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Our mission is to provide students with a broad, fundamental and flexible educational program and to expand engineering knowledge through an active and exciting undergraduate and graduate research program. The department is dedicated to providing life-long development, instilling a sense of professional responsibility, and serving our society. We provide an environment that promotes teamwork and values integrity and honesty in all efforts. Civil and environmental engineering is an inherently interdisciplinary field. As such, students select groups of courses in one or more related application areas, such as computer science, applied mathematics, urban and regional planning, economics, chemistry and management. The civil and environmental engineering curriculum leads to the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.
To receive an accredited B.S. degree in civil engineering and environmental engineering, undergraduates enroll in courses in the three main thrust areas: structural analysis, design and reliability; transportation systems engineering and optimization; and, water resources and environmental engineering. Graduate students also pursue research in one of the three thrust areas to receive a M.S. or Ph.D. in civil engineering: structural engineering, transportation systems engineering, and water resources* (*There is a distinction between the program in Environmental Engineering, and the program in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in water resources and environmental engineering. Please review both programs in your research to determine which one is more relevant to your area of interest.)
Students who are interested in a general engineering degree with an emphasis in environmental engineering should visit the Environmental Engineering Program page. The following degrees are currently offered:
- B.S., Civil Engineering
- B.S., Environmental Engineering
- M.S., Civil Engineering
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering
This area of engineering prepares graduates for careers in engineering practice, research, or teaching. The accredited undergraduate program emphasizes a common core of mathematical and computational methods courses as well as courses in our three main thrust areas. Career opportunities in civil engineering are varied. Major corporations, public agencies, private consulting firms and the military are all options for graduates in civil engineering. Additionally, self-employment in private practice or administrative and management positions are choices for graduates.
Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineering involves designing environmental protection or remediation strategies for multiple resources—water, air and soil, often with combinations of physical, chemical and biological treatment methods in the context of a complex regulatory framework. The goal of the environmental engineering curriculum is to provide a strong basic science background, particularly in chemistry and biology, and broad exposure to several environmental engineering disciplines. Courses relating to transport processes, water quality control, air quality control and process design are included in the core. Career opportunities in environmental engineering are diverse. Graduates generally find careers in the fields of pollution control or remediation of air, water and soil environment.s
Masanobu Shinozuka
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of California, Irvine
