Programs of advanced study, research, and design are available in the five major areas listed below. The strength of the curriculum is enhanced by a variety of complementary programs of study and research available throughout the University of Michigan.

Construction Engineering and Management

• Construction Decision and Support Systems
• Construction Management and Cost Engineering
• Construction Methods and Equipment
• E-Commerce and Information Technologies
• Human Resources in Construction
• Occupational Health and Safety Planning, Scheduling, and Layout
• Productivity Analysis and Improvement

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

• Contaminant Fate and Transport
• Water Quality and Process Engineering
• Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology
• Hazardous Substance Treatment and Control Technology
• Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
• Sustainable Systems Engineering
• Management Policy and Economics
• Surface and Ground Water Hydrology

Geotechnical Engineering

• Foundation Engineering
• Soil and Site Improvement
• Stability of Earth Masses
• Site Characterization
• Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
• Geoenvironmental Technology
• Engineering Properties of Soils
• Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology
• Geosynthetics Geoenvironmental Technology

Materials and Highway Engineering

• High-Performance Cement-Based Fibrous Composites
• Materials for Infrastructure Rehabilitation
• Materials/Structure Interactions
• Micromechanics and Fracture Mechanics of Materials
• Durability of Materials
• Pavement Materials and Geotextiles

Structural Engineering

• Advanced Composites in Construction
• Bridge Structures
• Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
• Elastic and Inelastic Analysis/Design
• Material and Member Behavior
• Reliability and Risk Analysis
• Repair and Strengthening of Structures