Civil & Environmental Engineering
Undergraduate Program
At Tennessee Tech, our Civil and Environmental Engineering program focuses on construction materials, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, structural mechanics, transportation engineering and water resources.
Students may elect to pursue the core curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and choose one of three concentrations. In addition, the program offers two minors. By the time students graduate, they are well prepared to take the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination (FE) administered by the Tennessee State Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners.
You’ll receive personal attention from our highly qualified faculty members who are dedicated to putting students first. You’ll learn not only to design products and solutions, but also be fully immersed in hands-on learning while you're here.
- Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering (BSCE)
The undergraduate program is structured to provide an education consisting of mathematics, basic science, engineering sciences, engineering design, humanities and social sciences consistent with accreditation standards and national needs. The core program provides a broad foundation of course work in structures, environment, geotechnics, materials, hydraulics, surveying and transportation. Design-based instruction is required to provide students with the opportunity to prepare professionally for the diverse opportunities available to them.
- Concentrations
Construction Engineering and Management
This concentration is focused on building our nation’s infrastructure. You will learn how to plan and execute a variety of construction projects while managing the project’s operations. Students are exposed to management principles in addition to technical knowledge necessary for successful project completion. Leads to a B.S.C.E, Construction Engineering and Management
Environmental Engineering
The Environmental Engineering concentration will teach you to apply engineering principles and sustainable management practices for the enhancement and protection of human health and the environment. Environmental engineers design water and wastewater treatment, wastewater collection and distribution systems, landfills, and hazardous waste treatment systems, while water resources engineers analyze water supply and demand. Leads to a B.S.C.E, Environmental Engineering.
Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering prepares students to become geotechnical and geological engineers, who use the principles of geology, hydraulics and structural mechanics to provide safe, economical and environmentally conscious support to civil engineering structures. Leads to a B.S.C.E, Geological Engineering.
- Minors
Environmental Engineering Minor
The Environmental Engineering Minor covers fundamentals of environmental engineering with applications in water quality, water and wastewater treatment, solid waste management, air pollution, and hazardous waste management and design of those systems; fluid mechanics and hydraulic design of civil engineering systems; and mass an momentum conservation principles.
Materials Science and Engineering Minor
Students pursuing the Materials Science and Engineering Minor choose from a variety of electives including civil engineering materials and processes; materials and processes in manufacturing; polymer engineering; physical electronics; rheology and its applications in chemical and petrochemical, food, pharmaceutical, and polymer industries; and inorganic and organic chemistry, among others.
Transfer Students
We're delighted that you are considering transferring to Tennessee Tech for Civil and Environmental Engineering! We welcome transfer applicants from two- and four-year colleges and universities. If you’ve attended a college or university after graduating from high school, you are considered a transfer student.
You can find all the information on getting started with transferring to Tech at the university's Admissions website for transfer students. It covers all the bases: Scheduling a visit, requirements for admissions, info on transferring your credits, a step-by-step-guide for the application process, and next steps once admitted.
Learn more about transfering into the College of Engineering here.
Fast Track
The Fast Track program is designed to enable Tennessee Tech University undergraduates to accumulate up to six (6) hours of graduate coursework during the student’s junior/senior year which can be used to satisfy both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. Fast Track students receiving their bachelor’s degrees at the end of the Spring semester will be expected to complete the Master of Science degree by the end of the Summer term of the following year, completing both degrees in a five-year period.
Visit the Fast Track webpage for details.
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