Course Overview
Civil and Environmental Engineering at Berkeley is a place of intellectual vitality. This vitality is evident in its creative and forward-looking curricula and classroom teaching, its attentive academic mentoring, and the innovative research conducted by students and faculty. Civil and Environmental Engineering focuses on developing future leaders for the engineering profession, for academia, and for applying engineering methods in the broader societal context. Civil and Environmental Engineering conducts cutting-edge research, defining what constitutes the evolving domain of civil and environmental engineering. This research develops theory and understanding as well as tools and techniques for professional practice and for solving societal problems. Civil and Environmental Engineering exhibits great service, both through the actions of its members and collectively, contributing expertise where needed.