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Geotechnical Engineering Degree Requirements 2018-2019

Professional Master's Program degree requirements

42 total credits

Print version: Geotechnical engineering Professional Master's Program degree requirements

Coursework requirements

  • 18 credits minimum 500 level coursework
  • 18 credits minimum of 400-500 level coursework
  • 3 credits minimum outside of CESG coursework
  • All CEWA coursework (except seminars) taken for numeric grade
  • 3 credits maximum of CEE 600 - Independent Study
  • 499 credits do not count towards a graduate degree
  • 300 and below coursework does not count towards a graduate degree

GPA requirements

  • 3.0 Minimum cumulative GPA overall
  • 3.0 Minimum cumulative GPA in Geotechnical coursework
  • 2.7 minimum grade for a course to count

Other requirements:

  • 6 year max to complete degree (including official On Leave status)
  • 6 credits maximum of approved transfer credits

Course #Course NameCredits
CESG 561 (prev. CEE 599)Adv Soil Mech4
CESG 562 (prev. CEE 527)Adv Geotech Lab5
CESG 563 (new)Phys-chem Aspects of Soil Beh3
CESG 564 (prev. CEE 599)Computational Geomechanics4
CESG 565 (prev. CEE 599)Soil Dynamics3
CESG 566 (new)Slope Stability and Landslides3
CESG 571 (prev CEE 599)Case Histories3
CESG 567 (prev. CEE 523)Advanced Foundation Engineering3
CESG 568 (prev. CEE 599)Geotechnical Earthquake Eng3
CESG 569 (prev. CEE 599)Geological Eng & Rock Mechanics3
CESG 570 (new)Geosystems Engineering3

The remaining course requirements for the MSCE degree can be satisfied by any 5XX and some 4XX courses in the CEWA program, as well as a variety of relevant courses from other departments at the UW. Students are encouraged to explore the availability of these courses and decide on an individual plan of study that balances depth and breadth, in line with the student's career goals, with guidance and approval from their faculty adviser.

Note: This is not a comprehensive list but rather suggestions for some relevant courses. Refer to the UW Time Schedule or the corresponding department for course offering details.

Course #Course NameCredits
AA 540/541Finite Element Analysis I & II3
AMATH 506Applied Probablility Statistics4
AMATH 581582583Scientific Computing5
AMATH 584585586Numerical Analysis5
ARCH 574Design and Construction Law3
ATM S 552Objective Analysis3
CESG 508 (prev. CEE 503)Materials Modeling3
CESG 501 (prev. CEE 501)Structural Mechanics4
ESS 512Seismology3
ESS 522Geophysical Data Collection and Analysis3
ESS 523Geophysical Inverse Theory3
STAT 504506Applied Regression, Applied Prob. & Stat.4
STAT 512Statistical Inference4
STAT 520Spectral Analysis of Time Series4