Philosophy

Students will be provided with knowledge and skills immediately useful to contractors, consulting engineers, surveyors, architects, industrial firms, utilities, and certain government agencies. Employment opportunities open to graduates include structural design, construction materials analysis, surveying (construction, land, mining and control), and assisting civil engineers in the analysis, design, and construction of other facilities.

Accreditation

The associate and baccalaureate degree programs in civil engineering technology are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone (410) 347-7700.

Program Objectives

The Civil Engineering Technology program publishes the following program outcomes to describe what students are expected to know and do at the time of graduation. These relate to knowledge, skills, and behaviors that students acquire in the program.

Associate of Science in Civil Engineering Technology

Graduates produce and utilize basic construction documents and perform basic analysis and design of system components in civil engineering infrastructure. Graduates function effectively on professional teams and communicate with speaking, writing, and graphical skills. Graduates respect professional, ethical, and social issues as well as a commitment to quality and dependability. Graduates remain current, professionally.

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology

Graduates perform analysis and design in the structures, construction and public works disciplines of civil engineering. To provide breadth for additional job opportunities, graduates possess a working knowledge in geotechnics, hydraulics, hydrology, surveying, transportation systems, and water and wastewater systems. Graduates manage technical activities in support of civil engineering infrastructure.

Program Outcomes

Associate of Science in Civil Engineering Technology

Students demonstrate an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of civil engineering technology. Students identify, analyze, and solve technical problems. Students communicate by written, oral, and graphical means. Students team with others to solve problems and present solutions. Students conduct standardized field and laboratory testing on civil engineering materials and apply results. Students clearly understand professional and ethical responsibilities. Students understand diversity, societal, and global issues relating to solutions to problems in professional practice. Students recognize the need for and the ability to engage in lifelong learning.

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology

Students perform analysis and design in the structures, construction and public works disciplines of civil engineering. Students apply basic technical concepts to the solution of civil problems involving hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics, structures, material behavior, surveying, transportation systems, and water and wastewater systems. Students perform economic analyses and cost estimates related to design, construction, operations, and maintenance of systems involving civil engineering infrastructure. Students plan and prepare design and construction documents, such as specifications, contracts, change orders, engineering drawings, and construction schedules. Students select appropriate engineering materials and practices. Students maintain an understanding of professional practice issues such as procurement of work, bidding versus quality-based selection, and interaction between designers, contractors, and owners.

Faculty
Frank Hart Dean, School of Engineering Technology & Computer Science and Professor, Civil Engineering Technology
Tim Pitzer Visiting Instructor, Civil Engineering Technology
Kerry Stauffer Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Technology