Civil Engineering, BS
Engineering and Computing
Campus:Modesto Maidique Campus
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Program Description
Civil Engineering is the oldest of the engineering disciplines. It involves the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of buildings, highways, railways, bridges, airports, seaports, and other structures of modern society. Given the global need for rebuilding, maintaining and further developing infrastructures, the demand for civil engineers has never been greater. Civil engineers can choose from a broad spectrum of career opportunities in industry, government and private consulting. Our program provides a background of interrelated sub-disciplines of Civil Engineering with the fundamental core subjects of the engineering program. The curriculum consists of 129 credits hours, including technical courses in the areas of construction, geotechnical, environmental, structural, surveying, transportation, and water resources engineering.
Admission Requirements
1. Students entering FIU as Freshmen or as a Transfer student with less than 60 transfer credits
Admissions criteria are the same as the general FIU criteria for students entering with fewer than 60 approved credits. Click here for the details.
2. Transfer students entering FIU with 60 or more transfer credits
Admissions criteria are the same as the general FIU criteria for students entering with 60 or more approved credits. Click here for the details.
A maximum of up to 90 credits can be transferred towards any individual program; that determination will be made by the program's advisor. Courses with design content that have been taken at other institutions will not be accepted against engineering design-designated courses at FIU.
Career Opportunities
Related Occupations:
- Landscape Architects
- Aerospace Engineers
- Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
- Marine Architects
- Materials Engineers
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
- Petroleum Engineers
- Electrical Drafters
- Mechanical Drafters
- Civil Engineering Technicians
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree.
Wages & Employment Trends for Civil Engineers:
| Florida Median income | $79,780 |
| Florida Projected growth | +22% |
| National Median wages | $82,050 |
| National Projected growth | +15 to 21% |
Source and more information: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/17-2051.00
Contact Information
Lilian Sanchez Monterde & Saradia Lerouge, Undergraduate Advisors
Advising Center Office: EC 2760
Phone: 305-348-0273
http://www.cee.fiu.edu/