Civil Engineering Civil engineering includes the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the large and permanent engineering projects of our civilization.
Civil engineers are in demand wherever there are people.
The major subdivisions are structural, geotechnical, environmental, sanitary, water resources, and transportation engineering. The civil engineer is responsible for such projects as bridges and large buildings, dams, and other river and harbor work, municipal sanitation facilities, streets, highways and other transportation facilities. On many projects the civil engineer works in close cooperation with engineers and scientists from other fields. The civil engineering curriculum is designed to give the student a thorough mathematical and scientific background in all of the subdivisions of the field. The curriculum also fulfills the university's general education requirements.