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Civil Engineering and Related Studies is a degree category that consists of the following common degrees:
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Degree programs in civil engineering focus on the design, construction, and maintenance of structures and infrastructure, from skyscrapers to tunnels, bridges, and airports. The typical curriculum teaches students about:
- rebuilding and upgrading deteriorating city infrastructure
- building new structures that can withstand natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes
- developing technologies for transportation networks like railways and subway systems
- improving and developing clean water and sewage systems
- building alternative energy systems
This subject matter involves coursework in math, computing and computer graphics, chemistry, physics, structural mechanics, hydraulics, materials, surveying, geology, and ecology.