You are in the official 1998-99 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Civil and Geomatics
Engineering and Construction
School of Engineering and Computer Science
MOHAMAD A.YOUSEF, Chair
Engineering East Building, Room 178
(559) 278-2889
FAX: (559) 278-7002
B.S. in Construction
Management
B.S. in Geomatics Engineering
Faculty
Mohamad A. Yousef, Chair
Howard C. Biddlecome, Chandra S. Brahma, James K. Crossfield, Wayne P. Dominick, Ali El-Zeiny, Frank H. Goishi, R. Louis Gysler, Mushtaq Hussain, Jesus S. Larralde-Muro, Karl E. Longley, Riadh Munjy, Fareed W. Nader, Lawrence P. Owens, C. Dennis Spring
The teaching and research specialties of the department's faculty cover
every area of civil engineering, surveying engineering, and construction.
Most faculty members are licensed as civil engineers, land surveyors, or
contractors and have a wide range of professional experience in engineering
design, analysis, research and development, and project planning and management.
The Department
The Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering and Construction offers programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Science degrees in civil engineering, geomatics engineering, and construction management. Civil and Geomatics programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology which represents the major professional engineering groups in the United States. The Management Specialty Program of the Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education, the professional accreditation organization of the construction industry.
Civil engineering includes the research, development, planning, design, construction, and maintenance associated with urban development, water supply, structures, energy generation and transmission, water treatment and disposal, and transportation systems. The civil engineer deals with the function and safety of such public facilities as buildings, bridges, dams, pipelines, powerplants, highways, and harbors, and is concerned with the protection of the public against natural hazards of earthquakes, floods, landslides, and fires.
The graduate curriculum leading to an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering provides specialized training in the fields of structural engineering and applied mechanics, soil mechanics and foundation engineering, environmental engineering, water resources engineering, highway engineering, and geomatics engineering.
Geomatics engineers manage the global spatial infrastructure. This effort includes real property boundary determination, digital mapping, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), remote sensing, photogrammetric mapping, applications programming, project management, and construction layout activities. Students use a wide selection of specialized equipment while acquiring a solid theoretical background. Integration of geomatics engineering design concepts spans a sequence of courses throughout the curriculum. Intensive design coursework during the senior year provides a culminating focus. Coursework containing design components includes the following: Computer-Aided Mapping (G M E 66) first year; Route and Construction Surveying (G M E 40) second year; Stereophotogrammetry (G M E 123) and Digital Mapping (GME 126) third year; Subdivision Design (G M E 159) and two upper-level technical design courses - Senior Project (G M E 180) and Project Design (G M E 181) -- senior year.
Students in construction management (CM) are exposed to a wide variety
of topics, ranging from courses in management and administration of construction
companies, projects, people, and equipment to courses focusing on specific
techniques for project planning and control work improvement and estimating.
The Construction Management program also provides opportunities to develop
a strong background in computer applications in construction. Computer skills
combined with a solid management and technical background are major assets
of the construction management graduate.
Facilities. Excellent laboratory facilities exist for testing of
soils and construction materials, hydraulics testing, and water quality
analysis.
Mandatory Advising
It is the policy of the department that every student see his/her assigned adviser at least once during the academic year.
Administrative Academic Probation
A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be maintained in all courses taken in the School of Engineering and Computer Science. Students who fail to maintain a 2.0 GPA in courses within their major may be placed on administrative academic probation. Failure to eliminate the grade point deficiency could result in disqualification from the School of Engineering and Computer Science.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities for civil engineers in industry, state, and
federal government agencies remain at a high level as a result of increasing
urban growth and land development, and the recent emphasis on the maintenance
and repair of the nationwide highway system. Civil engineers are also in
demand to meet the growing challenge of cleaning the environment.
Opportunities for specialists in surveying engineering continue to grow
with rapid advancements in analytical photogrammetry, geographic information
systems, and inertial and satellite positioning methods. Most graduates
of this program have been employed by federal and state government agencies,
the petroleum industry, and other private industries.
Many graduates have earned professional license as civil engineers or land
surveyors within a few years of leaving school and are in private practice.
Opportunities for construction management graduates are excellent. Examples
of positions held by construction management graduates are project manager,
construction manager, project administrator, estimator, scheduler, architectural
representative, project superintendent, and construction administrator.
Students should consider this challenging, satisfying, and high-paying profession.
Construction Management Courses