Our Mission:

The mission of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering is to educate students in the Catholic, Jesuit tradition. These students will be competent in their technical fields, appreciate the moral and ethical impact of their professional work and continue their professional development throughout their careers. The students and faculty of the department will advance the state of technical and scientific knowledge through research and provide service to civil and professional communities.

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Tackle problems that matter

Our department offers three undergraduate majors and two undergraduate degree programs to prepare students to solve problems in the areas of construction, environmental, structural, transportation and water resources engineering.

EXPLORE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS in CIVIL, CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

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Build expertise, serve the world

Our department offers master's and doctoral degree specializations in construction engineering, environmental and water resources engineering, structural engineering and structural mechanics and transportation engineering and materials.

EXPLORE GRADUATE
PROGRAMS in CIVIL, CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING


 

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Professional Programs and Events

Anaerobic Treatment Short Course

Emerging Contaminants Short Course

Environmental Engineering Seminar Series


 

Solving global problems from the heart of Milwaukee

Faculty and students collaborate at Marquette to lead research that discovers new knowledge and advances technical solutions to serve communities around the globe. Our department leads research in construction engineering, environmental and water resources engineering, structural engineering and structural mechanics and transportation engineering and materials.

Explore research highlights

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Student organization spotlight: Engineers Without Borders

Marquette’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders is a student organization leading and partnering on community-driven engineering projects in Central and South America. In 2024, Marquette students traveled to the Tzitzil community in Guatemala to contribute to a drinking water system that will provide access to clean water to more than 500 people.

READ MORE ABOUT the organization's RECENT SUCCESS


 

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