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Civil Engineering
Lyles College of Engineering
Civil Engineering
JESUS S. LARRALDE-MURO, Coordinator
Engineering East Building, Room 178
559.278.2566
http://www.csufresno.edu/engineering
Faculty and Facilities
James K. Crossfield, R. Louis Gysler, Mushtaq Hussain, Jesus S. Larralde-Muro, Karl E. Longley, Riadh Munjy, Fareed W. Nader, C. Dennis Spring, John C. Woolery, William F. Wright, Mohamad A. Yousef
The teaching and research specialties of the department's faculty cover every area of civil engineering, surveying engineering, and construction. Most faculty members are licensed as civil engineers, land surveyors, or contractors and have a wide range of professional experience in engineering design, analysis, research and development, and project planning and management.
Excellent laboratory facilities exist for structures, testing of soils and construction materials, hydraulics testing, water quality analysis, aerial mapping, GIS and land surveying.
Program Description
Civil engineering includes the research, development, planning, design, construction, and maintenance associated with urban development, water supply, structures, energy generation and transmission, water treatment and disposal, and transportation systems. The civil engineer deals with the function and safety of such public facilities as buildings, bridges, dams, pipelines, powerplants, highways, and harbors, and is concerned with the protection of the public against natural hazards of earthquakes, floods, landslides, and fires.
The graduate curriculum leading to an M.S. in Civil Engineering provides specialized training in the fields of structural engineering and applied mechanics, soil mechanics and foundation engineering, environmental engineering, water resources engineering, highway engineering, and geomatics engineering.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities for civil engineers in industry, state, and federal government agencies remain at a high level as a result of increasing urban growth and land development, and the recent emphasis on the maintenance and repair of the nationwide highway system. Civil engineers are also in demand to meet the growing challenge of mitigating environmental hazards.
Civil engineers frequently occupy positions in specialty areas such as environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, and water-resources engineering. Position titles for civil engineers, such as senior engineer or project engineer in specialty areas, typically reflect their rank within their organization.
Most civil and geomatics engineering graduates have earned professional licenses as civil engineers or land surveyors within a few years of receiving their degrees.
Mission of Civil Engineering
Located in California's Central Valley, the M.S. in Civil Engineering (MSCE) Program offers a graduate program of excellence that provides opportunities for advanced education and research in civil and geomatics engineering. The program's mission is to offer a curriculum that combines preparation for professional practice as well as preparation for
The Civil Engineering Program's Educational Objectives
- The graduates of the civil engineering program should be well-rounded to function effectively both as professional civil engineers and as responsible and informed citizens.
- The graduates of the civil engineering program should practice the profession of civil engineering proficiently with a well-balanced preparation in engineering fundamentals and practical applications in any of the following four areas of civil engineering: environmental, geotechnical, structural, or transportation.
- The graduates of the civil engineering program should use the technical tools and skills required for effective professional practice and should continue learning in their professional lives to remain abreast of new developments and advances.
- The graduates of the civil engineering program should function effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary groups in their practice of the civil engineering profession. They should be able to communicate effectively with engineering peers, other professionals, and with the public in general.
- The graduates of the civil engineering program should practice their profession with an understanding of the social and political implications of their professional engineering work and do so guided by the ASCE Code of Ethics.
Construction Management Courses