Chairperson: Mark Muszynski
Professors: N. Bormann (Emeritus), S. Ganzerli, M. Muszynski, S. Niezgoda, P. Nowak, R. Young
Associate Professors: J. Schultz
Assistant Professors: K. Shimabuku
Lecturer: R. Alkhatib
Civil engineers are problem solvers who utilize sophisticated technologies to find safe and sustainable solutions to a wide variety of the challenges facing our world. A civil engineer plans, designs, and supervises construction of numerous infrastructure facilities required by modern society. These facilities exist in both the public and private sectors, and vary in scope and size. Examples of civil engineering projects include bridges, roadways, buildings, transportation systems, irrigation water supply and treatment systems, wastewater collection and treatment systems, flood control and river restoration facilities, solid and hazardous waste management, and environmental restoration. Civil engineers have important roles in analysis, design, management, regulatory enforcement, and policy development. To participate effectively in this broad scope of activities, civil engineers acquire technical and problem solving skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Students completing the requirements for a degree in civil engineering have a choice of technical electives from six subdiscipline areas: Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, and Construction Engineering.
The department of Civil Engineering, in conjunction with its various constituencies, has clearly defined program objectives. These engineering program objectives are listed in the School of Engineering and Applied Science section of this catalog, and by the Gonzaga University Mission Statement that may be found at the beginning of the catalog.
The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, under the General Program Criteria and the Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria.
B.S. in Civil Engineering: 130-131 Credits
First Year |
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Fall |
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DEPT 193 Core: First -Year Seminar I | 3 credits |
MATH 157 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I | 4 credits |
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I |
3 credits |
CHEM 101L General Chemistry I Lab |
1 credit |
PHIL 101 Reasoning | 3 credits |
COMM 100 Communication and Speech | 3 credits |
Spring |
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CENG 225 Engineering Geology | 3 credits |
ENSC 205 Statics | 3 credits |
MATH 258 Calculus and Analytical Geometry II | 4 credits |
PHYS 121 Physics I | 4 credits |
PHYS 121L Physics I Lab and Recitation | 1 credit |
PHIL 201 Human Nature | 3 credits |
Second Year |
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Fall |
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CENG 261 Introduction to Geomatics | 2 credits |
CENG 261L Introduction to Geomatics | 1 credit |
MATH 259 Calculus and Analytical Geometry III | 4 credits |
CENG 252 Civil Fluid Mechanics | 3 credits |
ENGL 101 Writing | 3 credits |
Religion Requirement: Christianity and Catholic Traditions | 3 credits |
Spring |
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ENSC 301 Mechanics of Materials I | 3 credits |
ENSC 306 Dynamics | 3 credits |
MATH 260 Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 credits |
MATH 321 Statistics for Experimentalists | 3 credits |
Religion Requirement: World or Comparative Religion | 3 credits |
Third Year |
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Fall |
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CENG 301 Structural Analysis I | 3 credits |
CENG 331 Soil Mechanics | 3 credits |
CENG 331L Soil Mechanics Lab | 1 credit |
CENG 318 Transportation Engineering | 3 credits |
Programming Elective | 2-3 credits |
CENG 380/L Construction Materials and Engineering + Lab | 3 credits |
PHIL 301 Ethics | 3 credits |
Spring |
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CENG 303 Environmental Engineering | 3 credits |
CENG 303L Environmental Engineering Lab | 1 credit |
CENG 391 Civil Engineering Design and Practice | 3 credits |
CENG 352 Water Resource Engineering | 3 credits |
CENG 352L Water Resource Engineering Lab | 1 credit |
CENG 412 Concrete Design | 3 credits |
Core Broadening Requirement: (History, Literature, Social Behavioral Science) | 3 credits |
Fourth Year |
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Fall |
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CENG 404 Sustainable Systems and Design | 3 credits |
ENSC 491 Senior Design Project I | 2 credits |
- - - Technical Elective or Core Broadening Requirement | 3 credits |
(History, Literature, Social and Behavioral Science) | |
- - - Technical Elective | 3 credits |
- - - Technical Elective |
3 credits |
Spring |
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ENSC 400 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam*** | 0 credits |
CORE 432 Integration Seminar | 3 credits |
ENSC 492 Senior Design Project II | 3 credits |
---Technical Elective or Core Broadening Requirement | 3 credits |
(History, Literature, Social and Behavioral Science) | |
- - - Technical Elective** | 3 credits |
- - - Technical Elective | 3 credits |
Core Broadening Requirement: (History, Literature, Social and Behavioral Science) | 3 credits |
** Civil engineering students enrolled in the Hogan Entrepreneurial Program can waive one technical elective. *** The Washington State Fundamentals of Engineering Examination must be taken as part of the ENSC 400 course. |
Programming Electives
Courses from the following list satisfy the programming elective requirement. Programming elective courses must be a minimum of two credit hours.
ENSC 192 Engineering Seminar II | 3 credits |
ENVS 384/L GIS & Ecological Techniques | 3 credits |
ENSC 244 Computer Methods for Engineers | 3 credits |
CPSC 121 Computer Science I | 3 credits |
CPSC 214 Intro to Programming with Python | 3 credits |
CPSC 222 Intro to Data Science | 3 credits |
Technical Electives
Courses from the following list satisfy the technical elective requirements. Students work with their faculty advisor to select five technical elective courses to create a specialized plan of study that can be highly specialized or with a broad focus among the civil engineering sub-disciplines: construction (C), environmental engineering (E), geotechnical engineering (G), structural engineering (S), Transportation (T), and water resources engineering (W).
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Typically Offered in Fall
Occasionally Offered
CENG 411 Steel Design (S) CENG 413 Groundwater (E, G, W)
CENG 417 Traffic Engineering (T)
CENG 414 Waste Management (E) CENG 424 Water Treatment Processes (E)
CENG 427 Infrastructure Design (E, G, T, W)
CENG 426 Stream Restoration (W, E)
CENG 444 Air Pollution (E) CENG 473 Foundations Design (G, S)
CENG 454 Biological Treatment Processes (E)
CENG 464 Ground Behavior for Structures (G, S) Typically Offered in Spring MENG 465 Introduction to Finite Elements (G, S)
CENG 415 Masonry and Timber Design (S)
Typically Offered Even-Number Summers
CENG 418 Transportation Systems Design (T) CENG 420 Structural Dynamics (S)
CENG 440 Gonzaga in Delft: Sustainable Cities (E, CENG 421 Stormwater Management (W, E)
S, T, W) 3-week study abroad course in the
CENG 422 Structural Analysis II (S)
Netherlands (typically offered even number summers)
CENG 450 Watershed Modeling (W, E)
CENG 480 Construction Management (C)
B.S. in Civil Engineering - Construction Concentration: 136-137 Credits
First Year |
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Fall |
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DEPT 193 Core: Engineering First -Year Seminar I | 3 credits |
MATH 157 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I | 4 credits |
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I |
3 credits |
CHEM 101L General Chemistry I Lab |
1 credit |
PHIL 101 Reasoning | 3 credits |
COMM 100 Communication and Speech | 3 credits |
Spring |
|
CENG 225 Engineering Geology | 3 credits |
ENSC 205 Statics | 3 credits |
MATH 258 Calculus and Analytical Geometry II | 4 credits |
PHYS 121 Physics I | 4 credits |
PHYS 121L Physics I Lab and Recitation | 1 credit |
PHIL 201 Human Nature | 3 credits |
Second Year |
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Fall |
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CENG 261 Introduction to Geomatics | 2 credits |
CENG 261L Introduction to Geomatics | 1 credit |
MATH 259 Calculus and Analytical Geometry III | 4 credits |
CENG 252 Civil Fluid Mechanics | 3 credits |
ENGL 101 Writing | 3 credits |
ECON 200 Economic Analysis | 3 credits |
Spring |
|
ENSC 301 Mechanics of Materials I | 3 credits |
ENSC 306 Dynamics | 3 credits |
MATH 260 Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 credits |
MATH 321 Statistics for Experimentalists | 3 credits |
Religion Requirement:Christianity and Catholic Traditions | 3 credits |
PHIL 301 Ethics | |
Third Year |
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Fall |
|
CENG 301 Structural Analysis I | 3 credits |
CENG 331 Soil Mechanics | 3 credits |
CENG 331L Soil Mechanics Lab | 1 credit |
Programming Elective | 2-3 credits |
CENG 380/L Construction Materials and Engineering + Lab | 3 credits |
ACCT 263 Accounting Analysis | 3 credits |
Spring |
|
CENG 303 Environmental Engineering | 3 credits |
CENG 303L Environmental Engineering Lab | 1 credit |
CENG 391 Civil Engineering Design and Practice | 3 credits |
CENG 352 Water Resource Engineering | 3 credits |
CENG 352L Water Resource Engineering Lab | 1 credit |
CENG 412 Concrete Design | 3 credits |
Religion Requirement: World or Comparative Religion | 3 credits |
Fourth Year |
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Fall |
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CENG 318 Transportation Engineering | |
CENG 404 Sustainable Systems and Design | 3 credits |
CENG 411 Steel Design OR CENG 473 Foundation Design | 3 credits |
ENSC 491 Senior Design Project I | 2 credits |
Core Broadening Requirement: (History, Literature, Social and Behavioral Science) | 3 credits |
BUSN 283 Business Law | 3 credits |
Spring |
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ENSC 400 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam*** | 0 credits |
CORE 432 Integration Seminar | 3 credits |
CENG 480 Construction Management | 3 credits |
ENSC 492 Senior Design Project II | 3 credits |
BFIN 320 Principles of Finance | 3 credits |
- - - Business Elective 1 | 3 credits |
- - - Business Elective 2 | 3 credits |
*** The Washington State Fundamentals of Engineering Examination must be taken as part of the ENSC 400 course. |
Programming Electives
Courses from the following list satisfy the programming elective requirement. Programming elective courses must be a minimum of two credit hours.
ENSC 192 Engineering Seminar II | 3 credits |
ENVS 384/L GIS & Ecological Techniques | 3 credits |
ENSC 244 Computer Methods for Engineers | 3 credits |
CPSC 121 Computer Science I | 3 credits |
CPSC 214 Intro to Programming with Python | 3 credits |
CPSC 222 Intro to Data Science | 3 credits |
Business Electives
Courses from the following list satisfy the business electives requirement.
MKTG 310 Principles of Marketing | 3 credits |
ECON 324 Economics of Environmental Protection | 3 credits |
OPER 340 Operations Management | 3 credits |
MGMT 350 Principles of Management | 3 credits |
ENGM 405 Engineering Project Management | 3 credits |
BENT 490 Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship | 3 credits |