Civil Engineering Courses and Certifications

Plastics in Infrastructure and the Environment

Through this course, students will gain an appreciation of the complexity of issues surrounding polymers in civil and environmental engineering.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Wave-Based NDT Methods

Learn how to use wave-based NDT techniques, ultrasonic testing, acoustic emission, etc, to inspect the structural integrity of civil engineering structures, including highways, bridges, dams, and buildings.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Elastic Stability and Behavior of Members

Learn elastic stability concepts including methods to evaluate stability including bifurcation method and energy methods. Learn the differential equations governing behavior of structural members, and use them for column buckling analysis

• edX
• 5 weeks, 6-7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Electrical-Based Non-Destructive Testing and Sensing

Learn how electrical-based nondestructive testing (NDT) methods and emerging infrastructure-sensing technologies are used to predict service life of civil engineering structures.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Degree

Master's Degree in Civil Engineering

Purdue University offers a flexible, fully online Master's in Civil Engineering, designed for both beginners and experienced professionals. The program offers three interdisciplinary tracks and covers a broad range of engineering topics.

• edX
• On-Demand
• $22,500.00

Microcredential

Materials Engineering for Intelligent Infrastructure

Purdue University's 31-week course explores materials engineering for smart infrastructure, covering non-destructive testing, nanotechnology, and nanomaterials. Ideal for advancing in tech fields.

• edX
• 31 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $4,500.00
• 6 courses

Dynamic Energy Modelling of Buildings: Thermal Simulation

Understand the dynamics of buildings’ thermal behavior and learn how to optimize their design and operation through thermal modeling.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Buildings as Sustainable Energy Systems

Learn to design energy-efficient, sustainable buildings with improved indoor thermal quality in this 23-week course by Delft University of Technology. Master energy conversion, HVAC systems, and comfort optimization.

• edX
• 23 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $556.00
• 4 courses

Design of mound breakwaters for feasibility studies. Cubipod® Manual 2016

The goal of this course is to provide the tools to create feasible designs of mound breakwaters protected with Cubipod® armors fulfiling the prescribed economic, functional and safety requirements.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Engineering of Structures: Tension and Compression

1 review

Dartmouth College's 3-week course on tension and compression in structures. Learn about tensegrity structures, trusses, determinacy, and build a truss bridge.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  IIT Kanpur

Concrete Technology

6 reviews

Learn about concrete technology with NPTEL's 32-hour program. Understand concrete constituents, admixtures, hydration, properties, mix proportioning, quality control, and advanced topics.

• YouTube
• 1 day 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Microcredential

Solar Energy for Engineers, Architects and Code Inspectors

Learn solar photovoltaics, system design, and project management in a 17-week course from University at Buffalo. Ideal for engineers, architects, and inspectors.

• Coursera
• 17 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Engineering of Structures: Shear and Bending

Explore the principles of shear and bending in structural engineering with Dartmouth College's 3-week course. Learn to calculate stresses and build a cardboard beam or shelf.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Engineering of Structures: Compression

Dartmouth College's 3-week course explores the engineering of structures, focusing on compression, columns, arches, and anti-funicular forms. Expect a 12-hour workload.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Engineering of Structures: Tension

36 ratings at Coursera

Dartmouth College's 3-week course explores tension in engineering structures, focusing on ropes, cables, funicular forms, and bridge design.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)