GRADUATE PROGRAM HANDBOOK
GRADUATE PROGRAM HANDBOOKDepartment of Civil EngineeringACADEMIC YEAR2019-2020MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGMORGAN STATE UNIVERSITYSCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGDEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING2019-2020HANDBOOK FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMii
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGMSU ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2019 – 2020FALLAdvance RegistrationAdd/DropGeneral RegistrationLate RegistrationLast Day to Cancel Fall 2019 RegistrationFirst Day of ClassesLast day to RegisterLast Day to Add a CourseLast Day for Undergraduates to Drop w/o a Grade of "W"Last Day for Graduates to Drop w/o a Grade of "W"Start DateMonday, April 1, 2019Monday, April 1, 2019Sunday, April 14, 2019Monday, August 19, 2019Sunday, August 18, 2019Monday, August 19, 2019Saturday, August 31, 2019Saturday, August 31, 2019Saturday, August 31, 2019Saturday, August 31, 2019Last Day for Students to Apply for Fall 2019 GraduationMid-Semester ExaminationsMid-Semester Examination Grades Due(due by 11:59 PM)Last Day to Drop a Class with a "W"Thanksgiving BreakFinal Exams for Graduation CandidatesGrades Due for Graduating CandidatesLast Day to Withdraw from MSU for Fall 2019Last Day of ClassesStudy DayFinal ExamsFall 2019 Commencement ExerciseFall 2019 Final Grades Due for All Continuing StudentsThursday, September 12, 2019Monday, October 7, 2019Monday, October 14, 2019Friday, October 25, 2019Thursday, November 28, 2019Thursday, November 21, 2019Thursday, November 28, 2019Wednesday, December 4, 2019Wednesday, December 4, 2019Thursday, December 5, 2019Friday, December 6, 2019Friday, December 13, 2019Monday, December 16, 2019WINTERFirst Day of ClassesLate RegistrationLast Day to Add a CourseLast Day to Drop a Class with a "W"Last Day of ClassesFinal ExamsThursday, January 2, 2020Thursday, January 2, 2020Monday, January 6, 2020Monday, January 13, 2020Wednesday, January 15, 2020Thursday, January 16, 2020SPRINGAdvance RegistrationAdd/DropGeneral RegistrationLast Day to Cancel Spring 2020 RegistrationFirst Day of ClassesLate RegistrationLast day to RegisterLast Day to Add a CourseLast Day for Undergraduates to Drop w/o a Grade of "W"Monday, November 4, 2019Monday, November 4, 2019Sunday, November 17, 2019Monday, January 20, 2020Tuesday, January 21, 2020Tuesday, January 21, 2020Saturday, February 1, 2020Saturday, February 1, 2020Saturday, February 1, 2020iiiEnd DateSaturday, April 13, 2019Saturday, August 31, 2019Sunday, August 18, 2019Saturday, August 31, 2019Saturday, October 12, 2019Sunday, December 1, 2019Thursday, December 12, 2019Monday, January 6, 2020Saturday, November 16, 2019Saturday, February 1, 2020Monday, January 20, 2020Saturday, February 1, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGLast Day for Graduates to Drop w/o a Grade of "W"Last Day for Undergraduate Student to Apply for Spring 2020GraduationMid-Semester ExaminationsMid-Semester Examination Grades Due(due by 11:59 PM)Spring BreakLast Day to Drop a Class with a "W"Final Exams for Graduation CandidatesGrades Due for Graduating Candidates (due by 11:59 PM)Last Day to Withdraw from MSU for Spring 2020Last Day of ClassesStudy DayFinal ExamsSaturday, February 1, 2020Spring 2020 SGS Commencement ExerciseSpring 2020 Undergraduate Commencement ExerciseThursday, May 14, 2020Saturday, May 16, 2020SUMMER SESSION IGeneral RegistrationFirst Day of ClassesLate RegistrationLast Day to Add a CourseLast Day to Drop a Class with a "W"Last Day of ClassesFinal ExamsSummer Session Grades Due (Due by 11:59 pm)Monday, March 16, 2020Monday, June 1, 2020Monday, June 1, 2020Wednesday, June 3, 2020Monday, June 15, 2020Wednesday, July 1, 2020Thursday, July 2, 2020Monday, July 6, 2020Sunday, May 31, 2020SUMMER SESSION IIGeneral RegistrationFirst Day of ClassesLate RegistrationLast Day to Add a CourseLast Day to Drop a Class with a "W"Last Day of ClassesFinal ExamsSummer Session II Final Grades due by 11:59 pmMonday, March 16, 2020Monday, July 13, 2020Monday, July 13, 2020Wednesday, July 15, 2020Monday, July 27, 2020Wednesday, August 12, 2020Thursday, August 13, 2020Monday, August 17, 2020Monday, July 13, 2020Friday, February 14, 2020Monday, March 9, 2020Monday, March 16, 2020Monday, March 16, 2020Monday, March 30, 2020Monday, April 27, 2020Monday, May 4, 2020Wednesday, May 6, 2020Wednesday, May 6, 2020Thursday, May 7, 2020Friday, May 8, 2020ivSaturday, March 14, 2020Friday, March 20, 2020Saturday, May 2, 2020Thursday, May 14, 2020Wednesday, June 3, 2020Wednesday, July 15, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGContents1. MASTER OF ENGINEERING BEYOND OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCES . 41.1 PURPOSE . 41.2 OBJECTIVES . 41.3 ADMISSION . 41.4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . 41.5 PROGRAM OF STUDY . 51.6 STUDY PLAN . 82. DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING BEYOND BACHELOR OF SCIENCES . 112.1 PURPOSE . 112.2 OBJECTIVES . 112.3 ADMISSION . 112.4 RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS . 122.5 PROGRAM OF STUDY . 122.6 NOTICE OF INTENTION . 122.7 TWO OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM . 142.8 STUDY PLAN . 142.9 ADMISSION TO DOCTORATE CANDIDACY . 142.10 EXAMINATIONS . 142.11 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CONSIDERATIONS . 153. BACHELOR OF SCIENCES TO MASTER OF ENGINEERING (A 5-YR PROGRAM) . 183.1 PURPOSE . 183.2 ADMISSION CRITERIA . 183.3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . 183.4 PROGRAM OF STUDY . 193.5 PROGRAM OF STUDY . 193.6. STUDY PLAN . 193.7 MAINTAINING ELIGIBILITY . 193.8 DEGREES RECEIVED . 19APPENDIX A . 20A1. ADMISSION TO DOCTORATE CANDIDACY: (A) EXAMINATION . 20A2. EVALUATION . 21A3. SUGGESTION . 22A4. NOMINATION OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE . 23A5. TRANSFER GRADUATE COURSE EQUIVALENCY FORM . 24APPENDIX B. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS . 25APPENDIX C: CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY AND STAFF . 42v
C1. FACULTY AND STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION (FULL TIME) . 42C2. FACULTY AND STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION (PART TIME) . 43C3. FACULTY MEMBERS AND RESEARCH INTERESTS. 442
A Welcome Letter from the Department Chair:Congratulations on your being accepted into the civil engineering program in School ofEngineering! On behalf of the Department of Civil Engineering family (faculty and staff), I extend a warmwelcome to you on joining our CE graduate program. Your graduate study in civil engineering will advanceyour academic pursuit along your professional career.We have set high standards in the Department of Civil Engineering. Therefore, I encourage you tointeract with your fellow engineering graduate students and faculty members. Your graduate study in civilengineering at Morgan State University will be built on the following five primary sub-disciplines:environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydraulic/hydrological engineering, structuralengineering, and transportation engineering. A thorough grounding in these five major concentrations willprovide you with an excellent background for other areas of civil engineering. Likewise, it is important foryou to know that the American Society of Engineers has gone on record as endorsing the concept of theMaster’s degree or Equivalent as a prerequisite for the practice of civil engineering at the professional levelmeans to practice as a licensed Professional Engineer (PE). “No other engineering discipline requires thatlicensure as a Professional Engineer serves as a prerequisite to the sustained practice of civil engineering atthe professional level.” Moreover, a world-class civil engineering education requires world-class facilities.In the 2012 fall semester MSU’s Department of Civil Engineering occupied with the School of Architectureand Planning, the Department of Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies, and the NationalTransportation Center, a new 63,000,000 LEEDS Gold Certified building with 16 civil engineeringundergraduate, graduate, and faculty laboratories which include an earthquake shake table (which can movein 6 directions) and two wind tunnels both (subsonic and supersonic).Welcome abroad for what I am certain will be an enriching educational experience if you honestlyapply toward the educational task at hand.Yours Sincerely,Jiang Li, Ph.D., P.E., P.HG, D.WRE, F.EWRI, F.ASCEInterim Chair and Professor of Department of Civil EngineeringUS-DOE Samuel P. Massie Chair of Excellence3
1. MASTER OF ENGINEERING BEYOND OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCES1.1 PurposeThe primary purpose of the Master of Engineering Degree program is to prepare individuals for the practiceof engineering. The program emphasizes the theory and application of advanced engineering principlesutilizing the most advanced computational and analytical methods and tools. The goal of the program is toproduce forward-looking engineering professionals who are capable of making significant contributions tosociety, while safeguarding the environment. Preference for admission to the Master of Engineering Degreeprogram is given to those persons who hold a Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited undergraduateengineering degree program. Applicants who are graduates of computer science, mathematics, physics, andother science and mathematics related fields will be considered. The Master of Engineering Degree studyprogram is intended for those persons who plan to practice engineering in industry, government, andacademe or as entrepreneurial professionals. This degree program may also serve as the initial step towardsthe doctorate for those who are inclined to advance their knowledge of technological, managerial andengineering design and practice-based concepts. The program provides three distinct program options thatallow the student to develop a program that suits his or her professional objectives.1.2 ObjectivesThe M.E. in the civil engineering degree program is designed to: Support the student to be successful in his/her academic and professional objectives;Provide program options that can be adapted to fit student's goals and needs;Develop an appreciation of the importance of a closer relationship between engineering educationand engineering practice;Develop an appreciation for engineering design and for the product/process realizationcontinuum;Develop a consciousness for and commitment to the importance of life-long learning;Provide a complement to basic research-oriented graduate degree programs;Develop a philosophy for the role of research, application, and the environment in the product/process realization cycle;Provide an innovative path to the terminal degree; andGenerate a cadre of well-trained engineering professionals.1.3 AdmissionAdmission requirements to the M.E.C.E degree program are commensurate with the admissionrequirements of the School of Graduate Studies. Exceptional students who possess a GPA of 3.5 or greaterin their major area of study and 3.5 GPA or better overall may apply for unconditional admission into theprogram at the beginning of their senior year. Applicants holding degrees in computer science,mathematics, physics, and other science and mathematics-related fields and who are currently pursuingcareers closely aligned with engineering will be considered for admission to the program. Applicantsholding degrees in fields other than engineering, mathematics and science may be considered for admissionto the program, given that they have the requisite mathematics and science foundation. An applicant whohas deficiencies in foundation courses, as defined by an advisor or departmental committee, may berequired to complete successfully a number of undergraduate courses with a goal of meeting minimumdepartmental requirements. Undergraduate courses, taken for this purpose, may not be used to fulfill any ofthe requirements for the master's degree. In addition, applicants must satisfy other requirements as specifiedby the School of Graduate Studies.1.4 General RequirementsAll candidates who seek to earn the Master of Engineering degree will be required to complete one of thethree options identified below:4
Table 1. Master of Engineering Degree Options in Civil EngineeringProgramOptionPlan APlan BProject ReportCourse OnlySEOCoreCourses9 Credits9 CreditsCEGRCoreCourse9 Credits9 CreditsCEGRElectives orElectives9 Credits12 CreditsOtherTotalCreditsProject Report (3)None3030Each student will select one of the three options in collaboration with a faculty advisor. All departmentsmay not offer all of these options. At the time of application, the School of Engineering will notify studentsof the available options.The M.E. program in Civil Engineering will provide the degree work plan in the following concentrations:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.Structural Engineering,Geotechnical Engineering,Transportation Engineering,Environmental Engineering,Hydrologic/Hydraulic/Water Resource Engineering,Engineering Construction and Management,Earthquake EngineeringFor one who chooses a concentration, the minimum of three required core courses must be taken from thattrack, which are different from the three core courses required by SOE. The electives can be from the sameor different tracks.1.5 Program of StudyA core requirement of three interdisciplinary courses (9 credit hours) will be required of all studentsentering at the master's level. These courses are carefully designed and coordinated to stress theinterdisciplinary nature of the subject matter. The content serves as the philosophical foundation on whichall other materials tailored for a specific student are based. The courses are as follows:CEGR XXX (500-level or higher)EEGR XXX (500-level or higher)IEGR XXX (500-level or higher)Total Credit Hours 3339The interdisciplinary 9-credit core courses can be switched out (with Department Chairperson approval) toa different set of inter-disciplinary 9 credits using other courses outside of Department. All remaining 21credits (70%) must be courses taken within the SOE Department of enrollment. Elective credits are directedtoward building strength in a sub-discipline. For example, the following civil engineering-related subdisciplines are available: applied mechanics, environmental engineering, geomechanics, geotechnicalengineering, groundwater hydrology, hydrology, infrastructure planning and engineering, structuralengineering, structural mechanics, and transportation engineering. The maximum 6 credit hours for two outof CE Department or School of Engineering courses, which are related to engineering, are allowed withpermission from the student’s advisor and approval from the department chair.Below are the courses by area of concentration.Required Core Courses in ConcentrationsStructural EngineeringCEGR 628: Bridge EngineeringCEGR 635: Advanced Reinforced Concrete DesignCEGR 629: Advanced Structural Steel5
Geotechnical EngineeringCEGR 731: Advanced Soil Mechanics ICEGR 745: Advanced Analysis of Slope StabilityCEGR 748: Design of Pile FoundationTransportation EngineeringCEGR 661: Airport Planning and EngineeringCEGR 680: Highway Infrastructure Management SystemCEGR 681: Theory of Traffic FlowEnvironmental EngineeringCEGR 510: Principles of Environmental Engineering ICEGR 663: Readings in Environmental EngineeringCEGR 673: Advanced Environmental Engineering DesignHydrologic/Hydraulic/Water Resource EngineeringCEGR 615: Open Channel HydraulicsCEGR 619: Modeling of Groundwater FlowCEGR 687: Ground Water HydrologyEarthquake EngineeringCEGR 631: Structural DynamicsCEGR 702: Seismic DesignCEGR 749: Earthquake EngineeringConstruction Engineering and ManagementCEGR 645: Construct Project Administration and ManagementCEGR 646: Construction Engineering and Management for EngineeringCEGR 755: Construction Cost ManagementElective Courses in ConcentrationsStructural EngineeringCEGR 590: Smart Material SystemsCEGR 630: Finite Element AnalysisCEGR 631: Structure DynamicsCEGR 533: Matrix Structural AnalysisCEGR 628: Bridge EngineeringCEGR 629: Advanced Structural SteelCEGR 634: Prestressed Concrete DesignCEGR 635: Advanced Reinforced Concrete DesignCEGR 665: Random Vibrations and Nonlinear DynamicsCEGR 690: Adaptive StructuresCEGR 691: Spacecraft Dynamics and ControlCEGR 692: Theory of ElasticsCEGR 695: Concrete-Time Control EngineeringCEGR 702: Seismic DesignCEGR 703: Geometrically Nonl
interact with your fellow engineering graduate students and faculty members. Your graduate study in civil engineering at Morgan State University will be built on the following five primary sub-disciplines: environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydraulic/hydrological engineering, structural engineering, and transportation engineering.
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