Civil Engineering - San Diego State University

Civil Engineering from San Diego State University is a Campus Bachelor Civil Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. What do the Great Wall of China, pyramids of Egypt, Roman aqueducts, Hoover Dam, Golden Gate Bridge, Sears Tower in Chicago and the network of U.S. interstate freeways all have in common? They are all engineering marvels, true testimonies to the genius of people, monuments of changing civilizations on our small planet. They are all civil engineering projects. Civil engineering is often called the "people-serving profession." Virtually all that surrounds us, buildings, highways, dams, harbors, airports, bridges and tunnels, pipelines and water systems are designed and constructed by civil and environmental engineers. It is hard to imagine the modern world today without complex systems that supply clean water to cities, remove sewage, control floods, transport people and goods, and reduce negative environmental impacts of pollution, noise, hazardous waste, etc. Great opportunities will exist in the transportation engineering area, where new technologies that use `smart highways' and `smart cars' will revolutionize our ways of combating the increasing traffic in our cities. New fast trains are being developed to offer an alternative to automobiles. Society is increasingly concerned about the negative environmental consequences of the rapid technological developments of our times. Good engineering should not harm the environment; it should respect it. In order to properly reflect these new concerns, the Department of Civil Engineering at San Diego State University has changed its name to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering . New environmental engineering courses emphasizing sustainable design were developed throughout the curriculum and a separate degree in Environmental Engineering is now being offered by the CEE Department. Program Overview Civil and environmental engineering students face a program that is challenging, exciting, flexible and diversified. Because the engineer's work is predominantly intellectual and varied and not of a routine mental or physical character, the SDSU program places emphasis upon the mastery of a strong core of subject matter in the physical sciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences. Woven through the pattern is a continuing study of the social sciences and humanities, because engineering graduates must expect to find their best expression as leaders, conscious of the social and economic implications of their decisions. Career Opportunities Civil and environmental engineering is a growing profession, with excellent job opportunities in any foreseeable future. Career opportunities in all specialties are bright, and perhaps the best exist in environmental and transportation areas. Both the private and public sectors will be looking for a new generation of well-prepared civil and environmental engineers. The department maintains close links with industry through its Advisory Board to assure that our programs remain relevant and meet industry needs. These links also help to develop internship programs for our students. View more details on San Diego State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Civil Engineering courses.