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Program Objectives

Upon graduation from the Civil Engineering program at Villanova University, graduates are prepared to:

  1. Use their broad-based civil engineering backgrounds to perform as entry-level engineers in general civil engineering or in environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, or water resources engineering.
  2. Enter graduate schools in the disciplines listed above or closely related disciplines, as well as other areas such as business and law.
  3. Continue the process of life-long learning as required for long-term personal and professional growth.
  4. Recognize their professional and ethical responsibilities to society as members of the engineering professional community.
  5. Use communication, computer, and teamwork skills to help themselves and their employers succeed.
  6. Relate their personal and professional lives to the Judaeo-Christian, humanistic tradition.

The broad-based curriculum provides flexibility and meets student needs through a selection of electives.

Structures Lab