Civil and Geomatics Engineering

About the Department

Dr. Fayzul Pasha, Department Chair
Engineering East Building, Room 178B
559.278.2464
engineering.fresnostate.edu/academics/index.html

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Program Coordinator & Department Chair, Dr. Fayzul Pasha

Civil engineering includes the research, development, planning, design, construction, and maintenance associated with urban development, water supply, structures, energy generation and transmission, water treatment and disposal, and transportation systems. The civil engineer deals with the function and safety of such public facilities as buildings, bridges, dams, pipelines, powerplants, highways, and harbors, and is concerned with the protection of the public against natural hazards of earthquakes, floods, landslides, and fires.

The graduate curriculum leading to an M.S. in Civil Engineering provides specialized training in the fields of structural engineering and applied mechanics, soil mechanics and foundation engineering, environmental engineering, water resources engineering, highway engineering, and geomatics engineering.

Mission of Civil Engineering

The Civil Engineering Program at California State University, Fresno strives to provide the high-quality education required for students to fully develop their professional qualities and skills as civil engineers in diverse environments and to develop their personal potential to the greatest extent possible to serve society.

The Civil Engineering Program’s Educational Objectives

Three to five years after graduation, graduates of the Civil Engineering Program are expected to exhibit the following:

Technical Aptitude: Be employed as engineers with the ability to use their technical knowledge, design, and problem-solving skills for effective professional practice throughout their careers;
Life-Long Development: Exercise capabilities for life-long learning as a means to enhance their technical and professional skills to continuously enrich themselves and benefit the communities they are serving and beyond;
Collaborative Spirit: Develop interpersonal and collaborative skills that function well among a diverse group of professionals for a productive career; and
Professional Advancement: Advance and support the engineering profession through participation of the professional societies, civic groups, and educational institutions and/or establish a distinctive record of professional achievements.

Interesting Classes You Might Take

What You Can Learn

Design of structures to resist applied loads, including wind and earthquake loads
Highway traffic characteristics and highway system traffic analysis
Water distribution and wastewater collection systems design, stormwater management and drainage systems design
Subsurface exploration, geotechnical design of foundations and retaining walls, safety evaluations for dams and slopes

Geomatics Engineering

Geomatics Engineering Program Coordinator, Dr. Scott Peterson

Geomatics engineers manage the global spatial infrastructure. This effort includes real property boundary determination, digital mapping, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), remote sensing, photogrammetric mapping, applications programming, project management, and construction layout activities. Students use a wide selection of specialized equipment while acquiring a solid theoretical background. Integration of geomatics engineering design concepts spans a sequence of courses throughout the curriculum. Intensive design coursework during the senior year provides a culminating focus. Coursework containing design components includes the following: Computer-Aided Mapping (GME 66) first year; Route and Construction Surveying (GME 40) second year; Stereophotogrammetry (GME 123) and Digital Mapping (GME 126) third year; Subdivision Design (GME 159) and two upper-level technical design courses - Senior Project (GME 180) and Project Design (GME 181) - senior year.

Mission of Geomatics Engineering

The mission of the Geomatics Engineering Program is to provide a unique educational experience that enriches the lives of GME students. The program teaches necessary discipline-related knowledge and skills to prepare students for their competency in the profession. Students learn how to protect the health and welfare of the public while expanding their base of knowledge through research and scholarship. Graduates of the program serve throughout the state, the nation and the world at large.

The Geomatics Engineering Program’s Educational Objectives

Three to five years after graduation, graduates of the Geomatics Engineering program, will be expected to exhibit the following:

The graduates of the Geomatics Engineering (GME) program should demonstrate competency in one or more of the following GME competency areas: boundary/land surveying, photogrammetry, geodesy, GIS, and digital mapping.
The graduates of the GME program should demonstrate a capacity for employment in one or more GME specialty areas.
The graduates of the GME program shall demonstrate capacity for graduate education.
The graduates of the GME program shall demonstrate the need for membership in professional organizations.
The graduates of the GME program shall demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning.
The graduates of the GME program shall demonstrate commitment to serving and protecting the health and welfare of the public.
The graduates of the GME program shall demonstrate an ability to pass professional licensing or certification examinations.

Interesting Classes You Might Take

Municipal Surveying
Route and Construction Surveying
GPS Navigation and Geodesy
Stereo and Analytical Photogrammetry
Boundary Control and Legal Principles
Subdivision Design

What You Can Learn

How private land ownership rights have shaped the development of our nation into a superpower
Computer-aided mapping (AutoCAD)
Theory and concepts of navigation systems emphasizing real-time GPS
United States Public Land Survey System Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Stereo and Analytical Photogrammetry (manned/unmanned)
Remote sensing using cameras, LiDAR, and sonar

Advising Information

Mandatory Advising

Students must complete mandatory advising with a faculty member at least once during each academic year. Students who fail to do so by the established deadline (usually around the end of April) will be prevented from participating in the registration process prior to the start of classes.

Changing/Adding a Civil Engineering Major

Students currently enrolled at Fresno State are welcome to change/add a Civil Engineering (CE) major offered in the Lyles College of Engineering.

In order to add/change your major to Civil Engineering, students must meet all of the following conditions: Submit an application detailing their motivation and academic/all other preparation for potential success in the new major.

Completion of MATH 75 (calculus I or equivalent),MATH 76 (calculus II or equivalent), PHYS 4A (or equivalent), ENGR 1 or CE 1 , CE 2 with a grade of C (2.0) or better and an overall GPA of 2.50 are required for approval to change major.
Students shall meet with the department chair (or designee) and develop a plan of study.
Students who will be adding/changing their major with more than 144 units will need to receive approval from the Dean of Undergraduate Studies
First and Second year students who wish to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering but have not yet completed the required coursework to change their major into Civil Engineering are advised to change their major to Pre-Engineering (See Pre-Engineering, B.S. ). Once a student completes the requirements of the Pre-engineering program, they may change their major to Civil Engineering.

Changing/Adding a Geomatics Engineering Major

Students currently enrolled at Fresno State are welcome to change/add a Geomatics Engineering (GE) major offered in the Lyles College of Engineering.

In order to add/change your major, students must meet all of the following conditions: Submit an application detailing their motivation and academic/all other preparation for potential success in the new major.

Completion of MATH 75 Calculus (or equivalent) with a grade of C (2.0) or better is required for approval to change major.
Students shall meet with the department chair (or designee) and develop a plan of study.
Students who will be adding/changing their major with more than 144 units will need to receive approval from the Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Careers Opportunities

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering includes the research, development, planning, design, construction, and maintenance associated with urban development, water supply, structures, energy generation and transmission, water treatment and disposal, and transportation systems. Civil engineers deal with the analysis, design, construction, function and safety of complex structures and systems including buildings, bridges, dams, pipelines, highways, and harbors, and are concerned with the protection of the public against natural hazards and the sustainability of these systems.

What You Can Earn

Civil Engineer I, $76,142 (in our region)
Civil Engineer III, $82,271 (in our region)
Civil Engineering Manager, $177,810 ($156,801 - $199,977) (in California)

Source: HR Reported data from salary.com (March 2024)

What You Can Do

After graduation, most graduates pursue a professional license as a civil engineer. Civil engineers can work in many professional environments including engineering consulting firms, government agencies, and construction management companies.

Geomatics Engineering
Geomatics Engineers serve society by collecting, monitoring, archiving and maintaining our national spatial infrastructure. Geomatics systems include: real property boundary determination, aerial and digital mapping, land and geographic information systems (LIS/GIS), geodesy and geodetic surveying (GPS), remote sensing, environmental and resource mapping, Geomatics applications programming, project management, route design and construction location. While learning how to use a vast array of Geomatics tools a solid theoretical grounding prepares you for a recession proof Geomatics engineering career.

What You Can Earn

Land Surveyor in Training, $72,000
Certified Photogrammetrist, $80,000
Geodetic Surveyor, $90,000
Land Surveyor, $91,000
Senior Land Surveyor, $129,000 - $175,000

Source: HR Reported data from salary.com (March 2024)

What You Can Do
After graduation, graduates pursue a Professional Land Surveyor License and state/federal specific certifications to practice in the public and private sectors performing:

Property boundary determination and resolution
Land Development
Construction Surveying
Aerial Mapping (Manned/Unmanned of terrestrial, airborne, and spaceborne imagery)
Hydrographic Surveying
Land Asset Mapping (GIS for City, County and State)
Subsidence Surveys
Transportation Surveying (Department of Transportations)
Federal Emergency Management Agency Mapping
Public Land Surveying (Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service)
Geodetic Surveying (National Geodetic Agency and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration)

Programs

Bachelor

Master

Minor

Survey Engineering, Minor