Graduate Students

University of Houston Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is home to graduate students pursuing degrees in both Civil and Environmental Engineering. The student population is a mixture of full time research students and part time degree seeking students.

Full time research students are generally M.S. and Ph.D. candidates supported by faculty members to work on research projects. These students attend classes, work on their research or TA classes and eventually write and defend a thesis or dissertation.

Part time students generally are employed in the daytime so they take classes in the evenings and do not write a thesis. All of the graduate classes are offered in the evening to serve our part time student contingency.

Students play games at the yearly picnic.

Our graduate students are also from a wide variety of backgrounds, representing cultures from all around the world. The presence of so many diverse and interesting students is a highlight of graduate education at UH.

Graduate students attend the yearly Civil Engineering picnic as well as other social events organized in the Department.