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Civil Engineering

If you want to design and build the foundation for a modern society, then our accredited civil engineering program is for you.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Major at William Jewell

You will learn to solve some of the most important issues facing humankind today – such as deteriorating infrastructure, water sources and purification, clean and renewable energy, limited resources, pollution and public health.

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Interests & Attributes:

  • Engineering
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Problem Solver

Design and Build a Modern Society

To prepare you for this vital role, Jewell’s ABET accredited civil engineering degree is designed with an emphasis on the environmental, social and economic impacts of our decisions. These are the defining elements of providing sustainable solutions that you will experience across the curriculum and the focus of engineering at Jewell.

Civil engineering is a broad and continually changing field, and that is precisely why a degree from Jewell will uniquely prepare you to address the needs of the profession and our society. Your education will include technical content from four areas within civil engineering – environmental, geotechnical, water resources and structural.

But it doesn’t stop there. As a Jewell educated engineer, you will also enjoy the benefits of a broad base of learning skills, a depth of intellectual perspective and the critical thinking skills necessary to lead and make a difference in the world around you.

World Ready

A Jewell civil engineering degree is just the beginning. Your Jewell education will prepare you to engage in professional engineering practice, pursue graduate studies and help connect you with your purpose.

You will be equipped with the knowledge to confidently analyze and solve complex problems, design solutions that consider the various economic, societal, ethical and environmental implications of your work, and later advance into leadership positions in your profession and in service to your community.

“Jewell is on the short list of liberal arts ABET-accredited civil engineering schools in the country. The training our students receive in civil engineering combined with our Critical Thought and Inquiry Core Curriculum uniquely prepares Jewell graduates to make an immediate impact in the engineering community and solving global issues.”

Associate Professor Taqsim Husnain, Program Director

Meet Our Engineers

Kansas City District US Army Corps of Engineers

As a hydrology and hydraulics engineering intern, Junior Mark Chiselita created flood models for rivers and surrounding areas and helped conduct a study on the endangered Pallid Sturgeon on the Missouri River.

American Rail Engineers Corporation

Júlia Yamate de Almeida, ’22, of São Paulo, Brazil, is a junior engineer at ARE in Kansas City. She was an Academic All-GLVC tennis team player and VP of Jewe’l’s American Society of Civil Engineers chapter, among other campus activities.

JE Dunn Construction

After two summer internships in Kansas City and Atlanta, Whitney Holloman, ’20, is now a project engineer with JE Dunn in Savannah, Georgia. One of her projects was the Georgia Tech Baseball Stadium.

McCownGordon Construction

First and intern at McCownGordon and now a field engineer, Major Walker, ’20, loves creating things to benefit communities, such as schools and a project at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Network and Compete

National Qualifiers

Jewell’s American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter competed in the ASCE Symposium at Iowa State University, winning first in the Innovation Contest and qualifying for the national competition. They also completed in the Steel Bridge Competition and Student Paper Presentation.

Bridge Competition

Students participated in the regional American Institute of Steel Construction’s Student Steel Bridge Competition. After constructing the bridge to contest specifications, they tested it for various loads.

Building Connections

Jewell’s ASCE Student Chapter, in collaboration with the ASCE Young Members Group, hosted an event with young professionals from Kansas City civil engineering firms.

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