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University of Pittsburgh    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Dec 13, 2024
 
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Civil Engineering


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The following areas of concentration are available for Civil Engineering students:

Construction Management  

Environmental Engineering  

Geotechnical Engineering  

Structural Engineering  

Transportation Engineering  

Water Resources Engineering  

The civil engineer may focus in environmental control and in the development or redevelopment of a geographic area through overall planning, as well as in the design, construction, and operation of structures and facilities for public and private use. Included in the broad field of civil engineering are the following: buildings, bridges, and industrial installations; soil mechanics and foundations; transportation, including highways, traffic, airports, and harbors; hydraulic engineering, including irrigation; water resources, including power plants and dams; water supply; waste disposal; air pollution; hazardous and solid wastes; and environmental sanitation. Modern-day requirements have necessitated involvement in the medical and dental fields, oceanography, polar exploration, energy resources, and the space effort.

The curriculum focuses on the electives available for designing individualized programs suited to the student’s career goals. Emphasis is placed on societal needs and ways of meeting those needs. Thus, graduates are prepared to begin work in any of the several branches of civil engineering or to continue their education at the graduate level.

The Civil Engineering Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria.

Civil Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum


Credits: 16


Credits: 15


Credits: 18


Credits: 15


Seventh Term


  • CEE-Design Elective #2 - 3 Credits*
  • CEE Elective - 3 Credits*
  • CEE Elective - 3 Credits*
  • Engineering Elective - 3 Credits
  • Humanities/Social Science Elective - 3 Credits
  • CEE 1085 - DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR

Credits: 15


Credits: 15


Note:


*Design Electives are: (CEE 1335 ), ( CEE 1410  or CEE 1401 ), (CEE 1505 , CEE 1513  or CEE 1515 ), (CEE 1714  , CEE 1715 CEE 1717 , CEE 1718 , CEE 1821 , or CEE 2814  ), (CEE 1700  or CEE 1730 ). One course from two of the five groups is required.

**Any non-required CEE undergraduate courses, 2000 level CEE graduate courses, and any ENGR course offered by the CEE Department are suitable for CEE Electives.

Minimum Grade Requirements


ENGR 0131  , ENGR 0141 CEE 1330 , CEE 1402 , CEE 1503 , CEE 1811 , and all design electives must be passed with a grade of “C” or higher.

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