Graduate Catalog 1993-1994 College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Requirements for the Master's Degree The master's degree requires that the student obtains skills in a range of modern analytical and computational tools and in their application to engineering problems. Formally, the student must perform 24 credit hours of course work and 6 credit hours of thesis. The M.C.E. program is often chosen by students planning to pursue a career as professional engineers. The program, however, is also well suited as an introduction to a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering or other engineering or science-oriented areas. The specific requirements for the different degrees are available upon request to the department.