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Summer Online Courses

Online courses in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are structured to give students the same high-quality learning available in the classroom. All our online courses:

Give students the flexibility to combine online and on-campus learning to best fit their scholastic needs
Utilize modern technology and educational methods
Integrate real-world, project-based learning taught by first-rate faculty working at the top of their fields

Students must have access to the Penn State online course management system and be able to complete other electronic tasks as determined by the course.

Available Courses

Summer Session I (May 19 – June 27)

CE 340: Structural Analysis
Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate trusses, beams, and frames; reactions; axial forces; shears; moments; deflections; introduction to influence lines. Instructor: Pinlei Chen, pzc216@psu.edu

Summer Session II (July 2 – August 13)

CE 341: Design of Concrete Structures
Design of reinforced concrete beams, slabs, and columns with emphasis on ultimate-strength methods; pre-stressed concrete; buildings and bridge applications. Prerequisite: CE 340; Co- or Prerequisite: CE 336. Instructor: Shashidhara Marikunte, ssm16@psu.edu

CE 476: Solid and Hazardous Wastes
This course covers three main topics: 1) municipal solid waste handling and disposal (including landfill-gas-to-energy, direct waste-to-energy, and recycling options); 2) the fate and transport of hazardous wastes in the environment; and 3) the design of appropriate technologies for the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater. Prerequisite: CE 370. Instructor: Rachel Brennan, rab44@psu.edu

CE 584: Concrete Material and Properties
Study of concrete properties and associated variables, prediction models, testing, preventive measures, pozzolans, admixtures. Prerequisite: AE 321 or CE 336 or equivalent. Instructor: Shashidhara Marikunte, ssm16@psu.edu

Registration

For more information on how to register for any of these courses, please follow these registration instructions.

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The Penn State Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, established in 1881, is internationally recognized for excellence in the preparation of undergraduate and graduate engineers through the integration of education, research, and leadership.