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 ’25 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)

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

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 ’25 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 Master’s Degree Programs

The Tishman Construction Management Program has formal dual degree programs with the College of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Graduate School of Business Administration through which a student can earn the MSE (CE&M) or the MEng (CE&M) and the Master of Architecture or the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Dual degree programs can also combine the MEng (CE&M) or MSE (CE&M) with Master’s in structures, materials, geotechnical, industrial and operations engineering, naval architecture, marine engineering and sustainable systems. Students complete course requirements for both degrees; however, dual counting of some courses reduces the total hours to below that required when pursuing the degrees separately.

For each dual degree program, prospective students must apply to, meet all admission requirements for, and be accepted independently into bothprograms. Students enrolled in any of the individual programs may apply for admission to a dual program, but they can save time and unnecessary coursework by planning both programs in advance. These dual programs provide unique opportunities to gain the knowledge and credentials of two related programs, each of which is recognized to be among the strongest in the United States.

Students can double count up to 4 credits (one 3 credit course and one 1 credit seminar) towards the M.S.E. (CE&M) or the MEng (CE&M).

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)