For the civil engineering degrees, students may emphasize one or more of 10 discipline areas available for graduate study within the Department: civil engineering materials, civil infrastructure engineering, construction engineering and management, environmental engineering, geospatial engineering, geotechnical engineering, sustainable land development engineering, water resources engineering, structural engineering, and transportation engineering.
As part of a land-grant University, the department strives to provide a mix of applied and theoretical learning and research opportunities. Success of our goals is achieved by offering attractive graduate study opportunities and graduate programs that are relevant for current global challenges. Today, the graduating classes typically include approximately 100 MS degrees, and 15 Ph.D. degrees.
The department has 48 tenured/tenure-track faculty and 21 emeritus faculty members, many of whom actively engaged with the department. Additionally, the department has 26 other faculty members which includes professors of practice, research faculty and administrative faculty. The department also is supported by 18 staff members. Three faculty are members of the National Academy of Engineering, one is a member of the National Academy of Science, two are members of the National Academy of Construction, and ten hold prestigious named professorships. Fifteen members of the faculty have been awarded Presidential Young Investigator, National Young Investigator, or CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation. Two have been awarded the prestigious PECASE Award and seven have been awarded the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award. Faculty members within the department have received numerous national and regional awards for their teaching, research, scholarship and outreach activities.
Setembro 2025
Virginia Tech
925 Prices Fork Road,
BLACKSBURG,
Virginia,
24061, United States
Janeiro 2025
Blacksburg Campus
800 Washington St. SW,
Blacksburg,
Virginia,
24061, South, United States
Admission to the Graduate School is contingent upon receipt of a four year (or 3 year degree recognized by the Bologna process) bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university and the presentation of evidence of potential to pursue graduate work.
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Testing Requirements:
TOEFL iBT 90.0
subsections (each has minimum score) : 20.0
A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 is required for admission.
Application Deadlines: Fall: Jan 15; Spring: Sep 01.
Os requisitos para o IELTS podem variar de acordo com o curso que você escolher.
