Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management

Acting Department Chair: Lisa Star

Department Office: Vivian Engineering Center (VEC) - 104

Telephone: (562) 985-5118

Website: www.csulb.edu/colleges/coe/cecem/

Faculty: Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, Vahid Balali, Andrea Calabrese, Shailesh Chandra, Tesfai Goitom, Jin Gi Hong, Laurie Huning, Joseph Kim, Yu-Fu (Paul) Ko, Elhami Nasr, Tang-Hung Nguyen, Emelinda M. Parentela, Mehran Rahmani, Shadi Saadeh, Antonella Sciortino, Lisa Star, Tariq Shehab-Eldeen, Vesna Terzic

CE Undergraduate Advisor: Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, Jin-Gi Hong

CEM Undergraduate Advisor: Joseph Kim

CE Graduate Advisor: Vesna Terzic

General Education Advising: Academic Advising - Horn Center

Administrative Support Coordinator: Lucretia Hunter

Students desiring detailed information about Civil Engineering or Construction Management programs should contact the department office for referral to one of the faculty advisors.

• College: College of Engineering  
• Courses: CE, CEM  

Career Possibilities

Civil Engineer • Traffic Engineer • Sanitary Engineer • Structural Engineer • Hydraulic Engineer • Highway Administration Engineer • Harbor Engineer • Airport Engineer • Environmental Engineer • Transportation Engineer • Drainage Design Coordinator • Technical Sales and Consulting • Field Engineer • Facilities Engineer • Plant Engineer • Project Engineer • Safety Engineer • Sales Representative • Estimator • Construction Coordinator • Procurement Construction Coordinator • Construction Inspector • Cost Analysis Coordinator • Contract Coordinator • Consultant (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see www.careers.csulb.edu.)

Advisory and Development Councils

The Civil Engineering Advisory and Development Council

This council consists of outstanding engineers and executives from industry and government in Southern California. Its function is to form a liaison between the University and industry and to keep the administration and faculty informed of modern engineering practices. This ensures that the curricula are kept up-to-date. It also advises on placement opportunities before and after graduation.

Construction Engineering Management Advisory and Development Council

This council provides current information and guidance about industrial developments in methods, materials and techniques. Members make recommendations in course content, methods and/or facilities. Present membership in the council is made up of representatives from the different sectors of the construction industry.

ABET Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, website: http://www.abet.org.

ACCE Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering Management is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), website: http://www.acce-hq.org/.

Programs

• Civil Engineering, M.S.

• Civil Engineering, B.S.
• Construction Management, B.S.

Courses

• C E 602 - Seminar in Civil Engineering
• C E 629 - Traffic Operations
• C E 640 - Mathematical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering
• C E 696 - Research Methods
• C E 697 - Directed Studies
• C E 698 - Thesis
• C E 699 - Thesis

• CEM 121 - Construction Drawing I
• CEM 125 - Fundamentals of Construction
• CEM 200 - Concrete Construction
• CEM 200L - Concrete Construction Laboratory
• CEM 202 - Probability and Statistics for Construction Engineering Management
• CEM 204 - Applied Mechanics-Statics
• CEM 206 - Trends in Construction Engineering Management
• CEM 225 - Residential and Light Commercial Construction Practices and Estimating
• CEM 304 - Applied Mechanics Strength of Materials
• CEM 315 - Construction Safety
• CEM 324 - Commercial, Institutional and Industrial Construction Practices and Estimating
• CEM 335 - Soil Mechanics Technology
• CEM 335L - Soil Mechanics Technology Laboratory
• CEM 365 - Mechanical Equipment for Buildings
• CEM 373 - Fundamentals of Integrated Project Delivery
• CEM 375 - Electrical Equipment for Buildings
• CEM 405 - Construction Management Problem Solving
• CEM 409 - Directed Studies in Construction Engineering Management
• CEM 421 - Construction Planning and Scheduling
• CEM 424 - Earthwork and Civil Works Construction Practices
• CEM 426 - Business and Construction Law
• CEM 429 - Advanced Estimating and Bidding
• CEM 432 - Facility Administration
• CEM 433 - Facility Finance Management
• CEM 434 - Facility and Property Management
• CEM 436 - Facility Operations Management
• CEM 437 - Structural Building Systems
• CEM 476 - Construction and Maintenance of Infrastructure Facilities
• CEM 481 - Sustainability in the Built Environment
• CEM 485 - CEM Senior Seminar
• CEM 486 - Infrastructure Management
• CEM 490 - Construction Project Management