Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Geosystems Engineering
Georgia Tech and CEE policy can be complicated but you should always refer to the CEE Handbook and the Georgia Tech Catalog.
- All our Master’s degree programs are 30 credits of approved courses. Please view the page that applies to your specialization below.
- 21 of those credits must be at the 6000 level or above.
- 9 credits can be undergrad courses, but must be 4000 level only. They must be approved courses.
- A maximum of 3 credits of Pass/Fail courses can count towards your Master’s degree (with the exception of thesis credits).
Core Geosystems Courses
MS students must take at least 4 of the following:
CEE 6422 Experimental Methods in Soil Behavior
CEE 6451 Rock Mechanics
CEE XXXX Unsaturated Geomaterials
CEE 6421 Laboratory Characterization of Geomaterials
CEE 6423 In‐Situ Testing and Site Characterization
CEE XXXX Modeling and Data Sciences in Geotechnics
Applied Geosystems Courses
MS students must take at least 2 of the following:
CEE 6442 Dynamic Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering
CEE 6445 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
CEE 6447 Ground Modification
CEE 6443 Foundation Systems
CEE 6448 Landfill Design and Management
CEE 6441 Analysis of Earth Structures
CEE 8813 Energy Geotechnology
Advanced Geosystems Courses
MS continuing to PhD (with faculty approval) must take a minimum of 1 of the courses below.
CEE XXXX Numerical Modeling for Geomechanics
CEE 8813 Critical State Soil Mechanics
CEE 6460 Theoretical Geomechanics
CEE 6513 Computational Methods in Mechanics
CEE XXXX Fractured Rock Masses
CEE XXXX Extreme Events and Data Analytics
CEE XXXX Multiphysics Characterization of Geomaterials
CEE 6431 Plasticity of Geomaterials
Other Geosystems Courses to be used towards credits in GEO Specialization
CEE 8813 Infrastructure Failure Analysis
CEE 6751 Physical Properties and Rheology of Rocks
CEE XXXX Applied Signal Processing and Inverse Problem Solving
CEE 6422 Experimental MethodS
Electives -12 credits of approved electives required.
Must be pre-approved by GEO faculty advisor or Group Coordinator, Dr. Sheng Dai.
Thesis– 6 credits required for thesis track.
CEE 7000 Master’s Thesis