Course overview
Civil engineering is one of the most important engineering disciplines, affecting everybody’s daily life everywhere in the world. It is the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering. Civil engineers are employed in both public and private sectors, including municipal public works departments, state and federal government agencies and private domestic and global companies. As the nation’s infrastructure ages, more civil engineers will be needed to supervise projects that maintain, repair, rebuild or upgrade highways, bridges, canals, tunnels, dams, waste-treatment plants and water systems. They are also needed to design and build new houses, buildings, highways and various components of infrastructure as the population continues to grow. Moreover, civil engineers contribute to environmental sustainability and protection and energy conservation by designing, building and maintaining smart green buildings and cities, as well as managing renewable-energy projects.
