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Engineering

MEng Civil and Environmental Engineering: Full Time at University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley, United States

Programme overview

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Berkeley is a place of intellectual vitality. This vitality is evident in its creative and forward-looking curricula and classroom teaching, its attentive academic mentoring, and the innovative research conducted by students and faculty. CEE focuses on developing future leaders for the engineering profession, for academia, and for applying engineering methods in the broader societal context.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Curriculum This professional degree emphasizes solving technical, sociological, environmental, and economic problems involved in the design, construction, and operation of engineering structures, processes, and equipment. Studies include courses in the engineering sciences necessary to the engineering interpretation of the latest scientific developments. Courses in design, operation, humanities, and economics provide bases for the analysis and solution of problems in professional engineering.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Architecture, Engineering & Computer Science, Government, Planning & Environmental Design.

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Entry requirements

In addition to the above University requirements, CEE has minimum graduate admission requirements, listed below. **Note: These are minimum requirements and may not be competitive. CEE will NOT be requiring the GRE for admission. If you are pursuing a PhD, we require a Master’s degree from an accredited university and recommend having a strong GPA (more than 3.3/4.0 preferred, not required), or you can apply to the MS degree and apply to the PhD during the MS program. Direct admission to the PhD is approved on an exception basis. In addition, each of the CEE programs has its own admissions prerequisite requirements (see below). Energy, Civil Infrastructure, and Climate Prerequisites 1 year of college-level calculus 1 semester probability and statistics 1 semester elementary linear algebra 1 year college-level physical science (e.g., PHYSICS 7A and PHYSICS 7B) A course in thermodynamics or energy conversion (e.g., MEC ENG 40, MEC ENG 254, CHM ENG 141, MEC ENG 146). This can be taken as part of graduate study. Engineering and Project Management/ Construction Systems Prerequisites 1

Duration: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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