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03 Civil Engineering Education History

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Education

Civil engineers typically possess an academic degree in civil engineering. The length of study is three to five years, and the completed degree is designated as a bachelor of technology, or a bachelor of engineering. The curriculum generally includes classes in physics, mathematics, project management, design and specific topics in civil engineering. After taking basic courses in most sub-disciplines of civil engineering, they move on to specialize in one or more sub-disciplines at advanced levels. While an undergraduate degree (BEng/BSc) normally provides successful students with industry-accredited qualification, some academic institutions offer post-graduate degrees (MEng/MSc), which allow students tofurther specialize in their particular area of interest.

Surveying students with professor at the Helsinki University of Technology in the late 19th century.

Civil Engineering Education History

The first engineering school, The National School of Bridges and Highways, France, was opened in 1747. In 1818, world’s first engineering society, the Institution of Civil Engineers was founded in London, and in 1820 the eminentengineer Thomas Telford became its first president. The institution received a Royal Charter in 1828, formally recognizing civil engineering as a profession. The first private college to teach civil engineering in the United States was Norwich University, founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge. The first degree in civil engineering in the United States was awarded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1835. The first such degree to be awarded to a woman was granted by Cornell University to Nora Stanton Blatch in 1905.

In the UK during the early 19th century, the division betweencivil engineering and military engineering (served by the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich), coupled with the demands of the Industrial Revolution, spawned new engineering education initiatives: the Class of Civil Engineering and Mining was founded at King's College London in 1838, mainly as a response to the growth of the railway system and the need for more qualified engineers, the private College for Civil Engineers in Putney was established in 1839, and the UK's first Chair of Engineering was established at the University of Glasgow in 1840.

Engr. Marcial Kasilag was a 1904 pensionado to the US and a prominent pioneer civil engineer. He was the first registered civil engineer of the Philippines. He holds the No slot in the PRC Registry of Civil Engineers.

Work Environment

Civil engineers generally work in a variety of locations andconditions. Much of a civil engineer’s work is dealing with non-engineers or otherfrom different technical disciplines, so training should give skills preparing future civil engineers in organizational relationships between parties to projects, cost and time. Many spend time outdoors at construction sites so that they can monitoroperations or solve problems onsite. The job is typically a blend of in-office and on-location work. Most work full-time.

The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan, currently the world's longest suspension span.

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03 Civil Engineering Education History

Course: Bachelor of science civil engineering (BSCE)

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University: University of Cebu

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Education
Civil engineers typically possess an academic degree in civil engineering. The length
of study is three to five years, and the completed degree is designated as a bachelor
of technology, or a bachelor of engineering. The curriculum generally includes
classes in physics, mathematics, project management, design and specific topics in
civil engineering. After taking basic courses in most sub-disciplines of civil
engineering, they move on to specialize in one or more sub-disciplines at advanced
levels. While an undergraduate degree (BEng/BSc) normally provides successful
students with industry-accredited qualification, some academic institutions offer
post-graduate degrees (MEng/MSc), which allow students to further specialize in
their particular area of interest.
Surveying students with professor at the Helsinki University of Technology in the
late 19th century.