Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum - Virginia Military Institute
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Civil Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
US News Top Ten Undergraduate Institutions |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Curriculum |
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Organization:Virginia Military Institute Department of Civil Engineering |
| Description: | "The civil engineering curriculum, which is approved by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), provides a broad background of courses in science, engineering, and the humanities. Graduates are prepared to enter engineering or business directly or to continue their education in graduate school. A flexible plan of technical and humanities electives allows each cadet a wide selection of courses outside civil engineering as well as the opportunity to concentrate on one of the specialty areas within civil engineering. Opportunities are available for independent study during both the academic year and the summer. The department conducts a program of undergraduate research based upon the interests and qualifications of individual cadets supported by the advice and guidance of the experienced faculty. All of our tenured faculty have a Ph.D. and are registered Professional Engineers. Laboratory experience is vital to the education of an engineer and the departmental laboratories are equipped with a wide array of both instructional and commerical testing devices. Each cadet participates in laboratory work that demonstrates principles, develops skills, and provides experience with current methods in testing and measurement. Within the curriculum certain skills and topics receive special and continued emphasis. Use of the computer as a productivity tool and a sophisticated analytical tool is stressed throughout the curriculum. Computer-Aided Drafting and spreadsheet analysis, are taught in introductory level courses and used throughout the upper level courses. Oral and written communication skills are likewise taught in lower level courses and exercised in the upper level courses. Ethics and professionalism are introduced during the first semester and woven into many of the engineering courses." |
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| Use of Resource: |
US News Top 10 Programs at Predominantly Undergraduate Colleges Tied for #9 in 2007. |
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| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://academics.vmi.edu/CE/curriculum.htm |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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