The Master of Science (Thesis) degree is a research-oriented degree requiring coursework and research. A minimum of 30 semester credit hours of approved courses is required for the Master of Science–Thesis degree (MS-T). At least 24 semester credit hours must be coursework and the remainder is CVEN 691 research credit hours. The university places limitations on these credit hours in addition to the requirements of the structural engineering program that are listed below. A complete discussion of all university requirements is found in the current Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog.
Construction Engineering and Management Faculty Members
Pre-requisites
All of the following courses and their pre-and co-requisite coursework are considered prerequisite to the MS-T program of study in construction engineering and management: CVEN 349, CVEN 405, CVEN 473, or equivalents that are approved by the CEM Graduate Advisor.
Courses listed for which a student lacks credit must be completed in the first semester at Texas A&M, but those credits cannot be applied toward the 30 semester credit hour requirement.
Note that you may have been required to complete additional pre-requisites as part of your admission into the program. Those classes also cannot be applied towards the 30 degree credit hour requirement.
Certain courses being offered by the Architecture and the Business Schools are directly relevant to construction engineering and management practice and a maximum of 3 semester credit hours may be counted towards the required coursework.
Advising Committee
The Master of Science (Thesis) program requires that the student have an advising committee. The advising committee for the Master of Science (Thesis) degree in CEM must have a minimum of three members from the Texas A&M graduate faculty (the chair counts as a member). The chair of the committee must be a member of the CEM faculty listed above. The chair and the student collaborate in selecting the remainder of the Advisory Committee. One and exactly one committee member may be and is required to be a person from outside the civil and environmental engineering department.
Degree Plan
The student must identify their research supervisor before the start of their second semester of study, at which point an advisory committee will be formed. The student’s advisory committee, in consultation with the student, will develop the proposed degree plan.
Master of Science Process
Step 1 - Find an advisor that you want to work with and wants to work with you
Step 2 - Form an Advisory Committee
Step 3 - Submit Degree Plan
Step 4 - Submit Research Proposal
Step 5 - Do the research and write the thesis
Step 6 - Apply for Degree
Step 7 - Final Defense