The Master of Engineering in Public Works (M.P.W.) degree is the most widely recognized educational credential for professionals engaged in public works and infrastructure engineering and management. The M.P.W. program consists of four core courses, four engineering electives (in construction engineering and management, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, or transportation engineering), two public administration electives (in administration process or policy planning), and one CAE 597 special problems course. The elective courses should be selected in consultation with the student’s adviser. This program is offered in cooperation with the university's Master of Public Administration program.
Curriculum
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|
| CAE 574 | Economic Decision Analysis in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| CAE 575 | Systems Analysis in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| PA 501 | Essentials for Public Management in a Complex Society: Processes, Structures, and Values | 3 |
| PA 551 | Public Infrastructure Management | 3 |
| 17-18 |
| CAE 594 | Research Problems | 1-3 |
| or CAE 597 | Special Problems |
Minimum degree credits required: 32
Recommended Elective Coursework by Subject
Construction Management
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|
| CAE 470 | Construction Methods and Cost Estimating | 3 |
| CAE 471 | Construction Planning and Scheduling | 3 |
| CAE 472 | Construction Site Operation | 3 |
| CAE 473 | Construction Contract Administration | 3 |
Geotechnical Engineering
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|
| CAE 482 | Hydraulic Design of Open Channel Systems | 3 |
| CAE 486 | Soil and Site Improvement | 3 |
| CAE 562 | Engineering Behavior of Soil | 4 |
| CAE 564 | Design of Foundations, Embankments and Earth Structures | 4 |
| CAE 565 | Rock Mechanics and Tunneling | 4 |
| CAE 566 | Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics | 4 |
| CAE 589 | Groundwater Hydrology and Sampling | 3 |
| CAE 590 | Geotechnical Landfill Design and Maintenance | 3 |
| ENVE 404 | Water and Wastewater Engineering | 3 |
| ENVE 551 | Industrial Waste Treatment | 3 |
Public Administration - Administration Process
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|
| PA 502 | Leading and Managing Knowledge-Intensive Organizations | 3 |
| PA 503 | Administration Law | 3 |
| PA 522 | Effective Management of Human Resources in Environments of Scarce Resources | 3 |
| PA 532 | Managing Public Financial Resources in a Changing World | 3 |
| PA 533 | Advanced Financial Management for Public and Nonprofit Sectors | 3 |
Public Administration - Policy Planning
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|
| PA 537 | Crisis Management and Homeland Security | 3 |
| PA 538 | Information Systems Security and Cyber Crime | 3 |
| PA 539 | Local Government Management | 3 |
| PA 562 | Urban and Metropolitan Government | 3 |
| PA 578 | Planning, Policy-Making, and the Built Environment | 3 |
| PA 588 | Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity | 3 |
Structural Engineering
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|
| CAE 504 | Seismic Retrofit and Earthquake Hazard Reduction | 4 |
| CAE 506 | Building Envelope Rehabilitation | 3 |
| CAE 508 | Advanced Bridge Engineering | 3 |
| CAE 518 | Advanced Reinforced Concrete | 3 |
| CAE 520 | Buckling of Structures | 4 |
| CAE 525 | Advanced Steel and Composite Structures | 4 |
| CAE 551 | Prestressed Concrete | 3 |
Transportation Engineering
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|
| CAE 419 | Introduction to Transportation Engineering and Design | 3 |
| CAE 523 | Statistical Analysis of Engineering Data | 3 |
| CAE 540 | Asphalt and Concrete Mix Design | 3 |
| CAE 541 | Pavement Evaluation and Management | 3 |
| CAE 544 | Urban Transportation Planning | 4 |
| CAE 545 | Traffic Operations and Flow Theory | 3 |
| CAE 546 | Public Transportation Systems | 3 |
| CAE 547 | Advanced Traffic Engineering | 3 |
| CAE 548 | Transportation Systems Management | 3 |
| CAE 549 | Transportation Economics, Development and Policy | 3 |
| CAE 555 | Transportation Systems Evaluation | 3 |
| CAE 568 | Transportation Asset Management | 3 |
| CAE 574 | Economic Decision Analysis in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| CAE 580 | Intelligent Transportation Systems | 3 |
| CAE 581 | Algorithms in Transportation | 3 |
| MATH 522 | Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
| MATH 525 | Statistical Models and Methods | 3 |
| MATH 542 | Stochastic Processes | 3 |
| MATH 563 | Mathematical Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 564 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 565 | Monte Carlo Methods in Finance | 3 |
| MATH 571 | Data Preparation and Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 574 | Bayesian Computational Statistics | 3 |
