Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Mission Statement
The Mission of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering addresses teaching, scholarship and service to the community within the following areas of emphasis: Environmental, Water Resource, Structural, Geotechnical, and Transportation Engineering.
Specifically, the mission is to:
A. Prepare students for professional practice, life-long learning, and advanced studies by providing a high quality civil engineering education that will enable them to develop the necessary analytical and technical skills, coupled with leadership abilities, to serve the State, Nation and International community. See related educational objectives and outcomes .
B. Further scholarly research involving both undergraduate and graduate students, and to disseminate significant findings in the areas of faculty expertise.
C. Advance the state-of-the-art and work with industry and government to apply new knowledge and understanding to the problems of the infrastructure and environment of the state, nation and world, with hazard mitigation and economic development as integral parts of this interaction.
Program Objectives: statements that describe the expected accomplishments of graduates during their first few years after graduation.
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The graduate will be employed and effective as a civil engineer, or will perceive himself/herself to be employable as an effective engineer, or will perceive that the Civil Engineering program effectively prepared him/her for graduate training in engineering or another professional discipline. |
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If employed as an engineer, the graduate will be or will be aspiring to become a Professional Engineer. Additionally, the graduate will be active in ASCE and/or other professional organizations that work to improve the engineering profession. |
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The graduate will perceive that the civil engineering program was effective in preparing her/him for the role in society expected of a civil engineer. |
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Program Outcomes: statements that describe what students are expected to know and are able to do by the time of graduation.
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An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics (including differential equations), probability and statistics, and science (to include calculus based physics and general chemistry) to Engineering problems. |
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An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas. |
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An ability to design a sustainable and constructible civil engineering system, component, or process to meet desired needs, and that considers life-cycle-cost issues. |
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An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. |
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An ability to identify, formulate, and solve civil engineering problems in at least four of the following areas: structural, geotechnical, transportation, environmental, and water resource. |
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An understanding of civil, professional and ethical responsibility, especially as it relates to health and safety, and the importance of professional licensure. |
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An ability to communicate effectively using written, graphical, and verbal skills. |
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The broad education necessary to understand the ethical, economic, environmental, social, and political impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context. |
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A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning and continuing engineering education as a necessary part of professional practice. |
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A knowledge of contemporary issues that are affecting our infrastructure and environment. |
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An understanding of and ability to use the techniques and skills, including engineering economics, and modern engineering tools necessary for professional civil engineering practice. |
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