Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering provides an overarching education with great breadth in numerous fields, including Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Engineering Surveying, Environmental Engineering, and Water Resources. The curriculum offers a broad range of electives, enabling students to start specializing at the undergraduate level.

Program Details

Graduates of the program are equipped to lead, plan, design, and supervise major infrastructure and transportation projects, including bridges, tunnels, dams, offshore structures, buildings, roads, water, and sewage systems. Most civil engineering graduates become professionally licensed engineers (PE).

Emphasis Areas

The degree requires students to take at least five emphasis areas, with the following requirements:

• Geotechnical engineering
• Structural engineering
• Surveying
• At least two of the following:
  • Environmental engineering
  • Construction engineering
  • Water resources and hydrology Each emphasis area is covered by a single required course, in addition to the common core, while breadth in any particular area is at the student's discretion.

Program Educational Objectives

The Civil Engineering program contributes to the educational objectives described in the CSM Graduate Profile and the ABET accreditation criteria. The Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are as follows:

• Graduates will uphold the standards of Mines as critical and creative innovators, motivators, collaborators, communicators, and leaders.
• Graduates will be successfully employed in engineering, science, or other impactful careers.
• Graduates will engage in continual learning by pursuing additional educational opportunities, such as advanced degrees, professional licensure, conferences, training, networking, and society membership.
• Graduates will be ambassadors of their field, contributing to collective knowledge in industry, research, and society.
• Graduates will demonstrate ethical and responsible behavior in their professional endeavors, adhering to established codes of conduct and promoting the well-being of society and the environment.
• Graduates will address emerging world challenges by adapting to rapidly evolving technology and industry trends and remaining current and relevant in their respective fields.

Student Learning Outcomes

The program aims to produce graduates with the following abilities:

• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
• An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
• An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• An ability to 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.
• An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
• An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
• An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

ABET Accreditation Status

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.