Independent Study in Civil Engineering involves conducting and reporting on independent civil or environmental engineering research under faculty supervision.
Introductory course covering the water cycle, hydrology, hydraulics, coastal engineering, and water resources management for conservation and utilization.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.97 GPA, 29.3% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.03 GPA, 40.4% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.95 GPA, 36.1% A/AB (n=61 letter grades).
Pre-dissertation research under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Thesis work under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Ecohydrology course covering interactions between the hydrologic cycle and ecosystems, water/energy movement in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, and modeling of ecohydrologic processes.