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Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Civil & Environmental Engineering is really two disciplines. Civil engineers work with technology, people, and nature in designing and managing essential elements of society’s infrastructure such as highways, bridges, buildings, tunnels, dams, and water-supply systems. Environmental engineers devise environmentally friendly ways to manage and process society's waste, destroy toxic substances, remove pollutants from the water or the air; and ensure the sustainable well-being of the built and natural environments.

The B.S.E. in civil engineering requires a minimum of 128 s.h. The curriculum covers four major stems: mathematics and basic sciences, engineering topics, elective focus area, and general education (15 s.h. of humanities and social science courses). All students take 059:005-059:006 Engineering Problem Solving I-II and 010:003 Accelerated Rhetoric. General education component courses must be selected to satisfy the requirements of the College of Engineering. See "Curriculum Stems" and "General Education Component" under "Bachelor of Science in Engineering" in the College of Engineering section of the Catalog.

Elective focus area courses must be selected according to guidelines established by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Faculty Profile

Civil Curriculum Guide

Environmental Curriculum Guide

General Education Component (GEC)

Elective Focus Areas (EFA)

Civil Engineering Practice
Entrepreneurial Career Path
Environmental Health Engineering
Environmental Remediation & Control
Engineering for a Sustainable World
Management
Structures, Mechanics, & Materials
Transportation Engineering
Urban & Regional Planning
Water Resources Engineering
Student Tailored EFA - Consult your advisor to discuss courses


CEE EFA Plan of Study Form

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