Civil Engineering (BSCE)
Description
The B.S.C.E. degree emphasizes engineering sciences and civil engineering design with four proficiency areas: structural engineering, water resources and environmental engineering, transportation and construction management, and geotechnical engineering. The curriculum prepares the student for both professional practice and graduate study.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 129
Goals/Mission Statement
Mission
The Department of Civil Engineering (CE) within the School of Engineering (SoE) at the University of Mississippi (UM) strives to continuously improve the quality of its three functions: teaching, research and service. In so doing, the Department shall:
- prepare students with a broad based education for entering the civil and other related engineering professions, for advanced studies, and for careers in research;
- provide a top quality research program and graduate education in selected areas of science and engineering technology with its impact extending to regional, national, and global communities; and
- provide service to citizens, industry, and government via technological and educational innovations.
Goals
- Improve and maintain effective state-of-the-art graduate and undergraduate programs
- Perform quality research in line with national trends and achieve national recognition in selected areas
- Become a locally and nationally visible department through professional service
- Build stronger ties with civil engineering alumni
Program Educational Objectives
BSCE Graduates of the Civil Engineering Program at the University of Mississippi, within 3-5 years after graduation, will:
- Practice in civil engineering, environmental engineering or a related area to serve society.
- Continue to develop professionally by obtaining advanced degrees, professional registration and/or certification as appropriate for their qualifications and careers.
- Assume leadership roles in their profession and/or communities.
Student Outcomes
In accordance with ABET accreditation requirements, BSCE students at the University of Mississippi should demonstrate the attainment of the following student outcomes:
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to
- change or withdraw courses;
- change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and
- change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
B.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
| First-Year Writing I | ||
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| First-Year Writing II | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| Select six hours of humanities courses from the following: | 6 | |
| African American Experience I | ||
| African American Experience II | ||
Classics (CLSC) | ||
English (ENGL) 2220-2226 | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | ||
History (HIST) | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
Philosophy (PHIL) | ||
Religion (RELG) | ||
Southern Studies (SSTU) 1000-level | ||
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Freshman Honors II ((if not being used to fulfill composition requirements) | ||
| Select three hours of fine arts from the following: 1 | 3 | |
Art History (ARTH) | ||
Music (MUSC) | ||
Dance (DANC) | ||
Theatre Arts (THEA) | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Select three hours of social science from the following: | 3 | |
Anthropology (ANTH) | ||
Economics (ECON) | ||
Political Science (POLS) | ||
Psychology (PSYC) | ||
Sociology (SOCY) | ||
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisc Social Science | ||
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| ECON 3100 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
- 1
Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
General Education II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 2611 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (with a C grade or better) | 3 |
| MATH 2612 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry II (with a C grade or better) | 3 |
| MATH 2613 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry III (with a C grade or better) | 3 |
| MATH 2614 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV | 3 |
| MATH 3530 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| CHEM 1050 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 1051 | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| PHYS 2110 | Physics for Science & Engineering I | 3 |
| PHYS 2120 | Physics for Science & Engineering II | 3 |
| PHYS 2111 | Lab Physics for Science & Engineering I | 1 |
| PHYS 2121 | Lab Physics for Science & Engineering II | 1 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CIVE 1001 | Introduction to Civil Engineering Lab | 1 |
| CIVE 2002 | Civil Engineering Graphics I (with a C grade or better) | 1 |
| CIVE 2060 | Introduction to Surveying (with a C grade or better) | 3 |
| CIVE 3072 | Environmental Engineering Lab | 1 |
| CIVE 3001 | Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| CIVE 3003 | Materials Laboratory | 1 |
| CIVE 3011 | Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CIVE 3002 | Civil Engineering Materials | 3 |
| CIVE 3071 | Intro to Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CIVE 3032 | Soil Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| CIVE 4012 | Design of Concrete Structures | 3 |
| CIVE 4007 | Construction Engineering and Management | 3 |
| CIVE 3031 | Soil Mechanics I | 3 |
| CIVE 4033 | Foundation Engineering | 3 |
| CIVE 4995 | CE Design I | 3 |
| CIVE 4996A | Civil Engineering Design II | 3 |
| CIVE 4072 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CIVE 3081 | Transportation Engineering I | 3 |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
School of Engineering GPA must be at least a 2.0.
Must be at least a 2.0
Major Requirements II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CSCI 1051 | Programming for Engineering and Sciences | 3 |
| or CSCI 1056 | Programming in Python | |
| ENGR 1010 & ENGR 1110 | Engineering Fundamentals and Engineering Fundamentals Lab | 3 |
| ENGR 3090 | Statics | 3 |
| ENGR 3100 | Engineering Analysis I | 3 |
| ENGR 3120 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ENGR 3230 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Other Academic Requirements
Students in the Department of Civil Engineering are encouraged to take the Fundamentals of Engineering examination prior to awarding of the baccalaureate degree.
Concentration - Environmental
Description
The B.S.C.E. degree with the Environmental Engineering emphasis stresses engineering sciences and civil and environmental engineering design with proficiency areas in: environmental and water resources engineering, structural engineering, transportation and construction management, and geotechnical engineering. The curriculum prepares the student for both professional practice and graduate study.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1060 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| Select three hours of environmental science elective courses with a passing grade from the following: | 3 | |
| Inquiry into Life: The Environment | ||
| Biological Sciences I | ||
| Environmental Geology - Hazards | ||
| Environmental Geology - Resources | ||
| Select 15 hours of environmental tech elective courses with at least nine hours from the following: | 15 | |
| Geospatial Analysis for Engr & Vis Apps | ||
| Geographic Information Systems Engr Sci | ||
| Stormwater Engineering and Management | ||
| Wastewater Engineering | ||
| Drinking Water Engineering | ||
| Sustainability for Engineering & Science | ||
| Agricultural Conservation for Eng & Sci | ||
| Colloid and Surface Science | ||
| Thermodynamics | ||
| Foundations of Nano Engineering and Sci | ||
| Characterization MethodsforNanomaterials | ||
| Service Learning in Water Treatment | ||
| Environmental Remediation | ||
| Hydrogeology | ||
| Intro. to Geographic Information System | ||
| Environmental Geochemistry | ||
| Remote Sensing | ||
or others upon approval by the department chair; and no more than 6 credit hours from this list: | ||
| Advanced Concrete Design | ||
| Advanced Geotechnical Engineering | ||
| Pre-Stressed Concrete Design | ||
| Structural Dynamics | ||
| Bridge Engineering | ||
| Advanced Mechanics of Materials | ||
| Soil Mechanics II | ||
| Designing with Geosynthetics | ||
| Transportation Engineering II | ||
| Highway Pavements | ||
| Electric Circuit Theory | ||
| Finite Element Analysis I | ||
| Engineering Analysis I | ||
| Special Projects in Engineering Science | ||
or others upon approval by the department chair | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
Concentration - Standard
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CIVE 4013 | Steel Design | 3 |
| Select at least 3 hours of basic science elective from the following: | 3 | |
| Biological Sciences I (must complete both to receive credit) | ||
| Biological Sciences I Laboratory (must complete both to receive credit) | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
| Earth Dynamics | ||
| Environmental Geology - Hazards | ||
| Environmental Geology - Resources | ||
| Earth History | ||
| Introduction to Oceanography | ||
| Dinosaurs | ||
| Inquiry Into Life: Human Biology | ||
| Inquiry into Life: The Environment | ||
| Select 15 hours of tech elective courses with at least nine hours from the following: | 15 | |
| Advanced Concrete Design | ||
| Advanced Geotechnical Engineering | ||
| Geospatial Analysis for Engr & Vis Apps | ||
| Geographic Information Systems Engr Sci | ||
| Structural Dynamics | ||
| Pre-Stressed Concrete Design | ||
| Advanced Mechanics of Materials | ||
| Soil Mechanics II | ||
| Designing with Geosynthetics | ||
| Stormwater Engineering and Management | ||
| Wastewater Engineering | ||
| Drinking Water Engineering | ||
| Sustainability for Engineering & Science | ||
| Agricultural Conservation for Eng & Sci | ||
| Transportation Engineering II | ||
| Highway Pavements | ||
| Foundations of Nano Engineering and Sci | ||
| Characterization MethodsforNanomaterials | ||
| Environmental Remediation | ||
or others upon approval by the Department Chair | ||
no more than 6 credit hours from this list: | ||
| Thermodynamics | ||
| Electric Circuit Theory | ||
| Finite Element Analysis I | ||
| Engineering Analysis I | ||
| Approximate Methods of Engr Analysis I | ||
| Special Projects in Engineering Science | ||
| Hydrogeology | ||
| Remote Sensing | ||
| Rock Mechanics | ||
| Experimental Methods in Engineering | ||
or others upon approval by the Department Chair | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |