PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Civil and Environmental Engineering PHD or Environmental Chemistry and Technology PHD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate broad knowledge of civil or environmental engineering Audience: Graduate 2. Integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines to independently develop civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses Audience: Graduate 3. Design and conduct preliminary research to iteratively test and finalize hypotheses Audience: Graduate 4. Communicate research results in written and verbal formats Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate broad knowledge of civil or environmental engineering Audience: Graduate 2. Integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines to independently develop civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses Audience: Graduate 3. Design and conduct preliminary research to iteratively test and finalize hypotheses Audience: Graduate 4. Communicate research results in written and verbal formats Audience: Graduate