CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

Career

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS USUALLY FOCUS ON A CERTAIN TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. WITH A MAJOR IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, YOU’LL BE PREPARED FOR WORK IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF PROJECTS.

BUILDING: THESE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS USUALLY FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION—HOUSES OR BUSINESS BUILDINGS.

HEAVY/HIGHWAY: THESE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS MANAGE HIGHWAY, BRIDGE, AIRPORT, WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECTS. THE WORK CAN BE IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. MUCH OF THE WORK IS EXCAVATION AND UNDERGROUND WORK SO THE CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES GEOLOGY AND SOIL MECHANICS.