Princeton University

The Department's mission is to prepare students for careers at the forefront of the dynamic fields of civil and environmental engineering.  Growing challenges for designing and maintaining societal infrastructure require proper accounting for complex interactions between the built and natural environment.  Our aim is to educate students to take leadership roles in identifying emerging issues in these fields and to develop innovative solutions to the engineering challenges of the future.  Our undergraduate curriculum covers the key components of today's civil and environmental engineering profession.  These include the static and dynamic behavior of structures, construction materials, and geotechnical materials; the working of the natural environment, how human activities affect the environment, and technologies to monitor, protect, and restore the environment; and elements of design and its philosophy.  Because civil and environmental engineers are called upon to work on large projects of an interdisciplinary nature, it is our mission to train students to apply a diverse set of skills to solve complex problems, to work in teams and communicate effectively, and to uphold ethical standards of professional practice.

Objective No. 1  Our graduates will be able to use key science and engineering principles to solve important problems and address the technological challenges of the future.

Objective No. 2  Our graduates will play key roles in interdisciplinary efforts and solve problems involving complex systems that are important to society.

Objective No. 3  Our graduates will be recognized as critical, creative, and independent thinkers, and will assume positions of leadership in their chosen fields.

Objective No. 4 Our graduates will continue their life-long learning process to remain effective professionals in the workplace of the future.