Program Educational Objectives and Outcomes

The Civil Engineering Program seeks to prepare graduates, who, after the first few years of their professional career have:

1. Advanced their knowledge base;
   
   
2. Developed leadership skills necessary to assume progressively more responsible roles in their profession;
   
   
3. Exhibited effective communication skills necessary to interact in a diverse professional environment; and
   
   
4. Employed modern engineering and computational tools.
   

In order to meet these educational objectives, the Department of Civil Engineering has established program educational outcomes. These outcomes are as follows:

1. Students will obtain knowledge in:
   • Mathematics
   • Science
   • Engineering
   • Exprimental procedures/processes
   • Design
     
     
2. Students will attain the ability to:
   • Function on multidisciplinary teams
   • Understand professional and ethical responsibilities
   • Deliver effective oral and written communication
   • Understand engineering impacts on current and future societal concerns
   • engage in life-long learning
     
     
3. Students will attain skills in the use of state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice facilities/equipment.