BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
REQUIRED COURSES
The undergraduate curriculum provides a solid foundation in all major sub-disciplines through required courses.
Four courses provide the engineering science and professional underpinnings for all sub-disciplines: CE 2114 Statics and Dynamics, CE 2124 Mechanics of Materials, CE 2214 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics and CE 1003 Fundamentals of Civil Engineering. Structural engineering is covered in CE 3133 Structural Analysis and CE 3144 Steel Design. The required environmental and water resources sequence includes CE 3223 Environmental Engineering I, and CE 4243 Water Resource Engineering I. CE 3324, Traffic Engineering I, introduces the student to highway and traffic engineering. CE 4413 Construction Management provides a thorough overview of this important sub-discipline.
Design is covered in many of these courses, giving students exposure to design in the various sub-disciplines. Courses CE 2214, CE 3144, CE 3223, CE 4243, CE 3153, and CE 3324 all have significant design content. Most elective courses also have strong design components and all students are required to complete a 5-credit senior design project (CE 4812, CE 4823) during their senior year. An introduction to design is provided by EG 1004 in the freshman year. Thus, students have progressive design exposure in each year of the program.
Undergraduate elective courses are provided in structural, geotechnical, environmental, water resources, construction management, and transportation engineering. These allow students to gain significant depth in these areas. Selected students with sufficient grade-point averages may take beginning graduate courses in these areas. Special topics courses are provided in each major sub-discipline and are offered as needed.
Communications skills are emphasized throughout the curriculum. The humanities and social sciences portions of the curriculum provide a strong focus on developing writing and verbal skills. The freshman engineering program also includes substantial emphasis on oral presentations and written report assignments. CE 1003, Fundamentals of Civil Engineering, includes numerous written assignments, class debates and oral presentations. All courses with associated laboratories require written laboratory or project reports; many design courses require formal submittal of design reports, some with oral presentations. The senior design project experience includes many verbal and written progress reports, and is formally presented and defended as part of final submittals.
Humanities and social science courses also contribute to students’ understanding the societal context of their profession. CE 1003, Fundamentals of Civil Engineering, reinforces this with specific civil engineering references and provides a focused treatment of professional ethics. These aspects are also highlighted in other courses in the civil engineering curriculum.
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Required Courses 
