30 credits Civil engineers plan, design and supervise the construction of facilities essential to modern life in both the public and private sectors. Civil engineers use sophisticated technology and employ computer-aided engineering during design, construction, project scheduling and cost control.
Civil engineers are problem solvers involved in community development and improvement.
They meet the challenges of pollution, deteriorating infrastructure, traffic congestion, energy needs, floods, earthquakes, urban redevelopment and community planning. The opportunity for creativity is unlimited. The civil engineering program at UAF began in 1922, had its first graduate in 1931 and since has graduated more than 600 men and women. Many of these graduates work in Alaska's cities, towns and villages in a wide range of responsible positions. More than 60 percent of Alaska's professional engineers practice in civil engineering.