Introduction

Civil engineers are responsible for planning, designing, and supervising construction of infrastructure including buildings, bridges, highways, levees, dams, drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities, ports, railroads, airports, etc. The undergraduate program in Civil Engineering (CE) at YSU offers a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Civil Engineering degree through an ABET accredited curriculum designed for students to graduate in four years. Students receive a fundamental background in math and science to prepare for core courses in civil engineering. They not only learn from faculty lectures, but also gain real-world experience through participating in co-ops/internships, undergraduate research, laboratory activities, and building concrete canoe and steel bridge from scratch and competing in regional and national competitions.

Civil engineers make the world a better place. With that philosophy in mind, we educate our students to undertake challenging civil engineering jobs and leadership roles in building our community and infrastructure. At the time of graduation, our students are well-prepared to enter the workforce in all five sub-disciplines of civil engineering including structural, transportation, geotechnical, water resources, and environmental. Faculty members have the highest degree in their respective sub-disciplines and the professional engineering licensure that requires them to remain active in the profession through continuing education and research.

In order to support ASCE's 'Bachelor+30' initiative to facilitate lifelong learning and to improve knowledge base of future civil engineers, an accelerated 4+1 BE/MSE in Civil Engineering track is being offered. Students already in the YSU Civil Engineering undergraduate program can apply for admission into this acclerated track after completing 78 semester hours with a GPA of 3.3 or higher. After being admitted into the accelerated track, students will be allowed a maximum of nine semester hours of graduate coursework to be double-counted towards both Bachelor's and Master's degrees upon approval by the Graduate Program Director. An additional 6000 level graduate coursework of three semester hours can be completed as an undergraduate and used exclusively for graduate credit. This will allow students to obtain a graduate degree with 30 semester hours or more within a year after the Bachelor’s degree.

For more information about the 4+1 BE/MSE in Civil Engineering track, please contact:

Anwarul Islam, PhD, PE, F.ASCE
Professor and Program Coordinator
Civil Engineering
2415 Moser Hall
One University Plaza
Youngstown, OH 44555
Tel: (330) 941-2421
Fax: (330) 941-3265
Email: aaislam@ysu.edu

Bachelor of Engineering program

4+1 BE/MSE in civil engineering

Students already in the YSU Civil Engineering undergraduate program can apply for admission into the 4+1 BE/MSE in Civil Engineering track after completing 78 semester hours with a GPA of 3.3 or higher. After being admitted into this accelerated track, students will be allowed a maximum of nine semester hours of graduate coursework to be double-counted towards both Bachelor's and Master's degrees upon approval by the Graduate Program Director. An additional 6000 level graduate coursework of three semester hours can be completed as an undergraduate and used exclusively for graduate credit. This will allow students to obtain a graduate degree with 30 semester hours or more within a year after their Bachelor’s degree.

Dual credit courses

FOUR-YEAR PLAN

Program Educational Objectives

The Civil Engineering program will provide graduates with the foundation of knowledge and skills necessary for productive and rewarding careers. The program prepares graduate to achieve the following educational objectives within a few years after graduation:

1. Perform essential functions on multidisciplinary teams in their professional careers in civil engineering.
2. Demonstrate necessary communication, management, leadership, and interdisciplinary technical skills to excel in engineering and non-engineering sectors.
3. Continue their intellectual, social, and professional growth through lifelong learning and advanced degrees.
4. Obtain professional engineering licensure.

Student Outcomes

The YSU undergraduate program in Civil Engineering adopted the following student outcomes that prepare its graduates to attain the program educational objectives listed above. At the time of graduation, the program graduates should have:

1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
2. 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
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4. 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
5. 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
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.