Course 1 - Civil & Environmental Engineering - 2016

Civil & Environmental Engineering Real-world projects and research experiences are an
integral part of the Course 1 undergraduate experience.

Course 1 CEE emphasizes faculty-student interactions in a variety
of ways, from UROP projects, field work and hands-on
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering laboratory subjects, to one-on-one contact time.
(CEE) offers undergraduate and graduate degree
programs in the areas of infrastructure, the Undergraduate minors
environment, and systems engineering. By deploying For students majoring in another discipline, the
the principle of “big engineering,” CEE faculty combine department offers three minors:
science and engineering to solve many of the world’s
grand challenges. The work of our students focuses on • Civil and Environmental Systems
large-scale impact on people and sustainability, • Environmental Engineering Science
covering a spectrum of activities from environment to • Civil Engineering
infrastructure to systems.
Each minor consists of a set of subjects designed to
Undergraduate program deliver core knowledge in each of the areas.
SB in Civil and Environmental Engineering (1-ENG)
CEE has one undergraduate program leading to a The Civil and Environmental Systems combines
Bachelor of Science degree. 1-ENG emphasizes a strong principles and knowledge from across civil,
foundation in math, computation, probability and environmental and systems engineering into a hyper-
statistics, data analysis, and design that students satisfy concentrated study focused on both the built and
by taking a set of General Departmental Requirements natural worlds. Its subjects will cover civil and
(GDRs). In addition, the program offers students the environmental engineering design, project evaluation
choice to achieve significant depth in one of three core and management, principles of energy and water
areas: Environment, Mechanics and Materials, or sustainability, urban networks, transportation systems
Systems. The structure of the degree program enables
modeling, and water resource systems.
our students to focus their studies in the domains of
environment and infrastructure. The Environmental Engineering Science minor makes
the popular Traveling Research Environmental
The Mechanics and Materials core provides a solid Experiences (TREX) fieldwork during the Independent
foundation for practice in both classical and newly Activities Period (IAP) a program requirement. Other
developing areas of civil engineering, including
subjects in the minor focus on ecology, microbiology,
structural analysis and design, engineering materials,
water resources, and lab subjects.
geotechnical analysis and design, and sustainable built
environments. The Systems core prepares students to The Civil Engineering minor offers subjects that reflect
address challenges from an integrative systems the wide extent of education that now encompasses the
perspective, focusing on transportation and logistics field, including solid and fluid mechanics, materials,
along with water and energy systems. The Environment
structural mechanics, and labs.
core allows students to focus on areas like air quality,
atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, Graduate level programs
hydrology and environmental fluid mechanics, and
ecology and environmental microbiology. Master of Engineering
The nine-month degree program is designed for
In addition to completing the GDRs and a core, a individuals with a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a
student then selects a set of restricted and unrestricted closely related field and provides additional technical
electives that consists of cohesive set subjects to be depth and an educational experience geared to
picked in consultation with the student advisor to professional practice.
achieve significant depth consistent with the student’s
interest.
This rigorous curriculum trains students to understand,

invent, and lead with creative design, and prepares
students to define the future and change the world.
Master of Science environment. Pierce Laboratory, Building 1, advances
These two-year, research-oriented degree programs are science and engineering research critical to improving
for students wishing to gain an in-depth understanding living conditions for humankind, including advancing the
of an aspect of civil engineering or environmental innovation of materials, transportation systems, cities,
engineering science and work closely with a faculty and energy resources.
member on a research project, which usually forms the
basis of the master’s thesis. The majority of students Contact Information
who earn this degree stay on to earn a doctoral degree. For more information about undergraduate and
graduate programs, or the three minors, please contact
Master of Science and MBA the CEE Academic Program Office:
The two-year MIT Leaders for Global Operations
program offers both an SM in CEE and an MBA or SM Massachusetts Institute of Technology
from the MIT Sloan School of Management. LGO’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
program of study in CEE offers optional tracks in energy 77 Massachusetts Ave., Building 1-290
and the environment, transportation, supply chain Cambridge, MA 02139
management and general CEE. Telephone: (617) 253-9723
Email: cee-apo@mit.edu
Doctoral Degree
Web: http://cee.mit.edu
The doctoral degree is a research-intensive degree
program. Students are expected to select a research Please see the MIT Course Catalog for further
project in one of the focal areas of the department and information:
work with faculty to design and complete the research http://web.mit.edu/catalog/index.html
program, leading to the writing of a doctoral thesis. The © June 2016
department offers a joint PhD with the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institute. In addition, the department
offers a PhD in Computational Science in Engineering
which allows students to specialize at the doctoral level
in a computation-related field of their choice through
focused coursework and a doctoral thesis.
What can I do with a CEE degree?

Many CEE graduates create startups to commercialize
innovations like desalination technologies that provide
safe drinking water from oceans. Others join
established companies at the forefront of industry and
lead new product development. Still others add value to
non-profits or governments by helping define better
environmental policies or build new city resiliency
plans. It is not unusual for students to continue their
education or pursue a career in academia, too.
New professional titles include chief innovation officer,

chief resiliency officer, environmental data analytics
and insight manager, materials chemist, megacities
strategist, and head of urban systems engineering.
CEE is supported by the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory

and Henry L. Pierce Laboratory
Parsons Laboratory, Building 48, focuses on what exists
as natural systems, and understanding and engineering
human adaptation to a changing environment. From its
inception as a hydrodynamics laboratory in the 1950s,
the lab has evolved into a multidisciplinary research
center focused primarily on natural waters and the

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Civil & Environmental Engineering Real-world projects and research experiences are an

integral part of the Course 1 undergraduate experience.

This rigorous curriculum trains students to understand,

What can I do with a CEE degree?

New professional titles include chief innovation officer,

CEE is supported by the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory

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