May 09, 2024  
2022-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering


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Chairperson of Department:  Dr. Jiang Li

Samuel P. Massie Chair of Excellence in the Environmental Disciplines: Dr. Jiang Li

Professors: Drs. Jiang Li, Zhuping Sheng

Associate Professor:  Drs. James Hunter and Oludare Owolabi

Assistant Professors: Drs.  Steve Efe, Dong Hee Kang, Yi Liu, and Mehdi Shokouhian

Lecturer: Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein, Kiruthika Saminathan, Dr. Emad Gheibi, and Dr. Cecelia Wright Brown

 

The following information is operable for the students who are already matriculating under the 2010-2013, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2020 catalogs. However, these students have the option of pursuing any later catalog as long as they meet the catalog requirements. New students both freshmen and transfers, who enroll in fall 2022 or later must follow this 2022-2024 catalog.

The Major in Civil Engineering (CEGR) or Sustainable Urban Environmental Engineering (SUEE)

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department provides two BS (CEGR and SUEE) programs of study in the planning, design and management of civil and environmenal infrastructure and service systems. In the CEGR program, specialty areas of study include transportation engineering, environmental and water resources engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrology and hydraulic engineering, and construction engineering and management.  In the SUEE progam, the special area centers in environmental engineering, partiuclarly the special topics on urban environmental The civil engineering undergraduate program is accredited by the Engineering Accredited Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org  

The undergraduate program in SUEE is designed to allow students toobtain an undergraduate degree in four years.  This four-year degree program is designed and will be developed to obtain ABET accreditation, which will enable the students of SUEE to be credentialed as an engineer-in-training and eventually as a Professional Engineer in Environmenatl Engineering.  Students will learn the core principles of sustainability and design sustainable urban environments and related tasks.

 

OBJECTIVES

The Program Educational Objectives of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department are  to: (1) Assume managerial and/or leadership roles in their chosen professional careers within six years of graduation (e.g. a project manager, a project engineer, etc), (2) Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, (3) Be employed and function well in the civil engineering system and processes, and STEM related areas; and  (4) Make contributions that advance the current state-of-the-practice in technology and/or research of civil engineering systems and processes; and (5) Continue their professional development through continuous improvement and life-long learning (e.g. graduate school, professional engineering (PE) licenses, professional certifications, etc.).

 

STUDENT OUTCOMES

Student outcomes from the Civil Engineering (CEGR) or Sustainable Urban Environmental Engineering (SUEE) progrms are:

(1)  an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.

(2)  an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.

(3)    an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

(4) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economics, environmental, and societal contexts.

(5)   an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

(6)   an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.

(7) an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.S. DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING or B.S. degree in Sustainable Environmental Engineering

A minimum of 120 credit hours are required to graduate

with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering or a B.S. degree in Sustainable Environmental Engineering.  These credit hours are distributed as follows:

 

General Education & University Requirements       45

Mathematics and Science Requirements                25

Engineering Requirements                                      50

TOTAL                                                                     120

 

Programs

    Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science to Master of Engineering

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