Department of Civil Engineering
Brian W. Randolph, Chairperson
Degrees Offered
The Department of Civil Engineering offers an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree. A graduate of this program meets the requirements to sit for the exam leading to registration as a professional engineer.
Civil Engineering can be considered as the composite of structural, geotechnical, environmental and transportation engineering. All involve the application of basic scientific principles to the planning, design and construction of public facilities.
The goal of the program is to prepare students for professional careers and/or graduate study in Civil Engineering. The student is expected to gain a broad understanding of technical fundamentals, to increase problem solving skills and to develop professional attitudes. These are achieved through a balanced curriculum of mathematics and physical sciences, fundamentals of engineering, specific courses in environmental, geotechnical, structural and transportation areas, as well as humanities, social sciences and multicultural studies. Individual specialization is achieved through the selection of elective courses. The course of study culminates in a comprehensive Senior Design Project.
Degree Requirements
Students should follow and complete the degree requirements as displayed in the Civil Engineering Program Plan A or the Civil Engineering Program Plan B charts.
Electives
Each civil engineering student must select electives from four general areas: at least 15 credit hours in the humanities, social sciences and multicultural studies; at least 3 credit hours in college composition at least 3 credit hours in fundamentals of engineering; and at least 7 credit hours of technical electives. Recommended lists of college composition, fundamentals of engineering and technical electives are given below. Technical electives not listed below must be at the 3000 or 4000 level and approved by the student's adviser.
College Composition Electives ENGL 2950 Scientific and Technical Report Writing ENGL 2960 Organizational Report Writing Fundamentals of Engineering Electives EECS 2340 Electric Circuits for Nonmajors MIME 3400 Intro to Thermal Sciences
Technical Electives
Structural Engineering (Analysis) CIVE 3320 Basic Finite Element Methods CIVE 4300 Advanced Mechanics of Materials CIVE 4320 Matrix Analysis of Structures CIVE 4340 Experimental Mechanics CIVE 4350 Introduction to Structural Dynamics
Structural Engineering (Design) CIVE 4410 Timber Design CIVE 4430 Structural Steel Design II CIVE 4440 Reinforced Concrete Design II CIVE 4480 Reinforced Masonry Design
Environmental Engineering CHEM 3400 Organic Chemistry I GEOL 4410 Hydrogeology CIVE 4610 Hydrology and Water Resources CIVE 4620 Open Channel Flow Hydraulics CIVE 4630 Indoor Air Quality CIVE 4640 Industrial Hygiene CIVE 4650 Industrial Ventilation CIVE 4660 Pollution Laboratory CIVE 4670 Solid Waste Management and Disposal CIVE 4680 Environmental Law
Transportation Engineering GEPL 3410 Cartography I GEPL 4530 Principles of Urban Planning CIVE 4510 Materials Engineering CIVE 4550 Traffic Control
Geotechnical Engineering GEOL 3250 Engineering Geology GEOL 3320 Structural Geology GEOL 4610 Introduction to Geophysics CIVE 4210 Advanced Soil Mechanics CIVE 4220 Advanced Foundation Engineering CIVE 4240 Design With Geosynthetics CIVE 4260 Experimental Soil Mechanics
Other Technical Electives ACCT 4000 Survey of Accounting CIVE 2990 Individual Study in Civil Engineering CIVE 4710 Advanced Engineering Systems Analysis CIVE 4810 Contracts and Specifications CIVE 4820 Project Management CIVE 4830 Engineering Ethics and Professionalism CIVE 4840 GIS for Civil Engineering CIVE 4900 Seminars in Civil Engineering CIVE 4960 Honors Thesis Research