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Bachelor's

Civil Engineering BS

University of California, Los Angeles Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science 85 courses

About This Program

The civil engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The Civil Engineering major is a designated capstone major. In each of the major field design courses, students work individually and in groups to complete design projects. To do so, they draw on their prior coursework, research the needed materials and possible approaches to creating their device or system, and come up with creative solutions. This process enables them to integrate many of the principles they have learned previously and apply them to real systems. In completing their projects, students are also expected to demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills, as well as their ability to work productively with others as part of a team.

Degree Requirements

Preparation for the Major

Complete 16 courses as follows:

Preparation for the Major: Chemistry

Complete the following three courses:

Code Course Title Credits
CHEM 20A Chemical Structure 4
CHEM 20B Chemical Energetics and Change 4
CHEM 20L General Chemistry Laboratory 3

Preparation for the Major: Civil Engineering

Complete the following course and Civil and Environmental Engineering M20 or Computer Science 31:

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 1 Civil Engineering and Infrastructure 2

Preparation for the Major: Civil Engineering: Civil Engineering M20 or Computer Science 31

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE M20 Introduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB 4
COM SCI 31 Introduction to Computer Science I 4

Preparation for the Major: Mathematics

Complete the following five courses and Mathematics 33B or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 82:

Code Course Title Credits
MATH 31A Differential and Integral Calculus 4
MATH 31B Integration and Infinite Series 4
MATH 32A Calculus of Several Variables 4
MATH 32B Calculus of Several Variables 4
MATH 33A Linear Algebra and Applications 4

Preparation for the Major: Mathematics: Mathematics 33B or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 82

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
MATH 33B Differential Equations 4
MECH&AE 82 Mathematics of Engineering 4

The Major

Complete 23 courses as follows: 12 required courses, three technical breadth courses, and at least eight field elective courses.

The Major: Required: Chemical Engineering 102A or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 105A

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
CH ENGR 102A Thermodynamics I 4
MECH&AE 105A Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics 4

The Major: Required: Civil Engineering 91 or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 101

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 91 Statics 4
MECH&AE 101 Statics and Strength of Materials 4

The Major: Required: Civil Engineering C104 or Materials Science and Engineering 104

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE C104 Structure, Processing, and Properties of Civil Engineering Materials 4
MAT SCI 104 Science of Engineering Materials 4

The Major: Required: Civil Engineering 107 or Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 103

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 107 Environmental Fluid Mechanics 4
MECH&AE 103 Elementary Fluid Mechanics 4

The Major: Required: Civil Engineering 110 or C111

Select one course from:

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 110 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers 4
C&EE C111 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Civil Engineering 4

The Major: Technical breadth courses

Complete three technical breadth courses (12 units) selected from an approved list available in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.

The Major: Field Electives

Select at least eight major field elective courses (32 units) from the lists below with at least two design courses, one of which must be a capstone design course and two of which must be laboratory courses. The laboratory courses must be taken from two distinct areas (both 120L and 129L may be taken to satisfy the two-laboratory requirement). Courses applied toward the required course requirement may not also be applied toward the major field elective requirement.

The Major: Field Electives: Civil Engineering Materials: Laboratory

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 108L Experimental Structural Mechanics 4

The Major: Field Electives: Environmental Engineering: Laboratory

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 156A Environmental Chemistry Laboratory 4
C&EE 156B Environmental Engineering Unit Operations and Processes Laboratory 4

The Major: Field Electives: Environmental Engineering: Capstone design

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 157B Design of Water Treatment Plants 4
C&EE 157C Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants 4

The Major: Field Electives: Geotechnical Engineering

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 125 Fundamentals of Earthquake Engineering 4

The Major: Field Electives: Geotechnical Engineering: Laboratory

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 120L Soil Mechanics Laboratory 4
C&EE 129L Engineering Geomatics 4

The Major: Field Electives: Geotechnical Engineering: Design

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 121 Design of Foundations and Earth Structures 4

The Major: Field Electives: Geotechnical Engineering: Capstone Design

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 123 Advanced Geotechnical Design 4

The Major: Field Electives: Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 157A Hydrologic Modeling 4
C&EE C158 Coastal Engineering 4

The Major: Field Electives: Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering: Laboratory

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 129L Engineering Geomatics 4
C&EE 157L Hydrologic Analysis 4

The Major: Field Electives: Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering: Design

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 151 Introduction to Water Resources Engineering 4

The Major: Field Electives: Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering: Capstone Design

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 152 Hydraulic and Hydrologic Design 4

The Major: Field Electives: Structural Engineering and Mechanics: Laboratory

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 108L Experimental Structural Mechanics 4
C&EE 135L Structural Design and Testing Laboratory 4
C&EE 140L Structural Components and Systems Testing Laboratory 4

The Major: Field Electives: Structural Engineering and Mechanics: Design

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 141 Steel Structures 4
C&EE 143 Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures 4
C&EE 148 Wood and Timber Design 4

The Major: Field Electives: Structural Engineering and Mechanics: Capstone Design

Code Course Title Credits
C&EE 144 Structural Systems Design 4
C&EE 147 Design and Construction of Tall Buildings 4

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