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COLLEGE OF Civil and Environmental Engineering

WHY CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL engineering. Students follow a rigorous ENGINEERING? program in , , general Civil and environmental engineering are and engineering , such as among the most diverse disciplines. ere’s statics, strength of materials and fluid truly something for everyone — whether . Because civil and environmental UM aine’s ADVANTAGE you’re interested in working in management engineering is a social , our graduates may also be faced with economic, • Active and engaged or in the field, in a government agency or ethical, political, social and legal issues. students private , in a large company or your own one-person consulting firm. Civil Human values and social context courses are a • Approachable faculty engineering is considered the oldest of the required part of the curriculum. • World-class , and today both civil and environmental solve some of WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE IN CIVIL AND • Opportunities for research the most pressing problems of our time. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ? and fieldwork Our program trains students for success in • Close ties with professionals WHY STUDY CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL a professional setting, and many graduates can lead to numerous ENGINEERING AT UMAINE? work in the public and private sector or internship opportunities At UMaine, engineering classes are small. as consultants in the field. Civil and UMaine’s College of Engineering offers a environmental engineers design facilities, five-year B.S. –M.B.A. degree with the Maine develop plans and specifications, manage and Business School, as well as a minor in inspect projects and coordinate engineering leadership and management. We the work of other professionals. We address offer state-of-the-art teaching and research issues with transportation, water resources facilities. Undergraduates have the and structural integrity. opportunity to do meaningful research Because the subject matter is diverse, students alongside faculty. Professors, not graduate can do anything with a in civil students, teach classes. We have a high engineering. Lawrence Bender, the Academy placement rate in top graduate programs. Award-winning producer of “An Inconvenient UMaine’s Foster Center for Student Truth” and many of Quentin Tarantino’s offers courses in innovation films, is a civil engineering alumnus. engineering. UMaine also is home to one of the country’s oldest honors programs. INTERNSHIPS AND CO-OPS Civil and environmental engineering faculty In recent years, students have participated in Department of Civil and and students at UMaine have received internships and co-ops for course credit. Environmental Engineering numerous university and national awards for 5711 Boardman Hall, Room 105 teaching, research and community service, RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES University of Maine including three Carnegie Foundation Maine Orono, ME 04469-5711 State Professors of the Year. As undergraduates, our students have the 207.581.2170 opportunity to work on groundbreaking ABOUT THE PROGRAM research in UMaine’s renowned Advanced civil.umaine.edu Structures and Composites Center. Many To apply: umaine.edu UMaine’s civil and environmental students also work side-by-side with faculty engineering curriculum requires proficiency members on and in five areas: environmental, transportation, environmental and structural research. structures, water resources and geotechnical ABOUT UMAINE The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s premier public university. It is among the most comprehensive higher institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from across the U.S. and more than 60 countries. It currently enrolls more than 11,000 total undergraduate and graduate students. UMaine students directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers doctoral degrees in 30 fields, representing the humanities, sciences, engineering and education; master’s degrees in 85 disciplines; 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship on its campus, with substantial efforts aimed Restoration of a covered . at conserving energy, and adhering to green building standards in new construction. For more information Students gain hands-on experience in PaCEsetter Scholarships funded by UMaine’s about UMaine, visit umaine.edu. UMaine’s award-winning and Civil Engineering Association. e program steel bridge teams. provides up to $2,000 annually for two years.

SCHOLARSHIPS HOW DO I APPLY? explore We have many departmental scholarships Visit umaine.edu for an application, as well available to undergraduate students, ranging as information about academics and life Bachelor of in from $100 to $4,000. Outstanding high at UMaine. Civil Engineering school seniors are eligible for one of eight

Minors in and Technology Renewable Energy Engineering Leadership and Management

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

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