Civil Engineering - Michigan Technological University

Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University is a Campus Bachelor Civil Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. What is civil engineering? Civil engineers plan, design, build, and manage the facilities that are essential to our civilization - bridges, dams, highways, transit systems, airports, tunnels, irrigation systems, water distribution and wastewater treatment facilities, and industrial and commercial buildings. Civil engineers are problem solvers meeting the challenges of the deteriorating infrastructure, traffic congestion, energy needs, floods, earthquakes, urban redevelopment, sustainability, pollution control, and community planning. They manage and guide technological advances necessary for human health and well-being and the protection of earth\\\'s ecosystems. The planning, design and construction of large, one-of-a-kind systems and structures is a hallmark of civil engineering . As a civil engineer you could be involved in planning, design, or managing of a variety of projects. Your assignments might place you at a computer work station, in front of a public hearing, or on a project work site. You will be at the forefront of technology. What do our students do after they graduate? Our students do a wide range of activities upon graduating with a baccalaureate degree in civil engineering. These include: Work as a design engineer in a consulting firm. Our graduates design bridges, roads and highway interchanges, golf courses, biking trails, water and wastewater treatment facilities, airports, large buildings, and dams- just to name a few. Work for large construction companies. Here our graduates oversee entire construction projects from cost estimates and submitting bids to scheduling projects and working with contractors. Work for local and city government planning for public transportation, setting up recycling programs, operating and managing drinking water plants, wastewater plants, and landfills for our solid waste. Manage/restore a watershed for a large metropolitan city in order to protect their drinking water supply and protect the local ecosystem. Work for government agencies such as the Department of Transportation, US Army Corps, US Geological Survey, US Forest Service, or Department of Interior. Many of our engineering graduates move up the ladder to managerial positions. Get a teaching certificate and teach K-12 science or math. Some of our graduates go on to law school. They find that their engineering degree serves as a solid foundation for law. Each year several of our undergraduates go directly on to graduate school (most get a full ride which means paid tuition and fees and a $14,000-$20,000/year stipend). Our graduates are in big demand by the 150+ U.S. civil engineering graduate programs. Go on for your Ph.D. and become a professor at a university (several of our own professors received their undergraduate degrees from Michigan Tech). Our graduates also go to graduate school in other areas. For example, some have gone on for their MBA and others choose to study architecture. What is Michigan Tech\\\'s civil engineering curriculum like? Our curriculum is designed so you will complete your degree in four years. As a civil engineering student you will take first and second year math, engineering science, physics, chemistry, and fundamentals of engineering like other engineering majors. These background courses will build a strong foundation for your engineering degree . After this, you will take elective courses from the six specialty areas of civil engineering: construction, environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, and water resources. You will then choose an additional elective in four of the six specialty areas. Beyond that can choose to specialize or remain broad in your selection of electives. We have attached a table to this letter that shows the civil engineering curriculum. View more details on Michigan Technological University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Civil Engineering courses.