Degrees Offered
The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is designed for students who have an interest in one of the broad and diverse fields of civil and environmental engineering. The degree is designed to prepare students for a career in engineering and offers an innovative and challenging BS engineering curriculum that provides significant flexibility to the student. The program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET and offers an introduction to civil and environmental engineering. Students can then choose one of four focus areas:
(1) environmental engineering (air and water quality, transport theory, modeling, and energy)
(2) hydrology and water resources (watershed and aquifer management, flood prediction, data analysis, GIS)
(3) structural engineering and mechanics (structural analysis, mechanics, design, matrix methods)
(4) urban infrastructure and management (transportation systems, complex urban systems, soil mechanics, engineering economics, management)
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The B.A. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering is designed to provide flexibility to students to chose either a Civil (Track C) or Environmental (Track E) Engineering emphasis along with topics across any discipline at Rice University. Each Track is to be tailored to the specific needs of each student by discussions with and approval by a CEE departmental Track advisor. An advisor will be assigned by the CEE department Chair, normally during the first year of study. Five core courses in each Track plus seven courses in a focused specialty area of study are required (see below for examples areas); total core and specialty area requirements are approximately 37 hours. In addition, each student is responsible for satisfying the university distribution requirements (24 hours) and additional electives for a total of 120 hours for graduation with a BA in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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