Grad Program Contact Info
| Program |
Coordinator |
Room |
Phone Number |
| Certificates |
Wesley C. Zech, PhD |
Hoehn Engineering Building, Room 140 |
(205) 934-1685; zechwes@uab.edu |
Category A certificates are offered by the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. Any undergraduate or graduate student in good standing who is pursuing a Civil Engineering degree (BSCE, MSCE, or PhD) may elect to simultaneously complete the requirements of his or her degree program and the Certificate Program. These certificates are listed on student transcripts and in the university graduation bulletin. Certificates can be earned in:
- Construction Engineering Management
- Environmental Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Sustainable Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
Civil Engineering (BSCE) graduates who complete the Certificate Program will have greater depth in a specific technical area. The certificates also allow a means for practicing engineers to acquire expertise beyond a Bachelor's degree, and have it formally recognized without completing a program leading to a Master’s degree. This technical expertise will enhance their proficiency and marketability. Up to 12 graduate level credit hours taken for a certificate may be applied toward the MSCE degree.
The requirements are as follows:
- Students must be admitted to the Department as either undergraduate (BSCE) or graduate (MSCE) students in Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering or hold a BS in Civil Engineering or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
- Certificates require a minimum of 15 credit hours consisting of five graduate level elective courses in the area of specialization. Certificates for undergraduate students will be awarded upon completion of the BSCE degree.
- Graduate level elective courses taken may be applied to the certificate as well as a MSCE degree.
- One course, up to three credit hours, may be transferred from another institution.
- Courses taken from University of Alabama, University of South Alabama, and University of Alabama in Huntsville via Intercampus Interactive Telecommunications System (IITS) may be applied to certificates with prior approval of the certificate program director.
- Elective course may be taken at the 500, 600, or 700 level. Special topics courses (CE 590, CE 690, CE 790) may be applied to certificates with prior approval of the certificate program director.
Certificate in Construction Engineering Management
| Requirements |
Hours |
| Prerequisite Course |
|
|
CE 497
|
Construction Engineering Management (or equivalent) |
|
| Select 15 credits from the following: |
15 |
|
CE 575
|
Construction Safety and Health Management |
|
|
CE 600
|
Sustainable Construction |
|
|
CECM 669
|
Advanced Project Management |
|
|
CECM 670
|
Construction Estimating and Bidding |
|
|
CECM 671
|
Construction Liability & Contracts |
|
|
CECM 672
|
Construction Methods and Equipment |
|
|
CECM 673
|
Project Planning and Control |
|
|
CECM 674
|
Green Building Design/Construction |
|
|
CECM 675
|
Advanced Construction and Engineering Economics |
|
|
CECM 676
|
Construction Project Risk Management |
|
|
CECM 688
|
Construction Management and Leadership Challenges in the Global Environment |
|
|
CECM 689
|
Building Information Modeling (BIM) Techniques |
|
Certificate in Environmental Engineering
| Requirements |
Hours |
| Prerequisite Courses |
|
|
CE 236
|
Environmental Engineering (or equivalent) |
|
|
CE 337
|
Hydraulics (or equivalent) |
|
| Select 15 credits from the following: |
|
|
CE 530
|
Water Supply/Drainage Design |
|
|
CE 533
|
Solid and Hazardous Wastes Management |
|
|
CE 534
|
Air Quality Modeling and Monitoring |
|
|
CE 580
|
Introduction to Water and Wastewater Treatment |
|
|
CE 608
|
Green Building Design |
|
|
CE 640
|
Wastewater Treatment Engineering |
|
|
CE 685
|
Engineering Hydrology |
|
| CESC 600 |
Principles of Sustainable Development |
3 |
| CESC 602 |
Introduction to Sustainable Smart Cities |
3 |
Certificate in Geotechnical Engineering
| Requirements |
Hours |
| Prerequisite Course |
|
CE 332
& 332L |
Soil Engineering
and Soil Engineering Laboratory |
4 |
| Select 15 credits from the following: |
15 |
|
CE 516
|
Mechanical Vibrations |
|
|
CE 520
|
Advanced Mechanics |
|
|
CE 526
|
Foundation Engineering |
|
|
CE 560
|
Structural Mechanics |
|
|
CE 562
|
Advanced Structural Analysis |
|
|
CE 567
|
Wind and Seismic Loads |
|
|
CE 690
|
Special Topics in (Area) 1 |
|
|
CECM 669
|
Advanced Project Management |
|
|
CECM 671
|
Construction Liability & Contracts |
|
| 1 |
Must be approved by certificate program director prior to registration
|
Certificate in Structural Engineering
| Requirements |
Hours |
| Prerequisite Course |
|
| CE 360 |
Structural Analysis (or equivalent) |
3 |
| Select 15 credits from the following: |
|
|
CE 516
|
Mechanical Vibrations |
|
|
CE 520
|
Advanced Mechanics |
|
|
CE 526
|
Foundation Engineering |
|
|
CE 553
|
Design of Wood Structures |
|
|
CE 556
|
Prestressed Concrete Design |
|
|
CE 561
|
Introduction to the Finite Element Method |
|
|
CE 562
|
Advanced Structural Analysis |
|
|
CE 564
|
Structural Dynamics |
|
|
CE 567
|
Wind and Seismic Loads |
|
|
CE 568
|
Bridge Engineering |
|
|
CE 650
|
Advanced Structural Steel |
|
|
CE 655
|
Advanced Reinforced Concrete |
|
|
CESE 653
|
Wood and Masonry Design |
|
|
CESE 656
|
Advanced Mechanics of Materials for Structural Engineering |
|
|
CESE 659
|
Advanced Reinforced Concrete |
|
|
CESE 660
|
Prestressed Concrete Behavior and Design |
|
|
CESE 662
|
Advanced Structural Analysis |
|
|
CESE 664
|
Bridge Engineering |
|
|
CESE 665
|
Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering |
|
|
CESE 676
|
Design of Structural Steel Connections |
|
|
CESC 602
|
Introduction to Sustainable Smart Cities 1 |
|
|
CESC 608
|
Green Infrastructure and Transportation 1 |
|
|
CESC 614
|
Smart Cities Technologies 1 |
|
| 1 |
Only one of these courses can be applied to this certificate
|
Certificate in Sustainable Engineering Management
| Requirements |
Hours |
| Prerequisite Course |
|
| CE 497 |
Construction Engineering Management (or equivalent) |
3 |
| Select 15 credits from the following: |
|
|
CE 600
|
Sustainable Construction |
|
|
CE 608
|
Green Building Design |
|
|
CESC 600
|
Principles of Sustainable Development |
|
|
CESC 602
|
Introduction to Sustainable Smart Cities |
|
|
CESC 608
|
Green Infrastructure and Transportation |
|
|
CESC 610
|
Health and Livability |
|
|
CESC 614
|
Smart Cities Technologies |
|
|
CESC 616
|
Big Data and Smart Cities |
|
Certificate in Transportation Engineering
| Requirements |
Hours |
| Prerequisite Course |
|
| CE 345 |
Transportation Engineering (or equivalent) |
3 |
| Select 15 credits from the following: |
|
|
CE 543
|
Pavement Design & Construction |
|
|
CE 622
|
Traffic Flow Theory |
|
|
CE 623
|
Non-Motorized Transportation Design and Planning |
|
|
CE 624
|
Simulation Models for Transportation Applications |
|
|
CE 625
|
Intelligent Transportation Systems |
|
|
CE 646
|
Traffic Engineering Operations |
|
|
CE 648
|
Urban and Transportation Planning |
|
|
CE 690
|
Special Topics in (Area) 1 |
|
|
CECM 669
|
Advanced Project Management 2 |
|
|
CECM 671
|
Construction Liability & Contracts 2 |
|
|
CESC 600
|
Principles of Sustainable Development 2 |
|
|
CESC 602
|
Introduction to Sustainable Smart Cities 2 |
|
|
CESC 608
|
Green Infrastructure and Transportation 2 |
|
| 1 |
Must be approved by certificate program director prior to registration
|
| 2 |
Only one of these courses can be applied to this certificate
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