Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

What will I be studying?

Included in the study of civil engineering are courses in environmental engineering that are directly related to the solution of hazardous waste and pollution problems, to providing potable and economical water supply systems, and to maintaining a safe environment.

Water resources engineering is related to hydraulic and hydrologic engineering, flood control, rainfall, and runoff prediction and the transport in flows.

Studies in geotechnical engineering address the bearing capacities of soils, settlement of foundations, and the design of both deep and shallow foundations.

Courses in structural analysis and design are directed toward providing reliable and economical structures such as bridges, buildings, port facilities, and intricate lock and dam facilities. The principles involved in this sequence of courses are also applicable to the design of automobiles, aircraft, spacecraft, and future space structures.

Transportation engineering involves the movement of people and cargo from place to place, the design of airports and highways, and traffic studies to maintain efficient flows.

Courses in construction engineering include studies in construction techniques, cost estimating, quality control/quality assurance, and contract administration.

Materials engineering involves the production, quality control, use, and property analysis of construction materials such as asphalt, concrete, aggregate, wood, masonry, and steel.

Included in the study of civil engineering are courses in environmental engineering that are directly related to the solution of hazardous waste and pollution problems, to providing potable and economical water supply systems, and to maintaining a safe environment.

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering

What will I be studying?

Courses in structural, electrical, mechanical and lighting design are directed toward providing reliable and economical structures such as stadiums, retail complexes, office buildings and airports.

Construction Engineering including studies in construction techniques, cost estimating, quality control/quality assurance, and contract administration.

History, architectural design and humanities provide the necessary tools to appreciably coexist in the fabric of society.

Emphasis areas include structural engineering, construction engineering and project management, environmental systems for buildings, and construction materials.

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering

Within the Missouri S&T Environmental Engineering Program you can focus your education in any of the emphasis areas:

• Water and Wastewater Resources Engineering

• Geo-Environmental Engineering

• Air Pollution and Control

• Environmental Chemistry and Processes

• Environmental Microbiology and Processes

While you can focus your education to meet specific emphasis of your choice, some courses are required in each of these areas. The breadth of the programs offered in environmental engineering at Missouri S&T allows graduates to interact with many different aspects of the field and communicate with the wide range of professionals that are encountered in this particularly interdisciplinary field. Project teams may include health care professionals, city planners, developers, and all types of engineers. Additionally, the ever-developing field of environmental engineering is saturated with legal issues, many of which are yet to have precedents or legal statutes established.

You will have courses in all the areas mentioned, and many will include laboratory courses and experience in the newly-built John and Susan Mathes Environmental Engineering Laboratories in Butler-Carlton Hall. In addition to new teaching laboratories, the laboratory facilities include a pilot-scale unit-operations laboratory, temperature control facilities, a roof-top greenhouse, and state of the art analytical facilities.

Undergraduate-level research is encouraged and allows you to participate in environmental research carried out it the Environmental Research Center and across the Missouri S&T campus. In summary, the diverse curricula, interdisciplinary faculty, and superb facilities afford you an excellent opportunity for an unparalleled education and prepare you for a bright future of solving tomorrow's problems in environmental engineering.

What will I be studying?

Depending on the courses you emphasize, you'll be studying:

Water and wastewater treatment: The chemical and biological processes used in flow-through processes to purify water to be used as drinking water resources or to be returned to the environment after industrial or domestic uses.

Air pollution fundamentals and control: How air pollutants can travel and what impacts can be caused, and then how to address these contaminants and treat air streams.

Environmental law and public policy: Current regulations and how these laws impact the use of natural resources and the protection of all resources.

Biology: How biological systems interact with the surrounding environment, learning about detrimental impacts of pollution and the beneficial application of biological systems in treatment processes.

Chemistry: The use of chemical reactions and processes to treat drinking water, contaminated wastewater and groundwater.

Geology: Underground water resources and how we can utilize and protect these resources; as well as how to clean these resources once contaminated.