Rackham – MSE Programs

MSE in Civil Engineering

This program requires at least 15 hours of CEE courses. A student should expect to take at least eight hours in the area of specialization but will not be permitted to apply more than 21 hours in one area of specialization toward the MSE degree. Study programs are available in the following areas of specialization:

• Construction Engineering and Management 
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Hazards, Risk, and Resilience (Only available to those matriculating Fall 2024 and after)
• Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineering
• Intelligent Systems
• Materials and Highway Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation Systems Engineering

Regular admission is open to students holding an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering or an equivalent.

For Fall ’24 Civil Engineering MSE guidelines, please click here.

For Prior Civil Engineering MSE guidelines, please click here.

• Construction Engineering and Management
• Geotechnical Engineering (For students who matriculated before Fall ’24)
• Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineering (For students who matriculated before Fall ’24)
• Intelligent Systems Guidelines (For students who matriculated before Fall ’24)
• Materials and Highway Engineering (For students who matriculated before Fall ’24)
• Structural Engineering Guidelines (For students who matriculated before Fall ’24)
• Transportation Systems Engineering Guidelines (For students who matriculated before Fall ’24)

For more information on the MSE in Civil Engineering and its subspecialties and statistics, click here.

MSE in Construction Engineering and Management

This program requires at least 18 hours of graduate courses in the Construction Engineering and Management Program. Also available are dual degree programs by which a student can receive a MSE in Construction Engineering and Management and a Master of Business Administration degree. Regular admission is open to students holding a degree in any engineering discipline.

For more information, click here.

Tishman Construction Management Program Guidelines (PDF)

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MSE in Environmental Engineering

This program requires at least 18 hours of graduate courses in the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program. Specific course requirements are given in the departmental Guidelines for this MSE degree. Students holding an engineering or science degree will be considered for regular admission.

For Fall ’24 MSE in Environmental Engineering guidelines, click here.

For Prior MSE in Environmental Engineering guidelines, click here.

For more information on the MSE in Environmental Engineering and its subspecialties and statistics, click here.

College of Engineering Programs – MEng Programs

MEng in Construction Engineering and Management (CE&M)

This two-semester, 26-credit program is designed for those with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or equivalent and who want to pursue a professional career in the construction industry. Students with degrees from other disciplines will be accepted into this program but may require additional coursework. The MEng (CE&M) program includes core CE&M courses covering fundamentals, a CE&M elective allowing students to gain in-depth knowledge in specific knowledge areas, and electives in related subjects.

For more information on the MEng in Construction Engineering and Management and its subspecialties and statistics, click here.

MEng in Smart Infrastructure Finance

This two-semester, 26-credit program is for students interested in exploring the financial revolution driving next generation of digital infrastructure systems. Intended for engineering, business and policy students, as well as professional degree students, the program is designed to reflect the integration of big data analytics, finance and infrastructure systems, with application domains of choice across a wide range of infrastructure systems.

For more information on the MEng in Smart Infrastructure Finance, its career outcomes and statistics, click here.

For detailed information on program requirements, click here for guidelines.

MEng in Structural Engineering

This two-semester, 26-credit program is designed for those with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or equivalent and who want to pursue a professional career in structural design practice. Students with degrees from other disciplines will be accepted into this program but may require additional coursework. Students in this program will take at least five graduate-level structural engineering courses and will also select a minor area of professional emphasis.

For more information on the MEng in Structural Engineering and its subspecialties, click here.

For detailed information, view the program guidelines (PDF).

Dual Programs

Dual MSE in Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering / MS in Sustainable Systems

This dual degree program combines a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Civil Engineering or in Environmental Engineering, and a Master of Science (MS) degree from the School for Environment and Sustainability. Two specializations are available in this dual degree (Sustainable Water Resources and Sustainable Energy Systems). More detailed information is available in the program guidelines.

For more information on the MSE in Environmental Engineering / MS in Sustainable Systems, click here.

For more information on the MSE in Civil Engineering / MS in Sustainable Systems, click here.

For this dual degree program guideline, click here.

Dual MSE in Construction Engineering and Management (CE&M) / Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The dual degree program requires the 12 hours of core courses and 9 hours of graduate construction electives in the MSE (CE&M) program and the 30 hours of core courses and 15 hours of electives in the MBA program. Students also take a 3-hour independent study course (CEE 630) to integrate general Construction Engineering and Management skills. Students also take Construction Contracting (CEE 431) if they have not taken it or its equivalent previously. The dual degree program combines the two-year, 57-hour MBA program with the one-year, 30-hour MSE (CE&M) program, resulting in a two-year (including Spring and/or Summer terms) 66- or 69-hour program. The dual degree program can be completed in two years if the first year is devoted to core MBA courses. 

For more information about this and other Master’s programs, click here. Or, for a program overview, click here.

Dual MSE in Construction Engineering and Management (CE&M) / Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)

Dual MSE degree programs combine a 30-hour MSE (CE&M) program with another 30-hour Master’s program resulting in a 51-hour program, 9 hours of which satisfy requirements for both programs. Usually these 9 hours are core courses from the other Master’s program, used as electives in the Construction Engineering and Management program. An applicant who has recently received or is working toward a master’s degree in another area of engineering at U-M can complete the MSE (CE&M) with an additional 21 hours of coursework.

For more information about this and other Master’s programs, click here. Or, for a program overview, click here.

Dual MEng in Construction Engineering and Management (CE&M) / Master of Architecture (MArch)

The dual degree program combines the two-year 60-hour MArch program with the one-year, 26-hour MEng. (CE&M) program, resulting in a two and half year, 71-credit-hour program.

For more information about this and other Master’s programs, click here. Or, for a program overview, click here.

Dual MEng in Construction Engineering and Management (CE&M) /Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The dual degree program combines the two-year, 57-hour MBA program with the one-year, 26-hour MEng (CE&M) program, resulting in a two-year (including spring and/or summer terms) 66- or 69-hour program. The dual degree program can be completed in two years if the first year is devoted to core MBA courses. This dual degree program can be completed as a “student initiated dual degree”.

For more information about this and other Master’s programs, click here. Or, for a program overview, click here.

Transfer Credit

Rackham students can transfer up to six (6) credits of unused, graduate level course-work taken outside of U-M to their Master’s program. Students may transfer a total of fifteen (15) credits of internal and external credit combined. A student must complete at least eight (8) hours of graded graduate-level coursework in Rackham and have at least a B cumulative grade point average before requesting a transfer of credit. Please see the Rackham handbook for rules governing transfer credit.

To place a transfer credit request, please submit your request via the Rackham transfer credit request system. Add the current graduate chair as “grad chair 1” and the graduate programs coordinator as “grad chair 2.”

Students in MEng programs follow the same rules as Rackham, but the request is made to the College of Engineering via paper form (PDF). Please contact the graduate programs coordinator for details.

Master’s most requested forms

Please note all election forms should be turned in to the Grad Coordinator via email or turned in to the Student Services Office in 2188 GG Brown Building.

• SUGS MSE Election Form (PDF)
• Civil MSE (Structures) Election Form (PDF)
• Civil MSE (Construction, Geotech, Materials or Hydrology) Election Form (PDF)
• Construction Engineering & Management MSE Election Form (PDF)
• Environmental MSE Election Form (PDF)
• Intelligent Systems MSE Election Form (PDF)
• Transportation Systems MSE Election Form (PDF)
• Construction Engineering & Management MEng Election Form (PDF)
• Structural Engineering MEng Election Form (PDF)
• Add a Degree or Certificate (PDF)