Civil Engineering

What can you do as a civil engineer?

As a civil engineer you can design and build highways and bridges, and create more efficient traffic systems. You can study the environment, and discover new ways to manage floods or restore wetland habitats. Civil engineers "unearth" new, cost-effective foundations materials through biomineralization of soils, and find ways to make plastic from organic waste.

Civil engineers from the University of Idaho can be found throughout the world working for consulting firms, government agencies, construction contractors and manufacturing industries, and continually working on new ways to improve our day-to-day lives.

Undergraduate Program

The civil engineering program at Idaho is rigorous, with emphasis on engineering fundamentals and their application to design.

Beginning courses in civil engineering consist of a common core of basic science, math and engineering, required of most students within the College of Engineering.

Junior and senior level courses introduce and add depth in elective areas such as structural engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, pavements and construction materials, geotechnical engineering, water resources and geological engineering.