Engineering MS: Civil Engineering

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Accelerated Graduate Degree Program

UWM’s Accelerated Graduate Degree Program (Integrated BS-MS) enables UWM students to take six graduate credits while completing their bachelor’s degree. This work can be used to satisfy six credits of both their bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, at the undergraduate tuition rate, saving you time and money.

Program Overview:

1. 3.2 minimum GPA
2. 36 credits or less remaining for your bachelor’s degree
3. 6 credits maximum
4. No GRE exam required for admission to UWM Graduate School
5. Can apply to the thesis or non-thesis master’s programs

Earn Credit for Your Graduate Internships

The CIV ENG 921 Graduate Internships course provides you with a hands-on learning experience within a professional engineering environment. The internship experience aims to enhance your technical skills, critical thinking abilities, and professional development, preparing you for a successful career. You can also earn an hourly salary in a full-time or part-time capacity, providing you with financial support.

NOTE: This is only available as part of the non-thesis master’s program with a capstone or comprehensive exam option; find more details about the program here.

Internship overview: 

• 6 credits maximum (3 credits maximum per semester).
• To receive three credits students are required to work a minimum of 150 hours (50 hours per credit).
• Can only be taken as a non-thesis graduate student.
• Students must have completed at least six graduate-level credits before enrolling in the CIV ENG 921 Graduate Internship course.
• The internship will be coordinated between the department, the student and the company. Students may not register for the course directly.
• To gain admission to the CIV ENG 921 Graduate Internship course you must have already obtained an internship and must be registered for this course during the semester in which the internship takes place.

What This Could Look Like For You

Time Frame	Graduate School Credits	UWM Grad School Tuition & Fees*
Prior to enrolling in the internship course	Complete two graduate-level UWM courses (6 credits) or transfer 6 credits of graduate work. NOTE: Students who complete the Accelerated Graduate Degree Program (above) while earning a bachelor’s degree would eliminate the UWM Graduate School Tuition and Fees shown at right for these 6 credits.	$5,193.17
Internship Semester 1	9 engineering credits, 1 graduate seminar credit (effective academic writing), 3 graduate internship credits (13 credits total)	$6,832.77
Internship Semester 2	9 engineering credits, 3 graduate internship credits (12 credits total)	$6,832.77
ONE YEAR	31 credits	$18,858.71 LESS potential internship salary: $15,000** POTENTIAL COST $3,858.71

Supported by Industry Leaders

Civil Engineering Industry Advisory Board

Clayton Cloutier, IAC Chair	Associate, CSD Structural Engineers
Tim Anheuser	Vice President, Kapur & Associates
John Corbin	Transportation Automation Program Manager, US Federal government
Terry Giles	Owner, Giles Engineering Associates, Inc.
Roberto Gutierriez	South East Region Director, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Richard Klein	Principal, Stantec
Kyle Loest	Director of Project Management, Findorff
Kevin Muhs	City Engineer, City of Milwaukee
Nick Passint	President - Mixer Systems, Inc.
Laura Powers	Senior Materials Scientist, Petrographer, YA
Steve Rech	Steve Rech, PE, SE, GRAEF
Mathew Tharaniyil	President, Bloom Companies, LLC
Steven Wurster	Chief Operating Officer, Ruekert & Mielke, Inc.
Julie Zimdars	Senior Managing Engineer, Ramboll

Questions?

Discuss your particular situation and learn more.

• Associate Professor Rani ElHajjar, Department Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• elhajjar@uwm.edu or 414-229-3647

Thesis Option

Research Assistantships / Teaching Assistantships

Most students choose to incorporate Teaching Assistantships (TAs) or Research Assistantships (RAs) during their graduate study which helps to fund their education while also building leadership skills. Assistantship decisions are made by the academic departments only after an applicant has been accepted into the program.

More Information

Contact the College of Engineering & Applied Science Graduate Programs Office.

We’re Southeast Wisconsin’s R1 only top research university. Our civil engineering master’s students have the opportunity to work with faculty engaged in cutting-edge research in areas including:

• Application of nanomaterials in construction and on surfaces
• Industrial waste product utilization in structural materials
• Design with polymer composite materials and structures
• Water quality and sensing for contamination
• New structural designs and methods
• Flexible pavement design
• Hydrodynamic modeling and fluid mechanics
• Smart mobility technologies, smart traffic lights, intelligent transportation systems, big data analytics, urban computing and cloud computing

As an R1 research institution, research is integral to our work at UWM and to the experience of students pursuing graduate degrees. Our college has a wide range of faculty-led labs that perform cutting edge research.

Please see the Faculty & Staff tab for the specific research interests and labs of each civil and environmental engineering faculty member. View a full list of our college’s research labs, centers and institutes.

Faculty

Blackowski, Sarah

• Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, Civil & Environmental Engineering

• blackows@uwm.edu
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences 1107

Dressel, Andrew

• Scientist II, Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Lab Manager, Bicycle and Motorcycle Engineering Research Laboratory, EMS W301
• Advisor, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

• adressel@uwm.edu
• 414-229-5357
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences E261

Elhajjar, Rani

• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Department Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• elhajjar@uwm.edu
• 414-229-3647
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences 910A

Graettinger, Andrew

• Associate Dean for Research, Engineering & Applied Science Office of the Dean

• andrewjg@uwm.edu
• 414-229-7389
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences 580

Helwany, Sam

• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• helwany@uwm.edu
• 414-229-4131
• Engineering and Mathematical Sciences W236AA

Li, Jin

• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• li@uwm.edu
• 414-229-6891
• Engineering and Mathematical Sciences E321

Liao, Qian

• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• liao@uwm.edu
• 414-229-4228
• Engineering and Mathematical Sciences E363

Ma, Xiaoli

• Richard and Joanne Grigg Fellowship
• Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• ma26@uwm.edu
• 414-251-8777
• Engineering and Mathematical Sciences E371H

Qin, Xiao

• Richard and Joanne Grigg Professorship
• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Director, Institute for Physical Infrastructure and Transportation (IPIT)
• Founder and Director, Safe and Smart Traffic Lab

• qinx@uwm.edu
• 414-251-8866
• Northwest Quadrant 4414B

Rahman, Adeeb

• Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• adeeb@uwm.edu
• 414-229-2860
• Engineering and Mathematical Sciences 315

Shi, Xiaowei (Tom)

• Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Affiliate Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
• Founder and Director, Automated, Connected & Electric Mobility Systems Lab

• tomshi@uwm.edu
• Northwest Quadrant 4420

Sobolev, Konstantin

• Richard and Joanne Grigg Professorship
• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• sobolev@uwm.edu
• 414-229-3198
• Engineering and Mathematical Sciences 1255

Tabatabai, Habib

• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Director, Structural Engineering Lab

• ht@uwm.edu
• 414-229-5166
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences E332

Titi, Hani

• Lawrence E. Sivak Faculty Fellowship
• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• hanititi@uwm.edu
• 414-229-6893
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences 1139

Wang, Yin

• Richard and Joanne Grigg Fellowship
• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• wang292@uwm.edu
• 414-251-6446
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences E371G

Zhao, Jian

• Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• jzhao@uwm.edu
• 414-229-2330
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences W330A

Advising

Crary, Therese

• Advisor, Graduate Programs
• Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Health Informatics

• crary@uwm.edu
• 414-229-7267
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences E387C

Packard, Robert

• Advisor, Graduate Programs
• Civil/Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering

• rpackard@uwm.edu
• 414-251-8543
• Engineering & Mathematical Sciences E387B

UWM is proud to be one of only two R1 research universities in Wisconsin. We’re also a top externally funded institution with robust opportunities for teaching and research assistantships. Partners that support our research include:

• A O Smith Corporation
• AECOM
• ATSP Innovations
• Badger Meter
• Bloom Company
• Caterpillar Inc.
• Electric Power Research Institute
• Federal Highway Administration
• Gannett Fleming Inc.
• Hyundai Motor Company
• Iowa Department of Transportation
• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
• Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
• Milwaukee Riverkeeper
• National Academies
• National Institute of Aerospace
• National Science Foundation
• National Space Grant Foundation
• Space & Naval Warfare Systems & Command
• USDA Forest Products Laboratory
• UWM Foundation
• Veolia Water Milwaukee
• Village of Shorewood
• WE Energies
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation