Educational Objectives

The mission of the Civil Engineering Department is to offer a program directed toward a broad, high quality, contemporary, baccalaureate educational experience in the civil engineering discipline, in parallel with the guiding principle of the university of “Theory and Practice.” The objectives are to offer a program designed to provide students with a strong understanding of the fundamental principles of engineering:

• Where students have the ability to identify the problem, formulate and analyze engineering alternatives, and solve the problem individually as well as in a team environment
• That prepares students to apply contemporary computer based skills for the solution of civil engineering problems
• That prepares students to effectively communicate in a professional engineering environment
• That stresses all aspects of professionalism including the need for professional development through life-long learning and the benefits of becoming a licensed professional engineer.

Educational Outcomes

The Civil Engineering Department at Lawrence Technological University will offer a program in which our graduates have:

• an ability to apply knowledge and principles of mathematics, science, and engineering in the solution of civil engineering problems
• an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze data and interpret results
• an ability to design a civil engineering system, component, or process to meet desired project needs
• an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams including participation in a senior-level design project sequence
• an ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve engineering problems
• an understanding and appreciation of all aspects of professionalism including ethical responsibility, participation in professional organizations, and service
• an ability to communicate effectively developed through report writing and in-class presentations
• the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, sustainable, and societal context
• a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
• a knowledge of contemporary issues
• an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
• an ability to apply the fundamentals of civil engineering to the analysis of an existing project component
•  an understanding of the benefits of passing the FE exam and becoming a licensed professional