Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with protecting humans and the environment from adverse factors usually resulting from human activities.

You will design and supervise systems to provide safe drinking water and to collect and treat wastewater. Also, work to prevent and control water and air pollution, manage solid wastes, and mitigate the effects of existing pollution.

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Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering

Water resources engineering is concerned with all aspects of the physical control of water. Water is analyzed to predict and prevent floods, protect beaches, construct and maintain coastal facilities, and to provide a water supply for the use of people.

Hydraulic engineering then provides delivery of water to the appropriate location via any means from a short culvert to a large water supply system.

Transportation Engineers

Transportation engineering involves the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. You will plan, design, and maintain all sorts of transportation facilities, including highways, streets, mass transit systems of all types, railroads, airports, and ports.

You will work closely with urban planners in the planning and management aspects of transportation engineering, since the quality of life in any community is directly related to the quality of the transportation system.

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