Curriculum Information

The Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology (SDCET) core curriculum includes fundamental engineering principles and basic courses in structural design & construction. The students will choose an option to concentrate in either structural design, construction management, or a general option.The recommended sequence of study is shown below with a link to the individual courses.

Four-Year Curriculum Outline  

1st Semester
CourseDescriptionCredits
ENGL 15 or
ENGL 30		 Rhetoric & Composition 3
CHEM 110 & 111 Chemical Principles &
Lab		 4
EDSGN 100 Engineering Design &
Graphics		 2
General Education (GA) 3
First-Year Seminar 1
 13
2nd Semester
CourseDescriptionCredits
Phys 150 or
Phys 211 		Physics I 3-4
CAS 100A Speech 3
ECON 002 or
ECON 004 		Economics 3
General Education (GH) 3
General Education (GS) 3
  15-16
3rd Semester
Math 140 Calculus I 4
Phys 151 or
Phys 211 		Physics II 3-4
Cmpsc 110 or
Cmpsc 121		 Computer Programming 3
MGMT 301 or
ACCTG 211 		Basic Management 3-4
General Education (GA) 3
 16-18
4th Semester
Math 141 or
STAT 200 		Calculus II or
Statistics 		4
ENGL 202C Technical Writing 3
ET 300 or
E MCH 211 		Statics 3
General Education (GH) 3
Elective 3
  16
5th Semester
C E 333W Construction Mgt. I 3
CET 242 Const. Material: Conc & Bit 2
ET 322 or
E MCH 213 		Strength of Materials 3
ET 323 Strength of Materials Lab 1
ET 200 Graphic Communications 3
C E 310 Surveying 3
  15
6th Semester
CET 343 Soils & Fluid Mech. 3
CET 308 Const. Meth & Mat. 3
CET 430 Structural Analysis 3
CET 435 Estimating 3
I E 303 Engineering Economic 2
SSET 295 Internship 1
  15
7th Semester
CET 431 Structural Design
(Steel) 		3
CET 432 Structural Design
(Reinforced Concrete)		3
C E 488
(C or D)		 Capstone Project 3
Option Selection 3
Option Selection 3
  16
8th Semester
CET 434 Foundations 3
C E 488
(C or D) 		Capstone Project 3
Option Selection 3
Option Selection 3
Option Selection 3
Option Selection (or elective) 3
  18

Options

Construction Management Option
C E 456 Planning & Scheduling 3
C E 458 Construction Mgmt II 3
C E 488C Capstone Project 4
MET 435 Bldg Systems 3
ACCT211 or
MGMT301 		Financial Accounting or
Basic Management 		3
Approved Selection 3
  19-20

Structural Design Option
C E 445Advanced Struct. Design3
C E 447Advanced Struct. Analysis3
C E 488DCapstone Project4
CET 361Fluid Flow3
ET 302 or
E MCH 212		Dynamics3
Approved Selection3
 19-20

General Option
C E 456Planning &
Scheduling		3
C E 458Construction
Mgmt II		3
CET 361Fluid Flow3
MET 435Building Systems3
C E 445Advanced Struct. Design3
C E 447Advanced Struct. Analysis3
C E 488D
or C E 488C		Capstone Project4
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Courses listed in bold type require a grade of C or better.
Students must select one of the three options (Construction Management, Structural Design, or General)
See department for approved selections.

Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA 17057
Last update: November 20, 2007