Civil engineering is the oldest existing engineering discipline. With increasing global population, the growing complexity of industries, and changing urban centers, the civil engineer's taskapplying science to the control and utilization of the environment for the total benefit of mankindrepresents a challenge unsurpassed in all of engineering.Illinois Tech's civil engineering program provides breadth in core sub-disciplines (including structures, transportation, and construction management) and depth in at least one area of specialization (at the discretion of the student and academic advisor).In professional courses, classroom lectures are supplemented by laboratory practice, including the study of materials, concrete, hydraulics, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, and surveying.