宾夕法尼亚州立大学的建筑工程系被公认为该国最顶尖的建筑工程专业。它强调了建筑物规划，设计和建造的科学和工程方面。该计划的目的是为工程专业的毕业生提供建筑行业职业方面的最佳教育。
This major emphasizes the application of scientific and engineering principles to the planning, design, and construction of buildings and building systems. The goal of the program is to provide engineering graduates with the best education available for careers in the building professions. Graduates will have the ability to practice as registered professional engineers in a variety of areas, both public and private, related to the planning, design, construction, and operation of buildings and to assume a place of leadership in society.<br>Four options are available in the ten-semester major:<br><br>the Construction option, which emphasizes building construction engineering and construction management,<br>the Lighting/Electrical option, which emphasizes the design of lighting and electrical systems for buildings,<br>the Mechanical option, which emphasizes the design of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems in buildings, and<br>the Structural option, which emphasizes the analysis and design of building structural systems.<br>Courses in architectural design are included in all options to give the engineering student an understanding of architectural design and its relation to engineering. Courses in engineering design are provided throughout the program. The design experience is culminated in a year-long capstone design course.