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Civil engineering provides a fascinating and demanding profession focused on designing, building, and maintaining structures and city infrastructure, transportation networks such as roads, airports, mass transit, railways, and ports, water resource projects including storage reservoirs, irrigation canals, hydroelectric dams, drainage systems for stormwater, groundwater replenishment to prevent pollution, wastewater processing for ecological safety, and water filtration for potable use, the construction sector involving foundations, bridges, and concrete or steel frameworks, issues related to environmental conservation, and the sustainable growth of urban areas. To prepare for this diverse field, civil engineering students learn mathematics, fundamental sciences, communication skills, social sciences and humanities, engineering principles, and civil engineering design. Graduates from CU Denver typically begin their careers with consulting engineering companies, governmental bodies, and various industrial sectors.