The Department of Civil Engineering offers broad and comprehensive interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs leading to Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering, Master of Engineering and the Doctor of Engineering degrees.

Civil Engineering-related concentrations include applied mechanics, environmental engineering, geomechanics, geotechnical engineering, groundwater hydrology, hydrology, infrastructure engineering, structural engineering, structural mechanics, and transportation engineering. Civil engineers have traditionally been involved in the planning, design, construction, and management of large constructed facilities.

The increasing awareness of our fragile environment requires a greater emphasis on the interdependence of the surrounding earth, air, and water in the successful completion of engineering projects. The present design, construction, and retrofitting of the world's physical infrastructure has focused additional light on the complex tasks associated with this effort. This sustained effort now requires the development of new materials, the use of sophisticated instrumentation, and even the construction of so-called smart structures. Hence, the Department's graduate program provides each student with a new blend of skills and a broad, but comprehensive, interdisciplinary advanced education which is required of the engineer who practices in the civil engineering-related concentrations in the 21st century.

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