MS Structural Engineering Suggested Courses
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The following groupings are of courses to consider if your interest, whether in practice or in research, falls in these general areas. Please note that there are not concentrations (majors or minors) in the SEG graduate program. These groupings are simply suggestions tied to areas of interest.
Suggested Seminars
| Race in Technology | CEE151B | 1 | Winter | Edwards |
| Race in Medicine | CEE151C | 1 | Spring | Edwards |
Advanced Materials
| Mechanics of Composites | AA256 | 3 | Winter | Chang |
| Damage and Failure Mechanics of Structural Systems | CEE305 | 3-4 | Spring | Lepech |
| Experimental Stress Analysis | ME348 | 3 | Autumn | Nelson |
| Mechanical Properties of Materials | MATSCI208 | 3-4 | Spring |
Dauskardt |
| Fracture and Fatigue of Materials and Thin Film Structures | MATSCI358 | 3 | Winter | Dauskardt |
Analysis and Computation
| Introduction to Sensing Networks for CEE | CEE255 | 3-4 | Spring | Rajagopal |
| Wind Engineering for Sustainable Cities | CEE261C | 3 | Spring | Gorle |
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Advanced Structural Analysis |
CEE280 | 3-4 | Autumn | Deierlein |
| Mechanics and Finite Elements | CEE281 | 3 | Winter | Borja |
| Nonlinear Structural Analysis | CEE282 | 3-4 | Winter | Deierlein |
| Structural Dynamics | CEE283 | 3-4 | Winter | Law |
| Finite Element Methods in Structural Dynamics | CEE284 | 3-4 | Autum | Law |
| Structural Monitoring | CEE286 | 3-4 | Winter | Noh |
| Computational Poromechanics | CEE314 | 3 | Spring | Borja |
| Plasticity Modeling and Computation | CEE315 | 3 | 2022-2023 | Borja |
| Damage and Failure Mechanics of Structural Systems | CEE305 | 3-4 | Spring | Lepech |
| Finite Element Analysis | ME335A | 3 | Winter | Lew |
| Finite Element Analysis | ME335B | 3 | Summer | Pinsky |
| Finite Element Analysis | ME335C | 3 | 2022-2023 | Staff |
Earthquake Engineering
| Nonlinear Structural Analysis | CEE282 | 3-4 | Winter | Deierlein |
| Structural Dynamics | CEE283 | 3-4 | Winter | Law |
| Advanced Structural Concrete Behavior and Design | CEE285A | 3-4 | Autumn | Douglas |
| Advanced Structural Steel Behavior and Design | CEE285B | 3-4 | Winter | Miranda |
| Structural Monitoring | CEE286 | 3-4 | Winter | Noh |
| Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction | CEE287 | 3 | Spring | Miranda |
| Introduction to Performance Based Earthquake Engineering | CEE288 | 3-4 | Winter | Kiremidjian |
| Earthquake Seismology | GEOPHYS287 | 3-5 | 2022-2023 | Dunham |
Forensic Engineering
| Mechanics and Finite Elements | CEE281 | 3 | Winter | Borja |
| Nonlinear Structural Anaysis | CEE282 | 3-4 | Winter |
Deierlein |
| Structural Monitoring | CEE286 | 3-4 | Winter | Noh |
| Managing Critical Infrastructure | CEE297M | 2 | Spring | McCann |
| Structural Performance and Failures | CEE290 | 2 | Spring | McDonald |
| Damage and Failure Mechanics of Structural Systems | CEE305 | 3-4 | Spring | Lepech |
| Experimental Stress Analysis | ME348 | 3 | Autumn | Nelson |
Geomechanics
See Master of Science in Geomechanics for detailed information regarding Geomechanics course offerings.
Risk and Reliability Engineering
| Probabilistic Models in Civil Engineering | CEE203 | 3-4 | Autumn | Baker |
| Structural Reliability | CEE204 | 3-4 | 2022-2023 | Baker |
| Decision Analysis for Civil and Environmental Engineers | CEE206 | 3 | Summer |
Kiremidjian |
| Data Analytics for Physical Systems | CEE254 | 3-4 | Autumn | Noh |
| Applied Data Analysis Uncertainty Quantification | CEE267 | 3 | 2022-2023 | Staff |
| Intro to Performance Based Earthquake Engineering | CEE288 | 3-4 | Winter | Kiremidjian |
| Random Vibrations | CEE289 | 3-4 | Winter | Baker |
| Regional Seismic Risk Analysis and Risk Management | CEE296 | 3 | Spring | Baker |
| Engineering Risk Analysis | MS&E250A | 3 | Winter | Pate-Cornell |
| Decision Analysis I: Foundation of Decision Analysis | MS&E252 | 3-4 | Winter | Shachter |
Structural and Geotechnical Design and Consulting
| Wind Engineering for Sustainable Cities | CEE261C | 3 | Spring | Gorle |
| Mechanics and Finite Elements | CEE281 | 3 | Winter | Borja |
| Nonlinear Structural Analysis | CEE282 | 3-4 | Winter | Deierlein |
| Advanced Structural Concrete Behavior and Design | CEE285A | 3-4 | Autumn | Douglas |
| Advanced Structural Steel Behavior and Design | CEE285B | 3-4 | Winter | Miranda |
| Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction | CEE287 | 3-4 | Spring | Miranda |
| Foundations and Earth Structures | CEE293 | 3 | Winter | Wren |
| Computer Integrated Architecture/ Engineering/Construction |
CEE222A | 3 | Winter | Fruchter |
| Computer Integrated Architecture/ Engineering/Construction |
CEE222B | 2 | Spring | Fruchter |
Urban Resilience
| Disaster Resilience Seminar | CEE209S | 1 | Autumn | Carneiro da Costa |
| Shaping the Future of the Bay Area | CEE218X | 3-5 | Autumn | Ouyang/ Suckale |
| Intro to Urban System Engineering | CEE243 | 3 | Autumn | Jain |
| Introduction to Sensing Networks | CEE255 | 3-4 | Spring | Rajagopal |
| Wind Engineering for Sustainable Cities | CEE261C | 3 | Spring | Gorle |
| Structural Monitoring | CEE286 | 3-4 | Winter | Noh |
| Intro to Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering | CEE288 | 3-4 | Winter | Kiremidjian |
| Regional Seismic Risk Analysis and Risk Management | CEE296 | 3 | Spring | Baker |
| Managing Critical Infrastructure | CEE297M | 2 | Spring | McCann |
| Network Analysis for Urban Systems | CEE345 | 3 | 2022-2023 | Jain |
| Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering | CEE385 | 3-4 | Autumn | Miranda |
| Data Science for Geoscience | Energy240 | 3 | Winter | Caers |
| Engineering Risk Analysis | MS&E250A | 3 | Winter | Pate-Cornell |
| Sustainable Cities | URBANST164 EARTHSYS160 |
4-5 | Spring | Chan |
Example non-engineering courses suitable as elective units
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