Department Information and Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree & Qualifications1 of faculty within Civil & Environmental Engineering
The mission of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) is to teach, conduct research and serve the community through professional development and technology transfer. The CEE pursues excellent teaching by providing quality education that will enable its graduates to demonstrate their technical proficiency, their ability to communicate effectively, their responsible citizenship, their lifelong learning, and their ethical behavior in their career and professional practice. The CEE also encourages activities that enrich the student potential for career and professional achievement and leadership. The CEE is committed to providing graduates who improve the quality of life, meet the needs of industry and government, and contribute to the economic competitiveness of Florida and the nation. The CEE strives to attain a level of research and scholarly productivity befitting a major research university and warranting national and international recognition for excellence.
Degrees offered
The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department offers these programs:
- BS in Civil Engineering
- BS in Environmental Engineering
- Combined BS/MS in Civil Engineering
- Combined BS/MS in Environmental Engineering
- Combined BS in Civil Engineering/MS in Environmental Engineering
- MS in Civil Engineering
- MS in Environmental Engineering
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Terminal Degree2 for each discipline taught in Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (14.0801)
- Ph.D. in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (14.1401)
Related Disciplines3
- Construction Engineering (14.3301) - all courses
- Construction Engineering Technology (15.1001) - all courses
- Engineering Mechanics (14.1101) - all courses
Related Disciplines3 for specific courses
- Any Engineering (14, 15) - EGN 1110
- Architecture (04.0201) - EGN 1110
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (04.0301) - all TTE courses
- Computer Science (11.0701) - CGN 2420
- Law (22.0101) - EGN 2030
- Mechanical Engineering (14.1901) - CWR 3201, 3201L
Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught.
Notes
1Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor's qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor's academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned.
The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor's teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this:
Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline
2The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline
3For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level
4(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.
Current/Effective Date 04/01/2020