Civil Engineering (BS)

About this programme

The Civil Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET . The field of civil engineering is a people-serving profession. Civil engineers plan, design, construct, and operate facilities that are used every day – buildings, bridges, space stations, water purification and distribution systems, highways, tunnels, airports, rapid transit systems, dams and electrical generating stations, and other constructed facilities. They analyze land, water, air, and pollution problems; develop designs for pollution and hazardous waste control facilities; and oversee the construction and operation of those facilities. They participate in city planning, in efforts to overcome infrastructure deterioration, in the development of water resource systems, and in the design and operation of other systems fundamental to the quality of life and the preservation of the quality of the environment. A personal reward for civil engineers is the satisfaction gained from creating enduring constructed facilities that provide communities with places to live, work, and play. Civil engineers are also concerned with sensing and interpreting the environment using satellite and aircraft imaging. As a profession, civil engineers must help meet the basic needs of society through economical, safe, aesthetically appealing, sustainable, and environmentally sound solutions.