Lehigh University's department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) offers a unique environment for graduate study -- one that is large enough to boast world-renowned professors and research facilities but small enough to give each graduate student personal attention.  Students have the opportunity to earn advanced degrees in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

Students have the opportunity to work on projects and research with internationally recognized faculty across structural engineering and environmental engineering.

In structural engineering, we have internationally recognized research programs and facilities at our National Centers for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) and for Earthquake Engineering Simulation.

In environmental engineering we are internationally known for our research in environmental biotechnology, environmental nanotechnology, environmental separation processes, and technologies for monitoring and remediation of contaminated sites.

Our students, both graduate and undergraduate, have made presentations at several national conferences, competitions and industry meetings and have received many national awards for their project work and designs.

At the undergraduate level, Junior and Senior year civil and environmental engineering students can chose technical electives in structural engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, and hydraulic engineering.

Key features of our undergraduate curriculum include:

• Two degree programs - the B.S. in Civil Engineering and the B.S. in Environmental Engineering.
• Required lab courses that give students access to the latest research facilities and provide a firm foundation in all areas of civil engineering;
• The opportunity to work closely with faculty who are leaders in teaching and research on government- and industry-sponsored research projects. 
• The opportunity to take part in interdisciplinary projects through Lehigh’s Integrated Learning Experience (ILE) program; where, for example, our students, working along with other students from architecture, marketing, industrial engineering and economics, have designed new sports complexes.

Our students are encouraged to work on projects with students from other disciplines including: Computer Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics.

Our undergraduate curriculum is designed to prepare its graduates to be leaders and innovators in a wide variety of future pursuits not only in engineering practice and in graduate engineering study, but also for studies in engineering management, business administration or law and medicine.