Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Graduate studies at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering allow students to pursue Master’s and Doctoral degrees through several tracks offered within the faculty’s areas of specialization: Structural Engineering, Hydrodynamics and Water Resources, Geotechnics, Materials Performance and Construction Technology, Construction Management, Transportation and Highway Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Agricultural Engineering.

The degree awarded to students who hold a four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and are enrolled in a research track (which includes a thesis or final project) is: “Master of Science in Civil Engineering (name of specialization)”. Students in the above tracks who do not hold an Engineering degree and are required to complete relevant supplementary studies will be awarded the degree: “Master of Science” only (see below). In some tracks, supplementary studies are required based on the student’s academic background.

There is also a non-thesis track available in several areas. Students with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering who complete a non-thesis track will be awarded the degree: “Master of Engineering in … (name of specialization)”. In addition, students may pursue a non-thesis Master’s degree as part of the Technion’s interdisciplinary ME General program.

In special cases, when a student is pursuing a Master’s degree in a field that is significantly different from their undergraduate studies and is not required to complete the full prerequisites for a Bachelor’s degree in the field of the intended Master’s (aside from essential courses for continuing their studies), the Graduate Studies Committee may decide at the beginning of their studies that the student will be awarded the degree “Master of Science” without further specification.

Master’s Degree Studies:

Study tracks in the “Structural Engineering and Construction Management Division”:

• “Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)”

• “Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)”

Fields of Specialization: Analysis, design, and optimization of structures made of steel, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, precast concrete, and composite structures; computer methods and applications; structural stability and dynamics; earthquake engineering.

• “Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Geotechnology)”

• “Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Geotechnology)”

Fields of Specialization: Foundation engineering, soil-structure interaction, slope stability analysis, design of retaining structures, mechanical properties of soil, field investigation and measurement methods, evaluation of theoretical methods for failure analysis.

• “Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Building Materials, Performance and Technology)”

• “Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Building Materials, Performance and Technology)”

Fields of Specialization: Building materials, physical performance of buildings, durability and maintenance, quality assurance in construction, fire safety in buildings, recycling and conservation in construction, energy in buildings.

• “Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Construction Management)”

• “Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Construction Management)”

Fields of Specialization: Construction project management, construction company management, initiation and feasibility analysis of construction projects, workforce management in construction, industrialization and automation in construction, quality and value management in construction, construction project control, execution engineering.

Study tracks in the “Transportation Engineering and Geo-Information Division”:

• “Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Transportation and Highways Engineering)”

Track with thesis or final project – for holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering only.

• “Master of Science in Transportation Sciences”

Track with thesis or final project – for holders of a Bachelor’s Degree not in Civil Engineering, and/or a relevant three-year degree.

• “Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Transportation and Highways Engineering)”

Non-thesis track – for holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering only.

Fields of Specialization: structure of Pavements, road design, traffic engineering, transportation planning, transportation economics, public transportation, air transportation, transportation systems management, intelligent transportation systems, safety, driver and passenger behavior and policies.

There are two specialization tracks within the Transportation Engineering program, and the course requirements differ for each track.

• “Master of Science in Mapping and Geo-Information Engineering”

For holders of a four-year Bachelor’s degree in Mapping and Geo-Information Engineering / Geodetic Engineering.

• “Master of Engineering in Mapping and Geo-Information Engineering”

For engineers with four-year Bachelor’s degree. 

This track is based solely on the accumulation of academic credits and does not include the submission of a thesis. The program is designed to enable graduates of a Bachelor’s degree in engineering disciplines to specialize in the fields of Mapping and Geo-Information Engineering across a range of subjects, with an emphasis on practical engineering applications. It also aims to encourage graduates of Mapping and Geo-Information Engineering / Geodetic Engineering to return to academic studies after several years in industry, in order to specialize in new areas and topics that have emerged since they completed their degrees. Students in this track may choose to specialize in one of the following three areas: Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; Digital Cartography and GIS.

• “Master of Science in Mapping and Geo-Information Sciences”

This track is open to students who do not hold a four-year Bachelor’s degree in Mapping and Geo-Information Engineering / Geodetic Engineering.

Fields of Specialization:
Surveying and Geodesy, Computerized Mapping, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Photogrammetry, and Remote Sensing.

Study Tracks in the “Environmental, Water and Agricultural Engineering Division”:

The division offers Master’s degrees in three areas:

• Water Resources

• Environmental Engineering

• Agricultural Engineering

   

>Tracks for Degrees in Water Resources:

• “Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Hydrodynamics and Water Resources)”

For holders of a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering only.

• “Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering and Management”

For holders of an engineering Bachelor’s degree in a field other than Civil Engineering.

Fields of Specialization: Hydrodynamics, Hydraulics, Surface Water and Groundwater Hydrology, Irrigation and Drainage, Coastal and Marine Engineering, Water Quality and Water Pollution, Water Resources Management, Energy and Heat and Mass Transfer in Buildings and the Environment, Wind Engineering.

 

>Tracks for Degrees in Environmental Engineering:

• “Master of Science in Environmental Engineering”

For holders of a four-year engineering Bachelor’s degree.

• “Master of Science in Environmental Quality Sciences”

For students with a three-year Bachelor’s degree.

• “Master of Environmental Engineering”

Non-thesis, for holders of an engineering Bachelor’s degree only.

Fields of Specialization: Water quality, prevention of pollution in natural water sources, water treatment principles and technologies, wastewater collection, treatment, disposal and reuse, hazardous waste treatment and disposal, air quality and air pollution prevention, solid waste collection and processing, soil pollution prevention, ecology, ecosystems and GIS, sensing in environmental systems.

 

>Tracks for Degrees in Agricultural Engineering:

• “Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering – Agriculture, Water Science, Soil and Environment”

For holders of a four-year engineering Bachelor’s degree.

• “Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering Sciences”

For students with a three-year Bachelor’s degree.

Fields of Specialization: Soil, Water, and Irrigation Engineering; Mechanics in Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Systems; Open Environment Quality; Controlled and Mechanized Agriculture; Sensing and Control in Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Systems; Agricultural Systems and Natural Resource Management; Ecosystems.

“Master of Engineering (ME)” as part of the Interdisciplinary Program:

It is possible to choose a specialization in Agricultural Engineering as part of the Interdisciplinary ME General program.

Doctoral Studies:

The degree awarded in all doctoral tracks is “Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)”.

 

Further details on admission requirements, study tracks, and degree requirements for Master’s and PhD programs can be found here.

 

Potential supervisors can be found here.

 

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