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Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering/Course 1-C

General Institute Requirements (GIRs)
Subjects
Science Requirement
6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement
8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied by 1.00 or 1.018J and 18.03 in the Departmental Program]
2
Laboratory Requirement [can be satisfied by 1.101 and 1.102 in the Departmental Program]
1
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree
17
Communication Requirement  
The program includes a Communication Requirement of 4 subjects:
2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CI-H); and 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the Major (CI-M).		  
PLUS Departmental Program
Units
Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any
(corequisites in italics).
Required Subjects
159
Core
1.018J Ecology I: The Earth System, 12, REST, CI-M
1.020 Ecology II: Engineering for Sustainability, 12
1.050 Engineering Mechanics I, 12; Physics I (GIR), Calculus II (GIR)
1.060 Engineering Mechanics II, 12; 18.03*
18.03 Differential Equations, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR)
1.013 Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering Design, 12, CI-M; permission of instructor
1.00 Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving, 12, REST; Calculus I (GIR)
1.010 Uncertainty in Engineering, 12; Calculus II (GIR)
Civil Engineering
1.011 Project Evaluation, 9
1.035 Mechanics of Structures and Soils, 18; 1.050, 18.03
1.036 Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Design, 12; 1.035
1.041J Engineering Systems Design, 12; 1.011*
Laboratory
1.101 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Design I, 6, 1/2 LAB; 1.018, 1.050
1.102 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Design II, 6, 1/2 LAB; 1.060, permission of instructor
Restricted Electives
12
One advanced subject from the following list:
1.015J Design of Electromechanical Robotic Systems, 12, 1/2 LAB; 2.003, 2.671, 2.005*
1.032 Geomaterials and Geomechanics, 12; 1.010, 1.011, 1.035, 1.036
1.052J Mechanics of Structures, 12; 1.050*
1.054 Mechanics and Design of Concrete Structures, 12; 1.035
1.124J Foundations of Software and Computation for Simulation, 12; 1.00*
1.200J Transportation Systems Analysis: Performance and Demand, 12; 1.010, permission of instructor
1.201J Introduction to Transportation Systems, 12; permission of instructor
1.252J Urban Transportation Planning, 12; permission of instructor
1.260J Logistics Systems, 12; permission of instructor
1.573J Structural Mechanics, 12; 2.002*
Departmental Program Units That Also Satisfy the GIRs
(36)
Unrestricted Electives
48
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree
183
No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 183 units required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's departmental program will count toward one or the other, but not both.
Notes
* Alternate prerequisites and corequisites are listed in the subject description.
For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin.

 

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