Civil Engineering

专业详情

Offering academic and research programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels, the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering aims to build knowledge and provide tools that will enable students to move the field away from empirical ad hoc approaches into strategies based on scientifically-grounded analysis.

With a foundation rooted in fundamental structural engineering and mechanics, systems thinking, advanced computational methods, and uncertainty quantification, our programs successfully navigate the conflicting objectives inherent in addressing grand societal challenges, such as resilient cities, human safety and security, space exploration and habitation, decision making and health, and future energy infrastructure.

The department’s small size fosters a collegial, close-knit relationship between students, staff, and faculty, giving students a high-quality, comprehensive education where leading civil and systems engineering research in the areas of mechanics of materials, structures, and systems is cross-fertilized with research from other fields. Partnerships and collaborations with the departments of Computer Science, Environmental Health and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Public Health, and other Johns Hopkins groups provide a wide range of opportunities that rival those of much larger programs.

The department sponsors both undergraduate and graduate seminar series, as well as the Ross B. Corotis and Richard J. Carroll endowed lectureships; all of which are designed to bring prominent civil and systems engineers to campus to speak with students and faculty.

Given the unprecedented societal challenges facing today’s Civil and Systems Engineers, preparing our graduates to be adaptable and innovative systems thinkers who are able to design engineering solutions to these challenges and recognize the societal implications of their solutions is what motivates us and drives our approach to undergraduate education.  Both the Civil and Systems Engineering undergraduate programs provide access to research opportunities with faculty and an extraordinary range of educational opportunities – from hands-on experiential learning courses in the first three years to an interdisciplinary capstone design course in the senior year.  Outside of the classroom, our students develop and use their skills in creative problem-solving, teamwork, and independent inquiry in a wide array of student-led design projects, as well as research and professional experiences facilitated through our sponsored student groups and  departmental events including an annual CaSE Career Fair.  Our alumni have successful careers in a variety of fields, including academia, engineering practice, law, medicine, technology, and finance.