Civil engineering is the oldest and broadest of all engineering disciplines. Civil engineers design and construct infrastructure such as airports, buildings, bridges, dams, roads and sanitation systems. In fact, one quarter of all engineers are civil engineers. Civil and environmental engineers work in rural and urban areas for large and small companies, as well as for local, state and federal governments.
The Department of Civil Engineering at Auburn University is the largest CE program in Alabama. The department ranks in the top 15 programs nationwide in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded annually. Each year, Auburn graduates about one-half of the new CE's in the state of Alabama. Undergraduate degrees offered include Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science.
The department offers the "best of both worlds." It is small enough to have an open door policy and excellent rapport between faculty and students, yet large enough to have diverse undergraduate and graduate programs with an excellent selection of courses and specialty expertise from which students can draw.
The Department of Civil Engineering also offers graduate-level instruction and research programs leading to the degrees of Master of Civil Engineering, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy.
Department faculty and students are involved in numerous outreach and research activities. 2004 extramural research expenditures totaled $7,180,000. The department is home to a number of research and outreach centers including National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT), Highway Research Center (HRC), and Alabama Technology Transfer (T2) Center.
