Concentrations

• Construction Engineering

The courses of instruction in construction provide a basic understanding of the process needed to construct buildings, highways, bridges, and other structures. Special emphasis is placed on the efficient management of people, materials, and equipment. Graduates of this program are qualified for entry-level management positions in the construction industry, the nation’s largest employer.

• Environmental Engineering

The undergraduate courses in Environmental Engineering emphasizes the design, construction, and management aspects of the discipline, focusing on the provision of safe drinking water in adequate quantities, the proper treatment and disposal of wastes, and the assurance of clean air, soil and water.

• Geotechnical and Materials Engineering

The undergraduate courses in geotechnical and materials (natural and advanced) engineering cover principles of soil mechanics, design of shallow foundations, shear strength of soils, soil-structure interactions, and materials of construction. Some of the courses emphasize the importance of laboratory testing to the understanding of engineering behavior of soils and construction materials by offering students hands-on experience.

• Structural Engineering

Structural engineers design buildings and bridges. They are concerned with the many forces that act on these structures, such as trucks, wind, snow, and earthquakes.

• Transportation Engineering

The undergraduate courses in transportation offer a wide range of topics covering design, analysis, and the planning/management aspects of constructing and maintaining transportation facilities and services.

• Water Resources Engineering

The water resources undergraduate courses provides a basic understanding and the necessary tools for managing water to meet our local, state, regional, and national needs. Topics include drainage, urban water and groundwater management, dam design and safety, erosion and sediment control, stormwater modeling, and open channel flow.