Undergraduate Programs
Civil engineers design the infrastructure of our modern society. Employment of civil engineers is projected to grow by 7% between 2021 and 2031, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Our researchers are at the forefront of civil engineering innovation, studying advances in bridge design and evaluation; composite material use in concrete and steel; field study and modeling of coastal processes; intelligent transportation systems; disaster science; and sustainability.
Our program prepares today’s students to be tomorrow’s civil engineers through a required core of courses in math, science and engineering. Starting spring of junior year, students take technical electives in focus areas of structural, geotechnical, environmental, water resources, transportation, railroad, and ocean and coastal engineering. Minors in environmental engineering, sustainable infrastructure, and environmental sustainability are also offered.
Our active research programs and faculty involvement in professional societies ensures that the content of the undergraduate program is current, maintained at a challenging technical level and integrates discovery learning. Opportunities abound for undergraduates to work with faculty and graduate students as research assistants, either for pay or independent study credit. Students may also choose to participate in our co-op program, gaining industry experience while remaining on a four-year path to graduation.
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Current Advisor Assignments
Engineers Without Borders
Spotlight: Global Partnerships Persist through a Pandemic
The UD chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UD), established in 2013, has completed projects with communities in Cameroon and Guatemala. The chapter also has long-standing partnerships with communities in Malawi and in the Philippines. Despite a global pandemic that prevented travel, EWB-UD students continued to find ways to help deliver community-based solutions. Resourcefulness and creativity were the key to continuing work to meet water needs in partner communities in Malawi. In the summer of 2021, students worked with our partner non-governmental organization (NGO) and a local driller to develop a workplan to inspect and rehabilitate 12 wells in the villages of Liti and Nkagula. The inspections, repairs, and community training sessions were completed in the fall of 2021. Employing a suite of communication tools, EWB-UD students, the NGO, and the driller were able to stay in touch to complete the project to ensure adequate water quality and quantity in the two villages. Students on this project team developed skills in project management, financial management, and communication, as well as experienced the flexibility and problem-solving necessary to complete community-based global engineering projects.
In addition to working with communities in Malawi, EWB-UD is concluding a project in the Philippines, building a bridge in Bolivia, researching technologies for low-resource settings, and making a difference locally through ReachOut activities. For more details on all of the chapter’s projects, visit the EWB-UD website.
Community-based training led by Villages in Partnership.
Members of the Kibbutz team performing down-the-hole camera surveys
MISSION
The mission of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware is to provide a culturally diverse and intellectually stimulating environment for the discovery and application of knowledge in civil and environmental engineering, the education of our students to their fullest potential, and service to the public through outreach and professional activities.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Our undergraduate programs will produce graduates that, within a few years of graduation, will
- address the evolving needs of a global society by applying knowledge of engineering and sustainability principles;
- advance their careers through lifelong learning, graduate studies, and/or professional licensure;
- demonstrate effective communication skills, social responsibility, ethical decision-making, and a commitment to their profession.
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