Architectural Engineering (ARE)
ARE 102 Introduction to Architectural Engineering 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to architectural engineering as a career by use of case studies. One lecture hour a week for one semester. Offered in the fall semester only.
Restrictions: Restricted to architectural engineering and architecture majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
ARE 107K, 207K, 307K Topics in Architectural Engineering 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
ARE 217 Computer-Aided Design and Graphics 2 Hours
4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to procedures in computer-aided design and computer graphics used in producing plans and three-dimensional electronic models associated with building design and construction. Four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
ARE 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Architectural Engineering 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
ARE 320K Introduction to Design I 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 9 Lab Hours
Introduction to design principles, concepts, and problem-solving approaches. Issues addressed by a series of two- and three-dimensional studies. Nine laboratory hours a week for one semester. Offered in the fall semester only.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 217, and credit or registration for Engineering Mechanics 319.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 320L Introduction to Design II 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 9 Lab Hours
Continuation of Architectural Engineering 320K. Focus on building design. Nine laboratory hours a week for one semester. Offered in the spring semester only.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 320K, and credit or registration for Civil Engineering 329.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 323K Project Management and Economics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Solving economic problems related to construction and engineering; construction project management techniques; characteristics of construction organizations, equipment, and methods. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Civil Engineering 333T or Engineering Studies 333T, and Mathematics 408D or 408M.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Architectural Engineering 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 335 Materials and Methods of Building Construction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Elements and properties of construction materials and components; fabrication and construction technologies, methods, and processes; engineering systems characteristic of commercial buildings such as foundation, structural, and building envelope systems. Three or four lecture and discussion hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Civil Engineering 324P.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 345K Masonry Engineering 3 Hours
4.5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Behavior and design of masonry with respect to architectural, economic, and structural criteria. Four and one-half hours a week for one semester, including lecture and laboratory.
Pre/Corequisites: Civil Engineering 324P.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 346N Building Environmental Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis and design of building air conditioning systems; heating and cooling load calculations, air side systems analysis, air distribution, building electrical requirements, electrical and lighting systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Physics 303L, 103N, and one of the following: Mechanical Engineering 310T, 316T, 320, or 326.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 346P HVAC Design 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Design and analysis of heating, ventilation, and cooling systems for buildings. Focus on application of fundamental energy and mass transfer principles to HVAC components. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 346N.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 358 Cost Estimating in Building Construction 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Building construction estimating from plans and specifications, unit prices, lump sum estimates, job sites, overhead, general overhead, and bidding procedures. Estimating methods throughout the design process. Two lecture hours and three supervised laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 335.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 362L Structural Design in Wood 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Engineering properties of wood; design of glued-laminated and lumber structural members, connections, and simple systems; introduction to shear walls and diaphragms. Five hours of lecture and supervised work a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Civil Engineering 329.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 465 Integrated Design Project 4 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 5 Lab Hours
Design of low-rise buildings, including structural and environmental systems; preparation of contract documents. Six hours a week for one semester, including lecture and laboratory.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 320L, 346N, credit or registration for 335, Civil Engineering 331 or 335, and 357.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 366 Contracts, Liability, and Ethics 3 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Legal aspects of engineering and construction contracts; contract formation, interpretation, rights and duties, and changes; legal liabilities and professional ethics of architects, engineers, and contractors. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 323K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 370 Design of Energy Efficient and Healthy Buildings 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Design and analysis of sustainable buildings, envelopes and facades, and energy and resource use in energy efficient and healthy buildings. Applies building science principles used to avoid moisture problems, minimize sick-building syndrome symptoms, and reduce energy use. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 346N.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 371 Energy Simulation in Building Design 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Fundamentals of building energy simulations, analytical models for heat transfer in buildings, general numerical methods for solving equations from the analytical models, use of energy simulation tools in building design analysis, and parametric analyses used to study various operational parameters that affect energy use in buildings. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 346N.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 372 Modeling of Air and Pollutant Flows in Buildings 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Fundamentals of indoor airflow modeling; use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for air quality and thermal comfort analyses; application of CFD for analysis of air velocity, temperature, humidity, and contaminant distributions with different ventilation systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 346N and Civil Engineering 319F.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 376 Building Information Modeling for Capital Projects 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 1.5 Lab Hours
Focuses on the skills and information needed to effectively use an existing Building Information Model for a building construction project. In this project-based course, students gain knowledge on the implementation of BIM concepts throughout the life cycle of a building from planning and design to construction and operations. Three lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Architectural Engineering 320L and 323K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 177K, 277K, 377K Topics in Architectural Engineering 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Various specified topics or conference course. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester; additional hours may be required for some topics.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 2: Indoor Air Quality: Transport and Control. Transport and control of indoor pollutants. Includes particulate removal and pollutant transport into and within indoor environments. Additional prerequisite: Admission to the major sequence in civil engineering or architectural engineering.
Topic 7: Independent Study. Conduct independent research with a tenure track faculty member in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. Prepare a project proposal and a final report, each of which is evaluated by the faculty supervisor. ARE 177K (Topic 7) and ARE 177K (Topic: Independent Study) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Restrictions: Restricted to architectural engineering majors.
ARE 177K.7, 277K.7, 377K.7 Independent Study 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Conduct independent research with a tenure track faculty member in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. Prepare a project proposal and a final report, each of which is evaluated by the faculty supervisor. ARE 177K (Topic 7) and ARE 177K (Topic: Independent Study) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to architectural engineering majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 177R Internship 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 377S Emerging Technology: Survey 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of building design technologies in engineering, architectural, and construction firms. Only one of the following may be counted: Architectural Engineering 377K (Topic: Emerging Technol: Tech Elec-GBR), 377K (Topic: Emerging Technol:Survey-GBR), 377S, or 377T. Three lecture hours for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of Instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 377T Emerging Technologies: Technical Elective 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Technical design within engineering, architecture, and construction. Only one of the following may be counted: Architectural Engineering 377K (Topic: Emerging Technol: Tech Elec-GBR), 377K (Topic: Emerging Technol:Survey-GBR), 377S, or 377T. Three lecture hours for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Architectural Engineering 320K and 320L; and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 679H Undergraduate Honors Thesis 6 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Research performed during two consecutive semesters under the supervision of an engineering faculty member; topics are selected jointly by the student and the faculty member with approval by the director of the Engineering Honors Program. The student makes an oral presentation and writes a thesis. Students pursuing both the Bachelor of Arts, Plan II, and a bachelor's degree in engineering may use this course to fulfill the thesis requirement for the Bachelor of Arts, Plan II. Individual instruction for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 679HA, enrollment in the Engineering Honors Program; for 679HB, Architectural Engineering 679HA and enrollment in the Engineering Honors Program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
ARE 381E Design of Energy Efficient and Healthy Buildings 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Design of buildings for low energy use and optimal indoor air quality. Includes ventilation, energy efficiency, moisture problems, and prevention by design. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in engineering or graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 382 Independent Topics in Architectural Engineering 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Investigation of problems in building construction, selected by the student with approval of the graduate adviser. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in architectural engineering and consent of the graduate advisor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Construction and Project Management.
Topic 2: Structures.
Topic 3: Materials and Methods.
Topic 4: Environmental Engineering.
Topic 5: Design Principles and Procedures.
ARE 382.1 Construction and Project Management 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 382.2 Structures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 382.3 Materials and Methods 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 382.4 Environmental Engineering 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 382.5 Design Principles and Procedures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 383 Research Topics in Architectural Engineering 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, or the equivalent in conference hours, or as stated for the topic.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Construction and Project Management.
Topic 2: Structures.
Topic 3: Materials and Methods.
Topic 4: Forensic Engineering: Materials and Structures. Methods of forensic analysis; role of the expert witness; methods of dispute resolution; case studies; term project. Two lecture hours a week for one semester, with three laboratory hours a week for presentation of case studies. Same as: C E 397F
Topic 5: Advanced Masonry Engineering. Properties of masonry, differential movement, construction operations, bearing wall systems, and case histories of failures.
Topic 6: Design of Wood Members and Systems. Design and behavior of solid wood and glued-laminated wood structural members; light-frame and heavy timber systems, including trusses and arches.
Topic 7: Evaluation, Materials, and Techniques for Concrete Repair. Causes of distress, evaluation methods, repair materials, repair techniques, and quality control methods for repair of concrete. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with one and one-half additional hours a week for guest speakers.
ARE 383.1 Construction and Project Management 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 383.2 Structures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 383.3 Materials and Methods 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 383.4 Forensic Engineering: Materials and Structures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Methods of forensic analysis; role of the expert witness; methods of dispute resolution; case studies; term project. Two lecture hours a week for one semester, with three laboratory hours a week for presentation of case studies.
Same as: C E 397F
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 383.5 Advanced Masonry Engineering 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Properties of masonry, differential movement, construction operations, bearing wall systems, and case histories of failures.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 389H HVAC Design 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Design of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and three of the following courses: Architectural Engineering 346N, Civil Engineering 319F, Mechanical Engineering 320, 326, 330, 339.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 389T Indoor Air Quality: Transport and Control 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Transport and control of indoor pollutants. Includes particulate removal and pollutant transport into and within indoor environments. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in architectural or civil engineering.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 389U Energy Simulation in Building Design 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Fundamentals of building energy simulations including basic analytical models for heat transfer in building elements and general numerical methods for solving system of equations. Use of energy simulation tools for building design analyses including parametric studies. Only one of the following may be counted: Architectural Engineering 383 (Topic: Energy Simulation in Building Design), 389U, Civil Engineering 397 (Topic: Energy Simulation in Building Design). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and Mechanical Engineering 320 or three semester hours of equivalent upper-division coursework in thermodynamics.
Restrictions: Restricted to architectural engineering or civil engineering graduate students.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ARE 389V Modeling of Air and Pollutant Flows in Buildings 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Fundamentals of indoor airflow modeling, use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for air quality and thermal comfort analyses, application of CFD for analysis of air velocity, temperature, humidity, and contaminant distributions with different ventilation systems. Only one of the following may be counted: Architectural Engineering 383 (Topic: Modeling of Air and Pollutant Flows in Buildings), 389V, Civil Engineering 389V, 397 (Topic: Modeling of Air and Pollutant Flows in Buildings). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: C E 389V
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; for architectural engineering and civil engineering majors, three semester hours of coursework in fluid dynamics; for others, consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to architectural engineering or civil engineering graduate students.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
ARE 395P Topics in Project Automation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Some topics may require additional hours; these are identified in the Course Schedule.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Advanced CAD Procedures. Introduction to advanced CAD procedures and CAD systems, and their influence on building design and construction. Nine hours of lecture and laboratory a week for one semester. Same as: C E 395P.1 Additional prerequisite: An introductory CAD course.
Topic 2: Introduction to Construction Automation and Integration. Construction automation and integration activities, methods for opportunity identification and financial analysis of systems, and tools from several disciplines that are used in construction automation and integration; students prepare a project that synthesizes this information. Same as: C E 395P.2
ARE 395P.1 Advanced CAD Procedures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to advanced CAD procedures and CAD systems, and their influence on building design and construction. Nine hours of lecture and laboratory a week for one semester.
Same as: C E 395P.1
Pre/Corequisites: An introductory CAD course.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 395P.2 Introduction to Construction Automation and Integration 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Construction automation and integration activities, methods for opportunity identification and financial analysis of systems, and tools from several disciplines that are used in construction automation and integration; students prepare a project that synthesizes this information.
Same as: C E 395P.2
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 395Q Topics in Project Controls 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Some topics require two lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week; these are identified in the Course Schedule.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Project Cost Management. Management of construction equipment fleet, site organization and facilities design control, and cost control systems in construction.
Topic 2: Project Time Management.
Topic 3: Project Quality Assurance and Control. The essentials of quality assurance and quality control in project design and construction. Subjects include quality definition/objectives, the role people play in quality, quality assurance plans, quality control systems, cost of quality, specifications, inspection, tests, documentation, and corrective actions.
ARE 395R Topics in Project Information Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester, or as required by the topic.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Expert Systems for CEPM. Introduction to logic foundations, knowledge acquisition, knowledge representation, expert system shells, applications, and development of expert systems for construction/engineering management.
Topic 5: Data Mining. Fundamentals of data mining. Techniques for data classification, prediction, clustering, and association rules mining. Data mining as an advanced data analysis method in engineering and construction. Implementation issues. Same as: C E 395R.5
ARE 395R.5 Data Mining 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Fundamentals of data mining. Techniques for data classification, prediction, clustering, and association rules mining. Data mining as an advanced data analysis method in engineering and construction. Implementation issues.
Same as: C E 395R.5
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 395S Topics in Project Organization 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 2: Construction Productivity. Construction productivity improvement by group field studies. In-depth study of the way overtime, changes, weather, and staffing levels influence productivity. Industrial engineering techniques are applied to the construction environment to improve the use of equipment and human and material resources. Architectural Engineering 385N (Topic 3: Construction Productivity Improvement) and 395S (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Project Management. Overall aspects of project and portfolio management from inception to successful operation: project selection and feasibility, contracting methods, project scheduling, cost control systems, project communications, project scope and quality management, human resource management, partner selection and management, project leadership, project closeout, and global project management. Same as: C E 395S.4
Topic 5: Public Sector Project Management. The application of innovative and state-of-the-art project management approaches to public sector construction projects.
Topic 6: Managing Innovation and Strategic Change in Architecture, Engineering, Industry patterns of technological change, innovation paradigms and trajectories, innovation modeling, process innovation, project organization dynamics, industry structure and adaptation, competitive analysis, competitive advantage, strategy formation and implementation, and global strategies for change.
ARE 395S.4 Project Management 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Overall aspects of project and portfolio management from inception to successful operation: project selection and feasibility, contracting methods, project scheduling, cost control systems, project communications, project scope and quality management, human resource management, partner selection and management, project leadership, project closeout, and global project management.
Same as: C E 395S.4
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 395T Topics in Project Technology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Advanced Construction Technologies. Survey of historical trends and recent developments in advanced construction technologies, including materials, methods, equipment, condition assessment, and project designs.
Topic 2: Constructibility and Modularization. Principles and methods of project constructibility enhancement; principles and applications of modularization and preassembly; value engineering concepts; planning for startup of industrial facilities.
Topic 4: Concrete Construction. Construction practices related to the use of portland cement concrete, including the design of formwork; some elements of concrete design, construction, maintenance, evaluation, and repair. Architectural Engineering 385N (Topic 5: Concrete Construction) and 395T (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: Value Management Processes I. Industry value management processes, including value engineering and LCC, individual value engineering, process simplification, function analysis concept development, design to capacity, constructability, modularization and preassembly, and design effectiveness.
Topic 6: Value Management Processes II. Industry value management processes, including mechanical reliability modeling, predictive maintenance, design for maintainability, waste minimization and pollution prevention, sustainable design and construction, planning for startup, lean construction, value engineering change proposals, postoccupancy evaluation, and knowledge management and lessons learned systems.
ARE 395U General Topics in Construction Engineering and Project Management 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 3: Advanced Legal Concepts. Contracts, documentation requirements, claims avoidance, and settlement of claims by alternative dispute resolution. Students conduct and present in-depth studies of the most frequent causes of claims (delay, disruption, acceleration, soil conditions, and changes) and consider the way the court establishes causation and determines damages. Same as: C E 395U.3
ARE 395U.3 Advanced Legal Concepts 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Contracts, documentation requirements, claims avoidance, and settlement of claims by alternative dispute resolution. Students conduct and present in-depth studies of the most frequent causes of claims (delay, disruption, acceleration, soil conditions, and changes) and consider the way the court establishes causation and determines damages.
Same as: C E 395U.3
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 698 Thesis 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in architectural engineering and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Architectural Engineering 698A.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 398D Departmental Report 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the Master of Science in Engineering degree under the departmental report option. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in architectural engineering and consent of the supervising professor and the graduate adviser.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
ARE 398R Master's Report 3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the Graduate School report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in architectural engineering and consent of the supervising professor and the graduate adviser.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's