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Programs Offered
- Certificate
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Delivery Options
- On-Campus
- Accelerated
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Credits
- 9 credits
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Timeline
- One–three semesters
Strengthen Your Expertise in Structural Building Design
A building must do more than stand. It must safely respond to gravity, wind, snow, occupancy, and other forces throughout its life. Structural engineers make these possible by bringing together an understanding of materials, loads, structural behavior, and design.
Michigan Tech’s on-campus and online Structural Engineering: Building Design Graduate Certificate helps engineers build advanced expertise in the analysis and design of buildings and structural systems. Strengthen the technical knowledge needed to tackle more complex design challenges and develop practical, efficient solutions for the built environment.
Who is this Certificate For?
This certificate is for qualified professionals who want to enhance their skill set and can be a foundation to continue toward a graduate degree. It is also valuable for degree-seeking students looking to develop a concentration that gives them an edge in their career path.
What You Need to Know
In the Graduate Certificate in Structural Engineering: Building Design, you’ll develop advanced skills in designing building components, connections, and complex structural systems. Coursework addresses both component- and system-level design, including structures that involve complex behaviors and demanding design conditions.
You can study advanced design across multiple material systems or focus more deeply on a single material. Build expertise in structural steel, reinforced and prestressed concrete, masonry, and timber while strengthening your ability to evaluate structures and design integrated building systems.
Admissions
To enroll in this certificate program, students must have a bachelor's degree in civil, environmental or related degree. See complete admissions requirements.
Accelerated Option
Michigan Tech Bachelor's + 1 Semester = Accelerated Graduate Certificate
Current Michigan Tech undergraduates or recent alumni, get started right away. Our accelerated graduate certificates are a fast, affordable way to add graduate credentials to your bachelor's degree in as little as one semester. Be more marketable in your industry or prepare for your master's degree. Explore accelerated certificate options.
Online Option
Accredited Courses, Convenience
Online learning at Michigan Tech provides greater flexibility and can fit around your busy schedule wherever you are. Upgrade or change your career path.
Prospective students can earn graduate certificate in Structural Engineering: Building Design fully online.
Credits
This graduate certificate requires a minimum of 9 total credits. Students may apply the credits earned for this certificate toward a graduate degree at Michigan Tech.
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