENCE 7353 Environmental Epidemiology
ENCE 7392 Special Topics: Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene

Pollution Control and Prevention
Any three of the following courses:

ENCE 7315 Integrated Waste Management
ENCE 7322 Biological Waste Treatment
ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7354 Environmental Engineering Principles and Processes

Facilities Management
Any three of the following courses:

ENCE 7363 Architectural and Structural Engineering
ENCE 7366 Introduction to Facilities Engineering Systems
ENCE 7370 Facility Planning
ENCE 7371 Facility Financial and Asset Management
ENCE 7384 Energy Management for Buildings

Water Quality Management
Any three of the following courses:

ENCE 7313 Environmental Chemistry and Biology
ENCE 7322 Biological Waste Treatment
ENCE 7332 Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination
ENCE 7334 Fate and Transport of Contaminants
ENCE 7354 Environmental Engineering Principles and Processes

Hazardous and Waste Materials Management
Core courses:

ENCE 7315 Integrated Waste Management
ENCE 7323 Project Management

Plus one of the following electives:

ENCE 7311 Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law
ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7314 Environmental Regulations and Compliance

Air Quality Engineering
Core courses:

ENCE 7331 Air Pollution Management and Engineering
ENCE 7335 Aerosol Science, Engineering and Control Systems Design

Plus one of the following electives:

ENCE 7312 Risk Assessment and Health Effects
ENCE 7352 Management of Radioactive Hazards
ENCE 7353 Environmental Epidemiology

Department Facilities

Departmental offices and instructional and research laboratories are located in the new, state-of-the-art J. Lindsay Embrey Engineering Building. Environmental teaching and research laboratories include dedicated space for air quality and meteorology, industrial hygiene, environmental microbiology and water quality. The air quality/meteorology and water quality laboratories are capable of conducting sophisticated chemical analyses of air samples and assessing the quality of water supplies and wastes and the effectiveness of water and waste treatment procedures.

Major equipment includes several spectrophotometers including atomic absorption (AA), inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission for low-level heavy metals analysis and two Hewlett-Packard gas chromatographs (GC). Other equipment includes continuous ambient air monitoring equipment, a UV/visible spectrophotometer, pH and other specific ion meters, incubating ovens, microscopes, furnaces, centrifuges, dissolved oxygen meters, a Mettler titrator for chemical and acid/base surface experiments, several temperature control baths and a tumbler for constant temperature studies.

The air quality and meteorology laboratory includes state-of-the-art airflow, pressure and volume measurement instrumentation. The industrial hygiene laboratory includes an inventory of the latest state-of-the-art personal monitoring equipment for assessing occupational exposure to a variety of industrial process stressors, including asbestos, noise, total and respirable dust, metals, radiation and heat stress.

Civil engineering teaching and research laboratories include dedicated space for mechanics of materials/and structural engineering, hydraulics and hydrology, soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, transportation materials and intelligent transportation systems. Civil engineering students also use the mechanical engineering department’s thermal and fluids laboratory.

The Embrey Building also houses a dedicated computer-aided design (CAD) laboratory with AutoCAD software and a general-use computer laboratory for the department’s students. The general-use computer lab includes personal computers, high-resolution color monitors and laser printers. Computers in both the CAD and general-use laboratories are connected, through a high-speed network, to the computer systems of the School of Engineering and SMU, as well as off-campus systems via the Internet.

The computer network provides access to general applications software and specialized software for engineering problems, including air dispersion modeling, AutoCAD, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for water resource systems, statistical analysis and stochastic modeling, structural analysis and design, transportation systems planning and analysis and water quality modeling.

Courses (ENCE)

7311. Environmental and Hazardous Waste Law. Federal environmental laws, with emphasis on laws dealing with hazardous substances such as CERCLA and RCRA, regulations and the regulatory framework, definitions and substantive requirements, roles of the states and the federal EPA, compliance and enforcement and case studies.

7312. Risk Assessment and Health Effects. Introduction to toxicology as it relates to environmental and health effects of hazardous materials, toxicological methodology, risk management factors including legal aspects, human health and ecological risk assessment and risk communication, emergency response and computer databases.

7313. Environmental Chemistry and Biology. Chemical and biochemical processes, controlling fate and transport of hazardous materials with emphasis on chemical equilibria, chemical thermodynamics, acid-base equilibria, precipitation and dissolution, oxidation-reduction processes, environmental transformations of organic materials, introductory taxonomy, microbial growth and kinetics, energy transfer and microbial ecosystems.

7314. Environmental Regulations and Compliance. Practical knowledge of federal and state environmental permitting processes and procedures. A review of regulatory requirements with emphasis on the 40 CFR regulations for water, air and solid and hazardous waste. Also, a review of air, water, storm water and waste permits, as well as permits-by-rule. Also explores the consequences of non-compliance with regulations by presenting enforcement options available to government agencies.

7315. Integrated Waste Management. Comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of the complex interdisciplinary field of hazardous waste management, current management practices, treatment and disposal methods and site remediation. Includes detailed case studies and design examples to evaluate the effectiveness of different treatment and containment technologies in addressing today’s hazardous waste situations.

7321. Physical and Chemical Waste Treatment. Waste minimization techniques and objectives. A thorough review of chemical equilibrium and chemical reaction kinetics. Design and analysis equations and procedures are rigorously derived for chemical reactors and physical unit operations. An examination of the treatment objectives, including (1) solids-liquid separation accomplished by coagulation and flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, flotation and solids handling processes, (2) immiscible liquid separation brought about by emulsion breaking chemicals and gravity and flotation oil/water separators, (3) phase and species transformations through pH neutralization, chemical precipitation, chemical oxidation/reduction, air stripping and solidification/stabilization and (4) solute separation and concentration achieved with activated carbon absorption, synthetic ion exchange resins and membrane separation techniques.

7322. Biological Waste Treatment. Biological treatment topics, including an overview of microbiology and microbial metabolism; kinetics of biological growth; aerobic suspended growth processes including the various modifications of the activated sludge process, aerated lagoons and sequencing batch reactors; aerobic attached growth processes including trickling filters, biofilter towers and rotating biological contactors; anaerobic processes including sludge digestion and liquid waste treatment with the anaerobic contact process and anaerobic filters; biosolids handling and disposal; composting; land treatment; in situ biotreatment and biotreatment of contaminated soils.

7323. Project Management. Role of project officer; systems and techniques for planning, scheduling, monitoring, reporting and completing environmental projects; total quality management; project team management and development of winning proposals; contract management and logistics; case study application of project management to all environmental media and programs; community relations, risk communication, crisis management, consensus building, media and public policy.
7325. Disaster Management. An introduction to basic concepts in disaster management. Drawing on a range of sources from the textbook to the U.S. Disaster Response Plan to research papers, covers the fundamentals of preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery. An all-hazards approach is taken, providing analysis of natural, technological and man-made disasters. In addition to discussing basic theories of disaster management, introduces the student to key methods in the field, including simulation modeling, consequence analysis tools, design criteria, statistical and case study methods (“lessons learned”) and risk analysis.

7331. Air Pollution Management and Engineering. The science, engineering, public health and economic aspects of air quality. Develops an in-depth understanding and broad knowledge of the sources and properties of air pollutants, air quality management, fate and transport of pollutants in the environment, regulations of air quality and the operation and design of air pollution control systems. In addition, reviews the current status of science, policy and regulations on several selected topics, such as urban smog, regional haze, greenhouse gas and global climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion and mercury emissions and control. Prerequisites: CHEM 1304 General Chemistry, MATH 1337 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I or equivalent and PHYS 1303 Introductory Mechanics or equivalent.

7332. Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination. Ground water hydrology, aquifer and well hydraulics, flow equations and models, implications for landfill design, sources and nature of ground water contaminants, monitoring and analysis, contaminant fate and transport, transport model for hazardous substances, ground water pollution control measures, containment and treatment and ground water quality management. Prerequisite: MATH 2343 Elementary Differential Equations.

7333. Laboratory Methods in Environmental Engineering. Provides students with hands-on, state-of-the-art experience with important experimental methods in environmental systems, evaluating the reliability and significance of parameter determinations. Covers instrumental and statistical methods used for characterization of water, air and soil quality. Introduction to treatability studies including reactor dynamics. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory component. Prerequisite: ENCE 7313 or two terms of

7334. Fate and Transport of Contaminants. Development and application of fate and transport models for water-borne contaminants with focus on material balance principle; mass transport and transformation processes; modeling of lakes and reservoirs; stream modeling; general flow case; ground water models; water-sediment, water-soil and water-air interfaces; multiphase and integrated modeling approaches and case studies.

7335. Aerosol Mechanics. Fundamental and advanced principles of airborne particles, including their physical properties, aerodynamic behavior and their collection, measurement and analysis. Emphasizes the origins and properties of atmospheric aerosols and the design of air pollution control equipment. Prerequisite: ENCE 3431 Fundamentals of Air Quality I or ENCE 2342 Fluid Mechanics or equivalent.

7340. Introduction to Solid Mechanics. Three-dimensional stress and strain, failure theories, introduction to two-dimensional elasticity, torsion of prismatic members, beams on elastic foundations, introduction to plates and shells and energy methods. Prerequisites: ENCE 2340 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies and MATH 2343 Elementary Differential Equations.

7350. Introduction to Environmental Management Systems. An in-depth introduction to environmental management systems (EMS). Includes systems such as EMAS, Responsible Care, OSHAS 18000, ISO 14000 and the Texas EMS program. Takes a step-by-step look at the ISO 14001 standard from the policy statement to the management review and allows students to fully understand the Plan-Do-Check-Act approach of the system. Also introduces students to management system auditing, the requirements of a system auditor and the certification process.

7351. Introduction to Environmental Toxicology. Presents toxicology a it relates to environmental and health effects of hazardous materials. Examines toxicological methodologies, pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action of toxicants, origin response to toxic substances and relevant aspects of the occupational and regulatory environment. Includes toxicology of metals, radiation, industrial solvents and vapors, pesticides, teratogens, mutagens and carcinogens. Examines risk communication and risk assessment as they relate to toxic substance exposure.

7352. Management of Radioactive Hazards. Principles of radioactive material production, uses and hazards with emphasis on their safe control and management. Examines topics in health physics and radiation protection related to the commercial nuclear industry, including uranium fuel production, light water reactor technologies and industrial and medical uses of radioactive byproduct materials. Develops risk assessment methods and hazard management connected to the fuel cycles. Includes the regulation of radioactive materials with emphasis on licensing of regulated industries, radioactive material transportation, radioactive waste management and disposal, radiological emergency preparedness and decommissioning. Prerequisite: ENCE 7313.

7353. Environmental Epidemiology. Introduction to the science of epidemiology. Design and conduct of studies examining health effects of environmental exposures. Strengths and limitations of research strategies and interpretation of study results. Includes air and water pollution, lead and biological marker outcomes.

7354. Environmental Engineering Principles and Processes. An introduction to waste minimization and pollution prevention techniques and objectives. A comprehensive study of biological, chemical and physical principles and treatment strategies for controlling pollutant emissions. Places equal emphasis on underlying theory and practical engineering application of both common and innovative water and wastewater treatment processes. Design equations, procedures and process models are rigorously derived for chemical/biological reactors and physical unit operations. Emphasis on engineering analysis and application of process modeling techniques for design of unit processes to achieve specific treatment objectives. Prerequisites: CHEM 1303, ENCE 2304 and ENCE 2342 and MATH 2343

7361. Matrix Structural Analysis and Introduction to Finite Element Methods. A systematic approach to formulation of force and displacement method of analysis, representation of structures as assemblages of elements and computer solution of structural systems. Prerequisite: ENCE 3350 Structural Analysis or equivalent.

7362. Engineering Analysis with Numerical Methods. Applications of numerical and approximate methods in solving a variety of engineering problems. Includes equilibrium, buckling, vibration, fluid mechanics, thermal science and other engineering applications. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

7363. Architectural and Structural Engineering. An introduction to the basic principles of structural analysis and mechanics of deformable bodies. Structural systems and principles with an emphasis on architectural design. A conceptual introduction to structures emphasizing the integration of structural and architectural design. Case studies of buildings. Prerequisites: ENCE 2310 Statics and 2320 Dynamics.

7364. Introduction to Structural Dynamics. Dynamic responses of structures and behavior of structural components to dynamic loads and foundation excitations, single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems response and its applications to analysis of framed structures and an introduction to systems with distributed mass and flexibility. Prerequisite: MATH 2343 Elementary Differential Equations.

7365. Introduction to Construction Management. Construction practice techniques and current technological tools. Includes cost estimating, bidding, contracts and contract bonds, risk and umbrella excess insurance, labor law and labor relations. Building codes and regulations. Business methods with respect to managing project time and cost, including typical forms used in construction.

7366. Introduction to Facilities Engineering Systems. The interrelationships of fire protection, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, lighting, telecommunications and energy management systems for buildings. Uses a life-cycle approach to examine each of these systems with respect to cost, durability, maintainability, operability and safety. Facility operations, facility maintenance and testing and assessments.

7367. Telecommunications in Facility Planning. A thorough description of telecommunications technology. Provides the student with a working knowledge of the fundamental concepts of telecommunications technology for both voice and data. Includes digital communications, standards and protocols, ethernets, local area networks, fiber optics and voice technologies.

7368. Facilities Contract Management. A critical foundation and understanding of the terminology, arts and skills of contracts and contract negotiation, review and preparation, as well as insurance and risk management. Also, lease analysis, licensing and permits, when and how bidding contracts are warranted, how to prepare specifications and their role in contract creation and supplier and vendor management in the post-contractual process.

7369. Electrical, Mechanical and Piping Systems for Buildings. Mechanical and electrical systems for buildings with emphasis on practical aspects. Space planning and architectural considerations, including cost and environmental impact of the mechanical and electrical systems. Prerequisites: Undergraduate introduction to electrical circuits, classical mechanics and fluid dynamics or the instructor’s approval.

7370. Facility Planning. The overall planning process for construction projects. Presents the three divisions of planning – program planning, project planning and activity planning – in an integrated manner. Includes different modeling approaches for the planning process.

7371. Facility Financial and Asset Management. Financial analysis and reporting, concepts and methods of accounting, budgeting and evaluation of projects. The role of facility managers in affecting corporate earnings and valuations. The management of the facility over its entire life-cycle extending from planning and budgeting to the management of its assets and construction projects.

7372. Introduction to CAD. Provides students with hands-on, state-of-the-art experience with computer-aided drafting using AutoCAD to produce drawings used for engineering presentations and construction. Teaches students to draw lines, curvilinear lines, use blocks and external references, write text, create plot files and many other commands necessary to produce engineering drawings as used to construct environmental, civil and structural engineering projects.

7373. Prestressed Concrete. Theory and application of prestressed concrete members, time-dependent deflections and continuous prestressed beams. Prerequisites: ENCE 4350 Structural Design or equivalent.

7375. Advanced Concrete Design. Behavior, analysis and design of concrete slender columns, two-way slab systems and deep beams. Yield line analysis for slabs. Design and behavior of shear walls, retaining walls and foundations systems. Prerequisite: ENCE 4350 Structural Design or equivalent.

7377. Advanced Steel Design. Behavior and design of steel structures, including general methods of plastic analysis, plastic moment distribution, steel frames, unbraced and braced frames and composite construction. Prerequisite: ENCE 4350 Structural Design or equivalent.

7378. Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering. The analysis and modeling of urban transportation systems. First, an overview of main definitions and terminologies involved in the planning and modeling of urban transportation systems. Second, the concept of urban transportation planning systems along with an overview of various models used in travel demand forecasting. Third, principles of traffic operations, analysis and control. Prerequisite: Basic principles of probability and statistics.

7383. Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning. The science and practice of controlling environmental conditions through the use of thermal processes and systems. Includes refrigeration, psychometrics, solar radiation, heating and cooling loads in buildings and design of duct and piping systems. Emphasizes theory and analysis. Prerequisites: ENCE 2331 Thermodynamics, ENCE 2342 Fluid Mechanics and ME 3332 Heat and Mass Transfer.

7384. Energy Management for Buildings. Procedures to select energy saving options for buildings with emphasis on the practical aspects of the subject. Space planning, architectural considerations, cost and environmental impact of the mechanical and electrical systems, along with optimizing the life cycle cost of the proposed alternative. Software for life cycle cost and energy analysis are used to calculate energy consumption and compare energy features of proposed, audit-determined feasible changes to a building.

7385. Advanced Soil Mechanics. Physicochemical properties of soil and soil stabilization. Advanced theories of soil deformation and failure as applied to slope stability and lateral loads. Soil-water interaction in earthen dams. Prerequisite: ENCE 4385 Soil Mechanics and Foundations.

7386. Foundation Engineering. Application of soil mechanics principles to the design and construction of shallow and deep foundations. Includes subsurface investigation procedures to obtain soil parameters for design and construction of structure foundations, bearing capacity and settlement analyses, construction procedures and soil improvement techniques. Prerequisite: ENCE 4385 Soil Mechanics and Foundations.

8340. Theory of Elasticity. The study of stress, strain and stress-strain relationships for elastic bodies. Classical solutions of two- and three-dimensional problems. The use of the Airy stress function. Prerequisite: ENCE 7340 or equivalent.

8364. Finite Element Methods in Structural and Continuum Mechanics. Theory and application of finite element, two- and three-dimensional elements, bending elements, applications to buckling and dynamic problems. Prerequisite: ENCE 7361.

8365. Construction Methods and Rehabilitation. Basic construction methods and equipment used to rehabilitate existing buildings and structures. Covers building maintenance, space improvement and building component alteration and installation of utilities including underground utility design. Prerequisites: ENCE 7363 and ENCE 7365.

8366. Basic Concepts of Structural Stability. Unified approach to elastic buckling analysis of columns, plates and shells using variational calculus (developed entirely in the course). Prerequisite: ENCE 7340 or permission of the instructor.

8368. Theory of Plate Behavior. Analysis of flat plates subjected to normal loading, inplane loading and thermal stresses. Analyzes plates of various shapes, thick plates and anisotropic plates for both small and large deflections. Prerequisite: ENCE 7340 or permission of the instructor.

8370. Facility Project Management. The principles and techniques of project management beginning with the conceptual phase through coordination of design and construction to project completion. Prerequisite: ENCE 7370.

8379. Analysis of Transportation Systems. An overview of techniques used to model and analyze transportation systems. Includes queuing theory, graph theory, network modeling, development of algorithms, shortest path problem, vehicle routing problem and simulation techniques. Applications to transportation systems. Prerequisite: Basic principles of probability and statistics.

Advanced Special Topics

7090. Seminar. Lectures by invited speakers from industry and academia, including SMU faculty and students, dealing with engineering practice and research topics of current interest in environmental and civil engineering. All students, staff and faculty are invited.

7(1-4)9(1-2) Special Projects. Intensive study of a particular subject or design project, not available in regular course offerings, under the supervision of a faculty member approved by the department chair.

7(0,1,2,3,6)96. Master’s Thesis. Variable credit, but no more than six term hours in a single term and not more than four term hours in a summer term. Registration in several sections may be needed to obtain the desired number of thesis hours. For example, four term hours of thesis would require enrollment in ENCE 7396 and ENCE 7196.

8(0,1,3,6,9) 96. Dissertation. Variable credit, but no more than 15 term hours in a single term and no more than 10 term hours in summer terms. Registration in several sections may be needed to obtain the desired number of dissertation hours. For example, 12 term hours of dissertation would require registration in ENCE 8396 and ENCE 8996.

8(1-9)9(0-4). Special Topics. Individual or group study of selected topics in environmental or civil engineering. Topics must be approved by the department chair and the instructor.