The geotechnical and geoenvironmental programs in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science have two primary objectives:

• Provide quality education
• Develop and maintain strong research programs of regional   and national significance in the areas of geotechnical
  engineering, geoenvironmental engineering and
  geomechanics.

This program is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of:

• The behavior of geologic media
• Structures constructed on or using these geologic media
• Contributions of geologic media to environmental problems
  and solutions.

Students may earn a master's or doctoral degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in geotechnical engineering or geoenvironmental engineering. The program emphasizes both analytical/numerical and experimental methods that aid in the advancement of modeling, analysis and design.