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Curriculum in Civil Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
1114 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
205 North Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-8038
URL: http://cee.ce.uiuc.edu
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Civil engineering is a profession that applies the basic principles of science in conjunction with mathematical and computational tools to solve problems associated with developing and sustaining civilized life on our planet. Civil engineering is one of the broader of the engineering disciplines both in terms of the range of problems that fall within its purview and in the range of knowledge required to solve those problems. Civil engineering works are generally one-of-a-kind projects; they are often grand in scale; and they usually require cooperation among professionals of many different disciplines. The completion of a civil engineering project involves the solution of technical problems in which uncertainty of information and myriad non-technical factors often play a significant role. Some of the most common examples of civil engineering works include bridges, buildings, dams, airports, highways, tunnels, and water distribution systems. Civil engineers are concerned with flood control, landslides, air and water pollution, and the design of facilities to withstand earthquakes and other natural hazards.
Educational Objectives and Outcomes
The career paths available to the civil engineer are many and varied and can involve a wide range of activities, tools, situations, clients, and venues-from conceptual design of facilities that do not yet exist to forensic study of facilities that have failed to performed as expected, from advanced simulation of complex systems to the management of people and projects, from private consulting to public service. In addition to the educational objectives described in the College of Engineering introductory section, the civil engineer must be as well prepared for a career that traverses this considerable professional breadth as for a career focussed on a single professional activity. The civil engineering curriculum is designed specifically to meet this educational challenge by emphasizing fundamental knowledge, transferable skills, and lifelong learning.
The civil engineering program comprises seven main disciplines: construction engineering and management, construction materials engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering,
environmental hydrology and hydraulics, structural engineering, and transportation engineering. Although each discipline has its own special body of knowledge and engineering tools, they all rely on the same fundamental core principles. Civil engineering projects often draw expertise from many of these disciplines.
The civil engineering curriculum is designed to develop engineers who have a strong background in mathematics and science, engineers who are articulate, and engineers who understand the nature of their special role in society and the impact of their work on the progress of civilization. The curriculum is designed to guarantee a certain breadth of knowledge of the civil engineering disciplines through a set of core courses and to ensure depth and focus in certain disciplines through primary and secondary areas of specialization. The curriculum develops the basic engineering tools necessary to solve problems in the field of civil engineering.
Program Review and Approval
Each student's academic program is developed in close consultation with the student's faculty advisor to be in compliance with the general requirements of this curriculum and in consonance with the elaborating guidelines of the department. To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, each student's academic program plan must be reviewed by a standing committee of the faculty (the Program Review Committee) and approved by the Associate Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering in charge of undergraduate programs. This review and approval process ensures that individual programs satisfy the educational objectives and all of the requirements of the civil engineering program, that those programs do not abuse the substantial degree of flexibility that is present in the curriculum, and that the career interests of each student are cultivated and served.
Monitoring and Assessment of Educational Outcomes
The faculty advisor plays an important role in the development of a student's program of study, in monitoring the progress of the student, and in giving general advice on the role of the program in career development. The advising system in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering helps to assure that the educational objectives of the program are met to the best of the ability of each student. The department Undergraduate Advisor and the Associate Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering in charge of undergraduate programs provide assistance and information to faculty advisors and provide additional advising support for students.
Overview of the Curriculum
The curriculum requires 133 hours and is organized into required courses, math and science electives, civil engineering technical courses, and other electives. A brief summary of the program follows:
Required Courses
The required courses establish the fundamental knowledge in mathematics, physics, and chemistry required for the study of civil engineering. The required courses also include instruction in written communication, graphical communication, and computation, as well as planning of and uncertainty in civil engineering systems. Required courses total 68 hours.
HOURS Orientation and Professional Development 0 ENG 100-Engineering Lecture (freshmen only) 0 ENG 200-Engineering Lecture (transfer students only) 0 CEE 195-Introduction to Civil Engineering 0 CEE 295-Professional Practice HOURS Mathematics 5 MATH 120-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I 3 MATH 130-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, II 2 MATH 225- Introductory Matrix Theory 3 MATH 242-Calculus of Several Variables 3 MATH 285-Differential Equations and Orthogonal Functions 16 Total HOURS Basic Sciences 3 CHEM 101-General Chemistry 3 CHEM 102-General Chemistry (Biological or Physical Version) 1 CHEM 105-General Chemistry Lab (take with CHEM 101) 1 CHEM 106-General Chemistry Lab (take with CHEM 102) 4 PHYCS 111-General Physics (Mechanics) 4 PHYCS 112-General Physics (Electricity and Magnetism) 2 PHYCS 113-General Physics (Fluids and Thermal Physics) 2 PHYCS 114-General Physics (Waves and Quantum Physics) 20 Total HOURS Applied Mechanics 3 T A M 152-Engineering Mechanics I-Statics 3 T A M 212-Engineering Mechanics II-Dynamics 3 T A M 221-Introduction to Solid Mechanics 4 T A M 235-Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 13 Total HOURS Written Communication 4 RHET 105-Principles of Composition 3 B&TW 261-Technical and Scientific Communication 7 Total HOURS Fundamental Engineering Principles and Tools 3 GE 103-Engineering Graphics and Design 3 CS 101-Introduction to Computing with Application to Engineering and Physical Science 3 CEE 292-Planning, Design, and Management of Civil Engineering Systems 3 CEE 293-Engineering Modeling under Uncertainty 12 TotalMathematics, Basic Science, and Engineering Science Electives
Each student must select at least 6 credit hours of elective courses in mathematics, basic science, or engineering sciences. These electives allow the student either to gain additional depth in math or science or to gain breadth in math or science essential to specialization in one of the branches of civil engineering (e.g., organic chemistry is important to environmental engineering but is not contained within the required science courses). Courses acceptable within this program requirement are specified in the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Handbook.
Civil Engineering Technical Program
The civil engineering technical program is designed to give each student a broad background in the disciplines of civil engineering through the core courses and to allow each student to develop a focussed program through advanced technical electives in chosen primary and secondary areas of emphasis. The fundamental principles of civil engineering design and the behavior of civil engineering systems are emphasized throughout the program. Required courses total 35 hours.
Civil Engineering Core CoursesTake five courses, at least 15 hours, from the following list.
HOURS Civil Engineering Core Courses 4 CEE 201-Engineering Surveying 4 CEE 210-Mechanical Behavior of Materials (crosslisted as TAM 224) 3 CEE 216-Construction Engineering 3 CEE 220-Introduction to Transportation Engineering 3 CEE 241-Environmental Quality Engineering 3 CEE 255-Introduction to Hydrosystems Engineering 3 CEE 261-Introduction to Structural Engineering 3 CEE 280-Introduction to Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Advanced Technical ElectivesPrimary area of emphasis. Take at least 12 hours. The courses in the primary area of emphasis are chosen to be an appropriate program of study within one of the seven disciplines of civil engineering. Preapproved programs in each of the areas are listed in the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Handbook. Deviations from the preapproved programs are possible, but are subject to the program review process.
Secondary area of emphasis. Take at least 6 hours. The courses in the secondary area of emphasis are chosen to complement the primary area and add breadth to the program of study. Preapproved secondary programs are listed in the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Handbook. Secondary programs outside of civil engineering are possible but are subject to the program review process.
Engineering Design Requirements for the Technical ProgramThe courses selected in the technical program must contain at least 16 hours of cumulative engineering design content. Every CEE course contributes to the student's education in engineering design. Each student must complete at least one course that has an integrated design project required to complete the course. The number of hours of design content in each course and a list of courses that meet the integrated design requirement are detailed in the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Handbook.
Humanities, Social Science, and Free Electives
Humanities and social science courses (18 hours) and free electives (6 hours) are selected within the general guidelines of the College of Engineering. These courses can be selected to meet the campus general education requirements. The civil engineering curriculum specifically requires that each student take ECON 102 or ECON 103. The department recommends ECON 102.
First year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 3 CHEM 101-General Chemistry 1 CHEM 105-General Chemistry Laboratory 0 CEE 195-Introduction to Civil Engineering1 0 ENG 100-Engineering Lecture 3 G E 103-Engineering Graphics and Design 5 MATH 120-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities 15 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 3 CHEM 102-General Chemistry (Biological or Physical Version) 1 CHEM 106-General Chemistry Laboratory (Biological or Physical Version) 3 MATH 130-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, II 4 PHYCS 111-General Physics (Mechanics) 4 RHET 105-Principles of Composition2 15 TotalSecond year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 3 C S 101-Introduction to Computing with Application to Engineering and Physical Science 2 MATH 225-Introductory Matrix Theory 3 MATH 242-Calculus of Several Variables 4 PHYCS 112-General Physics (Electricity and Magnetism) 3 T A M 152-Engineering Mechanics, IStatics 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities 18 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 3 CEE 292-Planning, Design, and Management of Civil Engineering Systems 3 CEE 293-Engineering Modeling under Uncertainty 2 PHYCS 113-General Physics (Fluids and Thermal Physics) 2 PHYCS 114-General Physics (Waves and Quantum Physics) 3 T A M 212-Engineering Mechanics, IIDynamics 3 T A M 221-Introduction to Solid Mechanics 16 TotalThird year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 3 MATH 285-Differential Equations and Orthogonal Functions 4 T A M 235-Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 7 Civil engineering core courses 3 Mathematics, basic sciences, or engineering sciences elective3 17 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 3 B&T W 261-Technical and Scientific Communication 6 Civil engineering core courses 3 Mathematics, basic sciences, or engineering sciences elective3 3 Advanced technical elective4 3 Electives in social sciences or humanities 18 TotalFourth year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 0 CEE 295-Professional Practice 3 Civil engineering core course 6 Advanced technical electives4 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities 6 Free elective 18 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 10 Advanced technical electives4 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities 3 Free elective 16 Total1. CEE 195-Introduction to Civil Engineering should be taken in the first or second
semester for freshmen and in the first semester of attendance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for transfer students.
2. RHET 105 may be taken in the first or second semester of the first year.
3. Mathematics, basic science, and engineering science electives are selected in accord with recommendations for the chosen primary and secondary fields of study in civil engineering as outlined in the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Handbook.
4. Advanced technical electives are selected to correspond with chosen primary and secondary fields of study in civil engineering as outlined in the Civil Engineering Undergraduate handbook.