Construct your own world…. William Hall Civil Engineering Construct your own world…. William Hall

Civil Engineers…What do they do? They plan, design, and supervise the construction of facilities. Their projects vary widely in nature, size and scope: Bridges Buildings Dams Roads Tunnels Airports Water/wastewater treatment and distribution facilities Space satellites/launch facilities Offshore structures Mass transit systems

Civil Engineers – Where do they work? Civil engineering, considered one of the oldest engineering disciplines, encompasses many specialties. Many civil engineers hold supervisory or administrative positions, from supervisor of a construction site to city engineer. Others may work in design, construction, research, and teaching.

Courses for a CE major i.e. How do you get there from here? Taken from Mississippi State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (certified by ABET)

General Education… 2 English composition classes 1 technical writing class 2 Humanities classes 1 Fine Arts class 2 Social or Behavioral Science classes and…

Math and science courses… 4 calculus classes 1 differential equations class 2 chemistry classes 2 chemistry labs 2 physics classes and…

General engineering classes… EG 1143 Graphic Communications IE 3913 Engineering Economy I ST 3123 Introduction to Statistical Inference ME 3533 Thermodynamics EM 2413 Engineering Mechanics I EM 2433 Engineering Mechanics II EM 3213 Mechanics of Materials

CE classes… CE 1001 Introduction to Civil Engineering CE 2213 Surveying CE 2803 Environmental Engineering Issues CE 3113 Transportation Engineering CE 3313 Construction Materials CE 3413 Soil Mechanics CE 3601 Stress Analysis Lab CE 3603 Structural Mechanics CE 3801 Environmental & Water Resources Engr. I Lab CE 3803 Environmental & Water Resources Engr. I CE 3811 Environmental & Water Resources Engr. II Lab CE 3813 Environmental & Water Resources Engr. II CE 4601 Fundamentals of Structural Design CE 4903 Civil Engineering Comprehensive

CE electives… 9 hours Civil Engineering Electives Choose one: CE 4133 Geometric Design of Highways CE 4433 Foundations CE 4143 Traffic Engineering CE 4103 Pavement Design CE 4513 Engineering Hydrology CE 4873 Water and Wastewater Engineering CE 4523 Open Channel Hydraulics CE 4623 Steel Structures CE 4633 Concrete Structures

How much will you make? According to a 2007 salary survey, people with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering started at $48,509 a year on average. People with a master's degree started at $48,280 a year. People with a Ph.D. started at $62,275 a year.

Interview: timothy ormond, p.e BS at Worcester Polytechnic Institute MS at Texas A&M University 16 years in civil engineering Currently employed at Altamont Environmental, Inc., in Charlotte, North Carolina

Interview summary Mr. Ormond has always been interested in the outdoors and how things in the world work; for this reason he chose civil engineering. Work is often found in the public sector: for cities, counties, municipalities, the Corps of Engineers. This work does not allow for a lot of travel. Work for the private sector can call for more travel as companies interact with other work in other regions, states, etc.

Much of his time – maybe 75% - is spent on the computer, though he often interacts with others on the same project he’s on. This statistic, he said, can be highly dependent upon the particular project. His career has taken him to work in Houston, Boston, San Francisco, and now North Carolina. His emphasis in CE is with water resources and he has worked in water drainage, water pollution, and water conservation.

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