Buildings that make a strong urban statement. Tunnels and bridges that link countries and cultures. Systems that drive clean water to and dirty water away from cities. Roadways. Airports. Public spaces. These make up the infrastructure of civilization — and civil engineers bring them from bold ideas to concrete realities.
Increase your marketability.
Though you can major in general civil engineering, you may also specialize in the areas of environmental and water resources, structural engineering, construction management, transportation, and urban engineering — all fields projected to experience continued growth in the coming decade.
Structural specialist and environmental experts.
As a civil engineering major, you'll get hands-on experience with the tools and materials of your craft in our seven labs: structures, environmental, asphalt, concrete, hydraulics, computer modeling and soil mechanics.
Thinking about architecture?
Consider the civil engineering major. There are some similarities between the professions and a key difference — the job market for civil engineers is much healthier. (Many civil engineers, in support of their profession, will tell you it's their expertise in materials use that enables architects' ideas to work.)
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