美国土木工程师协会（ASCE）将土木工程定义为通过学习，经验和实践获得的数学和物理科学知识，并运用判断力来开发经济，自然物质和力量利用方法的专业为了人类在创造，改善和保护环境，为社区生活，工业和交通提供设施以及为人类使用提供结构方面的逐步福祉。CE计划旨在使学生具备广泛的技术知识，使他们能够立即在该专业的大多数领域工作，包括岩土工程，水力学，水文学，环境工程，结构工程以及运输/交通工程。
Civil engineers plan, direct, design and oversee construction of roads, bridges, tunnels, water supply systems and structures. They take the local environment into account, anticipating earthquakes and hurricanes as well as the stress of daily use. A civil engineer’s expertise is present in nearly every modern infrastructure project in the world. <br>https:programs.umkc.edussearch.htmlcollectionumkc-program-finder&profileprograms&programcivil-engineering-majorAs a Civil Engineering student at UMKC, you’ll learn how to design the roads, bridges and infrastructure that we all depend on every day. The UMKC coursework will prepare you for nearly any career in geotechnical, environmental, hydraulic or structural engineering.