May 02, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Civil Engineering

  
  • C E 426 - Transportation Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Corequisite: C E 406 .
    Integrative learning course on transportation engineering. Characteristics of driver, pedestrian, vehicle, and road; traffic flow; intersection design and control, planning, and geometric design; safety issues. Team project, oral presentations, and written reports required.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Discussion 3 hours). Same course as C E 426H . Not open for credit to students with credit in C E 426H .
  
  • C E 426H - Transportation Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Corequisite: C E 406 .
    Integrative learning course on transportation engineering. Characteristics of driver, pedestrian, vehicle, and road; traffic flow; intersection design and control, planning, and geometric design; safety issues. Team project, oral presentations, and written reports required.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Discussion 3 hours) CE 426H is open only to students in the Engineering Honors Program. Additional assignments/projects adding depth to the course materials required for Engineering Honors students. Not open for credit to students with credit in C E 426 .
  
  • C E 427 - Highway Design


    (2 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Corequisite: C E 427L  
    Geometric design of highways and streets. Route location and earthwork computation. Introduction to roadside and pavement design. Design problems in highway engineering.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 2 hours)
  
  • C E 427L - Highway Design Laboratory


    (1 unit)

    Corequisite: C E 427 .
    Geometric highway design project, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, cross section, earthwork calculation, environmental impact, use of software application.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Laboratory 3 hours)
  
  • C E 428 - Highway Engineering Materials


    (2 units)

    Prerequisites: C E 200  and C E 345  all with a grade of “C” or better.
    Corequisite: C E 428L 
    Design and properties of highway materials, including aggregates, asphalt binder, and mixtures. Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) aggregate gradation, blending procedure, volumetrics, design, plant operation, and lay down. Superpave binder testing and specifications.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours)
  
  • C E 428L - Highway Engineering Materials Laboratory


    (1 unit)

    Corequisite: C E 428 .
    Laboratory testing for aggregate, asphalt binder, and asphalt concrete mixture.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Laboratory 3 hours)
  
  • C E 429 - Traffic Engineering


    (2 units)

    Corequisite: C E 426 , C E 429L .
    Capacity and level of service analyses of highway facilities. Intersection signal timing design. Introduction to traffic control devices. Volume, speed and delay studies. Use of traffic data for design, planning and operational levels of analyses.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Graduate students required to do extra projects. (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 429L - Traffic Engineering Laboratory


    (1 unit)

    Corequisites: C E 426 , C E 429 
    Laboratory activities on traffic flow theory, capacity and level of service analyses, signal timing, parking lot design, and travel demand forecasting; traffic volume, speed and delay studies. Use of traffic engineering software.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Laboratory 3 hours) Not open for credit to student with credit in CE 430.
  
  • C E 435 - Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 335  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Fundamental surface and ground water hydrology concepts and quantitative methods. Selected topics and procedures of the hydrological cycle. Planning, development and management of water resource surface systems.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 437 - Engineering Hydraulics


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: C E 335 , MATH 370A  all with a grade of “C” or better.
    Analysis of steady flow in pipe and pipeline networks, and centrifugal pump systems. Theory and analysis of uniform and non-uniform flow in open conduits. Design of lined and unlined channels, computations of critical, gradually, and rapidly varied flows.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 438 - Hydraulic Engineering Design I


    (2 units)

    Corequisites: C E 437 , C E 438L 
    Application of hydraulic principles to the design of dams, water courses, water systems and their related structures and devices.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours)
  
  • C E 438L - Hydraulic Design I Laboratory


    (1 unit)

    Corequisite: C E 437  and C E 438 
    Computer laboratory applications to the design of water courses, water systems and their related structures and devices

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Laboratory 3 hours)
  
  • C E 439 - Fundamentals of Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport


    (3 units)

    Corequisite: C E 437 
    Introduction to principles of groundwater flow and contaminant transport. Groundwater remediation methods. Mathematical description of flow and transport in the subsurface with software applications.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Discussion 3 hours)
  
  • C E 445 - Introduction to Foundation Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Design of shallow and deep foundation structures. Site investigation and evaluation of soil conditions. Soil and strength evaluation. Bearing capacity and settlement theory and calculations.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 446 - Retaining Walls and Slope Stability


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Design and problem solving for retaining wall and slope stability shallow foundation projects. Theory of earth pressures behind structures utilizing soil mechanics theory. Theory of slope stability, including shear strength, design charts, and limit equilibrium analysis. 

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours). Graduate students required to do additional readings and write a research term paper to deal with current topics in geotechnical engineering.
  
  • C E 447 - Introduction to Geotechnical Earthquake


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better
    Introduction to analysis of geotechnical projects undergoing earthquake loading. Including soil dynamics theory, soil liquefaction, slope stability, retaining structures, and site response.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 455 - Structural Steel Design


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 359  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Detailed design of components with typical codes and specifications.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 456 - Timber Design


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 359  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Design of various structural elements made of wood material subjected to both vertical and lateral loads. Application of current building codes and specifications in timer design.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 458 - Structural Analysis Il


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 359  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Solution of indeterminate truss and frame structures using moment distribution and slope deflection methods. Introduction to matrix methods. Energy theorems and virtual work principles. Use of code based finite element computer programs in the analysis of indeterminate structural systems.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Discussion 2 Hours, Activity 2 Hours)
  
  • C E 459 - Reinforced Concrete Design I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: C E 200  and C E 359  all with a grade of “C” or better.
    Material properties of concrete and steel comprising a reinforced concrete element. Code compliant and design or reinforced concrete elements including beams, columns, one-way slabs, and footing.  

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hours)
  
  • C E 464 - Environmental Engineering II: Unit Processes


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: C E 335  and C E 364  all with a grade of “C” or better.
    Civil engineering applications of the fundamentals of chemical reactions, kinetics of biochemical systems, gas transfer systems, liquid/solid separations, solubility equilibria, adsorption, ion exchange and membrane processes.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 466 - Environmental Systems Design


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 335  and C E 364  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Principles of water treatment plant design, including intake stations, rapid and mixing tanks, clarifiers, filters and disinfection basins as well as wastewater treatment plant design, including primary, secondary and tertiary treatment with hydraulic profiles, equipment lists and control systems.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 481 - Professional Practice In Civil Engineering


    (1 unit)

    Prerequisite: Senior standing.
    Topics related to practice of civil engineering profession. Professional society meetings and readings.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 1 hour)
  
  • C E 490 - Senior Design Project


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite(s): C E 459 ; completion of all 300-level engineering courses for the civil engineering major all with a grade of “C” or better and consent of department undergraduate advisor.
    Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): C E 426 , C E 437 .

    Capstone design that fulfills integrative capstone design course. A supervised design team project, incorporating all aspects from concept to completed design. Technical aspects, social, environmental, and economic issues considered. Ethical concepts discussed. Oral presentations and written reports are required.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 2 hrs, Design lab 3 hrs)
  
  • C E 495 - Seismic Design I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: C E 459  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Elements of lateral-force design in steel, concrete, masonry, and timber structures. Application of current building codes.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Discussion 2 Hours, Laboratory 3 Hours)
  
  • C E 497 - Senior Problem Directed Studies


    (2 units)

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: C E 406 , C E 481 , C E 490 .

    Directed study on assigned topics or lab/field studies practicum and report on same.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • C E 500 - Engineering Analysis I


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: MATH 370A  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Application of analytical methods to engineering problems. Differential equations and series solutions, Bessel functions and Legendre polynomials, boundary value and eigenvalue problems, Fourier series, partial differential equations, vector analysis.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 501 - Engineering Analysis Il


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: MATH 370A  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Analysis of engineering mechanics by matrix theory and complex variables; introduction to numerical techniques.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 502 - Finite Element Method and Applications


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 458  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor
    Introduction of the theory of finite element method and its application to mechanics of structures and solids. Variational calculus, discretization of continuum, discrete element stiffness matrices, displacement and force vector, direct stiffness formulation, and solution methods for linear equations.

    Letter grading only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 503 - Selected Topics in Civil Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
    Selected topics, with laboratory work required, from the most recent developments in civil engineering.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 2 hours, Laboratory 3 hrs) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. No more than 6 units of CE 503 or C E 504  may be counted for the Master’s Degree.
  
  • C E 504 - Selected Topics in Civil Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Selected topics from recent developments in civil engineering.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hrs) May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. No more than 6 units of C E 503  and/or CE 504 may be counted for the master’s degree.
  
  • C E 508 - Probabilistic and Statistical Methods in Engineering Applications


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Civil Engineering applications of nondeterministic models and decision theory. Applications of proven statistical computer programs.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 509 - Computational Methods in Civil Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Numerical analysis and computer methods applied to various areas of civil engineering. Application of proven computer methods, including special problem-oriented languages.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Seminar 3 hrs)
  
  • C E 516 - Timber Design II


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 359  and C E 456  all with a grade of “C” or better.
    Structural behavior of timber buildings/wood structures under seismic load. Analysis/design of nonrectangular buildings, horizontal diaphragms and shearwalls. Analysis/design of member under biaxial bending and axial force. Load/resistance factor design (LRFD) for wood construction. Current building codes/specifications in advanced timber design.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 517 - Reinforced Masonry Design


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 359  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Theory, design and application of reinforced masonry (brick and block) in compliance with latest Building Code. Earthquake provisions. Construction and specifications. Design of high rise buildings, industrial buildings and retaining walls.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours) Graduate students required to do a design project and assigned readings from journals and research papers.
  
  • C E 520 - Seaport Planning and Design


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 428  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Planning and design of seaports and facilities as access systems. Support transportation, use analysis and ocean transport crafts. Site selection and comprehensive planning.

    Letter grade only (A-F) (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 522 - Transportation Planning


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 426  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Planning of transportation facilities in urban setting; application of travel forecasting and analytical models in the planning process; evaluation of transportation alternatives and impacts; transportation system and demand management techniques.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 526 - Pavement Engineering


    (3 units)

    Corequisite: C E 427  or consent of instructor.
    Aggregate, binder systems. Theory and design of pavement structures.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 528 - Advanced Highway Materials


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 428  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Hot mix asphalt design methods and lay down methods. Distress identification and rehabilitation procedures of highway materials.

    Letter grade only (A-F) (Lecture-Discussion 3 hours)
  
  • C E 529 - Advanced Traffic Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: C E 426  or consent of instructor.

    Analysis of arterial streets traffic operations. Queuing Analysis; Signal timing coordination and optimization; Use of traffic optimization and simulation computer models to solve problems.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 530 - Groundwater Flow: Principles and Modeling


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 437  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Principles of water flow in the saturated and unsaturated zone. Well hydraulics. Numerical modeling of groundwater flow in the subsurface with computer applications. Groundwater artificial recharge and saline water intrusion.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs).
  
  • C E 532 - Sediment Transportation


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 437  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Phenomena of sediment transportation related to streams and marine environments.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 533 - Groundwater Contaminant Transport: Principles and Modeling


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: C E 437 , C E 530  all with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Mechanisms of contaminant transport in groundwater. Analysis of groundwater remediation methods and alternatives. Numerical modeling of flow and transport in the subsurface. Software applications.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs).
  
  • C E 535 - Advanced Hydrology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Theory and application of surface hydrology. Hydrologic statistics, dynamic wave routing, frequency analysis and risk analysis. Simulation of design flows, flood forecasting, flood plain analysis and hydrologic design. Mathematical models, numerical methods in analysis and evaluation.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 536 - Urban Surface Water Management


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 437  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Planning and design of facilities to control flooding, erosion, sedimentation, and non‑point source pollution for urban storm water runoff management. Presentation of analysis and design methodologies, structural and non‑structural measures for management, and master planning principles.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 538 - Hydraulic Engineering Design Il


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: C E 437 , C E 438  all with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Design of water supply networks, hydraulic transitions, controls and structures. Hydraulic power conversion. River engineering. Water resources systems.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 542 - Advance Retaining Walls and Slope Stability


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Design and problem solving for retaining wall and slope stability deep foundation projects. Theory of earth pressures behind structures utilizing soil mechanics theory. Theory of slope stability, including shear strength, design charts, and limit equilibrium analysis. 

    Letter grade only (A-F). Graduate students required to do additional readings and write a research term paper to deal with current topics in geotechnical engineering. (Lecture-Problems 3 hours).
  
  • C E 543 - Waste Management and Landfill Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Advanced principles and practices of landfill engineering for waste management and subsurface flow problems. Presentation of research and case studies in geotechnical aspects of waste management and landfill engineering.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 546 - Foundation Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Foundation, explorations, stress and deformation relationships and design of various footings, piles, piers and caissons. Analysis of lateral loads and design of retaining structures, machinery foundations and foundation dewatering.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 547 - Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Theory and behavior of dynamically loaded soil. Analysis, design and mitigation of geotechnical projects subjected to earthquake loading. Topics include: soil liquefaction, slope stability, retaining structures, and site response analysis.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 548 - Advanced Soil Mechanics


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 345  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Stress‑strain time relationship of soils. Theory and methods of analysis with special emphasis on the applications and limitations in soil engineering.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 549 - Retaining Structure and Slope Stability


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite(s): C E 345  or equivalent.
    Theory of earth pressures, retaining structures, design of retaining walls, sheet piles, mechanically stabilized earth, soil nails, anchored and braced excavation. Theory of slope stability, including shear strength, design charts, limit equilibrium analysis, seepage analysis, staged construction, and rapid drawdown.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours).
  
  • C E 551 - Prestressed Concrete


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 459  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Principles of prestressed concrete, materials used, applications to structural design, review of existing specifications.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 552 - Theory of Plates and Shells


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Completion of C E Graduate MATH Requirement.
    Review of theory of elasticity; formulation of general equation of bending of thin elastic plates; methods of obtaining exact and approximate solutions; membrane and bending theories of shells with emphasis on cylindrical shells and shells of revolution.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 553 - Behavior and Design of Steel Structures


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 455  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Study of torsion, unsymmetrical bending, stability. Plastic design, code provisions and commentary. Design of complete structural systems in steel.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 554 - Analysis and Design with Composite Materials


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Mechanics of composite materials with design applications in aerospace, civil engineering and construction. Lab experiments on composite samples. Project required with canned computer programs.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hrs)
  
  • C E 555 - Earthquake Analysis and Design


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: C E 495  or consent of instructor.

    Advanced computational methods to evaluate responses of structural systems subjected to earthquake ground motions. Time-history and response spectrum analysis for various structural systems. Innovative earthquake design of buildings and other structures.

    Letter grading only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 557 - Advanced Structural Analysis


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 458  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Virtual forces and displacements, strain energy and complementary energy. Force and displacement matrix methods. Computer applications to planar and space frames, trusses, floor beams and shear wall systems.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 558 - Dynamics of Structures


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 458  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Response of structures and structural components having one or more degrees of freedom. Damping and inelastic action; earthquake and nuclear blasts, dynamic resistance of structural elements and structures, elastic and inelastic response of structures.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 562 - Water Treatment System Design


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 364  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Design of physical and chemical processes for water treatment plants, intake stations, predisinfection units, rapid mixing tanks, slow mixing tanks, clarifiers, granular filtration tanks and post disinfection basins, hydraulics profiles, equipment lists and control systems.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 563 - Wastewater Treatment System Design


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 564  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Design of physical and chemical biological processes for wastewater treatment, including primary, secondary and tertiary treatment combined with hydraulics profiles, equipment lists and control systems at the plants.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 564 - Environmental Health Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 364  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Health and safety aspects of environmental quality and related engineering systems. Regulatory aspects. Projects and case studies.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 567 - Liquid and Solid Waste Project Planning and Management


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 364  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    The presentation of research and case studies of liquid and solid waste project planning and management.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 570 - Engineering Management Principles and Practices


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: C E 406  with a grade of “C” or better, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Transition of engineers into management. Analysis of technical manager’s functions at lower and middle levels as support to corporate management. Principles of engineering management and applications to private and public sector organizations. Case studies of practices in different technical organizations.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hours)
  
  • C E 571 - Construction Planning and Cost Control


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Planning, scheduling and resource allocation for a complex construction project. Topics include traditional critical path method, advanced computer expert systems and optimization techniques for construction planning and cost control.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 573 - Engineering Specifications, Law and Contracts


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Application of law of contracts to construction contracts. Legal matters of concern to engineers.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 574 - Methods, Analysis and Design of Construction Operations


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 571  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Equipment, methods, analysis and design of a construction operation, from site work improvement and data acquisition to modeling and design. Particular attention will be paid to interfacing between design and construction activities and work method development, productivity and safety.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 576 - Construction Organization and Management


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    An introduction to construction organization, control concepts and labor, emphasizing the business aspects of construction management. Topics include legal framework, finance in construction management, labor, accounting and other decision making in the construction business.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 577 - Accounting and Finance in Construction Management


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 406  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    Economics and business aspects in construction, financing structure, methodology, and project financial evaluation. Emphasis is on financial aspects in property acquisition, development, construction, and project management.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 578 - Management of Advanced Technologies in Construction


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    New development of advanced technology as applied to construction industry. Productivity and competitiveness in construction on the basis of new technology. Comparison of construction innovation in the U.S., Japan, and other countries.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 581 - Sustainability and Green Construction


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Comprehensive coverage of the green building design and construction practices through high-performance, market-leading design, construction, and operation practices. Presents the green operations and management of new construction and major renovation projects, with emphasis on green building rating systems.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hours)
  
  • C E 582 - Management of Productivity and Quality


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 570  with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.
    System approaches to quality and productivity in construction. Total Quality Management (TQM) in construction and management. Investigation of methods and strategies for improving competitiveness at the company level. Domestic and international competitiveness in the construction business.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 585 - Utility Rehabilitation and Construction


    (3 units)

    State of infrastructure systems with a focus on underground facilities, diagnostic and evaluation techniques of underground utility pipes, planning, equipment, materials and methods for rehabilitation and construction of sewer and water mains using Trenchless (i.e. NO-DIG) Technology.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours).
  
  • C E 602 - Seminar in Civil Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or consent of instructor.
    Presentation of research in special fields of structures, transportation, environmental, urban, geotechnical, water resources, or construction management. May be repeated once for credit. No more than six units of CE 602.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 629 - Traffic Operations


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: C E 426  or C E 529  all with a grade of “C” or better, or consent of instructor.
    Principles of traffic flow. Highway traffic operations. Evaluation of quality of traffic operations including long-range impact on efficient use of the systems and on safety. Identification and evaluation of measures of effectiveness. Travel demand management strategies and intelligent transportation system applications.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 640 - Mathematical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
    Mathematical modeling techniques used in geotechnical engineering. Application of proven computer programs. M.S. students register in CE 640; Ph.D. Ph.D. students will be required to complete a more rigorous computer project.

    Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture‑Problems 3 hours)
  
  • C E 696 - Research Methods


    (1 unit)

    Prerequisite: Candidacy or consent of instructor.
    Bibliographical and library techniques and resources. Preparation and presentation of theses and directed studies technical papers.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • C E 697 - Directed Studies


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy for degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering, and C D 696  or consent of directed studies faculty advisor.
    MSCE and MSE degree candidates in Civil Engineering and Interdisciplinary Areas need to have either CE 697 or C E 698  as their program requirement. Theoretical and experimental problems in civil engineering requiring intensive analysis.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • C E 698 - Thesis


    (2-6 units)

    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy for degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering, and C E 696  or consent of directed studies faculty advisor.
    Planning, preparation and completion of a thesis and/or project in the field of civil engineering.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.
  
  • C E 699 - Thesis


    (3-9 units)

    Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for degree of Civil Engineer.
    Corequisite: C E 696  or written consent of faculty advisor.
    Planning, preparation and completion of a thesis in the field of civil engineering practice.

    Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units.

Classics

Note: General Education Category A must be completed prior to taking any upper-division course except upper-division language courses where students meet formal prerequisites and/or competency equivalent for advanced study.

  
  • CLSC 100 - The Classical World of Greece and Rome


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    Introduction to the literature, language and culture of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Use of primary sources, such as drama, epic, inscriptions, and the visual arts to explore issues of gender, mythology, theater, combat and sports, slavery and family.

  
  • CLSC 101 - Greek Mythology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    A survey of the major Greek myths, sagas and tales of gods and heroes, and their influence on later eras, particularly ancient Rome.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in CLSC 191.
  
  • CLSC 110 - Classical Archaeology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    Introduction to the study of the material culture of Greece, Etruria and Rome from the Minoans to Constantine. Covers history of archaeology, chronology and dating systems and analytical methods of material culture including urban planning, construction techniques, and architecture.

  
  • CLSC 130 - Women in the Classical World


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    A survey of the roles and status of women in ancient Greece, other ancient source material.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in CLSC 135.
  
  • CLSC 201 - Poets, Plays and Politics of Ancient Greece


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    A survey of the literature of ancient Greece in translation from Homer and Hesiod to Lucian and the novelists (c. 700 BC to AD 400).

  
  • CLSC 202 - Poets, Plays and Politics of Ancient Rome


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    A survey of the literature of the ancient Romans in translation, focusing on major authors from Plautus to Augustine (200 BC to AD 450).

  
  • CLSC 210 - Roman Myth and Legend


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: One GE Foundation course.
    A survey from literature and artifacts of the major Roman myths and legends of heroes and gods focusing on their impact and influence on Rome’s development and identity as well as that on subsequent cultures.

  
  • CLSC 300 - Pagan Culture


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, completion of one or more Explorations course, and upper division standing.
    Examines the mass cultures of the Greek and Roman periods, its worldview, and its philosophic and religious underpinnings through literary, artistic, archaeological and documentary sources.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in CLSC 310 .
  
  • CLSC 310 - Greek World


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Explorations courses, and upper-division standing.
    Interdisciplinary examination of the society and culture of ancient Greece emphasizing literature, the arts, and history. Topics include Homer, mythology and religion, lyric poetry, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age, and Greek contributions to the modern world.

    Same course as HIST 310 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CWL 310 or HIST 310 .
  
  • CLSC 312 - Roman World


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Explorations courses, and upper-division standing.
    Interdisciplinary examination of the society and culture of ancient Rome emphasizing literature, the arts, and history. Topics include genesis and growth of the Roman world, transition from republic to Empire, imperial maturity, and Roman contributions to the modern world.

    Same course as HIST 312 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CWL 312 or HIST 312 .
  
  • CLSC 340 - The Underworld


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: One course in Classics or consent of instructor.
    In-depth investigation of the realm of the dead as given in ancient Greek and Roman myth. Topics include its topography and population, journeys to it, and interpretations of it. Comparative analysis of ancient myths of the underworld from other cultures.

  
  • CLSC 350 - Hollywood Does Rome


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: CLSC 100  or CLSC 101  or CLSC 202  or consent of instructor.
    Investigation of filmmakers’ motives and methods used to portray ancient Romans from the beginnings of cinema to the present. Topics include ‘imaging’ the past, ‘power’ of image, community and society, cultural imperialism, film theory, ‘language’ of myth, and reception theory.

    Same course as FEA 350 . Not open for credit to students with credit in FEA 350 .
  
  • CLSC 366 - Classical Stories, Modern Voices


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Completion of Foundation courses and upper-division standing.
    Comparative readings of ancient literature in a global context, including analysis of classical literary genres and archetypes, their modern interpretations/rewritings, and their echoes in popular culture.

    Same course as CWL 366 . Not open for credit to students with credit in CWL 366 .
  
  • CLSC 370 - Medicine in the Ancient World


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Completion of Foundation Courses, Upper-Division Standing. Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone.
    Medical theory and practice throughout Greek and Roman antiquity. Starting with early literacy references to medical practice, the course then explores classical philosophical foundations for scientific thought and evaluates the treatises of early medical writers for their place in the history of medicine.

    Letter grade only (A-F).
  
  • CLSC 380 - Ancient Eats


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Completion of GE Foundation requirements or consent of Instructor.
    Survey of food in the Roman Empire and elsewhere in the ancient Mediterranean world. Topics include farming, sustainability, trade, purchasing, processing, production, ingredients, recipes, tools, the place and function of feasts, and food in myth, cult and philosophy.

  
  • CLSC 410 - Law and Literature in the Classical World


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Completion of GE Foundation requirements, one or more Explorations courses, and upper-division standing.
    Introduction to the study of philosophy and interpretation of law through classical literature that encompasses fundamental legal questions and ancient legal source material and the application of modern theories of literary criticism to ancient and modern law.

  
  • CLSC 420 - Classical Drama


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Examination of the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes both as literature and as theater. Includes origins of tragedy and comedy, later Greek and Roman drama, and debt of modern drama to the theater of Greeks.

    Not open for credit to students with credit in CLSC 421.
  
  • CLSC 430 - Archaeology of Ancient Greece


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: one of the following courses: CLSC 110 , ANTH 140 , HIST 131 , or AH 416 /AH 516 , or consent of instructor.
    The material culture of ancient Greece, from Minoans to Constantine including urban planning, architecture, sculpture, painting, ceramics, burial customs, religious and secular artifacts, epigraphy and numismatics. Examines chronology and dating systems, analytical methods and history of classical archaeology in Greece.

  
  • CLSC 440 - Archaeology of the Roman World


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Completion of one of the following: CLSC 110 , ANTH 140 , HIST 131 , or AH 417 /AH 517 , or consent of instructor.
    The material culture of Roman empire, from Villanovans to Constantine including urban planning, architecture, sculpture, painting, ceramics, burial customs, religious and secular artifacts, epigraphy and numismatics. Examines chronology and dating systems, analytical methods and history of archaeology of Roman empire.

  
  • CLSC 450 - Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology


    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: CLSC 110  or consent of the instructor
    The first true civilizations of the Western World arose in the Aegean Basin during the Bronze Age (ca. 3000- 1000 BCE). This course is an investigation of their development and their impact upon the civilizations that followed.

 

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