Mission

  • Provide a practical Civil and Environmental Engineering degree program that includes broad fundamental engineering principles.
  • Develop the ability in students to solve problems by thinking critically.
  • Develop in the students a sense of professionalism so that they may take their place as leaders in the profession, their community, and the nation.

Objectives

With a civil engineering bachelor degree, graduates of the Civil Engineering degree program will:

  • Graduates of the Civil Engineering Program will have the requisite knowledge to solve real world problems through application of engineering fundamentals, mathematics, natural and social sciences, and humanities.
  • Graduates of the Civil Engineering Program will be able to work professionally in team environments to design and construct both structural and environmental systems.
  • Graduates of the Civil Engineering Program will have a positive outlook on professional life and will recognize the need for professionals and citizens in an evolving global society to pursue a course of life-long learning.

Outcomes

  • An ability to apply knowledge of advanced mathematics, natural sciences (chemistry and physics), fundamentals of engineering and the principles of civil engineering.
  • A familiarity with the application of statistics.
  • The ability to apply the principles of engineering economics.
  • The ability to design and conduct an experiment, analyze and interpret the results.
  • The ability to apply various Civil Engineering software packages to realistic problems.
  • The ability to complete a design of a Civil Engineering project.
  • The ability to function as a member or leader of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • The ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
  • Understanding of the need for life-long learning.
  • The ability to apply a logical analysis and develop solutions to problems.
  • The ability to recognize an ethical problem and develop a solution.
  • Understanding of the responsibility of the Civil Engineer to society.

Accreditation

The Civil Engineering degree program curriculum is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET). The curriculum is also strengthened by activities of the Norwich student chapters of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, and the Society of American Military Engineers.