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Civil and Architectural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Department Web site: www.iit.edu/~ce
The objective of the civil engineering program is to produce
graduates who are prepared to enter the civil
engineering profession. Also, this program will prepare
students to begin graduate studies in engineering. This
program provides breadth in core sub-disciplines and
depth in at least one area of specialization. This degree
program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering
and Technology (ABET).
Civil engineering is the original of the engineering
disciplines. With the increase in population, the growing
complexity of industries, and changing urban centers, the
civil engineer’s task—applying science to the control and
utilization of the environment for the total benefit of
mankind— represents a challenge unsurpassed in all
of engineering.
The civil engineer often is confronted with conditions
so variable and complex that they cannot be precisely
defined by science and mathematics. Therefore, a knowledge
of the arts and social sciences, as well as the physical
sciences, is essential. In addition, because civil engineering
requires overall planning of very large projects whose
components involve many other disciplines, it is also necessary
to have knowledge of management techniques. The
goal of the civil engineering degree program is to provide
an education that enables graduates to make far-reaching
decisions that draw not only from technical knowledge but
also from integrity and judgment.
In the professional courses, classroom lectures are supplemented
by laboratory practice, including the study of
materials, concrete, hydraulics, environmental engineering,
geotechnical engineering, and surveying. The
principal functional areas that are considered subdivisions
of civil engineering are structural engineering,
Faculty
Chair
Jamshid Mohammadi
Room 228 Alumni Memorial
Ext. 73540
Associate Chair
John O’Leary
Room 228 Alumni Memorial
Ext. 73546
Professors
Arditi, Mohammadi
Adjunct Professors
Carreira, Domel, Gill, Jahedi, Paintal, Pinjarkar
Associate Professors
Budiman, O’Leary, Shen, Shi
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transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering,
environmental engineering, water resources engineering,
and construction management.
The Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
provides introductory undergraduate education in these
six subdisciplines of civil engineering and provides
professional specializations in the areas of structural,
geotechnical, transportation, civil-environmental, construction
engineering and architectural engineering. The
department also offers graduate degree programs and
conducts research in the areas of structural engineering,
geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, and
construction engineering and management. In addition,
the department provides undergraduate service courses
to the College of Architecture in the area of structural
engineering and through minors in construction management
and fire protection and safety engineering.
Students may choose a professional specialization as
described on the following pages, or one of the following
minors: Air Force Aerospace Studies, Military Science
and Naval Science (see pages 136-138).
Architecture students who plan to pursue a master’s
degree in structural engineering should take CAE 303,
304, 307, 310, 315, 431 and 432. Students should consult
the IIT Bulletin: Graduate Programs for additional
details.
All civil engineering students are required to take the
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination during
their senior year. The examination is offered by the State
of Illinois in October and April. Students should contact
the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
for information concerning this examination.
Adjunct Associate Professors
Fazio, Kurzydlo, Lemming, Popescu
Assistant Professors
Li, Megri, Muehleisen
Adjunct Assistant Professors
Frano, Nordmeyer
Senior Lecturer
De Santiago, Novak
Faculty Emerti
Chu, Dygdon, Guralnick, Khisty, Milbradt