College Majors and Career Opportunities - Civil Engineering Career Opportunities for Majors in Civil Engineering Introduction Engineering is a profession in which knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences is applied to develop ways to use the materials and forces of nature economically for the benefit of humanity. At Rutgers, four-year undergraduate curricula leading to a degree of Bachelor of Science are offered in the fields of applied sciences, bioresource, ceramic, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering. Numerous areas of concentration are available within these disciplines, such as aerospace, biochemical, biomedical and computer engineering, engineering physics, environmental engineering, packaging, and solid-state electronics. Civil engineering is one of the broadest of the engineering disciplines, extending across many technical specialties.
Civil engineers plan, design, and supervise the construction of facilities essential to modern life.
These facilities vary widely in nature, size, and scope and include space satellites and launching facilities, offshore structures, bridges, buildings, tunnels, highways, transit systems, dams, airports, harbors, water supply and wastewater treatment plants. Civil engineers work in diversified areas such as structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resources and environmental engineering, transportation engineering, ocean and coastal engineering, and construction engineering. A Sample of Related Occupations Airport Engineer Geologist Production Engineer Bldg. Dept. of Transportation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Environ. Protection Agency Tennessee Valley Authority Farmers Home Administration Urban Mass Transportation Auth.