Civil and Architectural Engineering

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Professional Development Electives

Note: Electives are governed by the approved list in effect at the time a course is taken. Students should therefore check the current list before enrolling in a course to confirm that the course is an approved elective.

Professional Development Elective Selection Guidelines:

CE Areas of Emphasis:

1. Environmental Engineering
2. Geotechnical Engineering
3. Structural Engineering
4. Transportation Engineering
5. Water Resources Engineering

18 hours of structured Professional Development Electives (PDE) are required. A CDE activity must be included in those 18 hours. Electives are to be selected from the 5 areas of emphasis according to the following criteria:

Degree Check: When the student has 50 hours or less to completion, the advisor and student must complete a Degree Check in which the complete program of study is given. This includes listing all courses that will be required for graduation. The student should have a program of study laid out prior to the advisor meeting.

Environmental Engineering

Dept.	Course No.	Title	Hours	Prerequisites (Co)requisites (Concur)rent	Semester Offered or Rotation
CE	4400	Design of Water Treatment Facilities	3	CE3400	3 Sem
CE	4410	Design of Wastewater Treatment Facilities	3	CE3400	3 Sem
CE	4440	Solid Waste Engineering	3	CE3400	3 Sem
CE	5410	Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment	3	Consent	3 Sem
CE	5425	Environmental Engineering Microbiology	3	Consent	4 Sem
CE	5435	Environmental Transport Processes	3	MATH2310, ES2330	4 Sem
CE ENVE	5440	Hazardous Waste Management Engineering	3	CE3400, and Consent
CE	5445	Hazardous Waste Site Remediation	3	CE3400, and Consent	4 Sem
CE ENVE	5450	Advanced Physical-Chemical Treatment	3	CE4400, or Consent	4 Sem
CE	5455	Project Management for Environmental Engineers	3	CE3400
CE	5700*	Nanotechnology and the Environment	3		4 Sem

*Nanotechnology class currently taught as CE 5700 but is requesting a permanent course number.

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Geotechnical Engineering

Dept.	Course No.	Title	Hours	Prerequisites (Co)requisites (Concur)rent	Semester Offered or Rotation
One of the following is required:
CE	4610	Foundation Engineering	3	CE3600	F
CE	4620	Soil and Rock Slope Engineering	3	CE3600	3 Sem
CE	4630	Geotechnical Engineering	3	CE3600	3 Sem
CE	5620	Design of Earth Retaining Structures	3	CE3600	S
Beyond the above, any of the following:
CE	5820	Design of Small Earth Dams	3	CE3300, CE3600, Co CE4800	3 Sem
CE	5830	Flow in Porous Media	3	CE5810	3 Sem
SOIL	2010	Introduction to Soil Science	4		S
SOIL	4100	Soil Physics	3	SOIL2010	S

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Structural Engineering

Dept.	Course No.	Title	Hours	Prerequisites (Co)requisites (Concur)rent	Semester Offered or Rotation
The following is required:
CE	4200	Structural Analysis II	3	ARE/CE3200	F,S
Beyond the above, any of the following
CE	4250	Structural Steel Design	3	Co CE4200	F, S
CE	4280	Reinforced Masonry Design	3	Co CE4200 CE4260	F
CE	4290	Structural Timber Design	3	Co CE4200	S
CE	5010	Advanced Mechanics of Materials	3	MATH2310 ARE/CE3200	3-4 Sem
CE	5020	Finite Element Analysis	3	MATH2310 CE4200	S
CE	5200	Advanced Structural Analysis	3	CE4200	3-4 Sem
CE	5220	Structural Dynamics	3	CE4200 MATH2310	3 Sem
CE	5230	Advanced Materials	3	CE4260
CE	5240	Structural System Design	5	CE4200 CE4250 CE4260
CE	5260	Prestressed Concrete Design	3	CE4260	3 Sem
CE	5270	Highway Bridge Design	3	CE4250 CE4260	3-4 Sem
CE	5280	Behavior of Reinforced Concrete	3	CE4200 CE4260	3-4 Sem
CE	5290	Earthquake Engineering	3	CE5220	3 Sem
ME	4210	Introduction to Composite Materials	3	ME3010	F

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Transportation Engineering

Dept.	Course No.	Title	Hours	Prerequisites (Co)requisites (Concur)rent	Semester Offered or Rotation
Either of the following is required:
CE	4510/5510	Pavement Design for Airports and Highways	3	CE3500 or CE3600	2-3 Sem
CE	4555/5555	Geometric Design of Highways	3	CE3500	S
CE	4530/5530	Traffic Engineering: Operations	3	CE3500	2-3 Sem
Beyond the above, any of the following
CE	4970	WYDOT Design Squad Cooperative Experience. (May be used for PDE if taken along with CE 4510/5510. CE4530/5530 or CE 4555/5555)	3	Selection for Design Squad Employment and Consent of Department Head	F,S,SS
CE	5540	Traffic Control	3	CE3500 and ES2110	Not Offered
CE	5560	Traffic Safety	3	CE3500	3-4 Sem
CE	5570	Transportation Planning	3	CE3500	3-4 Sem
CE	5575	Intelligent Transportation Systems	3	CE3500	3-4 Sem
CE	5585	Pavement Management Systems	3	CE3500	3-4 Sem
CE	5590	Pavement Materials	3	CE3500	3-4 Sem
CE	5700**	Network Analysis	3	CE3500	3-4 Sem
* - CE 4970 may be used for CDE if it is taken with the other course requirements and with a paper, design and presentation. ** - Network Analysis currently listed as CE 5700 but is requesting a permanent course number.

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Water Resources

Dept.	Course No.	Title	Hours	Prerequisites (Co)requisites (Concur)rent	Semester Offered or Rotation
CE	4350	Design of Hydraulic Engineering Systems	3	CE3300	3 Sem
CE	4800	Hydrology	3	CE3300	3 Sem
CE	4820	Groundwater and Drainage Engineering	3	ES2330	3 Sem
CE	5300	Open Channel Hydraulics	3	CE3300	4 Sem
CE	5310	Hydraulics of Closed Conduits	3	CE3300 or Equiv.	Not Offered
CE	5330	Design of Hydraulic Structures	3	CE3300	4 Sem
CE	5810	Goundwater Hydrology	3	CE4800 or Consent	3 Sem
CE	5820	Design of Small Earth Dams	3	CE3300, CE3600, Co CE4800	3 Sem
CE	5830	Flow in Porous Media	3	CE5810	3 Sem
CE	5860	Soil Erosion and Conservation	3	CE4300, CE4800	Not Offered
CE	5860	Deterministic Hydrology	3	CE4800	4 Sem
CE	5870	Water Resources Engineering	3	CE3300	4 Sem
CE	5875	Deterministic Hydrology	3	CE4800	4 Sem
CE	5880	Advanced Hydrology	3	CE3300, CE4800	Not Offered

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