It is the broadest of all engineering professions, encompassing activities from aerospace to urban planning. Civil engineers are the fabricators of our modern society and the protectors of the quality of the environment. They deal with people and their management, materials and their use, designs and their application, and the problems of beneficially interweaving these factors to serve society.
Civil engineering has a long history and a bright future serving the basic needs of society.
Civil engineering graduates with a BS degree have varied options. The first is employment with high technology consulting firms, local, state or federal government, contractors or construction firms, public utilities or industrial corporations. A second option is graduate school to pursue an area of specialty within civil engineering. A civil engineering degree also provides a good background for professional training in law, business administration, or medicine. Minor The department regards 15 credits of civil engineering courses as a satisfactory minor.