Course planning tools
- See the Berkeley Academic Guide for all CEE course descriptions.
- Search Schedule of Classes to determine when courses are offered.
- See CEE Current Course Sections or CEE Current Course Sections Schedule (Calendar)
Required courses (Plan I and II)
Take three of:
- CE 218A Air Quality Engineering (3 units; Fall semester)
- CE 256 Transportation Sustainability (3 units; Fall semester)
- CE 268E Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (3 units; Fall semester)
- CE 295 Data Science in Energy (3 units; Spring semester)
CE = CIVENG
If ECIC students are interested in a seminar series, the CE 298-006 Energy Engineering Seminar is recommended. Fall only; room-shared with E 93 Energy Engineering Seminar; Wednesdays 12-1 pm; 1 unit.
Courses from Core Areas (Plan I and II)
Take at least 9 units from the 3 core areas below (a course is typically 3 units), but no more than 6-7 units in any one area. The courses are either offered in the fall or the spring semester, but not both.
Area 1. Environmental science and engineering
- CE 107 Climate Change Mitigation (Spring)
- PH267B Characterization of Airborne Contaminants (Spring)
- ENERES 131 Data, Environment and Society (Fall)
- EPS 230 Radiations and Its Interaction with the Climate (Fall)
Area 2. Civil infrastructure
- ER 254 Electric Power Systems (Spring)
- ELENG 108 Introduction to Electric Power and Renewable Energy (Spring)
- CE 110 Water Systems of the Future (Spring)
- CE 112 Water & Wastewater Systems Design and Operation (Fall)
- CE 186 Design of Internet of Things for Smart Cities (Spring)
- CE 257 Sustainable Aviation and Infrastructure (Spring)
- CE 259 Public Transportation Systems (Spring)
- CE 264 Behavioral Modeling for Engineering, Planning, and Policy Analysis (Spring) (not offered in 2024-25)
- CE 268S Buildings and Sustainability (Spring) (not offered in 2024-25)
- CE 278 Infrastructure Sensing and Modeling
- CE 290 Inclusive Infrastructure (Fall)
- CE 292B Climate Resilient Infrastructure Design (Fall)
- ARCH 241 Research Methods in Building Sciences (offered in Fall 2026)
- ARCH 246 Building Energy Simulations (offered in Fall 2026)
- ARCH 244 Mechanical Systems Design for Sustainable Buildings (Fall) (offered in Fall 2027)
Area 3. Economics and policy
- PUBPOL 259 How to Conduct Benefit-Cost Analysis (Fall)
- ENERES 276 Climate Change Economics (Fall)
- ENERES 200 Energy and Society (Fall)
- CE 252 Systems Analysis in Transportation (Fall)
- ENVECON 101 Environmental Economics (Fall)
- MBA 212 Energy and Environmental Markets (Spring)
- Law 271 Environmental Law and Policy (Fall and Spring)
- Law 270.6 Energy Law and Policy (Spring) (not offered in 2024-25)
- Law 270.65 Energy Project Development & Finance (Spring)
- Law 270.7 Renewable Energy Law, Policy & Practice (Spring)
- Law 272.1 Water Law (Spring) (not offered in 2024-25)
- Law 272.3 Climate Change and the Law (Spring)