Advising Handbook for CEE Undergraduates
General Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering is a broad field encompassing many diverse yet related topics. The practice of civil engineering requires proficiency in many of these topics, and civil engineers often find that their technical interests and opportunities over the course of their careers. In view of the interdisciplinary nature of the field, you are encouraged to pursue a course of study which offers the breadth necessary for your future professional development. If you have a defined interest in one or more areas of civil engineering, you may want to select elective undergraduate courses which emphasize your interest or you may want to consider pursuing them in detail at the graduate level.
General Civil Engineering
The general civil engineering course suggestions will give you a broad background in civil engineering at the undergraduate level. You may anticipate careers in consulting firms, or in local, state, or federal agencies. This choice of course work provides suitable background for general professional practice or for graduate study in any branch of civil engineering.
Required Course:
CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2)
Strong Recommend Courses
CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning and Design (3)
CEE 451 Design of Metal Structures (3)
CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3)
CEE 436 Foundation Design (3)
CEE 481 Hydraulic Design for Environmental Engineering (3)
CEE 483 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (3)
Recommended Courses
CEE 404 Infrastructure Construction (4)
CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)
CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers (3)
CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)
CEE 477 Open Channel Engineering (3)
CEE 484 On-Site Water Disposal (3)
Suggested Courses:
CEE 410 Traffic Engineering Fundamentals (3)
CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (3)
CEE 454 Design of Timber Structures (3)
CEE 473 Coastal Engineering (3)
Construction Engineering
The suggested courses will help you prepare for entry level positions in the construction industry or with agencies or firms that require a construction specialty. The construction engineering specialty in CEE is strongly linked to transportation engineering; hence the CEE 410 and 416 courses shown below. Employment for specific positions in construction will also depend on the extent of your construction related experience and the specific types of projects being constructed, for example, buildings, highways, power plants, dams, and airports—to name a few. Included in the courses listed below are several from the Department of Construction Management (CM); however, note that preference is given to CM students taking CM courses. Thus, admission to CM courses cannot be assured.
This is a general guide. Please consult your faculty mentor for more information.
Required Courses
CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2)
Strongly Recommended Courses
CEE 404 Infrastructure Construction (4)
CEE 410 Traffic Engineering Fundamentals (3)
CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning and Design (3)
CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)
CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (3)
CM 421 Project Management (3)
CEE 441 Transportation and Construction Capstone (4)
Recommended Courses
CEE 436 Foundation Design (3)
CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3)
CEE 454 Design of Timber Structures (3)
CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3)
CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers (3)
CEE 495 Design for the Environment (3)
Recommended Outside Department Courses
CM 411 Project Planning and Control (3)
CM 420 Temporary Structures (3)
CM 422 Lab course for CM 411 (2)
For more information on CM courses, or to request add codes for CM courses,
please contact:
Department of Construction Management
College of Architecture and Urban Planning
120 Architecture Building, Box 351610
http://depts.washington.edu/cmweb/
uwcm@u.washington.edu
206-543-6377
Environmental Engineering
If you choose to concentrate in environmental engineering you may wish to emphasize water or air-related courses. The courses below are intended to prepare you for employment with consulting firms, public agencies and industries. Employment is available in many related fields of pollution control, public works, sanitary or environmental engineering, solid waste and hazardous wastes engineering, and water and air quality management. The courses selections are also intended to provide background for graduate study in these areas.
This is a general guide. Please consult your faculty mentor for more information.
Required
CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2)
Strongly Recommended
CEE 445 Environmental Engineering Capstone Design Project (3)
CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)
CEE 481 Hydraulic Design for Environmental Engineering (3)
CEE 482 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (3)
CEE 483 Drinking Water Treatment (3)
Recommended Courses
CEE 462 Applied Limnology and Pollutant Effects on Freshwater (3)
CEE 463 Limnology Lab (2)
CEE 484 On-Site Wastewater Treatment (3)
CEE 485 Aquatic Chemistry (3)
CEE 475 Analysis Technology for Ground Water Flow (3)
CEE 474 Hydraulics of Sediment Transport (3)
CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3)
Recommended Courses for Those Interested in Air Pollution:
CEE 490 Air Pollution Control (3)
CEE 480 Air Quality Modeling (3)
CEE 493 Air Pollution Source Test (3)
CEE 494 Air Pollution Control Equipment Design (3)
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical engineering involves the study of soil and rock as engineering materials. It is an interdisciplinary field, drawing on other disciplines such as geology, mechanics, hydrology, structural engineering, seismology, construction, and environmental engineering. Among other things, geotechnical engineers design foundations, and dams, evaluate landslides potential and earthquake hazards, and remediate contaminated sites. Geotechnical engineers work for small and large consulting firms, government agencies, and large design firms.
This is a general guide. Please consult your faculty mentor for more information.
Required
CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2)
Strongly Recommended
CEE 431 Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (3)
CEE 436 Foundation Design (3)
CEE 437 Engineering Geology (3)
CEE 442 Structural Geotechnical Capstone Design Project (4)
CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3)
Recommended Courses
CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)
CEE 451 Design of Metal Structures (3)
CEE 475 Analysis Techniques for Groundwater Flow (3)
Suggested Courses:
CEE 457 Advanced Structures I (3)
CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3)
CEE 482 Water and Wastewater Treatment (3)
Suggested Courses from Outside Departments
STAT 390 Probability and Statistics for Engineers & Scientists (4)
ESS 210 Physical Geology (5) NW * prerequisite for CEE 437
ESS 326 Geomorphology (5)
See also other Earth & Space Science (ESS) courses
Water Resources, Hydraulics, and Hydrology
Water resources, hydraulics and hydrology engineering encompass the planning, design, and operation of water projects. The courses listed below present information in the fields of hydraulics and fluid mechanics, surface and groundwater hydrology, coastal engineering and the computer modeling of water resource systems. Graduates with a background in these areas find employment in both the private and public sectors. The courses also provide background for graduate study.
This is a general guide. Please consult your faculty mentor for more information.
Required
CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2)
Strongly Recommended
CEE 444 Water Resources & Hydraulic Engr Capstone Design Project (3)
CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)
CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3)
CEE 481 Hydraulic Design fro Environmental Engineering (3)
Recommended Courses
CEE 436 Foundation Design (3)
CEE 437 Engineering Geology I (3)
CEE 472 Introduction to Hydraulics in Water Resources (3)
CEE 473 Coastal Engineering (3)
CEE 474 Hydraulics of Sediment Transport (3)
CEE 475 Analysis Techniques for Groundwater Flow (3)
CEE 491 Deterministic Systems (3)
Suggested Courses:
CEE 425 Reinforced Concrete Construction (3)
CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3)
CEE 492 Stochastic Systems (3)
Suggested Courses from Outside Departments
ECON 435 Natural Resource Economics (prereq: ECON 200) (5)
ESS 426 Fluvial Geomorphology (5)
ESS 427 Hillslope Geomorphology (5)
Structural Engineering
The Structures and Mechanics area of emphasis deals with the strength of structures and their response to physical loads. The discipline typically leads to jobs in consulting engineering (designing building structures, bridges, etc.) or in contracting (concerned with the process and fabrication and erection rather than design of the structure). Many students also go on to study structures and mechanics at the graduate level, perhaps specializing further into earthquake engineering, long-span structures, etc.
This is a general guide. Please consult your faculty mentor for more information.
Required
CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2)
Strongly Recommended
CEE 436 Foundation Design (3)
CEE 442 Structural Geotechnical Engineering Capstone Design Project (4)
CEE 451 Design of Metal Structures (3)
CEE 452 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (3)
CEE 457 Advanced Structures I (3)
Recommended Courses
CEE 431 Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (3)
CEE 453 Prestressed Concrete (3)
CEE 454 Design of Timber Structures (3)
CEE 455 Structural Unit Masonry (3)
CEE 458 Advanced Structures II (3)
CEE 459 Advanced Structural Mechanics (3)
Suggested Courses:
CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)
CEE 437 Engineering Geology I (3)
CEE 473 Coastal Engineering (3)
CEE 477 Open-Channel Engineering (3)
CEE 481 Hydraulic Design for Environmental Engineering (3)
CEE 491 Deterministic Systems (3)
Courses of Interest:
CEE 476 Physical Hydrology (3)
CEE 492 Stochastic Systems (3)
Transportation Engineering
The suggested courses provide a balanced offering of transportation engineering courses and can provide a basis for proceeding into professional practice or continuing on to graduate school. The selected courses recognize that in the future it will be very difficult to plan, design and construct transportation facilities without knowledge of both transportation and construction topics therefore we are there emphasizing that a blended program be considered.
This is a general guide. Please consult your faculty mentor for more information.
Required Courses
CEE 440 Professional Practice Studio (2)
Strongly Recommended Courses
CEE 410 Traffic Engineering Fundamentals (3)
CEE 412 Transportation Data Management (3)
CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning and Design (3)
CEE 441 Transportation and Construction Capstone (4)
CEE 498 Special Topic: Transportation Logistics (3)
CEE 498 Special Topics: Transportation Simulation (3)
Recommended Courses
CEE 404 Infrastructure Construction (3)
CEE 421 Pavement Design (3)
CEE 424 GIS for Civil Engineers (3)
CEE 495 Sustainability Design for the Environment (3)
Paid student internships and other opportunities for students interested in transportation are available through Transportation Northwest ("TransNow" Center).