Master of Science in Earthquake Engineering

General Provisions
If the student has not taken undergraduate courses in a field of specialization, he is required to take eighteen (18) units of qualifying courses to be determined by the Academic Program Chairperson unless otherwise specified in the curriculum;

The student may take more than the prescribed units in any distribution in the curriculum to meet his career objective and professional needs;

Free electives may be chosen from among the courses offered which are outside the required subjects in the student’s curriculum;

If the student has completed courses substantially equivalent to the required courses, he may waive the latter by application to the Dean.

Program Description
The Master of Science in Earthquake Engineering (MSEaE) program is intended for practicing and graduate professionals wanting to acquire knowledge in the field of earthquake engineering.

The MSEaE program is designed to be responsive to the global need of practitioners who can handle risk assessment of systems and networks, design, detailing and construction-related issues of engineering works under seismic action, as well as for them to appreciate risk management and its impact to business issues.

Vision
The Master of Science in Earthquake Engineering program envisions graduates to be globally competitive and who shall become leaders in the field of earthquake engineering research and practice.

Mission
The MSEaE program’s mission is to produce graduates who can conduct graduate level training, research and implementation that will contribute to seismically safer structures, systems and environment.

Objectives

• To provide basic and advanced knowledge of earthquake-related phenomena with the end in view of reducing earthquake risks to life and to the economy
• To promote and encourage scientific and technological researches in the field of earthquake engineering
• To enhance competencies in infrastructure planning and development

Curriculum

1. Foundation/Core (12 units)
   • EQ 610 Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering
   • EQ 611 Introduction to Earthquake Engineering
   • EQ 612 Applied Geology
   • EQ 613 Methods of Engineering Research and Statistics
     
2. Major (18 units)
   • EQ 620 Structure Response Analysis
   • EQ 621 Site Response Analysis
   • EQ 622 Seismic Hazards, Risk Assessment and Management EQ 623 Disaster Planning and Mitigation
   • EQ 624 Engineering Seismology and Soil Dynamics
   • EQ 625 Post-Earthquake Evaluation and Damage Assessment
     
3. Electives/Cognates (6 units)
   • RH 615 Seminar in Thesis Writing
   • EQ 630 Earthquake Resistant Design
     
4. Thesis (6 units)
   • RH 620 Thesis