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Objectives and Outcomes

In an 8th-floor ECJ lab, master’s student Andrew Wiesner and undergraduate Rachel Andrus assist CAEE EWRE Professor Lynn Katz with her research “Adsorption of Contaminants for Water Treatment.”

In keeping with the policies and procedures of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) carefully delineates both Program Educational Objectives, the broader career and professional accomplishments that the program is preparing students to achieve, and Program Outcomes, the narrower knowledge, skills, and behaviors students acquire through the program and are expected to know, be able to do, and exhibit by the time of their graduation. These Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Civil Engineering follow below.

B.S. Civil Engineering Program Educational Objectives

Graduates of the Civil Engineering program at The University of Texas at Austin should solve civil engineering problems within a greater societal context by doing the following:

1. Act professionally and ethically
2. Apply knowledge, strong reasoning, and quantitative skills to design and implement creative and sustainable solutions
3. Engage in life-long learning to meet the challenges facing the profession
4. Exhibit strong communication, interpersonal, and resource-management skills as leaders in the civil engineering profession

B.S. Civil Engineering Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Civil Engineering program should demonstrate the following outcomes:

1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
3. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
4. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
5. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
7. An ability to communicate effectively
8. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
9. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning
10. Knowledge of contemporary issues
11. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

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