Department
Civil
Engineering
Of Civil
Program
Engineering
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
There are professional organizations available for CE students.
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University
P.O. Box 367
Normal, AL 35762
(256) 372-5577
Accredited by ABET
OVERVIEW
National Society of
Black Engineers
These organizations benefit the students through networking, and
by a t t e n d i n g w o r k s h o p s a n d c o n f e r e n c e s , a n d n a t i o n a l c o m p e t i t i o n s .
Pictured below is a Civil Engineering Alumnus, Claudinette Purifoy,
who was awarded Distinguished Engineer of the Year, and is
e m p l o y e d by t h e U . S . A r m y , C o r p s o f E n g i n e e r s .
Distinguished Engineer of the Year
Claudinette Purifoy
Alabama A&M’s Civil Engineering Alumnus
Society of Women Engineers
FACULTY
A n i l A c h a r y a , A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r , P h . D . ( U n i v e r s i t y of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Ne s a r U . A h m e d , P r o f e s s o r , P h . D . ( V a n d e r b i l t U n i v e r s i t y ) , P . E .
Sudip Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor, Ph.D. (Worcester Polytechnic
Institute)
Civil Engineering is the oldest of the traditional engineering
professions.
It is devoted to the improvement of the human
environment for the purposes of making our activities productive,
safe,
and
e n j o y a bl e ,
while
providing
aesthetically
pleasing
surroundings. The civil engineer plans, designs, constructs, and maintains physical works and facilities that are deemed essential to modern
l i f e . C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g i n c l u d e s t h e br o a d c a t e g o r i e s o f c o n s t r u c t i o n ,
structural engineering, soil mechanics and foundations, transportation
systems, water resources, hydraulic engineering, environmental
engineering, surveying and mapping, city planning and municipal
engineering.
A l a ba m a A & M U n i v e r s i t y ’ s C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g P r o g r a m p r o v i d e s a
g e n e r a l a c a d e m i c ba c k g r o u n d w h i l e a l l o w i n g a s t u d e n t t o c o n c e n t r a t e
o n a s p e c i a l i z e d a r e a by s e l e c t i n g o n e t e c h n i c a l e l e c t i v e .
The
Department offers a major leading to the Bachelor of Science in Civil
E n g i n e e r i n g , a n d p r o v i d e s ba s i c a n d a d v a n c e d e l e c t i v e c o u r s e s i n a l l
of the following areas:
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Structural Analysis and Design
Geotechnical Engineering
Environmental Engineering and Water Resources
Transportation Engineering
Go a n g - S h i n L i a w, P r o f e s s o r , P h . D . ( U n i v e r s i t y o f A l a ba m a i n Hu n t s v i l l e )
Pabitra K. Saha, Professor and Coordinator, Ph.D. (University of Illinois),
P.E.
Contact us at:
Contact Admissions at:
Civil Engineering Program
Alabama A&M University
Alabama A&M University
P.O. Box 908
P.O. Box 367
Normal, AL 35762
Normal, AL 35762
aamu.edu/admissions
Telephone: 256-372-5577
1-800-553-0816
Email: pabitra.saha@aamu.edu
http://www.aamu.edu/academics/engineering-technology/cme/ce/pages/default.aspx
S ydn ey , Au st ra li a – O pe r a Hou se and S y dne y H ar bou r B rid ge
technology/cme/ce/pages/default.aspx
C u r r e n t l y , t h e P r o g r a m p r o v i d e s t h e f o l l o w i n g l a bo r a t o r i e s f o r
t e a c h i n g /r e s e a r c h p u r p o s e s :
MISSION STATEMENT
The Program is committed to preparing its students for immediate
entry into the engineering profession, as well as, graduate programs
of study. The Program is also committed to research in order to place
its faculty and students at the forefront of development in the
profession of civil engineering at the state and national levels. The
l a t e s t a d v a n c e s a r e br o u g h t i n t o t h e c l a s s r o o m t h r o u g h c o n t i n u e d
r e s e a r c h , t h e r e by p o s i t i o n i n g t h e s t u d e n t s o n t h e c u t t i n g - e d g e o f t h e
profession.
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CAD/Microcomputer
Surveying
Soils Mechanics and Environmental
Concrete
Structures
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n /M a t e r i a l T e s t i n g
Hy d r a u l i c s
T h e p r o g r a m r e f l e c t s t h e u n i v e r s i t y s c o p e a n d m i s s i o n by o f f e r i n g
opportunities to students, with previous limited access to education,
the training needed to make professional contributions to the civil
engineering enterprise.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The objective of the Civil Engineering program is to produce graduates who, after the first
few years of their graduation, have:
(1) Successfully practiced civil engineering in industry and/or government,
(2) Continued to pursue lifelong learning through professional development or completion
of advanced studies (graduate degree, short courses etc.), and
(3) Recognized the need for scholarship, leadership, and services to society.
FACULTY & FACILITIES
T h e P r o g r a m ’ s f a c u l t y m e m be r s h a v e a br o a d r a n g e o f e x p e r i e n c e i n
the academic and industrial environment. Each faculty has significant
involvement in research or consultancy activities. In the past, the
Department was actively engaged in many research projects
s p o n s o r e d by N A S A , A r m y , A i r F o r c e , A M C O M , F HW A , O R N L ,
ALDOT and other agencies.
Also, the Program is housed in a modern Engineering Building and is
c o n t i n u o u s l y i m p r o v i n g i t s l a bo r a t o r y f a c i l i t i e s , e q u i p m e n t , a n d
other modern engineering tools that civil engineering students and
faculty are expected to utilize in order to meet the requirements of
the of the program.
Students performing load tests in Structures Lab
A l l o f t h e a bo v e l a b o r a t o r i e s p r o v i d e u n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s a n
e x c e l l e n t o p p o r t u n i t y t o o bt a i n a c o m p r e h e n s i v e l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e
in civil engineering. Also, the average student to faculty ratio is
10:1.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
W h a t j o bs a r e a v a i l a bl e f o r t h e c i v i l e n g i n e e r i n g g r a d u a t e s ? M a n y
professional careers in construction, transportation, structural,
environmental, municipal, industrial and consulting engineering, as
well as, architecture, engineering management, and the military
services are diversified job opportunities awaiting civil engineering
graduates.
FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE
Financial aid is available through scholarships, assistantships, and
c a m p u s j o bs , f u n d e d t h r o u g h f e d e r a l , s t a t e , i n d u s t r i a l e n d o w m e n t
and research projects.