2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
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CEE 225 - Cooperative Training I
Introductory individual off-campus learning experiences in civil engineering. Students apply engineering concepts and theories in work-related settings. Minimum 200 supervised hours required. Progress reports required at least monthly. Final report and/or final poster required.
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing in engineering. Prior approval of employer and department.
Notes: No more than one credit of CEE 225 may count towards the degree.
May be repeated to a maximum of 2 credits.
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CEE 241 - Statics
Engineering analysis of concentrated and distributed force systems at equilibrium; analysis of structures, beams and cables, friction, virtual work, fluid statics, shear and moment diagrams.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: , , . All prerequisites must be completed with a C or better.
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CEE 250 - Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sustainability concepts applied to transportation, structural materials, construction, and water and wastewater systems. Air pollution, waste minimization, sustainable water resources, and green construction. Alternative energy sources, and contemporary issues that impact sustainability as it relates to safety, durability, economics, environmental, societal and health impacts.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: and CHEM 121L , MATH 181 ; All prerequisites must be completed with a C or better.
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CEE 298 - Project Management and Professional Practice
Introduction to the activities of professional engineers. Through lectures, seminars by invited guests, and participation in organized activities outside the classroom, address civil engineering project management and other professional matters that affect engineering practice such as licensure, business, public policy, public administration, and contemporary issues.
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: .
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CEE 301 - CAD Tools for Civil Engineering Design
Introduction to CAD-based civil engineering design tools, including COGO, surveying, roadway and site layout, digital terrain modeling, and earthworks design software.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites:
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CEE 307 - Engineering Economics
Engineering economic analysis for the evaluation of technical alternatives and necessary economic trade-offs made in planning, designing, and operating engineering systems.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Completion of 30 credits (Sophomore standing) and MATH 181 with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 325 - Cooperative Training II
Individual off-campus learning experiences in civil engineering. Students apply engineering concepts and theories in work-related settings. Minimum 200 supervised hours required. Progress reports required at least monthly. Final report and/or final poster required. A combined maximum of three credits in and CEE 325 may count towards the degree.
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing in engineering. Prior approval of employer and department.
May be repeated to a maximum of 3 credits.
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CEE 334 - Soil Mechanics
Elementary soil mechanics theory. Physical and mechanical properties of soils. Shear strength, consolidation, earth pressure. Laboratory testing - Atterberg Limits, compaction, shear, unconfined compression, permeability, sampling, and in-situ testing.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: , or and , and Advanced Standing; All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better
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CEE 340 - Introduction to Construction Engineering
Introduction to planning, design, and management techniques of construction engineering projects.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing.
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CEE 341 - Building Structures I
Theory and basic elements of simple structural systems for architects, designers, and construction managers. Does not satisfy program requirements for civil/mechanical degrees.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing in Engineering.
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CEE 346 - Civil Engineering Materials
Properties and uses of aggregates, Portland cement concrete, bituminous materials, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and wood for buildings, highways and other civil engineering works.
Credits: 3
Corequisites: STAT 463 or equivalent.
Prerequisites: or , Advanced Standing. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 362 - Transportation Engineering
Design, operation, objectives, characteristics, and social, environmental and economic relations of transportation systems including water, air, and land facilities.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced standing in Civil Engineering. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 367 - Fluid Mechanics
Introduction to fluid properties, statics, and fluid dynamics, development and application of fundamental equations for the study of external and internal flows, compressible flows, dimensional analysis, and turbomachinery. Laboratory exercises on the dynamics and statics of fluids.
Credits: 4
Corequisites: STAT 463 or equivalent.
Prerequisites: ; and engineering major. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better
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CEE 367L - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Laboratory designed to familiarize the student with the basic properties and behavior of incompressible and compressible fluids.
Credits: 0
Corequisites: Equivalent to lecture or CEM 460.
Prerequisites: Admission to civil, electrical or mechanical engineering major.
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CEE 370 - Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
Concepts of stress and strain, transformation of stress and strain, Mohr’s circle, engineering properties of materials, axially loaded members, torsion of circular members, bending of beams, buckling of columns, combined loading, thin-walled pressure vessels.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: C or better in .
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CEE 370L - Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Bodies Laboratory
Strain gage attachment and calibration, tensile testing of metals and non-metals, elastic constants, beam deflection and failure, torsion testing, column stability, and bolted connection testing.
Credits: 0
Corequisites: .
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CEE 371 - Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
Application of numerical techniques and tools to solve a variety of engineering problems with focus on civil and environmental engineering.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 283 , PHYS 180 and PHYS 180L . All prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 381 - Structural Analysis I
Principles and techniques of structural mechanics and application to analysis of engineering structures.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: and either , or or & , advanced standing; All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 404 - Open Channel Flow
Detailed examination and design of open channel flow systems. Includes energy and momentum principles, non-uniform flow, transition design, design of channel controls, design of hydraulic structures, wave motions, unsteady flow, and flood routing.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 604. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 406 - Hydrologic Analysis and Design
Modeling and analysis of hydrologic systems with application to engineering design. Includes rainfall-runoff analysis, dynamic flood routing, statistical theories, and stochastic processes.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 606. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 407 - Computer Applications in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Application of computer models for analysis and design of environmental and water resource systems. Includes surface and groundwater hydrology, pipe networks, and water quality computer programs.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: and .
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 607. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 409 - Engineering Project Management
Engineering aspects of contracts, labor law, specification development, and cost estimating. Project scheduling and cost using critical path methods.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: , or equivalent.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 609. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 410 - Highway Construction Materials
Composition, properties, and production of Portland cement, concrete, bituminous materials, and bituminous mixtures.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 610. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 413 - Water Resources Engineering I
Hydraulic and hydrologic design of water distribution, stormwater, and wastewater collection systems. Introduction to groundwater hydrology. Pumps, pipe flow, and pipe networks. Hydraulic design of open channels, culverts, and sanitary sewers.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 423 - Engineering Surveys
Solar observations, public land system, public land surveys, mineral surveys, vertical and horizontal curves, electronic distance measurements. Utilization of computers in survey calculations.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; , . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 425 - Cooperative Training III
Continuation of off-campus individual learning experiences in Civil Engineering. Students continue to apply engineering concepts and theories in work-related settings. Students in the Co-op Program(s) are required to make a written engineering report on the work they do.
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing in engineering.
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CEE 432 - Geological Engineering
Incorporation of geologic factors in civil engineering works. Engineering properties of rocks and soils; engineering implications of geologic structure and processes; geologic hazards; geologic/geotechnical site investigations, including engineering geophysics.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; , or / . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 632. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 434 - Rock Mechanics
Mechanical behavior of rock with engineering and geologic application; basic solid mechanics and rheology of rocks; rock testing; theories of failure; Griffith theory, McClintock-Walsh theory; scale effects and creep. Engineering applications in tunneling and dam foundations. Geologic applications in faulting, folding, isostasy, igneous intrusion, and petroleum formation.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 634. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 435 - Foundations Engineering
Site investigations, footings, slope stability, rock and soil foundations, piles.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 436 - Engineering Geophysics
Introduction to geophysical methods used in shallow earth explorations for engineering purposes, such as site characterization and waste site investigations. Emphasis on seismic and electrical/electromagnetic methods. Laboratory experience includes hands-on use of state-of-the-art equipment. Appropriate for students in Civil Engineering, Geoscience, and Physics.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: and , or and ; advanced standing.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 636. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 444 - Steel Structural Design
Introduction to design of structural systems in steel; LRFD method. Design of tension members, beams, columns and beam-columns. Design of connections, welded and bolted. Introduction to torsion.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; , . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 644. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 450 - Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering
Water, wastewater system design overview. Water demand, wastewater generation. Water quality criteria. Mass balances, kinetics, reactor design. Coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection. Suspended, attached processes. Sludge and residual management. Measurements of solids, pH, alkalinity, hardness, DO, BOD, COD, SVI, turbidity, MPN, chlorine residual, nitrogen, phosphorus.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; and CHEM 121L , , . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 650. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 451 - Environmental Water Chemistry and Analysis
An engineering approach to equilibrium chemistry, including acid-base reactions, metal speciation, and oxidation-reduction reactions. Includes overview of the analysis of water and wastewater quality.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; and CHEM 121L must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 651. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 454 - Solid and Hazardous Wastes Engineering
Solid waste collection, separation and disposal. Recycling and containment technologies. Adsorption and microbial degradation. Thermal, radiation, and solidification methods for destruction of hazardous wastes. Site remediation.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; and CHEM 121L , and MATH 431 . The Engineering department does not require but recommends that be taken prior to CEE 454. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 654. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 455 - Water Treatment Principles and Design
Principles and design of drinking water treatment processes. Topics include flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, adsorption, ion exchange, and softening.
Credits: 3
Corequisites: .
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; and CHEM 121L , , and CEE 450 . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: Three hours lecture.
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CEE 461 - Introduction to Railroad Transportation
Railway track, vehicle motion, signals and communications, railway track maintenance, railway operations, freight operation, passenger train operations.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 462 - Railroad Engineering
Design of major elements of railroad track, including track, subgrade materials, design and construction, construction costs and stability problems, drainage, ballast, cross ties, concrete and other artificial ties, rail, fastenings and other track material, track geometry, turnouts and crossings, track-train dynamics, conduct of work, and railroad right of way.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 463 - Traffic Engineering
Studies in highway and traffic planning and principles of traffic operations.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 663. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 464 - Airport Design
Fundamental engineering principles in planning, location, design, and operation of airport facilities (terminals, apron areas, taxiways, and runways); ground access, drainage, aircraft characteristics and performance as they relate to airport design, aircraft noise and environmental considerations; elements of air traffic control.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 664. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 466 - Geometric Design of Highways
Design of visible elements of highways such as horizontal and vertical alignment and cross-section in accordance with design controls derived from characteristics of vehicles, drivers, traffic, and pedestrians interacting with geometry, terrain, and environment to yield a safe roadway at design capacity.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 666. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 467 - Computer Applications in Transportation Engineering
Application of computer software models and programs for solving planning, design, and operations problems in transportation engineering. Includes traffic network analysis models, transportation planning, and impact models.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advance Standing; must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 667. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 468 - GIS Applications in Civil Engineering
Introduction to the basics of Geographic Information Systems software and hardware and their use in civil engineering. Emphasis on the application of GIS for the planning, design, operations, and maintenance of civil engineering systems. Laboratory sessions provide hands-on experience with GIS software and hardware using specific examples/case studies of GIS applications in various areas of civil engineering.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; , and any one of: , , , . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 668. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 470 - High Speed Rail
High speed rail station, track, traction and power, rolling stock, signal and communication, traffic organization, passenger service, and maintenance.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 471 - Public Transportation Systems
Analysis and evaluation of mass transit systems, and their operation and management: demand and cost analysis, route design, schedules, and fare policy. Technology of transit systems, including vehicles and structures. Transit financing. Impact on land use and environment.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 476 - Earthquake Engineering for Structures
Introduction to vibration theory; seismic hazards; spectra of vibrations. Application of UBC Simplified Static Method and Static Method. Introduction to design of earthquake resistant structures. Discussion of diaphragms, chords and struts.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; or , or . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 676. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 477 - Design of Underground Structures
Design of tunnels, shafts, and underground chambers in soil and hard rocks.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing must be completed with a grade of C or bettter.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 677. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 478 - Applied Finite Element Analysis
Introduction to the finite element method with computer applications to engineering problems in structural analysis, two- and three-dimensional solid mechanics and continuum.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; ; or . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 678. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 480 - Concrete Structure Design
Introduction to design of structural systems in concrete. Design of beams, one-way slabs, columns and beam-columns. Design of T-beams and doubly-reinforced beams. Anchorage and bar cutoffs.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; , . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 680. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 482 - Design of Timber Structures
Determination of simple wind and seismic forces on one and two story structures. Discussion of engineering properties of wood. Introduction to the design of sawn beams for flexure, shear, bearing and deflection. Introduction to the design of axially loaded columns. Brief introduction to the design of trusses, diaphragms and shear walls.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; , . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEE 682. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEE 491 - Independent Study
Independent design project or study of a selected engineering topic.
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing in engineering, or consent of instructor with departmental approval.
Notes: May not be used to replace a required course.
May be repeated up to a maximum of three credits.
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CEE 495 - Special Topics
Outlet for experimental and other topics which may be of current interest.
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing in engineering.
Notes: Topics and credits to be announced. May have a laboratory. This course is crosslisted with CEE 695. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
May be repeated once under different topic.
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CEE 496 - Civil Engineering Professional Practicum
Engineering practicum to perform work, preferably related to civil engineering design, supervised by experienced professional, in an agency, company or institution doing civil engineering work. Practicum proposal must be approved by chair prior to starting of work. Student report approved by supervisor.
Credits: 0
Prerequisites: The course should be taken in a year prior to graduation and should be completed within that time period; approval of host firm and Department Chair.
Notes: S/F grading only.
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CEE 498 - Civil Engineering Capstone Design
Capstone course to involve students in the design process from project planning through analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and recommendations. Team efforts and oral, written, and graphical communications.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing in Civil Engineering; All required CEE courses except and any one of , , or and consent of instructor. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEE 499 - Fundamentals of Engineering Examination Registration
Preparation for and completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Civil Discipline-Specific Examination administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
Credits: 0
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing; All required CEE courses except and any one of , , or . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Notes: S/F grading only.
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CEM 100 - Fundamentals of Construction Management
Overview of construction industry roles, responsibilities, and risks from perspectives of owners, constructors, designers, financial institutions, and governmental agencies. Study of construction process techniques and applications.
Credits: 3
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CEM 150 - Fundamentals of Construction Science
Introduction to engineering problem solving applied to construction science. Fundamental topics include units, engineering analysis, early preliminaries of statics, and the built environment from a mechanics perspective emphasizing construction science
Credits: 3
Corequisites: / .
Prerequisites: or higher with a grade of C or better.
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CEM 250 - Construction Materials and Methods
Construction materials and components; materials specifications, descriptions, and usage; construction techniques, and optimal economic selection. Sustainable construction aspects considered.
Credits: 4
Corequisites: CEM 250L , and or and .
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CEM 253 - Quantity Surveying and Document Analysis
Quantity take off and comprehension, understanding, and critical analysis of documents from engineers, architects, other design professionals, governmental agencies, vendors, suppliers, and other contractors.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: and . All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
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CEM 253L - Quantity Surveying and Document Analysis
Quantity take off and comprehension, understanding, and critical analysis of documents from engineers, architects, other design professionals, governmental agencies, vendors, suppliers, and other contractors.
Credits: 0
Prerequisites: and .
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CEM 300 - Construction Practicum I
Supervised internship with one of a variety of industry organizations, including owners, contractors, designers. suppliers/manufacturers, government entitites, etc.. Minimum 10,000 word practicum report required with oral presentation before supervising faculty member(s).
Credits: 1
Corequisites: .
Prerequisites: , , , , . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
Notes: S/F grading only
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CEM 301 - Construction Safety
Field of construction safety covering OSHA safety, health and environmental challenges for owners, contractors, subcontractors, and construction workers. Covers zero-injury techniques.
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: , , . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 330 - Soils and Foundations for Construction
Introduction to basic concepts of soils and foundations including compaction, compressibility, settlement, shear strength, and site investigations. Problem soils and solutions. Types and systems of foundations, bearing capacity, sheeting, and braced excavations.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or or , . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 350 - Facility Systems Design and Construction I
Introduction to mechanical systems for facilities including HVAC systems, boilers, chillers, air-handling units, fire protection, piping, and plumbing systems. Sustainable/green construction concepts. Energy conservation. Detailed knowledge to analyze needs, scope, design and construction of these systems as well as address design-construction integration issues.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: , / or / . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 351 - Facility Systems Design and Construction II
Introduction to electrical equipment and electrical systems for facilities including power, wiring, lighting, controls, automation, security, and life safety systems. Sustainable/green construction concepts. Energy conservation. Detailed knowledge to analyze needs, scope, design and construction of these systems as well as address design-construction integration issues.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: , or . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 370 - Steel and Wood Design in Construction
Analysis and design of simple steel, timber, and wood structures using AISC, AF&PA, ICC, APA, AITC and ASCE 7. Computer applications.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 372 - Concrete Design in Construction
Analysis and design of simple concrete structures using ACI 318 and ASCE 7. Computer applications.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 400* - Construction Practicum II
Supervised internship with one of a variety of industry organizations, including owners, contractors, designers. suppliers/manufacturers, government entities, etc. Minimum 10,000 word practicum report required with oral presentation before supervising faculty member(s).
Credits: 1
Corequisites: .
Prerequisites: , , , , , , . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
Notes: S/F grading only
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CEM 432 - Temporary Construction Structures
Analysis, design, and construction of temporary structures including formwork, falsework, shoring, rigging, and access units. Cost analysis. Computer analysis applications. Safety consideration.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or , or , or . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEM 632. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEM 450 - Construction Field Inspection
Construction field inspection at project sites and vendor surveillance. Construction codes including IBC/IRC, IPC, IMC, and NEC. Standards including ACI, AISC, ANSI, ASTM, and AWS. Quality assurance/ quality control concepts/development, techniques, analysis, enforcement and documentation.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or , or . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 451/451L - Construction Estimating
Principles and procedures used in estimating construction costs. Application of quantity determination, estimate pricing, specifications, subcontractor and supplier solicitation, risk assessment and risk analysis, and final bidding preparation. Computer-based estimating used for semester project.
Credits: 4
Corequisites: .
Prerequisites: , . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEM 651. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEM 452/452L - Construction Cost Control
Construction cost management including productivity and cost reporting/analysis concepts. Financial/cost issues/cash flow for the construction firm including reporting methods with percentage of completion techniques. Performance/profitability enhancement. Earned value management. Construction bonding and insurance issues. Firm and jobsite analysis. Case studies.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: , . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 453/453L - Construction Scheduling
Scheduling and resource optimization. Includes short-interval scheduling, Gantt charts, linear, and matrix scheduling formats. Network techniques including CPM and PERT concepts and calculations. Computer applications.
Credits: 3
Corequisites: .
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 454 - Heavy Construction Methods and Equipment
Characteristics, capabilities, limitations, uses, and selection techniques for heavy construction methods and equipment Process planning, simulation, fleet operations, and maintenance programs. Field trip(s) where appropriate.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or , and consent of instructor. Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEM 654. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEM 455 - Construction Management Practice
Direction and operation of construction organizations with examination of general contracting, design-build, and construction management methods. Synthesis of project management concepts, applications, and limitations through case studies and semester project.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: , , . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 457 - Project Management
Principles and application for effective project planning including finance, economic decisions making, risk management, team alignment, and pre-project planning processes and tools.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or or equivalent, senior standing. Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 458 - Design-Build for Construction Management
Design-build techniques and concepts for a variety of project types understanding the technical aspects associated with design/construction of these projects as well as the financial and management aspects required for a successful completion. Design-construct team building. Liability issues.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or or CEE 409 . Prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 459 - Quantitative Methods in Project Management
Quantitative analysis techniques in project management. Introduction to quantitative decisions making, decision tree, simulation, linear programming, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, etc.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: with a grade of C or better, or senior standing in major. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 470 - Construction Automation
Automation applications, robotics, and analysis for construction, including, alignment, materials handling, and installation units. Location analysis from project site to fabrication shop. Repeatability and training considerations. Environmental influences.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 480 - Sustainable Construction
Overview of sustainable design and construction. Introduction to green buildings, LEED assessment process, high-performance building, and green building material. Economic analysis of green buildings.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Laboratory science course, consent of instructor.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEM 680. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEM 482 - Hazardous Waste Construction Operations
Construction operations for hazardous waste sites and site remediation. On-site control techniques. Off-site disposal. Equipment and methods issues. Personnel protection and training.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 484 - Construction Site Water Management
Management of water at construction sites.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
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CEM 485 - Construction Law and Contracts
Legal problems in the construction process. Stipulated sum, unit price, and cost-plus contracts. Construction lien rights and bond rights. Scope of work issues. Builders risk issues. Risk-shifting. Case studies.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: with a grade of C or better. Advanced Standing required.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEM 685. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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CEM 493 - Independent Study
Independent study of a selected construction topic.
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Advanced Standing required.
Notes: This course is crosslisted with CEM 693. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
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CEM 495 - Special Topics in Construction Management
Experimental and other topics which may be of current interest in construction management.
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Advanced Standing required.
Notes: Topics and credits to be announced. This course is crosslisted with CEM 695. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
May be repeated to a maximum of eight credits.
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CFA 100 - First Year Symposia
An Interdisciplinary First Year Seminar with topics and fields of study selected on a rotating basis. Through exposure, immersion and active participation in multiple disciplines comprising the College of Fine Arts, the student will be able to assess and interpret how historic and multicultural movements in Art, Architecture, Dance, Film, Music and/or Theatre continue to inform and influence the Fine Arts today.
Credits: 3
Notes: Fulfills First Year Seminar requirement.
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CFA 101 - Introduction to Environmental Design
This survey focuses on historical, theoretical, social, technical, and environmental forces that shape the design professions. Especially for majors and non-majors who wish to explore this field as a career choice.
Credits: 3
Notes: Fulfills First Year Seminar requirement.
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CFA 102 - Perspectives in Popular Music - Freshman Year Seminar
Study the origins of popular music through listening assignments, group discussions, readings and quizzes, research, live music review, and a final exam. This course encompasses musical, historical, political and sociological aspects and introduces incoming first-time freshmen to university practices, expectations and resources, and helps create a successful transition to UNLV.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Freshman Standing
Notes: Fulfills First Year Seminar requirement.
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CFA 103 - Survey of Dance
In depth studies in dance and related topics. This course is designed to foster the individual’s understanding of academia and the learning strategies and study skills that emphasize critical and divergent thinking, inquiry, and creativity. Through a series of global topics; social awareness and political tolerance will be encouraged. The course embraces artistic, cultural, intellectual, ethical, and spiritual differences through mutual respect, research, discussion and presentations. These will include the importance of diversity and inclusivity. Furthermore students will be provided insight into the institution’s academic offerings and the role that dance offers in societies around the world.
Credits: 3
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CFT 150 - Personal Growth
Facilitates self-awareness and understanding, developing close relationships, resolving interpersonal conflict, promoting physical and psychological health, and examining and expanding one’s life goals.
Credits: 3
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CFT 225 - Multicultural Issues and Families
Explores a variety of multicultural topics related to culture, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and physical attributes. Identifies aspects of culture as it relates to internalized beliefs, biases, values, individual and family interactions. Students will examine these topics in relation to self and others. Focuses on awareness, knowledge, and skills in working with diverse individuals, families, and groups in a variety of settings.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or .
Notes: Satisfies Multicultural Requirement.
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CFT 350 - Human Sexuality
Addresses the physical, social, and emotional aspects of human sexuality. Introduction to scientific information and research pertaining to human sexual behavior and relationships. Addresses topics related to healthy sexuality, decision-making, sexual attitudes, sexual communication and relationships, sexuality over the lifespan, and a variety of issues related to sexuality in today’s society.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or .
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CFT 360 - Contemporary Marriage and Families
Analysis of historic and contemporary trends in marriage and family relationships in American society. Examination of major family processes through the life cycle, including functional and dysfunctional patterns and their interactions with individuals and communities. Includes information on family development and parenting.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or .
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CFT 370 - Successful Couple and Marital Relationships
Examination of dating, mate-selection, and successful couple and marital relationships. Focuses on the individual, social, cultural, and environmental factors that effect couple and marital relationships. Provides students with the opportunity to evaluate current, past, and future relationships. Functional and dysfunctional patterns of behavior (communication, conflict resolution, etc.) explored.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: or .
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CFT 428 - Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
Basic examination of marriage and family therapy, including professional issues, major theories and techniques, and introduction to marriage and family counseling skills. Focus is for students preparing for marriage and family therapy (MFT) as a field of professional study or for those students who may work with individuals and families (e.g. child welfare, education, healthcare, law, etc).
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: .
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CFT 499 - Individual Study
Selected issues related to marriage and families or the treatment of couples and families.
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisites: .
May be repeated up to 6 credits.
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CHEM 103 - Preparatory Chemistry
Primarily for students who are Science or Engineering majors and do not place into CHEM 121A . This course will prepare them for CHEM 121A.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: The department placement exam, and a passing grade of C or better in MATH 96 or placement in MATH 126 or higher.
Notes: Does not satisfy the General Education Core Science requirement.
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CHEM 108 - Introduction to Chemistry
Elementary principles of general, organic and biochemistry, and their applications to living systems. For students majoring in nursing, pre-nursing and selected allied health programs.
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in MATH 120 or MATH 124 or higher (Math 126,127,128,132,170,176,181,182, 251, 271, 283).
Notes: Does not satisfy the General Education Core Science requirement, nor the prerequisite for CHEM 121A .
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CHEM 121A - General Chemistry I
Fundamental principles of chemistry and their correlation with the properties of the elements.
Credits: 3
Corequisites: MATH 126 or placement into or or higher. CHEM 121L is required if enrolling in CHEM 121A for the first time.
Prerequisites: A passing score on the Chemistry Placement Exam or a grade of C or better in .
Notes: Credit not allowed in both CHEM 121 and CHEM 121A
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