UT Offers On-line Certificate in Tunneling

Starting this fall, the University of Texas at Austin will offer an on-line Certificate in Tunneling directed to engineers or engineering geologists with an MS and BS in Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology or Mining Engineering who want to obtain a working knowledge of tunnel design or construction management by applying the fundamentals acquired in their BS and MS degrees (and possible professional experience). The program has received provisional endorsement by the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA); as such, it is the third program endorsed by the ITA at the international level after the Polytechnic of Turin and University of Lausanne (EPFL).

With few engineering programs offering even a course in tunneling, it is very likely that young engineers are not exposed to tunneling; many owners and agencies built their last tunnel 20 to 30 years ago, and have since lost their tunneling expertise. The Certificate is a concrete opportunity to acquire working knowledge through a rigorous and well-structured learning experience that includes two-way communication between the students and instructors. The on-line offering allows engineers to keep working on their current assignment and to attend lectures at any time of the day. Over 40 homework assignments are reviewed and graded to allow students to effectively maser the material.

For information visit: http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/tonon/