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DEPARTMENT OFFICE
Engineering and Technology A212
Phone: (323) 343-4450
E-mail: ce.ecst@calstatela.edu
Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ecst/civil.htm

Civil Engineering is the broadest of the engineering disciplines, extending across many technical specialties, specialties that are not independent but interact with each other. Civil engineers plan, design, and supervise the construction of facilities that vary widely in nature, size and scope: space satellites and launching facilities, offshore structures, bridges, buildings, tunnels, highways, transit systems, dams, airports, irrigation projects, treatment and distribution facilities for water and collection and treatment facilities for wastewater.

In addition to facility design and construction, civil engineers also have options to teach and to participate in research. As you develop your skills, you will have the opportunity to move into the area of engineering management, overseeing the completion of entire projects.

The department offers B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering. The B.S. degree is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

The Faculty

Professors: Hassan Hashemian, Gustavo B. Menezes, Rupa P. Purasinghe, Mark R. Tufenkjian (Chair).
Associate Professor:  Sonya Lopez, Tona Rodriquez-Nikl.
Assistant Professors:  Michael Ibrahim, Arezoo Khodayari, Wing Shun Kwan, Mehran Mazari, Maryam Nazari.
Emeriti: Anjan K. Bhaumik, Raymond I. Jeng, Young C. Kim, Narendra B. Taly, Wen L. Wang.

Programs for this Department:

Undergraduate Major

• Civil Engineering, B.S. 
• Civil Engineering, Blended B.S. / M.S. 
Graduate Major

Civil Engineering, M.S.  

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