Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty have expertise in engineering mechanics, environmental engineering, environmental-engineering science, geotechnical engineering, hydrology and water-resources engineering, and structural engineering.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department offers two M.S. and Ph.D. graduate degrees - Civil & Environmental Engineering(CEE) and Environmental Engineering Science EES). The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) degree is designed for students who wish to earn a degree with a rigorous engineering curriculum.

Students entering this degree program should have a B.S. degree in engineering, or will generally need to take about one semester of undergraduate engineering pre-requisite courses. Within the CEE degree, students complete specified requirements in four different emphasis areas: Engineering Mechanics (EM), Environmental and Water Engineering (EWE), Geotechnical Engineering (GT), and Structural Engineering (SE).