The Undergraduate Programs in Civil Engineering at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is designed to provide training in fundamental engineering sciences and specific areas of study in Civil Engineering. This background will prepare you to enter into civil engineering practice or graduate school. The courses of instruction in Construction provide a basic understanding of the process needed to construct buildings, highways, bridges, and other structures.
Special emphasis is placed on the efficient management of people, materials, and equipment.
The undergraduate courses in Environmental Engineering emphasizes the design, construction, and management aspects of the discipline, focusing on the provision of safe drinking water in adequate quantities, the proper treatment and disposal of wastes, and the assurance of clean air, soil and water. The specific topics addressed in the undergraduate courses in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering include soil mechanics principles, design of foundations, shear strength in soils, slope stability analysis, soil-structure interactions, and materials of construction. The courses of instruction in Structural Engineering builds on the theoretical foundation of statics, strength of materials and mathematics in a way that encourages students to appreciate the relationship between theory and practice in the design of structures of all types, both large and small. The Water Resources undergraduate courses provides a basic understanding and the necessary tools for managing water to meet our local, state, regional, and national needs. Topics include drainage, urban water and groundwater management, dam design and safety, erosion and sediment control, stormwater modeling, and open channel flow.