Objective
Provide students from STEM departments the opportunity to obtain a minor in a civil engineering technical discipline, including structural or environmental.
Competencies, Knowledge and Skills to be Achieved
A student who completes this minor will have the opportunity to develop a basic competency in civil engineering, apply basic engineering principles to another field, stimulate creative thinking, and develop problem solving skills. Through the elective field of emphasis, the student will achieve additional knowledge or skill in either structures or environmental.
Structure of the Minor
Environmental Engineering Emphasis
Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)
CIVL 202 Statistics, 3 credit hours
CIVL 320 Fluid Mechanics, 3 credit hours
CIVL 322 Introduction to Environmental Engineering, 3 credit hours
CIVL 408 Water and Wastewater Systems, 3 credit hours
Additional Course Options
CIVL 321 Hydrology and Hydraulics, 3 credit hours
CIVL 418 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, 1 credit hour
CIVL 419 Environmental Engineering Laboratory, 1 credit hour
CHEM 302 Instrumental Methods, 4 credit hours
CHEM 220 Scientific Communication, 3 credit hours
BIOL 292 Leadership for Environmental Sustainability, 3 credit hours
PHYS 343 Applied Climatology, 3 credit hours
Structural Engineering Emphasis
Core Courses (10 Credit Hours)
CIVL 202 Statistics, 3 credit hours
CIVL 304 Mechanics of Materials, 3 credit hours
CIVL 309 Structural Analysis, 4 credit hours
Additional Course Options
CIVL 307 Materials Laboratory, 1 credit hour
CIVL 404 Reinforced Concrete Design, 3 credit hours
CIVL 406 Steel Design, 3 credit hours
CIVL 409 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, 3 credit hours
CIVL 410 Geotechnical Engineering II, 3 credit hours
CIVL 600+ Graduate-level Structural Engineering Course (with instructor permission)
General Minor Requirements
- Students should complete the “Core Courses” in their selected emphasis area and then select from the list of “Additional Course Options” until the 15 minimum credit hour requirement is met.
- Students must meet all prerequisites and corequisites for the courses as stated in the College Catalog
- Courses beyond those listed in the “Additional Course Options” may be accepted toward minor course requirements. Civil Department Head approval is required.
- At least 9 credit hours must be completed at The Citadel (i.e., cannot be transfer credits)