土木工程师设计我们世界的基础设施，从桥梁和高速公路到下水道系统和图书馆。他们的工作几乎涉及到我们社会的每一个方面，包括但不限于结构，供水，废物管理，材料，建筑，岩土工程，环境和运输。他们的工作至关重要，特别是在南加州，那里的环境，运输和水问题极为重要，而且结构性问题（尤其是与地震有关的问题）需要完善的工程解决方案。CSUN的土木工程专业的学生接受了扎实的基础教育。在头两年到第三年，所有工程专业的学生都完成了通用的工程核心课程。核心课程的众多主题领域包括数学，物理，化学，工程材料，电路，工程力学，热力学和工
Civil Engineers design the infrastructure of our world, from bridges and freeways to sewer systems and libraries. Their work touches nearly every facet of our society's everyday lives, including but not limited to structures, water supply, waste management, materials, construction, geotechnical, the environment and transportation. Their work is vital, particularly in Southern California where environmental, transportation and water issues are of major importance, and where structural problems, especially related to earthquakes, demand sound engineering solutions.<br><br>Civil Engineering majors at CSUN receive a solid, broad-based education. During the first two years and into the third year, all Engineering majors complete a common engineering core curriculum. Among the many topic areas in the core curriculum are mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering materials, electrical circuits, engineering mechanics, thermodynamics and engineering economy.<br><br>The junior and senior years in Civil Engineering build on the common engineering core curriculum. These two years include instruction in structures, vibration analysis, hydraulics, soil mechanics, surveying, computer-aided design and graphics, strength of materials, concrete and steel design, construction engineering and senior design.<br><br>Civil Engineering students take classes and work in the following facilities: the Applied Mechanics Lab, where students apply engineering techniques to the static and dynamic behavior of mechanical systems, the Civil Engineering Senior Design Laboratory is used in a two-semester course that simulates a professional civil engineering environment, the Geotechnical Laboratory, where students look at the behavior of soil as an engineering material, and the Structural Analysis Research Center, where students have the opportunity to work with faculty on such diverse projects as dams, buildings, towers and spacecraft.