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Mission
and Objectives
Mission of the ENCE Department and Educational Objectives for the Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
Program
The mission of the ENCE department is to achieve excellence in teaching, conduct basic and applied research, encourage lifelong learning by providing opportunities for professional development, and provide exemplary service to the community and the engineering profession.
Educational objectives, determined based on the needs of the program’s various constituencies, are:
Graduate highly educated engineers with the appropriate interdisciplinary
knowledge to assume important management and leadership positions in a globally
competitive world.
Ensure that graduates have a deep understanding of the scientific principles
and the analytical and problem solving skills to fully participate either
as environmental managers or as process/design engineers in this increasingly
essential field.
Prepare graduates with sufficiently broad knowledge to pursue advanced
academic or professional degrees in engineering, medicine, law, business,
or public policy.
Prepare graduates for licensing as professional engineers.
Instill in graduates the personal qualities of leadership, the facility
for effective written and verbal communication, and an abiding commitment
to life-long learning.
Mission and Educational Objectives for the Undergraduate Civil Engineering
Program
The mission of the civil engineering program is to prepare graduates for professional
practice and advanced studies by focusing in the following areas: structural
engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation planning, environmental
engineering, and water resources. Graduates will be equipped with the skills
and knowledge necessary to be fully participatory members of civil engineering
teams and to contribute to civil engineering efforts conducted within the evolving
global economy.
Educational objectives, determined based on the needs of the program’s
various constituencies, are:
Graduate engineering students who possess technical and interdisciplinary
knowledge to enter the practice of civil engineering and pursue management
and leadership positions in a global economy.
Ensure that graduates have a strong understanding of the scientific and
technological principles to participate in design, construction, and maintenance
of the built environment.
Prepare students with a broad knowledge to pursue advanced academic or
professional degrees in engineering, law, business, and public policy.
Prepare graduates for registration and licensure.
Develop a base of fundamental knowledge in mathematics, science, and engineering
that will serve as a foundation for lifelong learning, and develop the information-gathering
and information-synthesis skills necessary for independent learning throughout
the graduate’s professional career.
Ensure graduates have the written and verbal communication skills necessary
for successful integration and advancement in the professional world.
Prepare students with an understanding of ethics and professionalism to
address the social, economic and political issues inherent in the practice
of civil engineering.
