Engineering topics courses in the junior year provide students with the basic fundamentals in the areas of environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrology, water resources, structural engineering, transportation/traffic engineering, engineering economics, and probability and statistics. Many of these topics courses contain elements of civil engineering design. Elective courses in the senior year enable students to specialize or obtain a broad educational background across the civil engineering discipline.
Design is integrated throughout the curriculum. The capstone design project is supplied by consultants or governmental agencies. The course requires working in teams, making oral and written presentations and completing a final design report. Oversight, interaction and evaluation are provided by practicing engineers from industry and governmental organizations.