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Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2016-2017 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Civil Engineering, B.S.E.


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Civil Engineering Curriculum


(131 S.H. Required)

Major Requirements


The program shown below is the recommended sequence for a major in civil engineering. A customized program is available in consultation with your faculty advisor, although it must meet minimum ABET-related standards. Students may focus in one or more areas of civil engineering by selecting a minimum of three electives in a particular area of concentration. Electives cannot count for any more than one area of concentration. Selected elective courses will be offered during each academic year.

A minimum of 32 semester hours of science and math, and 48 semester hours of engineering topics are required.

Upper Division Requirements:


Freshman Year


Total: 14-15 semester hours

Spring Semester


Total: 17-18 semester hours

Sophomore Year


Fall Semester


Total: 17-18 semester hours

Spring Semester


Total: 17-18 semester hours

Junior Year


Fall Semester


Total: 16-17 semester hours

Total: 15-16 semester hours

Senior Year


Fall Semester


Total: 16-17 semester hours

Spring Semester


Total: 13-17 semester hours

Total Required: 131 semester hours


University Core Requirement: Minimum of 30 semester hours


Note:


The proper sequence of the University Core/SCSE/CIVL/ENVS elective courses should be discussed with the student’s advisor.

Electives/Areas of Concentration


        Electives/Areas of Concentration      

 

Course

General Structural Water Resources Environmental Geotechnical Transportation Sustainability
ENVS 500 Geology  X X X X X X X
ENVS 504 Climate Change, Impacts, and Sustainability                                  X X     X
ENVS 515 Environmental Impact Reports  X   X X   X X
ENVS 518 Applied Oceanography  X X   X X   X
ENVS 525 Inland Waters      X X     X
ENVS 533 Aquatic Chemistry        X      
ENVS 635 Chemical Fate and Transport        X      
ENVS 544 Applied Microbiology        X      
ENVS 550 Watershed Function and Protection  X   X X   X X
ENVS 598  - Toxicology       X     X
ENVS 420 Environmental Systems Lab        X      
               
CIVL 415 Reinforced Concrete Design    X     X X  
CIVL 503 Engineering Sustainability and LEED  X X X X   X  
CIVL 510 Open Channel Hydraulics  X   X X   X  
CIVL 511 Hydraulic Analysis and Design  X   X X   X  
CIVL 512 Air Pollution Analysis        X     X
CIVL 513 Solid Wastes Engineering        X X   X
CIVL 514 Groundwater Hydrology  X   X X X X  
CIVL 515 Industrial Waste Management        X     X
CIVL 520 Computers and Environmental Analysis  X X X X X X  
CIVL 531 Principles of Water Quality Management        X      
CIVL 534 Groundwater Management      X X X    
CIVL 548 Hazardous Substances Management        X X   X
CIVL 549 Hazardous Waste Remediation        X X   X
CIVL 550 Fundamentals of Environmental Risk Management        X     X
CIVL 554 Surface Water Hydrology  X   X X X X  
CIVL 595 Structural Steel Design    X       X  
CIVL 598  - Highway Engineering X X     X X  
CIVL 598  - Traffic Engineering X         X  
CIVL 598  - Construction Engineering X            
 

 

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