Civil and Environmental Engineering Interim Chair: Kristin M. Sample-Lord, Ph.D
Office: 346A Drosdick Hall
Telephone: 610-519-7398
Email: kristin.sample-lord@villanova.edu
About
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Honors
Civil engineers are involved in the planning, design, construction, and operation of facilities essential to modern life such as dams, bridges, highways, buildings, airports, harbors, river and shore protection, drinking water supplies, wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management and disposal, offshore structures, and space platforms. Because these projects are often of a magnitude that affects large segments of the population, the responsibility of the civil engineer extends beyond mere physical facilities into the social, political, and economic welfare of those they serve.
Mission Statement
Villanova University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering provides our students with a high quality, contemporary, broad-based, personalized civil engineering education within the Augustinian, humanistic context. We prepare our students for professional practice, graduate study, and life-long learning.
Program Educational Objectives
Three to five years after graduation, we expect graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Villanova University to be able to:
- Use their broad-based civil engineering backgrounds to excel as engineers in construction, environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, water resources, or general civil engineering.
- Pursue life-long learning to support personal and professional growth, including graduate education, attainment of professional licensure, and continued development within civil engineering and related fields.
- Use technical acumen, interpersonal skills, and critical thinking to help themselves and their employers succeed.
- Serve society as ethical and socially responsible engineers who integrate the values of the Augustinian, humanistic tradition into their personal and professional lives.