The general requirements for the option for the Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering - Construction Management Area degree (thesis and professional) are detailed below:
Thesis Option: 24 course credits (e.g., eight, 3-credit course equivalents) minimum and 6 thesis research (CEE 2999) credits
Students pursing the thesis option must complete novel research that is composed in a written dissertation and presented to their faculty committee during a thesis defense. Their committee will consist of their primary research advisor and at least two faculty members from the student’s program area within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
The professional option is not available to students supported as graduate research or teaching assistants. Students supported as graduate research assistants and all students intending to continue for a PhD degree are required to pursue the thesis option.
The detailed course requirements for these two degree options are as follows:
Notes: Graduate Technical Electives may include any advisor-approved program-related graduate course (i.e., course numbers 2XXX or 3XXX), including guided special investigations (CEE 2996). No more than six credits of CEE 2996 may count toward the degree program coursework requirements.
Notes: Graduate Technical Electives may include any advisor-approved program-related graduate course (i.e., course numbers 2XXX or 3XXX), including guided special investigations (CEE 2996). No more than six credits of CEE 2996 may count toward the degree program coursework requirements.
Students pursuing the MS Thesis Option must pass an oral presentation and defense of their completed thesis, administered by the student’s thesis committee. The committee shall be comprised of 3 or more members (including the student’s graduate advisor). The chair of the committee and at least one other committee member must be appointed to the University of Pittsburgh Graduate Faculty.