Civil Engineering
ACCELERATED OPTION: You can earn this degree and a master's in five years and at a significant savings. Learn more about the: Accelerated degree option.
Fundamentals
Civil engineers plan, design, build and operate the infrastructure of modern society including roadways, buildings, airports, seaports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and water supply and sewage systems.
The core curriculum of The University of Akron’s civil engineering program includes:
- mathematics
- solid and fluid mechanics
- engineering materials
- environmental reactions
We offer a range of specializations in environmental, geotechnical, structural construction, and transportation engineering to tailor your degree to your interests:
Students graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Faculty
- incorporate real engineering design challenges into courses
- collaborate on research with students and colleagues at UA, other schools, government agencies and private industries
- bring their industry experience to the classroom
Akron Advantage
Hands-on research
Students will experience civil engineering firsthand through research opportunities conducted in one of our labs:
- Environmental Engineering Lab
- Soil Mechanics Lab
- Structural Materials Lab
- Transportation Engineering Lab
Real-world experience
Gain important practical professional experience through the optional co-op and placement program. Through co-op, you’ll alternate semesters of work and school following your sophomore year. As an added benefit, you are likely to earn a competitive salary.
Join one of the award-winning UA design competition teams popular with civil engineering students, like Concrete Canoe or Steel Bridge.
Organizations
Students have the opportunity to interact with other engineering students and professionals in the field through organizations such as:
- Tau Beta Pi (engineering honors society)
- Women in Engineering
- National Society of Black Engineers
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
- American Society of Civil Engineers
Accreditation 
The bachelor's degree program in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.
Sample Curriculum
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