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Programs Undergraduate Water Resources

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with an Area of Concentration in Water Resources

Undergraduate students involved in the Water Resources Engineering program concentration gain a solid civil engineering foundation through a wide array of courses, and then focus on elective courses to individualize the program and best suit their career goals.

Requirements

Students in the Water Resources Engineering concentration must take the following core courses:

  • CEE 0085: Sophomore Seminar
  • CEE 0109: Computer Methods In Civil Engineering 1
  • CEE 1085: Departmental Seminar
  • CEE 1105: Materials Of Construction
  • CEE 1200: Construction Management
  • CEE 1211: Resource Use & Environmental Quality in Construction or CEE 1210 Engineering & Sustainable Development
  • CEE 1330: Introduction To Structural Analysis
  • CEE 1402: Fluid Mechanics
  • CEE 1503: Introduction To Environmental Engineering
  • CEE 1703: Transportation Engineering
  • CEE 1811: Principles Of Soil Mechanics

In addition to the core civil engineering courses, a Civil Engineering student concentrating in Water Resources Engineering must also take:

  • CEE 1412 Hydrology and Water Resources
  • One of the following design courses in the Water Resources area: CEE 2400, 2401 or 2405
  • Two program elective course from the following list of courses: CEE 2400, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2415 or GEOL 1445
  • The Water Resources Design Project: CEE 1433
  • One CEE design elective from the Environmental engineering area: CEE 1505, 1507, 1513 or 1515
  • One CEE design elective from the Geotechnical and Pavement engineering area: CEE 1714, 1715, 1821 or 2814
  • One CEE design elective from the Structures area: CEE 1340 or 1341

The student is also required to take a significant array of courses in non-engineering disciplines. Our students are encouraged to develop their skills in communications and critical reasoning, as well as appreciation of the importance of social and economic factors of civil engineering projects. Students may also elect specific courses which assist in future career development. For example, courses in economics and communications help prepare students for a management career.

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