About CEE

Civil and Environmental Engineering is concerned with planning, designing, constructing, and operating various physical works; developing and utilizing natural resources in an environmentally sound manner; providing the infrastructure which supports the highest quality of life in the history of the word; and protecting public health and renovating impacted terrestrial and aquatic systems from the mismanagement of toxic and hazardous waste.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering and in Environmental Engineering. Both degrees are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET).

Objectives:

The objectives of the undergraduate programs in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering are to graduate engineers who have a solid educational foundation with broad experiences in engineering, the sciences, and the humanities; and who are prepared to enter graduate school, other professional training, or the workplace as effective professionals. These graduates will understand the significance of life-long learning and the importance of ethical conduct and will be qualified to assume roles of leadership in business, community, government and the engineering profession and contribute significantly to global society as a whole.

Graduate Programs; Department Divisions:

At the graduate level the CEE department also offers Master of Engineering, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Administration of the graduate programs is carried out in the five graduate divisions including:

• Environmental Engineering
• Geotechical Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Engineering