At CU Denver, we offer two options within the civil engineering PhD program: the doctor of philosophy in civil engineering is a technical degree intended for students with an undergraduate degree in engineering, and the doctor of philosophy in civil engineering systems is a more flexible degree intended for students with undergraduate degrees in other fields such as science, mathematics, or economics. This program is administered jointly with the University of Colorado Boulder.<br>The doctoral program in civil engineering systems has different rules than the four other traditional doctoral tracks in order to facilitate more interdisciplinary research. This doctoral track can be the degree that would follow a master of engineering.<br>At the CU Denver College of Engineering, Design and Computing, we focus on providing our students with a comprehensive engineering education at the undergraduate, graduate and professional level. Faculty conduct research that spans our five disciplines of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, bioengineering, and computer science and engineering. The college collaborates with industry from around the state, our laboratories and research opportunities give students the hands-on experience they need to excel in the professional world.<br>Structural engineering is the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads. At CU Denver the area of structural engineering includes structural and bridge engineering, repair, evaluation, maintenance and rehabilitation of civil infrastructure, ultrasonic testing and experimental analysis of concrete, and more.<br>The Structures Laboratory is equipped to perform state-of-the-art research in the areas of concrete, steel, timber and advanced materials. Research funded by the National Science Foundation, Federal Highway Administration, Colorado Department of Transportation, City and County of Denver, Environmental Protection Agency and other private industry has been conducted to improve the design, construction, analysis and maintenance of buildings, roads, bridges and other structures.