About the Department

Civil Engineering includes the
planning, designing, construction, and maintenance of structures to
suit human needs. Some of the numerous subdivisions are Construction
Engineering and Management,
Environmental Engineering (e.g., solid/hazardous waste, air quality,
water quality), Infrastructure Engineering and Management, Geotechnical
Engineering (e.g., formation, landfill,
ground improvement), Transportation Engineering (e.g., traffic,
highways, pavements); Structures (e.g., buildings, bridges, tunnels),
and Water Resources (e.g., river control, irrigation, water supply, and
sewage collection). Civil engineers are the principal designers,
constructors, operators, and caretakers of many of the constructed
facilities and systems that contribute to the high quality of life
enjoyed in the United States.
The Department of Civil Engineering (CE) at the University of Texas at
Arlington (UTA) is located at the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Metroplex, the largest non-port metropolitan area in the U.S.
It is the only Civil Engineering program at a public
university in the DFW region, offering ample employment opportunities
for Civil Engineering graduates. The department is
part of the UTA's College of Engineering, the third-largest engineering
college in Texas. The University, located on a modern 388-acre campus,
is one of the largest campuses in The University of Texas System with
an enrollment of over 25,000. The CE department is located in Nedderman
Hall and Engineering Laboratory Buildings, which we share with other
departments in the College. The Department provides a stimulating study
and research atmosphere for both students and faculty. The Engineering
facilities provide state of the art laboratories, class rooms and
computing facilities for our students.
The Department offers B.S., M.S., M.E and Ph.D. degrees. The
undergraduate Civil Engineering program is a traditional ABET
accredited program with required courses in all areas of Civil
Engineering. However, the curriculum offers flexibility to students by
allowing course selection choices in several sub-disciplines of CE. We
offer courses in eight technical areas: civil engineering materials,
construction engineering and management, environmental engineering,
geotechnical engineering, infrastructure engineering and management,
structural engineering, transportation engineering and water resources
engineering. Master's
students can pursue either a thesis option or non-thesis option.
Teaching assistantships, research assistantships and fellowships are
available to qualified students. The faculty and graduate students are
active in a wide variety of research projects with both internal and
external funding. We have an excellent student body and highly
competent and dedicated faculty. Our graduates are educated to handle
the challenges of a professional engineering career. All of our
students have a personal faculty advisor to help them plan their
academic program.


