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Nov 21, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Civil Engineering Major (BSE)
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Civil Engineering Major- Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE)
The Civil Engineering curriculum covers five technical areas of Civil Engineering. The areas, and the required course work in each respective area, are:
- Environmental/Water Resources Engineering — CEE 250, CEE 367, CEE 413, CEE 450.
- Geotechnical Engineering — CEE 334, CEE 346.
- Structural and Materials Engineering — CEE 346, CEE 370, CEE 381, CEE 480.
- Transportation Engineering — CEE 346, CEE 362.
- Construction Engineering — CEE 340.
See the UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering web page at www.unlv.edu/engineering for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. See advising information at the UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Advising Center at www.engineering.unlv.edu/advising. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plans for the major are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/bse-civil-engineering.
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Program - Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology www.abet.org
Program Educational Objectives
The educational objectives of the Civil Engineering undergraduate degree program are:
- Graduates will meet the expectations of employers of civil engineers
- Qualified graduates will be capable of pursuing advanced study
- Graduates will pursue leadership positions in their profession and/or communities
Student Learning Outcomes
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an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
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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
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an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
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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
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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
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an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
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an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
University Graduation Requirements
Please see Graduation Policies for complete information
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Civil Engineering Degree Requirements - Total: 122-134 Credits
General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 27-39 Credits
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
(See note 8 below)
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
(see note 2 and note 9 below)
Constitutions - Credits: 4-6
(see note 2 below)
Mathematics - Fulfilled by Pre-Major Requirements
Distribution Requirements - Credits:15
Please see Distribution Requirement for more information.
(see note 3 below)
- Humanities and Fine Arts:9 credits
- (see note 9 below)
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- One course in Fine Arts - 3 credits
- Social Science: 6 credits
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- One additional Social Science course from an area other than economics
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking:
- Automatically satisfied by Major requirements
Multicultural and International (0-6 credits)
(see note 2 below)
Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. Students are encouraged to use “double dipper” courses with their fine arts and social science requirements. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: https://www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements.
Civil Engineering Curriculum Pre-Major Courses - Credits: 27
Major Requirements - BS in Civil Engineering - Subtotal: 68 Credits
Other Required Courses (can be taken as Pre-Major or Advanced Standing) - Credits: 14
Advanced Standing - Credits: 54
Mathematics, Statistics - Credits: 6 - MATH 431 - Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I
- STAT 463 - Applied Statistics for Engineers
Civil Engineering Requirements - Credits: 36 - CEE 334 - Soil Mechanics
- CEE 340 - Introduction to Construction Engineering
- CEE 346 - Civil Engineering Materials
- CEE 362 - Transportation Engineering
- CEE 367 - Fluid Mechanics
- CEE 371 - Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
- CEE 381 - Structural Analysis I
- CEE 413 - Water Resources Engineering I
- CEE 450 - Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering
- CEE 480 - Concrete Structure Design
- CEE 498 - Civil Engineering Capstone Design
- CEE 499 - Fundamentals of Engineering Examination Registration
Civil Engineering Electives - Credits: 12
CEE 400-level elective courses. (see notes 4, 5 and 6)
Students must take four technical elective courses from at least two technical areas, with a minimum of two courses in one area. Students must take at least two design-intensive courses, designated by *. The technical electives available in each technical area are:
- Construction Engineering — CEE 409, CEM 451/451L , CEM 453/453L
- Environmental/Water Resources Engineering — CEE 404*, CEE 406, CEE 407, CEE 451, CEE 452*, CEE 454, CEE 455*.
- Geotechnical Engineering — CEE 410, CEE 432, CEE 434, CEE 435*, CEE 436.
- Structural Engineering — CEE 410, CEE 444*, CEE 476*, CEE 477*, CEE 478, CEE 482*.
- Transportation Engineering — CEE 410, CEE 461 , CEE 462 , CEE 463, CEE 464, CEE 466*, CEE 467, CEE 470 , CEE 471 .
In addition to the courses identified above, students may take elective courses other areas such as computer applications and geographic information systems. CEE 468 may be counted as an elective in Transportation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Geotechnical Engineering if a project is undertaken in that area. CEE 491 Independent Study courses and CEE 495 Special Topics courses will be categorized based on their content.
Notes
- Must take as a Civil Engineering Pre-Major.
- Can be taken as a Civil Engineering Pre-Major or in Advanced Standing.
- UNLV requires six credits of humanities, three credits of fine arts and six credits of social science for College of Engineering students. Six of these 15 credits must be taken before the student can achieve Advanced Standing status. Of the remaining 9 credits, CEE 307 must be taken after achieving Advanced Standing. The remaining six credits may be taken either as pre-program or advanced standing.
- may not replace a required course in the curriculum, may not count for more than three elective credits toward the degree, and may not be used for work experience.
- Civil engineering elective courses are required in at least two technical areas with a minimum of two courses in one area. should be taken as one of the technical electives if a student elects the structural technical area.
- Three credits of Cooperative Training ( , , and may be used in place of one three-credit civil engineering elective. No more than one of these credits may be .
- To earn required credits for graduation, transfer students lacking laboratory credit for any CEE laboratory course ( , , or ), must, for each lab course in which they lack credit, register simultaneously for both the corresponding zero-credit laboratory course and for a one-credit independent study course.
- EGG 101 in combination with EGG 202 , preferred for First-Year Seminar.
- will simultaneously satisfy both a humanities requirement and the Second Year Seminar requirement for students obtaining a degree from the College of Engineering that requires more than 120 credits.
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