civil engineering class with surveying machine

Accelerated Civil Engineering Degree

B.S. and M.S./M.Eng.

Advance your technical skills and field knowledge on your way to impacting today’s evolving infrastructure needs.

A combined degree program in civil engineering gives you the opportunity to fast-track your graduate education while gaining valuable technical skills. With today’s pressing infrastructure challenges, both industry and government seek qualified civil engineers that can help solve problems. Whether you’re aiming for public or private sector work, or considering a doctoral degree, UND offers the combined program you need.

Program type:
Accelerated (Bachelor’s and Master’s)
Format:
On Campus or Online
Est. time to complete:
5.5 - 6 years
Credit hours:
M.S. 152-158 (thesis option), 154-160 (non-thesis option) | M.Eng. 152-158

Why earn an accelerated civil engineering degree?

Application Deadlines
Fall:
Aug. 15
Spring:
Dec. 15
Summer:
May 1

 

Graduate Application Deadlines
Fall:
Aug. 1
Spring:
Dec. 1
Summer:
May 1

If you're an international student, refer to the international application process for deadlines.

Complete the required courses, and you'll earn both your bachelor's and master's degrees at the same time. You’ll declare your program of study as an undergraduate student and follow a straightforward plan to graduate with a master’s degree.

  1. Incoming freshman or transfer students apply to UND as an undergraduate student.
  2. After completing 60 credits, apply to the School of Graduate Studies.

A combined degree in civil engineering offers you a unique opportunity to earn a graduate degree in quick time. You'll gain the valuable skills to plan, design, construct, maintain and operate infrastructures — abilities that are in high demand with today's aging infrastructures.

This combined UND graduate program offers a unique opportunity to advance your education in civil engineering with opportunities to:

  • Fully prepare for a career in research with studies in a specialty area in civil engineering.
  • Fast-track your career, with a focus on your main occupational interest in the civil engineering field.
  • Participate in job-related training activities, technical research and other skills needed to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, which is the first step on the path towards professional engineering license.
  • Gain the technical skills to conduct independent research in your chosen area of interest.
  • Apply your broad-based knowledge for success in a wide range of opportunities at consulting firms, government agencies and industries.

Focus in your civil engineering curriculum on one of these options:

  1. Environmental: This option focuses on environmental systems and pollution control, including courses such as Environmental Engineering and Air Pollution Control.
  2. Structures: Specialize in the analysis and design of structures. This option covers courses like Structural Stability, Structural Dynamics, and Prestressed Concrete-Analysis and Design or Advanced Steel Design.
  3. Transportation: Centered on transportation engineering, this option includes courses like Transportation Asset Management, Pavement Engineering, and Sustainable Pavements.
  4. Water Resources: Focused on water resources engineering, this option encompasses courses such as Applied Hydraulics, Open Channel Hydraulics, Surface Hydrology or Hydrogeology.
  5. General Civil Engineering: Offering a broad spectrum of civil engineering topics, this option allows you to select courses from different specializations, such as Transportation Asset Management, Structural Stability, Applied Hydraulics, and Environmental Engineering.

All options culminate with a Design Project course. You’ll apply the theoretical knowledge and practical skills acquired throughout your coursework to a real-world engineering challenge. This hands-on project serves as a capstone experience, where you’ll demonstrate your ability to analyze, design, and implement solutions in your respective field.

Accelerated Civil Engineering Program

  • A combined degree program offers a unique opportunity to expedite your graduate career goals.

  • Work with a committed faculty team to discover the area of most interest, and explore research and opportunities.

  • The UND combined degrees program offers the chance to double six credit hours (so they count as twelve).

What can you do with an accelerated civil engineering degree?

96k

Median annual salary for civil engineers, 2023

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

23k

Number of projected job openings each year for civil engineers through 2033

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Students in the combined degree program gain knowledge and skills for problem analysis and solving. This includes preparation for careers in a wide range of professional settings, such as consulting firms, government agencies and industries.

There is no shortage of job opportunities in the civil engineering field, given our aging infrastructure. Surges in population and global environmental changes make qualified civil engineers extremely valuable in the public and private sector. Civil Engineering alumni have gone on to a variety of successful careers with:

  • AE2S
  • Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc.
  • WSB & Associates, Inc.
  • Bolton & Menk, Inc.
  • Burns & McDonnell, Inc.

A Civil Engineering degree gives you the strategic skills you need, including:

  • AutoCAD
  • Java (Programming Language)
  • Project Planning
  • Construction Management
  • Project Management

Accelerated Civil Engineering Degree Courses

CE 503. Structural Dynamics. 3 Credits.

Introduction to vibration and dynamics, single degree freedom free vibration, single degree freedom forced vibration, harmonic and periodic excitations; pulse, introduction to viscous and non-viscous damping system, dynamic system identification, numerical methods to determine dynamic response; determination of earthquake response of linear elastic buildings; dynamics of generalized single degree of freedom systems, dynamics of shear buildings, dynamics of multi-degree of freedom systems, modal superposition, modal spectral analysis, structural dynamics in US building code. CE 503 cannot be taken after completing CE 403. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of computer applications in engineering, structural mechanics and dynamics; additional info is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. On demand.

CE 517. Transportation Asset Management. 3 Credits.

Course focused on the principles of transportation asset management with an emphasis on pavement management system (PMS). Network- and project-level pavement management processes will be discussed, but the emphasis will be on network-level. Bridge management system will also be covered. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of mechanics of materials and statistics; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. F, even years.

CE 518. Pavement Engineering. 3 Credits.

To introduce students to structural pavement design concepts for flexible and rigid pavements, traffic and environmental loading factors, material characterization, stresses and strains in flexible and rigid pavements, joints and load transfer of rigid pavements, and construction issues. CE 518 cannot be taken after completing CE 418. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of soil mechanics; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and graduate student blackboard site; consent of instructor for undergraduate students. F.

CE 519. Sustainable Pavements. 3 Credits.

To introduce students to pavement sustainability concepts, an overview of mix design, structural design, and construction methods of pavements promoting sustainability concepts, including warm mix asphalts, recycling of asphalt and concrete pavements, perpetual pavements, and specialty pavements. Assessing the environmental, economic, and social impacts of highway pavements by implementing sustainability concepts will also be introduced. In addition to the instructor's lectures, students are required to participate in the presentation and discussion of assigned course material. CE 519 cannot be taken after completing CE 419. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of soil mechanics; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. S.

CE 524. Open Channel Hydraulics. 3 Credits.

Study of advanced topics in open channel hydraulics. Computer applications. CE 524 cannot be taken after completing CE 424. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of hydraulic engineering; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. F.

CE 536. Environmental Chemistry. 3 Credits.

Water chemistry in unit Operation and process design for water and wastewater treatment; physical, chemical, and biological systems; plant design project, computer-assigned design analysis. Prerequisite: Background/knowledge of introductory environmental engineering; additional information is available in the CE Graduate Student Handbook on the CE Department website and the CE graduate student blackboard site. F.

Online Accelerated Civil Engineering Degree

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best online college in North Dakota

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Flexible Online Civil Engineering Accelerated Courses

With asynchronous classes, you do not attend class at a set time. If you need to balance work, family and other commitments, this flexible format allows you to learn anywhere at any time.

Depending on your instructor, you’ll learn online through:

  • Lesson modules
  • Streaming video content
  • Virtual libraries
  • Posted lectures
  • Online simulations

There will be times when you interact with your instructor and classmates through online discussion boards, polls and chat rooms.

Your learning revolves around materials that can be accessed on your own time within a set time frame. However, this is not a self-paced course. You’ll have structure and deadlines.

Campus Visit

While the majority of your courses are offered online, you’ll come to campus to complete portions of the program. Here, you’ll extend and apply the knowledge you’ve learned online through hands-on activities. Our students find tremendous value in having the opportunity to personally interact with their instructors and fellow students.

Top-Tier Accelerated Civil Engineering Degree Online

Over a third of UND's student population is exclusively online; plus, more take a combination of online and on-campus classes. You can feel reassured knowing you won't be alone in your online learning journey, and you'll have resources and services tailored to your needs.

No matter how you customize your online experience, you’ll get the same top-quality education as any other on campus student.

  • Same degree: All online programs are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Your transcript and diploma are exactly the same as our on-campus students.
  • Same classes: You’ll take courses from UND professors, start and end the semesters at the same time and take the same classes as a student on campus.
  • Real interaction: You can ask questions, get feedback and regularly connect with your professors, peers and professionals in the field.
  • Your own academic advisor: As an invaluable go-to, they’re focused on you, your personal success and your future career.
  • Free online tutoring: We're here to help you one-on-one at no cost. Plus, get access to a variety of self-help online study resources.
  • Unlimited academic coaching: Need support to achieve your academic goals or feeling stumped by a tough course? We'll help with everything from stress and time management to improving your memory to achieve higher test scores.
  • Full online access: Dig into virtual research at UND's libraries. Improve your writing skills with online help from the UND Writing Center. Get online access to career services, veteran and military services, financial services and more.
  • 24/7 technical support: UND provides free computer, email and other technical support for all online students.
  • Networking opportunities: Our significant online student population means you’ll have a large pool of peers to connect with. UND has numerous online events and activities to keep you connected.

Best Online College

Our high alumni salaries and job placement rates, with affordable online tuition rates make UND a best-value university for online education. UND's breadth of online programs rivals all other nonprofit universities in the Upper Midwest making UND one of the best online schools in the region.

UND ranks among the best online colleges in the nation for:

  • Affordability
  • Student satisfaction (retention rate)
  • Academic quality (4-year graduate rate)
  • Student outcomes (20-year return on investment per Payscale.com)

Leaders in Civil Engineering

Brendan Blades began taking classes at UND to further his career as a civil engineer.

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Department Contact
Yeo Howe Lim
Graduate Director
P 701.777.3998

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