博士课程的任务是为学生做好在土木工程实践，研究和教学中的领导职务的准备。土木与环境工程系提供哲学博士学位（博士学位），主修以下四个专业领域之一：建筑管理，环境工程，结构工程，运输工程。土木工程师在结构设计，水资源规划，有毒固体和液体废物的处理和最终处置，建筑系统设计（这些结构将为城市居民提供足够的住房）的设计等各个方面均处于领导地位。工业，适当交通系统的开发，施工方法和管理，以及旨在改善城市环境的公共工程基础设施项目的实施和管理。土木工程师的职责直接涉及公众的健康，安全和福祉。
The mission of the doctoral program is to prepare students for leadership positions in civil engineering practice, research and teaching. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with a major in one of the four specialty areas : Construction Management, Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering. The civil engineer is a leader in such diverse areas of concern as the design of structural systems, water resources planning, the treatment and ultimate disposal of noxious solid and liquid wastes, design of building systems which will provide adequate housing for urban dwellers, commerce and industry, the development of adequate transportation systems, construction methods and management, and the implementation and management of public works infrastructure projects designed to improve the urban environment. The responsibilities of the civil engineer directly involve the health, safety and welfare of the public.