Civil Engineering Program
Civil engineers design the built environment - the structures, roads, water supply systems, and much more - that surrounds us. The profession is broad and encompasses several technical areas including structures, transportation, geotechnics, water resources and environmental protection. Employment opportunities are plentiful in design, construction, management, teaching, and research. Employers include consulting firms, industrial companies, and government agencies and non-governmental organizations. The UNF Office of Career Services provides information on companies seeking civil engineering graduates for permanent positions or current students for employment in cooperative education positions.
The School of Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Program Educational Objectives
The UNF School of Engineering maintains a civil engineering program that produces students who:
- have a strong understanding of the fundamentals
- are able to analyze and synthesize engineering problems
- possess excellent communications skills
- know and uphold ethical standards of the field
- have developed and practiced interpersonal (team) skills
- know how to resolve open-ended design problems
- are computer literate and Internet capable
- have developed and practiced interdisciplinary skills
- have taken and recorded results from the Fundamentals of Engineering and Graduate Record Examinations
- are capable of functioning in a rapidly changing and expanding technical and social environment
- are cognizant of current engineering problems
- are prepared for a life of continual learning
Program Outcomes
Civil Engineering graduates have:
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
- an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data
- an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
- an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
- an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities
- an ability to communicate effectively
- the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
- a recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in, lifelong learning
- a knowledge of contemporary issues
- an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice proficiency in mathematics through differential equations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, and general chemistry
- proficiency in a minimum of four (4) recognized major civil engineering areas
- the ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas
- the ability to perform civil engineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professional component of the curriculum
- an understanding of professional practice issues such as: procurement of work bidding versus quality based selection processes how the design professionals and construction professions interact to construct a project the importance of professional licensure and continuing education and/or other professional practice issues