Cornell Engineering : Civil Infrastructure Minor

Civil Infrastructure Minor

Offered by: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Administrative Contact: CEE Undergraduate Major Coordinator, 221 Hollister Hall,
607 255-3412. www.cee.cornell.edu
Eligibility: Students in all Majors except Civil Engineering may participate in this minor.
Educational Objectives: The Civil Infrastructure minor is intended to introduce engineering undergraduates to the engineering methodologies of mechanics, materials, analysis, design, and construction and to show how these are brought to bear in solving problems in the development maintenance and operation of the built environment that is vital for any modern economy.

Requirements
At least six (6) courses (minimum of 18 credits), chosen as follows:

I. Required Course

ENGRD 202

Mechanics of Solids

II. Additional Courses: Choose any five (groupings are for information only)*
Geotechnical Engineering

CEE 341	Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
CEE 440	Foundation Engineering
CEE 441	Retaining Structures and Slopes
CEE 444	Environmental Applications of Geotechnical Engineering

Structural Engineering

CEE 371	Structural Modeling and Behavior
CEE 372	Structural Analysis
CEE 471	Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
CEE 472	Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures
CEE 473	Design of Concrete, Masonry, and Steel Structures
CEE 474	Design of Metal Structures
CEE 478	Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Other Related Courses
CEE 595 Construction Planning and Operations

Academic Standards
At least C in each course in the minor.

*Other CEE courses approved by petition in advance.

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