Educational Objectives and Outcomes
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University is dedicated to providing the highest quality broad-based technical, scientific, and liberal education. We create and maintain an outstanding educational program in a climate that fosters diverse skills designed for professional success.
Our objectives are to prepare our students for:
- Excellence in engineering decision-making and design,
- Leadership careers in engineering practice,
- Graduate professional engineering education,
- Advanced study and research in engineering, and
- Diverse, alternative career choices.
Our graduates will bring the following outcomes to the organizations they join:
- Completion of a broad-based curriculum rich in liberal studies intended to raise awareness of cultural contexts and societal issues,
- Understanding of engineering fundamentals and their application to the solution of problems,
- Creation of sound designs subject to uncertainty and to multiple societal and engineering constraints,
- Experience with the process of research inquiry,
- Demonstrated skill at learning,
- Project management skills and an aptitude for management of multiple tasks,
- Creative, independent thinking and a tolerance for ambiguity,
- Communication skills, both written and oral,
- A capacity for leadership, inclusiveness, and teamwork,
- Professionalism, including ethics,
- A desire to provide service to society, and
- An understanding of the contemporary dynamism of the CEE profession and of the need for continued scholarship.
