New addition to Civil Engineering Departments?

Graduate School
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I'm in the NY/NJ area and was doing some research for my Master's Degree next year.</p>

<p>I did Civil Engineering in undergraduate school and was looking to do something similar and came across a what seems to be a fairly new Master's degree program.</p>

<p>New Jersey Institute of Technology has "Critical Infrastructure Systems".
Link: <a href="http://civil.njit.edu/academics/graduate/ms-infrastructuresystems.php"&gt;http://civil.njit.edu/academics/graduate/ms-infrastructuresystems.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>And while looking, I also found that NYU Polytechnic offers "Urban Systems Engineering & Management"
Link: <a href="http://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/programs/urban-systems-engineering-and-management-ms"&gt;http://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/programs/urban-systems-engineering-and-management-ms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Is this type of Master's Degree program being added to other schools as well? is this becoming somewhat of a new field/option for MS applicants in the Civil Engg field?</p>

<p>I work for a major Utility company and what these programs describe fits what I'm doing at work. It seems to me that instead of going for a typical "Civil Engineering" or "Environmental Engineering" MS, it might be worth it to look into above mentioned degrees.</p>

<p>These programs seem to cover many different areas.
General management / Public Health / Project planning / Safety Engineering / Environmental Analysis / Transportation / Construction / GIS and etc.</p>

<p>What do you guys think?</p>

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<p>These are examples of specialized professional masters degrees and they are of the most value for people who are already in the specific field and wish to gain more specialized training or those who wish to enter the field. There are certainly other universities in major urban areas which have similar degrees. This kind of degree won’t necessarily help if you want to seek further employment in the broader Civil Engineering field but if you plan to stay in the same field, there is likely good value.</p>