Explore the Future of Civil Engineering
Civil engineers are essential to the structures and infrastructures that support nearly every aspect of human life. In this field, the world is your office. You could design a structure on Monday, inspect a bridge on Wednesday and stand on an active construction site on Friday.
As humanity moves toward long-term space colonization, civil engineers will be among the first infrastructure pioneers on the Moon. While other disciplines focus on flight hardware, civil engineers will lead extraterrestrial site development — surveying lunar terrain, analyzing regolith for foundation load-bearing capacity and 3D-printing the first space habitats.
Whether you’re designing infrastructure on Earth or building the foundation for human life beyond it, a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Embry-Riddle prepares you to shape the future.
Program Details
Offered at the Daytona Beach, Florida, campus
The B.S. in Civil Engineering is housed in the Department of Civil Engineering in the College of Engineering at the Daytona Beach Campus. Through well-structured courses and hands-on laboratory experiences, students develop the skills to design, build and sustain the infrastructure that supports communities.
As space development expands, these skills will be essential to creating the infrastructure needed to support human activity beyond Earth. Civil engineers specializing in geotechnical and structural engineering will be tasked with figuring out how to build future lunar bases, test stands and landing pads.
As a student, you'll have the opportunity to participate in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) chapters, complete a senior design project and explore opportunities in research.
Many of our students complete hands-on and paid internships. Upon graduation, you'll have the foundation necessary to pass the Fundamentals of Engineering exam and become a professional engineer.
Embry‑Riddle offers combined and accelerated degree programs that allow well-qualified students the chance to begin graduate work in a master's program, like the Master of Science in Civil Engineering, while finishing their bachelor's degree.
Professional Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
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Career Opportunities
Civil engineering opens doors to high-demand careers in transportation, structural, environmental and construction engineering — and to the future of space development. As the largest standalone engineering discipline in the U.S., civil engineering shapes the built environment, overseeing roads, bridges, water systems and more capital investment than any other engineering field.
Engineers without borders
From designing to actualizing infrastructure improvements, Engineers Without Borders allows students to gain valuable experience while making positive changes worldwide.
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