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Our undergraduate civil engineering curriculum aims to equip students with a comprehensive educational foundation crucial for civil engineering practice, focusing on environmental, geotechnical, water resources, and structural engineering. Students have the option to concentrate in environmental engineering. The program provides an adequate range of courses in structural engineering to meet the requirements for a structural engineering license.
Program educational objectives are overarching statements outlining the accomplishments graduates are anticipated to achieve within a few years post-graduation. These objectives are shaped by the needs of the program's stakeholders.
The Civil Engineering program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale equips students to develop the following abilities, 3 to 5 years after graduation:
Excel as productive professionals by devising cost-efficient solutions to practical challenges central to civil engineering and allied disciplines.
Pursue advanced degrees, professional licensure, and ongoing development activities that foster lifelong learning.
Contribute to the public good and enhance quality of life by adhering to professional, safe, and ethical standards.
Progress toward leadership roles by making meaningful contributions within multidisciplinary teams.