CE-BS - Civil Engineering (BS)

Objectives and Outcomes

In the Civil Engineering major, students learn to:

• Establish themselves as practicing professionals in civil engineering or a related field

• Pursue graduate study in civil engineering or other fields

• Work effectively as responsible professionals independently or in teams handling increasingly complex professional and societal expectations

• Formulate and solve complex problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

• Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare

• Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

• Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyses, and interpretation of data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

The Curriculum

The Civil Engineering curriculum includes a required core of classes taken by all declared majors that introduces the major areas of civil engineering. Subsequent coursework is taken in focus areas with breadth electives, allowing students to align their studies with their interests.

The Civil Engineering degree is ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited, which is a first step toward a professional engineering license. If you envision a career providing, supervising, or managing professional engineering services (e.g., engineering investigations or design), you may wish to become a licensed professional engineer and should aim, via your BS and/or coterm (MS) degrees, to earn ABET credit for four to five years of work experience.

Careers

Graduates of our program pursue careers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. The Civil Engineering degree prepares students for careers in structural engineering, construction management, environmental engineering, and related fields, where they plan, design, construct, and sustain the built environment, manage our natural resources, and help protect society from natural and climate-related hazards.

Graduate Study

Graduates of this program can enter engineering practice, although additional graduate training in engineering, such as through Stanfordʼs coterm program, is recommended for specialty fields. Graduates of this major are also prepared for graduate study in business, law, policy, and other fields.