Today, the work of civil engineers directly affects the safety and welfare of the public. The Department of Civil Engineering at Mississippi State has developed a curriculum that is both design and theoretically oriented. The goal is to produce high quality graduates who will enter the profession and become licensed professional engineers. Geodetic engineering includes land, property, and boundary control surveying. Transportation engineering involves the study of highways, rail, air transport facilities, and waterways.
Geotechnical engineering is the study of soil mechanics and foundations.
Structural engineering includes the analysis and design of structural members in buildings. Construction engineering and management deals with equipment selection, scheduling, and cost estimating. Water resources engineering includes the study of hydrology, hydraulics, and flood control structures. Environmental engineering involves the study of water supply, treatment and delivery, wastewater collection, treatment and disposal, solid waste management, air pollution control, and hazardous waste management. The civil engineering curriculum is ABET accredited and is designed to provide the student a broad-based knowledge in all of the seven specialties listed above.