• CE 5700

    Foundations Engineering
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    3.42

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Foundation engineering is the application of soil mechanics in the design of foundation elements for structures. The course covers properties of soils; subsurface exploration; bearing capacity; design of shallow foundations and mats; earth pressure theories and applications to design of retaining structures; stability of slopes; and an introduction to deep foundations. Prerequisites: CE 3310, CE 3710.

  • CE 5750

    Civil Engineering Design and Practice
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    Spring 2026

    This class surveys the breadth of Civil Engineering as a discipline, and is customized for graduate students without previous education in civil engineering. Students will learn the basics on a wide variety of design and practice topics within the field of civil engineering. Restricted to Civil Engineering Graduate Students with Instructor's Permission.

  • CE 6000

    Forefronts of Civil Engineering
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    3.96

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course is an introduction to major challenges facing civil engineering infrastructures and emerging solutions to these challenges. Innovative technologies and techniques will be presented. Topics will vary but may include sustainability, sensor technology, infrastructure security, and resiliency and design for natural disasters. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or Instructor Permission.

  • CE 6015

    Project Management
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    3.71

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Project management skills are just as crucial to success as engineering skills. Therefore, it is essential to understand how projects are planned, executed, and managed.The purpose of this course is to introduce the principles of project management. The course will equip students with the concepts, tools, and language of project management that can be applied to any project size and type.

  • CE 6025

    Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Coordination and Control
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    Spring 2026

    In this course, students will learn how to use Building Information Modeling to 1) support the decision-making over a project life cycle and 2) improve coordination between stakeholders throughout the design and construction stages. With this hands-on course, students will learn how to integrate all project models to visualize construction process and better predict, manage, and communicate project outcomes.

  • CE 6030

    Green Engineering and Sustainability
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    3.74

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    An introductory to sustainability metrics and the engineering tools of industrial ecology, most notably life cycle assessment (LCA). Case studies from various engineering disciplines will be explored. Students will undertake an open-ended LCA project related to their thesis research or improving the sustainability of UVA operations. Prerequisite: SEAS 4th-year or Grad standing.

  • CE 6070

    Smart and Healthy Buildings
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    Fall 2025

    This class focuses on the next generation of buildings where smart devices, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, machine learning applications, and simulations platforms will be utilized to contextualize the changes in indoor environments and occupants¿ needs, allowing building systems (e.g., HVAC, lighting, blinds) to dynamically adjust themselves to enhance the indoor environmental conditions from the health, comfort, and energy perspectives.

  • CE 6215

    Storm Water Management
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    Fall 2025

    This course focuses on urban stormwater management, covering its effects on infrastructure and ecosystems, hydrologic principles, regulations, and both structural and non-structural management strategies. It includes practical projects and modeling tools, with options for graduate customization to align with academic and career objectives. Graduate students have opportunity to customize class to their academic and professional goals.

  • CE 6220

    Water Chemistry
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    3.47

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course covers the basic principles of aquatic chemistry as applied to problems in natural and engineered waters. Four specific reaction types will be covered including 1) acid-base, 2) precipitation-dissolution, 3) complexation, and 4) oxidation-reduction. Problem solving skills will be developed using graphical and analytical techniques. Students will also develop computer simulation skills. Taught concurrently with CE 4100

  • CE 6230

    Hydrology
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    3.74

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Stresses the quantitative description and the physical basis of hydrology. Both deterministic and stochastic methodology are applied to the analysis of the hydrologic cycle, namely, precipitation, evaporation, overland flow and stream flow, infiltration, and groundwater flow. The use of compute simulation models, especially microcomputer based models, is emphasized. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.