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Graduate Study Options
Tailored, Multidisciplinary Educational Experiences that Yield Clear Competitive Advantage
In the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, our unique educational and research approach promotes integrating learning experiences across academic lines. Our graduate students my concentrate their studies in:
| Graduate Degrees, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Civil Engineering |
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| C.E., Construction Management | | | |
| Environmental Engineering | | | |
| Environmental Sciences & Geological Processes* | | | |
| Environmental Management & Policy** | | | |
| Env.E., Nuclear Environmental Engineering | | | |
Civil Engineering areas of study emphasize:
- Multi-Scale Materials and Structural Mechanics
- Systems, Risk, Reliability and Optimization
- Multi-modal Transportation Systems
The M.Eng. program in Construction Management emphasizes three primary areas:
- Healthcare Construction
- Commercial Construction
- Project Delivery Systems
Within the Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science and Environmental Management programs there are specific areas of concentration that include:
- Nuclear Environmental Engineering
- Water Quality & Resources
- Energy Choices & Environmental Consequences
- Environmental Risks, Assessments, Waste Management & Remediation
*The Earth Sciences & Geological Processes program is in collaboration with the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in Vanderbilt's College of Arts and Science.
**The option in Envrionmental Management & Policy is in collaboration with Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management, and Vanderbilt Law School.
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is an international leader in many areas, including Risk and Reliability Engineering and Nuclear Waste Management. Graduate students seeking M.S., M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees are engaged in thesis or dissertation research corresponding to one of the ongoing research areas of the department, and have the opportunities to work with our world-renowned faculty.