CEE Profession

Are you a person who enjoys problem solving and giving action to your ideas?

Are you curious about how things work and how to make them better?

Are you interested in improving the environment?

Are you socially aware and interested in helping people live better?
 

Civil engineers share these qualities. They also communicate well: using their speaking, writing and listening skills to make solid decisions that enhance their projects. If you share some of these traits, then civil engineering could be the career path for you.

Civil and Environmental Engineers have career opportunities that are plentiful and vary in the nature of activities, tools, situations, clients, and venues. The completion of a civil engineering project involves the solution of technical problems from which the cooperation among professionals of many different disciplines is needed. From conceptual design to forensic study of failed performance, civil engineers need the mathematical, scientific, and computational tools to solve problems associated with developing and sustaining a civilized community.

There are many career paths that civil engineers can take including education, research, engineering management, industry, government, computers, law and medicine. Most of these areas require advanced degrees. The possibilities for people in these areas are endless, as the natural resources become scarce and infrastructure for larger urban societies increase. The choice is yours!

For more information contact:

Arizona State University
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
PO Box 875306
Tempe, AZ 85287-5306

Phone: (480) 965-8474
E-mail: ceeadvisor@asu.edu