Department Chair:

Dr. Andria Costello Staniec, 151G Link Hall, 315-443-1057, costello@syr.edu

Program Director:

Dr. Yilei Shi, 151E Link Hall, 315-443-3307, yshi83@syr.edu

Civil Engineering Faculty

Riyad S. Aboutaha, Elizabeth Carter, David G. Chandler, Ruth Chen, Andria Costello Staniec, Charles T. Driscoll Jr., Chris E. Johnson, Min Liu, Yizhi Liu, Eric M. Lui, Sinead Mac Namara, Aaron Mohammed, Dawit Negussey, Zhao Qin, Baris Salman, Yilei Shi, Svetoslava Todorova, John Trimmer, Teng Zeng

The mission of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is to promote learning and the creation, dissemination, and application of knowledge in civil and environmental engineering through integration of teaching, scholarship, and service.

The goal of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is to prepare students for engineering practice, advanced study, and lifelong learning in civil and environmental engineering. Graduates are expected to be proficient in the fundamentals of sustainable engineering analysis and design and understand the importance and methods of effective communication. Students are encouraged to use the extensive international network and educational resources of Syracuse University and the Syracuse community to broaden and enhance the quality of their university education.

Civil Engineering B.S. Program Educational Objectives

The program educational objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Syracuse University describe what graduates of the program are expected to attain within a few years of graduation. Syracuse University civil engineering graduates will:

1. Secure and maintain employment in industry, government, and non-governmental organizations and/or pursue graduate education or research in civil engineering and related fields.
2. Engage in professional development through continuing education and trainings related to their professional goals, including pursuit of licensure as appropriate.
3. Incorporate social, environmental, ethical, and public safety considerations in their professional activities, reflecting a diverse, global, and changing environment.
4. Assume positions with increasing responsibilities and demonstrate leadership within multidisciplinary teams.
5. Embrace emerging technology, using sound engineering judgment, to apply knowledge appropriately to serve their community, society, and profession.

Civil Engineering Description

Civil engineering is the broadest of the engineering disciplines, extending across many interrelated technical specialties. These technical specialties include structures, hydraulics, geotechnical, environmental, transportation, construction, and water resources. Civil engineers plan, design, and construct facilities essential to modern life in both the private and the public sectors. These facilities vary widely in nature, size, and scope, and include bridges, buildings, tunnels, highways, transit systems, dams, airports, irrigation projects, facilities for water, collection and treatment facilities for wastewater, and many others.

The first-year curriculum emphasizes the physical and mathematical sciences. Additional courses in mathematics and the sciences, as well as introductory courses in civil engineering are taken during the second year. The last two years of the program focus on planning, design, analysis, and management in civil engineering. The curriculum provides flexibility to allow students to customize their academic programs and take advantage of the diversity across both the college and all of Syracuse University. The four-year program includes coursework in the social sciences and humanities necessary for a well-rounded academic background.

By selecting electives carefully, students may specialize in any of the following areas: structural engineering, which deals with the analysis, design, and rehabilitation of structures under static and dynamic loads; environmental engineering, which involves the purification and distribution of water in cities and the proper disposal of sewage and industrial wastes; geotechnical engineering, which analyzes the properties of soils and rocks that support and affect the behavior of structures, pavements, and underground facilities, and construction engineering which concerns the planning and execution of large-scale construction and infrastructure projects. Students may also complete minors in a variety of subjects.

This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Adjustments in the program can be made to accommodate transfer students from accredited two- and four-year institutions so they may develop their programs of study as soon as possible after admission.