理学硕士是一个为期两年的研究重点学位，并最终完成了一篇论文。该学位为毕业生准备该领域的高级职位奠定了基础，并为博士研究奠定了基础。学位要求包括66个学科单元，其中34个必须是部门学科。还要求学生完成由原创作品组成的研究论文。
The MS degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering is a degree for students who wish to equip themselves with a more solid foundation within a specialized civil engineering field preparing themselves for professional advancement in industry. Our students tackle issues of global importance, including the sustainability of infrastructures, the impact of transportation on the environment, deploying emerging concepts and technologies in the construction of new facilities, and much more. Our faculty members are leading innovators with recent technological advances that include a robot that examines bridge surfaces using sophisticated tools and a 3-D geospatial mapping instrument.