Online Education for Working Professionals
Determine the risk of environmental load effects applied to structures.
Learn to address the likelihood of structural failure.
Perform risk analysis associated with environmental loads to structures under static and dynamic loadings. Master the basics of performance-based design. Study large deformation effects, post-yield behavior, non-standard geometries, and unusual geometries. Analyze loads from wind, snow, and earthquake ground motion.
3 courses in 3 semesters.
Department | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering |
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Admissions requirement | Civil engineering, structural engineering, or related degree. |
Contact | Angela Keranen |
Length | 3 courses in 2-3 semesters |
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Effort | 3 hours per credit per week |
Each course | 3 credits |
Total credits | 9 |
Course type | Online or on-campus |
Modality | Watch class recordings on demand |
Cost | Based on credits and course type |
Already enrolled? | Speak with your advisor. |
Progress quickly with a compact curriculum.
Work with the program advisor to select courses that fit your interests and pre-requisite skills.
Check your preparation.
Here are some of the pre-requisite courses for this certificate, depending on elective chosen. CEE 3710 or MA 3710 or equivalent is required. Review the course descriptions for details.
Take a 3 credit required course.
Take 6 credits of elective courses.
The minimum completion time is three semesters.
Here is a typical schedule.
Fall 1 or 2 | Spring 1 or 2 |
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CEE 5242 or CEE 5730 | CEE 4244 or CEE 5201 |
Interested in taking a single, online course? Enroll as a non-degree seeking student.
Upon completion of the certificate, students will be able to:
Evaluate hazard and risk for various structures subjected to natural events, including earthquake, wind, and snow loads, and to improve the design and better communicate risk to owners and the general public.
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Meet the online certified instructors.
Students have the flexibility to review class recordings later.

Yousef Darestani
Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Statement
Dr. Darestani teaches courses in structural analysis and structural reliability.

Daniel Dowden, PE, SE
Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Statement
Dr. Dowden teaches courses in structural concrete design, prestressed concrete design, and advanced structural dynamics.

Stephen Morse, PE
Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Teaching Statement
Dr. Morse teaches sustainability and civil engineering practice, loads for civil structures, and structural dynamics.

R. Swartz, PE
Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Teaching Statement
Dr. Swartz teaches on topics of steel design, structural timber design, continuous-system modeling, and advanced structural analysis.