Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

Mission

The Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) Department at Iowa State University

• promotes intellectual, social, and ethical development of civil and construction engineers
• creates and communicates engineering concepts and technology
  
  

Vision

To be a world-class source of civil, construction, and environmental engineers, concepts, and technologies.

Objectives

Our departmental curriculums are designed to prepare students for successful life-long careers which will be inevitably faced with constantly changing technical and managerial challenges. The following degree-specific objectives have, therefore, been established for graduate capabilities and perspectives within the post-graduation  timeframe of 3- to 5-years into their careers.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Comprehensive education in the fundamentals of civil engineering

• Preparation to undertake civil engineering design tasks

• Demonstrated ability with effective communication skills and teamwork in multi-disciplinary projects

• Ability to play a constructive role to address the needs of society and the environment

• Motivation to continue professional development

Construction Engineering

• Broad foundation in mathematics and physical sciences

• A base of engineering and design knowledge and application appropriate to the student’s chosen option of building construction, highway and heavy construction, or electrical and mechanical construction

• Basic knowledge in construction process designs, cost estimating, planning, scheduling and risk assessment

• Basic knowledge of contracts, law, business organization, principles of management and ethical reasoning

• Effective oral, written, and graphical communication abilities to effectively communicate with engineers and non-engineers

• Ability to use current technology to meet the above objectives