Civil engineering graduates are well prepared for professional work or graduate school in a broad spectrum of engineering activities. The program is balanced, stressing environmental engineering, soil mechanics and foundations, structural analysis and design, surveying and mapping, transportation and traffic engineering, and water resources and hydraulics. The program emphasizes quality undergraduate teaching and active student learning, including extensive use of laboratories and co-curricular activities.<br>The program makes extensive use of laboratory courses allowing students to gain valuable insights as a result of practical experiences. Numerous computer applications are implemented throughout the curriculum. Students receive recurring exposure to engineering design, beginning with instruction in fundamental design principles and progressing to participation in multi-faceted, realistic design projects. All lecture and laboratory courses are taught by experienced faculty, not by teaching assistants.