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About
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction provides a well-rounded education, combining theoretical learning with practical laboratory experience. Our programs prepare you to excel in industry or compete against other students at the best graduate schools in the country.
Las Vegas is the perfect environment to study Civil Engineering or Construction Management. Our students and alumni are in high demand and are already working on major engineering and construction projects in Las Vegas and around the globe. Many hold management positions in local, regional, national, and even international organizations.
Alumni are currently working on projects involving:
- Construction of high-rise buildings
- Transportation infrastructure
- Water and wastewater infrastructure
- Environmental engineering
- Alternative energy sources
- Structural and building design
- Residential and commercial developments
- Geotechnical engineering
- Construction materials
What's Happening
From intern to new hire — Tyler Tippetts shares his experience working for the company that built the Advanced Engineering Building.
UNLV, regional academic partners awarded milestone 'Engines' grant from NSF to translate sustainability ideas into tangible technologies.
Unique spaces spark creativity and invention; the building officially debuts Feb. 23.
National Science Foundation to establish a Regional Innovation Engine, a first-of-its-kind program to create focused research and technology transfer hubs.
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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction is one of the departments in the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering.