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Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.)

In the Civil Engineering program, you will take a selection of courses that successfully prepare you for a career in a related field. Hands-on experiences and classroom learning within the framework of Christian faith will give you the skills and knowledge to achieve your goals. Our programs offer a wide variety of courses that will not only help you excel in your future career, but challenge you to develop a deeper understanding of your field of study.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Educational Objectives 

  • Graduates will be technically competent in their Engineering specialty area and able to perform essential engineering functions in their career of choice.
    • Furthermore, graduates will continue to learn and hone competencies necessary to their career through graduate education, participation in professional activities/societies, or other means relevant to their work.
  • Graduates will influence or lead inter-disciplinary and diverse design teams to generate creative solutions that meet societal challenges. 
  • Graduates will conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the Christian faith, pursuing their work with a servant’s heart and a keen awareness of social responsibility.

Student Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Engineering program demonstrate:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

ENGR 111Introduction to Engineering

2
ENGR 112Engineering Design Tools

2
ENGR 211Project Management

1
ENGR 212Programming for Engineers

2
ENGR 213Engineering Statistics

3
ENGR 214Materials Engineering

4
ENGR 215Circuits I

4
ENGR 216Mechanics I

3
ENGR 301Seminar I

1
ENGR 302Seminar II

1
CHEM 105General Chemistry I

4
MATH 111Calculus I

4
MATH 112Calculus II

4
MATH 211Calculus III

4
MATH 270Linear and Differential Methods

3
PHYS 211General Physics I

4

ENGR 301, ENGR 302: Writing in the major requirement.

Six credits distributed over multiple semesters from:

ENGR 415Engineering Project

1-3
The sequence of the required six credits of ENGR 415 is typically 1-1-2-2 over the last four semesters in the program of study. Alternative sequencing must be approved by the Engineering Department chair.

Civil Engineering requirements:

ENGR 323Mechanics II

3
ENGR 341Structural Design I

4
ENGR 344Construction Methods and Materials

4
ENGR 345Fluid Mechanics

4
ENGR 346Water Resources Engineering

3
ENGR 347Transportation Engineering

3
ENGR 353Environmental Engineering

4
ENGR 441Structural Design II

4
ENGR 443Geotechnical Engineering

4
ENGR 444Civil Engineering Design

3
GEOL 201Foundations of Geology

4

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement (ENGR 302) met/major
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar 3
Oral Communication 3
Created and Called for Community (W) 3
Mathematical Sciences (MATH 111) met/major
Laboratory Science (CHEM 105) met/major
Science, Technology & the World waived
Two of the following (6 credits total):
   Social Science
   European History
   United States History		 6
Literature 3
Philosophy and Religion 3
Arts waived
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language 3
One of the following*:
   Third Semester of Language
   Cross Cultural
   Non-Western Studies		 2 or 3
Bible 3
Christian Beliefs 3
Wellness course 1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism 3
QuEST requirements 39-40
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration) 92
Total credits 131-132