Civil and Environmental Engineering

Engineering Building

1930 SW 4th Ave., Suite 200

Email: ceedept@pdx.edu

Phone: 503-725-4282

Web: www.pdx.edu/cee

  • B.S.— Civil Engineering
  • B.S.— Environmental Engineering
  • Minor in Environmental Engineering
  • M.S.— Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • M.Eng.— Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Ph.D.— Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Graduate Certificate in Transportation Engineering
  • Graduate Certificate in Hydrology
  • Graduate Certificate in Sustainability

Civil and environmental engineers plan, design, and manage the construction and operation of public and private facilities, including highways and transportation systems, water and wastewater distribution systems, power plants, buildings, and dams. They are involved in predicting the quantity of water available for human use and in improving the quality of surface water, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and ground water systems. In addition they are involved in understanding and improving air quality impacted by industrial, transportation and other pollution sources.