Department Mission Statement for the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program
The mission of the undergraduate program of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Washington State University is to provide a comprehensive education that prepares our students to be successful in engineering practice and advanced studies.
Educational Objectives –The career and professional accomplishments our program is preparing graduates to achieve are as follows:
- Our graduates will be ready for the technical challenges of careers related to civil engineering.
Our program will prepare graduates to meet the needs of industry or to pursue graduate studies in the field of civil engineering through a curriculum based on principles of mathematics, science, and fundamentals of engineering design and analysis.
- Our graduates will be ready to pursue their careers with professionalism and grow into positions of leadership, thriving in an increasingly diverse and globalized society.
Our program will prepare graduates for professional careers with a foundation of ethics and a breadth of experiences, in and out of the classroom, that allows them to operate in a global, diversified society and workplace.
- Our graduates will be able to grow and adapt to changes in technology and society.
Our program will prepare graduates to keep up with state-of-the-art technologies and tools to address issues that are relevant to ever changing societal and economic needs.
- Our graduates will be ready to interact in a professional manner with others in a variety of settings.
Our program will prepare graduates for effective written, oral, and graphical communication with managers, subordinates, project teams, clients, and the public.
Program Outcomes – The Department adopted and added to the list of educational outcome assessment as stipulated by ABET (Criterion 3, outcomes a through k). Our Program Outcomes consist of the following:
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Outcome 1: A firm foundation and knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering principles and the ability to apply the knowledge (adapted from ABET outcome “a”).
- Outcome 2: An ability to design and conduct experiments and the ability to analyze the data, interpret results and draw conclusions (adapted from ABET outcome “b”).
- Outcome 3: The ability to design a component, system or process to meet desired needs and imposed constraints (adapted from ABET outcome “c”).
- Outcome 4: The ability to think logically, critically and creatively (outcome added by constituents).
- Outcome 5: The ability to work in multidisciplinary teams (adapted from ABET outcome “d”).
- Outcome 6: The ability to identify, formulate and solve civil engineering problems (adapted from ABET outcome “e”).
- Outcome 7: The ability to use appropriate modern techniques, skills and tools, including computer applications, necessary for engineering practice (adapted from ABET outcome “k”).
- Outcome 8: An understanding of professional ethics and integrity and an engineer’s responsibilities to the profession and society (adapted from ABET outcome “f”).
- Outcome 9: The ability to communicate effectively in written, oral and graphical forms (adapted from ABET outcome “g”).
- Outcome 10: Broad educational experiences that provide an awareness and understanding of the impact of engineering on global and societal issues (adapted from ABET outcome “h”).
- Outcome 11: A knowledge of contemporary issues (ABET outcome “j”).
- Outcome 12: Recognition of the importance of life-long learning and the benefits of being active in professional societies, such as ASCE (adapted from ABET outcome “i”).
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