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Civil engineering includes the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the large and permanent engineering projects of our civilization. Civil engineers are in demand wherever there are people. The major subdivisions are structural, geotechnical, environmental, sanitary, water resources, and transportation engineering.

The civil engineer is responsible for such projects as bridges and large buildings, dams, and other river and harbor work, municipal sanitation facilities, streets, highways and other transportation facilities. On many projects the civil engineer works in close cooperation with engineers and scientists from other fields.

The civil engineering curriculum is designed to give the student a thorough mathematical and scientific background in all of the subdivisions of the field. At the same time it provides the students with an opportunity for a degree of specialization in his/her chosen subdivision. The curriculum also fulfills the university's general education requirements.

All civil engineering students at NDSU are required to have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 and to have received a grade of C or better in Math 165, 166, 128, 259, and 266, and ME 221, 222, and 223 before enrolling in any classes that utilize these courses as prerequisites.

***Please Note: All students at NDSU that are taking CE courses are subject to the same policy as CE students concerning prerequisites.

Twelve credits of the curriculum are available for technical electives. Students are required to choose three technical electives from the five major areas, while at the same time satisfying the ABET design requirement. All civil engineering students must take a capstone design course, CE 489, which is designed to bring fundamental concepts to play in a major design experience.

Students interested in structural engineering may choose courses like prestressed concrete, advanced steel design, timber design, dynamics of structures, numerical methods in structural engineering, foundation engineering, and structural mechanics.

Students interested in water resources or environmental engineering may choose courses like solid waste management, applied hydrology, ground water and seepage, water and wastewater engineering, advanced water and wastewater laboratory, open channel flow, air pollution, hazardous waste management, and water quality management.

Students interested in transportation engineering may choose courses like transportation planning, airport planning and design, railway planning and design, highway maintenance management, highway geometrics and safety design, or traffic engineering and pavement design.

The curriculum includes a core of social and humanistic subjects to provide the student with a background essential to a proper understanding of the role of engineering in society.

Graduate programs leading to the Master of Science degree are available in specialized fields.

Taken from the NDSU Bulletin 1998-2000.

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STUDENT INFO Vision Mission Educational Objectives Undergraduate Student Organizations Graduate Laboratories ABET Blackboard Library Report Bias-Bigotry-Hate	Civil Engineering Civil engineering includes the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the large and permanent engineering projects of our civilization. Civil engineers are in demand wherever there are people. The major subdivisions are structural, geotechnical, environmental, sanitary, water resources, and transportation engineering. The civil engineer is responsible for such projects as bridges and large buildings, dams, and other river and harbor work, municipal sanitation facilities, streets, highways and other transportation facilities. On many projects the civil engineer works in close cooperation with engineers and scientists from other fields. Links: Civil Engineering Curriculam General Education Requirements Prerequisites Technical electives Social and humanistic subjects The civil engineering curriculum is designed to give the student a thorough mathematical and scientific background in all of the subdivisions of the field. At the same time it provides the students with an opportunity for a degree of specialization in his/her chosen subdivision. The curriculum also fulfills the university's general education requirements. All civil engineering students at NDSU are required to have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 and to have received a grade of C or better in Math 165, 166, 128, 259, and 266, and ME 221, 222, and 223 before enrolling in any classes that utilize these courses as prerequisites. ***Please Note: All students at NDSU that are taking CE courses are subject to the same policy as CE students concerning prerequisites. Twelve credits of the curriculum are available for technical electives. Students are required to choose three technical electives from the five major areas, while at the same time satisfying the ABET design requirement. All civil engineering students must take a capstone design course, CE 489, which is designed to bring fundamental concepts to play in a major design experience. Students interested in structural engineering may choose courses like prestressed concrete, advanced steel design, timber design, dynamics of structures, numerical methods in structural engineering, foundation engineering, and structural mechanics. Students interested in water resources or environmental engineering may choose courses like solid waste management, applied hydrology, ground water and seepage, water and wastewater engineering, advanced water and wastewater laboratory, open channel flow, air pollution, hazardous waste management, and water quality management. Students interested in transportation engineering may choose courses like transportation planning, airport planning and design, railway planning and design, highway maintenance management, highway geometrics and safety design, or traffic engineering and pavement design. The curriculum includes a core of social and humanistic subjects to provide the student with a background essential to a proper understanding of the role of engineering in society. Graduate programs leading to the Master of Science degree are available in specialized fields. Taken from the NDSU Bulletin 1998-2000. NDSU Home \| CEA Home \| Curriculum \| UndergraduatePrograms Graduate Programs \| Faculty \| Research \| Student Organizations Graduates' Employment \| Reference Links \| Department News Women Engineers \| High School Links © Copyright 2005, Department of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University
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