Graduate Degree & certificate programs

• An individual can pursue the traditional on-campus PhD with a faculty member who has research that aligns with the student’s interests and background.
• A total of 90 graduate credit hours are required for the degree.
• Most students typically complete this degree in 4.5 years.
• Applicants to this program can be admitted directly from the bachelors degree without completing a master’s degree first. 

• The Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering remote PhD program is fully remote with the exception of the student’s admissions to candidacy oral qualifying exam and the student’s final defense. The student must be physically present with the chair of their committee to complete these milestones.
• A total of 90 graduate credit hours are required for the degree.
• Most students typically complete this degree in 4.5 years. 
• Applicants to this program can be admitted directly from the bachelors degree without completing a master’s degree first.
• If there is a potential opportunity for an individual to complete a PhD degree remotely, the individual will need to submit a few items to be considered for the opportunity. For specific admissions requirements, visit the ESSIE Graduate Admissions page.

• The Master of Science (MS) degree is for those students with a non-engineering undergraduate degree interested in taking advantage of specialized advanced education in certain aspects of engineering and for those students whose engineering baccalaureate degree is not from an ABET accredited curriculum.
• The Master of Engineering (ME) degree is for those students who have a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum or who have taken sufficient articulation course work to meet the minimum requirements specified by ABET.

Civil Engineering has two specialization areas, Structures and Transportation, that offer concentrations as part of  either the MS or ME degree program.  A concentration is defined by ESSIE as a series of required courses with a required grade in a specific specialization area. Once these courses are completed with the required grade, the concentration name would appear on the student’s transcript upon graduation as being fulfilled from the degree program. The structures concentration can only be obtained through the traditional on-campus MS or ME degree program.  The transportation leadership concentration can be obtained through the traditional campus-based MS or ME degree program or through UF EDGE (distance learning/online).

A student can pursue either a Master of Engineering or Master of Science degree.

Courses are completed on-campus.

Your faculty advisor must approve 30 credit hours of courses required for this degree option, 15 of which must be from the department offering the degree program..  

A student can pursue a degree with or without completing a thesis. 

A student can pursue either a Master of Engineering or Master of Science degree, but non-thesis only. The difference between these two degrees can be found in the Civil and Coastal Engineering Graduate Handbook.

Courses for this program are completed online.

Your faculty advisor must approve 30 credit hours of courses required for this degree option, 15 of which must be from the department offering the degree program.  For all degree requirements, see the Civil and Coastal Engineering Graduate Handbook. 

Critical Infrastructure Planning and Protection

The Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering proposes a Critical Infrastructure Protection Certificate program for graduate students in which participants can select three of the following courses:

• *CES 6588 – Protective Structures (must be completed as part of the certificate program)
• CES 6590 – Impact Engineering
• CES 6591 – Applied Protective Structures
• CES 6592 – Retrofit for Protective Structures
• CES 6593 – Advanced Protective Structures

Requirements for program participation:

1. Completed application
2. Have a B.S. degree in civil engineering with a specialization in structures
3. Must be a graduate degree seeking student
4. Completion of CES 6108 – Structural Dynamics
5. Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2 in the graduate program
6. Certificate will be awarded upon the completion of the graduate degree 

Coastal Cert 1

Coastal Cert 2

Transportation Operations and Planning