Department of Civil Engineering | College of Engineering and Applied Science

Department of Civil Engineering

College of Engineering and Applied Science

University of Colorado Denver

Curriculum

Catalog and Course Schedules

Prospective and current students can obtain course and schedule information by going to the following web pages:

Search the UC Denver Course Schedule. The code for Civil Engineering courses is C E.

Course catalogs can also be obtained by visiting the University of Colorado Records and Registration Office, located in the North Classroom building, Room 1003.

Required Civil Engineering Courses for the BSCE Degree

(3) CE 2121. Analytical Mechanics I (Statics)
(3) CE 2200. Computing Methods for Civil Engineers
(3) CE 2212. Plane Surveying
(3) CE 3111. Analytical Mechanics II (Dynamics)
(3) CE 3121. Mechanics of Materials
(3) CE 3141. Materials Testing Laboratory
(3) CE 3401. Introduction to Environmental Engineering
(3) CE 3313. Theoretical Fluid Mechanics
(3) CE 3323. Applied Fluid Mechanics
(3) CE 3414. Design of Water/Wastewater Systems
(3) CE 3505. Structural Analysis
(3) CE 3602. Transportation Engineering
(3) CE 3708. Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
(3) CE 4067. Senior Design Project
(2) CE 4718. Intermediate Soils Engineering (Soils Lab)

Civil Engineering Electives

Design Electives (select four of the six CE design courses listed next):

(3) CE 4427. Storm Water System Design
(3) CE 4602. Highway Engineering
(3) CE 4738. Intermediate Foundation Engineering
(3) CE 4565. Timber Structure Design
(3) CE 4575. Structural Steel Design
(3) CE 4585. Reinforced Concrete Design

Technical Electives (science, math, or engineering electives at the 3000-level or higher):

The purpose of the electives is to extend the student's knowledge beyond the basic civil engineering requirements. Electives chosen should come from the areas of engineering, mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, or geology. In the case of mathematics, chemistry, physics, or geology, the elective must be of higher level than courses in this field required by the Civil Engineering Program.

Suggested courses:

(3) CE 4077. Engineering Economy
(3) CE 4087. Engineering Contracts
(3) CE 4780. Engineering Geology
(3) CE 5381. Intro to Geographic Information Systems
(3) CE 5401. Intro to Environmental Engineering

CE design courses not used to satisfy the design course requirement or 5000-level CE courses can also be taken as technical electives. Up to 6 credit hours of 5000-level courses can also be applied towards a Masters degree if relevant to the student’s specialty area of graduate work as determined by the student’s graduate advisor.

Required Math Courses

(4) MATH 1401. Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
(4) MATH 2411. Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
(2) MATH 2421. Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
(3) MATH 3195. Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

General Engineering Courses

(3) ENGR 1025. Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Design
(3) ENGR 3012. Thermodynamics
(3) EE 3030. Electric Circuits and Systems
(3) CE 4000. Senior Seminar (FE Exam)

Required Science Courses

(4) PHYS 2311. General Physics I: Calculus-based
(1) PHYS 2321. General Physics Laboratory I
(4) PHYS 2331. General Physics II: Calculus-based
(5) CHEM 1130. Engineering General Chemistry
(3) CE 4780. Engineering Geology or (4) GEOL 1072. Physical Geology: Surface Processes or (3) EE 3817 Engineering Probability and Statistics or (3) Math 3800 Probability and Statistics for Engineers.

Required Humanities & Social Science Courses

(18) Humanities and Social Sciences (see University Core Curriculum requirements)

Required Communications Courses

(3) ENGL 1020. Core Composition I
(3) ENGL 2030. Core Composition II