Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

The Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Department (CECE) offers baccalaureate degrees in Civil Engineering (BSCE), Environmental Engineering (BSEnvE), and Construction Engineering (BSConE).

The Civil Engineering Program

The Civil Engineering major is concerned primarily with fundamental civil engineering design and analysis in such areas as structures, geotechnical engineering, sanitary engineering, water resources, and transportation engineering. Civil Engineering students are required to take a minimum of two Project Design Courses, which synthesize various pre-requisite course offerings into a design project. These projects are usually “open-ended” and duplicate real world engineering problems. The students typically work in small design team groups. The pre-requisites needed for the various project courses vary.

Mission

The Civil Engineering Program Faculty strive to create a high quality learning experience for our students. The principal goals include:

1. Provide a broad engineering education to our graduates that will prepare them for both current and future professional challenges.
2. Promote a commitment to continued scholarship and service among our graduates.
3. Foster a spirit of innovation so that our graduates are positioned to take advantage of new technology in our profession.
4. Promote an environment that is inclusive and diverse.
5. To attain prominence in key areas of Civil Engineering graduate education and research.

Program Objectives

Within the first several years following graduation, graduates should:

• Be successfully employed or employable in civil engineering practice in areas such as structural, geotechnical, transportation, construction, water resources, or related fields and/or be continuing their studies at the graduate level.
• Show a commitment to ethical practice and professional development by extending their knowledge through continuing education and self-directed life-long learning, professional licensure, and service to the profession and society.

Educational Objectives

1. Produce graduates who have technical knowledge that is fundamental to the principles of critical areas of Civil Engineering such as structures, geotechnical, water resources, transportation, construction, surveying, and environmental.
2. Provide a professional engineering education that challenges our graduates to think critically and that will prepare them for a successful professional career.
3. Ensure that all our undergraduate students gain experience in applied engineering design within a broad curriculum.
4. Form and maintain partnerships with industry, government agencies, and professional organizations.
5. Develop awareness of the changing needs of society and local, state, national, and global environment and infrastructure.
6. Provide our graduates with a strong knowledge base to enhance their professional skills and develop their abilities to perform credible research.

Program Outcomes

1. Graduates will solve problems that involve differential and integral calculus, differential equations, analytical and numerical solutions, and statistics.
2. Graduates will solve problems that address engineering economics issues such as life-cycle analysis and the selection of alternatives.
3. Graduates will solve problems involving topics from physics such as vector mechanics and equilibrium.
4. Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of the role of an engineer involving ethics, professionalism, engineering practice and licensure.
5. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to conduct experiments, collect information, and analyze and interpret data.
6. Graduates will demonstrate an ability to communicate their ideas effectively through written and oral reports.
7. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to work in teams to solve engineering problems.
8. Graduates will understand the need to continuously update their knowledge through licensure, continuing education, and participation in professional societies.
9. Graduates will be able to complete a comprehensive civil engineering design project incorporating the use of design and regulatory standards, and realistic constraints that could include contemporary issues such as economics, globalization, societal impact and safety.
10. Graduates will be able to synthesize skills learned in their program to solve real-world problems and to generate and evaluate viable solutions.

The Environmental Engineering Program

The Environmental Engineering major is concerned primarily with the interactions with humans and their environment and the planning, design, and control of systems for environmental quality management for water, land, and air environments.

Environmental Engineering students are required to take a minimum of two Project Design Courses (out of four offered) which synthesize various pre-requisite course offerings into a design project. These projects are usually “open-ended” and duplicate real world engineering problems. The students typically work in small design team groups. The pre-requisites needed for the various project courses vary.

Mission

The Environmental Engineering Program Faculty strive to create a high quality learning experience for our students. The principal goals include:

1. Provide a broad engineering education to our graduates that will prepare them for both current and future professional challenges.
2. Promote a commitment to continued scholarship and service among our graduates.
3. Foster a spirit of innovation so that our graduates are positioned to take advantage of new technology in our profession.
4. Promote an environment that is inclusive and diverse.
5. To attain prominence in key areas of Environmental Engineering graduate education and research.

Program Objectives

Within the first several years following graduation, graduates should:

• Be successfully employed or employable in environmental engineering practice in areas such as solid waste, air pollution, water and wastewater treatment, water resources, or related fields and/or be continuing their studies at the graduate level.
• Show a commitment to ethical practice and professional development by extending their knowledge through continuing education and self-directed life-long learning, professional licensure, and service to the profession and society.

Educational Objectives

1. Produce graduates who have technical knowledge that is fundamental to the principles of critical areas of Environmental Engineering such as solid waste, air pollution, water and wastewater treatment, and water resources.
2. Provide a professional engineering education that challenges our graduates to think critically and that will prepare them for a successful professional career.
3. Ensure that all our undergraduate students gain experience in applied engineering design within a broad curriculum.
4. Form and maintain partnerships with industry, government agencies, and professional organizations.
5. Develop awareness of the changing needs of society and local, state, national, and global environment and infrastructure.
6. Provide our graduates with a strong knowledge base to enhance their professional skills and develop their abilities to perform credible research.

Program Outcomes

1. Graduates will solve problems that involve differential and integral calculus, differential equations, analytical and numerical solutions, and statistics.
2. Graduates will solve problems that address engineering economics issues such as life-cycle analysis and the selection of alternatives.
3. Graduates will solve problems involving topics from chemistry such as stoichiometry, kinetics, equilibrium and gases.
4. Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of the role of an engineer involving ethics, professionalism, engineering practice and licensure.
5. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to conduct experiments, collect information, and analyze and interpret data.
6. Graduates will demonstrate an ability to communicate their ideas effectively through written and oral reports.
7. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to work in teams to solve engineering problems.
8. Graduates will understand the need to continuously update their knowledge through licensure, continuing education, and participation in professional societies.
9. Graduates will be able to complete a comprehensive environmental engineering design project incorporating the use of design and regulatory standards, and realistic constraints that could include contemporary issues such as economics, globalization, societal impact and safety.
10. Graduates will be able to synthesize skills learned in their program to solve real-world problems and to generate and evaluate viable solutions.

The Construction Engineering Program

The Construction Engineering major is concerned with preparing students for the engineering management of construction projects by developing skills for the selection of construction methods and processes, construction project planning and control, and resource management. Construction Engineering students are required to take a minimum of two Project Design Courses, (Construction Engineering Design and Geotechnical Engineering Design), which synthesize various pre-requisite course offerings into a design project. These projects are usually “open-ended” and duplicate real world engineering problems. The students typically work in small design team groups. The pre-requisites needed for the various project courses vary.

Mission

The Construction Engineering Program Faculty strives to create a high quality learning experience for our students. The principal goals include:

1. Provide a broad engineering education to our graduates that will prepare them for both current and future professional challenges.
2. Promote a commitment to continued scholarship and service among our graduates.
3. Foster a spirit of innovation so that our graduates are positioned to take advantage of new technology in our profession.
4. Promote an environment that is inclusive and diverse.
5. To attain prominence in key areas of Construction Engineering graduate education and research.

Program Objectives

Within the first several years following graduation, graduates should:

• Be successfully employed or employable in construction engineering practice in areas such as estimating, scheduling, program development, and construction project management, or related fields and/or be continuing their studies at the graduate level.
• Show a commitment to ethical practice and professional development by extending their knowledge through continuing education and self-directed life-long learning, professional licensure, and service to the profession and society.

Educational Objectives

1. Produce graduates who have technical knowledge that is fundamental to the principles of critical areas of Construction Engineering and Management such as construction process design, cost estimating, scheduling, construction methods and equipment, and and project administration and control.
2. Provide a professional engineering education that challenges our graduates to think critically and that will prepare them for a successful professional career.
3. Ensure that all our undergraduate students gain knowledge of business, management, legal, and professional issues.
4. Form and maintain partnerships with industry, government agencies, and professional organizations.
5. Develop awareness of the changing needs of society and local, state, national, and global environment and infrastructure.
6. Provide our graduates with a strong knowledge base to enhance their professional skills and develop their abilities to perform credible research.
7. Provide a knowledge base necessary for the engineering management of construction projects including management principles, process improvement, and legal concepts.

Program Outcomes

1. Graduates will solve problems that involve differential and integral calculus, differential equations, analytical and numerical solutions, and statistics.
2. Graduates will solve problems that address engineering economics issues such as life-cycle analysis and the selection of alternatives.
3. Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of estimating, scheduling, project control, resource allocation, risk management, and legal issues.
4. Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of the role of an engineer involving ethics, professionalism, engineering practice and licensure.
5. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to conduct experiments, collect information, and analyze and interpret data.
6. Graduates will demonstrate an ability to communicate their ideas effectively through written and oral reports.
7. Graduates will demonstrate the ability to work in teams to solve engineering problems.
8. Graduates will understand the need to continuously update their knowledge through licensure, continuing education, and participation in professional societies.
9. Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in the design of construction processes, methods, and safety.
10. Graduates will be able to complete a comprehensive real-world construction engineering design project incorporating the use of design and regulatory standards, and realistic constraints that could include contemporary issues such as economics, globalization, societal impact and safety.

The mission statement and objectives for the Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Construction Engineering programs are electronically posted and routinely updated. More information on the Civil and Environmental Engineering programs can be found on the CECE Department home page at http://www.cece.ucf.edu.

Department Policy for Double Major in Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

The faculty of the Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Department believe that a double major from the department should reflect a significant achievement of students, and therefore a significant increase in knowledge and formal coursework above the requirements for a single degree. Any undergraduate in Civil, Environmental, or Construction Engineering desiring to obtain a double major shall meet the following requirements:

• The student shall meet all individual requirements for each degree
• The coursework must include two different capstone design courses, one from each program
• The student shall notify the Chair of his or her intent to pursue a double major by the start of the final academic year (3 semesters) of coursework, and shall have a “program of study” prepared and approved by the Chair
• Completion of requirements for both majors must be in the same semester.
• The same catalog year must be used for both majors

Additional notes:

• All students, by meeting the requirements for each degree, will be able to represent themselves as a Civil Engineer, an Environmental Engineer, a Construction Engineer or a combination thereof.
• The double major program for a student must be approved by the Chair in the final year. This eliminates last-minute confusion by the student and allows the Chair time to review the technical elective, and the specific design courses being taken by each student.
• The extra hours represent at least one additional semester of full time enrollment, and represents the minimum requirements for the double major.
• The 17 hours of extra courses required for Civil Engineering majors pursuing Environmental Engineering as a second major would include all the required courses of Environmental Engineering: CHM 2046L, EES 4202C, EES 4111C, ENV 4120, ENV 4341, and a Biological or Earth Science, whichever course was not taken to satisfy the GEP.
• The 21 hours of extra courses required for Environmental Engineering majors pursuing Civil Engineering as a second major includes all the required courses of Civil Engineering, namely: SUR 2101C, CES 4100C, CEG 4011C, TTE 4004, CGN 3501C or EGN 3365, and either CES 4605 or CES 4702.
• The 13 hours of extra courses required for Construction majors pursuing Civil Engineering as a second major includes all the required courses of Civil Engineering, namely: CWR 4101C, CWR 4203C, EGN 3373, EGN 3343, and ENV 4561.
• The 16 hours of extra courses required for Civil Engineering majors pursuing Construction Engineering as a second major would include all the required courses of Construction Engineering: CCE 4004, CCE 4402, CCE 4813, CCE 4034, and CCE 4810.
• One diploma indicating only one major will be awarded, both majors will be indicated on the student’s transcript. If a student desires two separate diplomas, a B.S.C.E., a B.S.Env.E, and/or a B.S.Con.E., this is permitted, per university policy, for students who have a minimum of 150 credit hours.