General Information

The curriculum in Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology programs consist of about 125 semester credit hours each. The courses in each curriculum are broken into a set of basic core courses of basic sciences, humanities, social studies, mathematics, and communications which provide the foundation for the student’s further studies. The remainder of the courses takes the student into an in-depth training in their chosen field of study.

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS are concerned with planning and managing construction sequences and operations, estimating and managing construction costs and cash flow, managing quality control of the materials and construction processes, designing temporary structures, controlling building geometry, maintaining site safety and site layout, and controlling material procurement and storage.

Projects that these engineers manage include; highways, bridges, hospitals, commercial buildings, schools, power generation plants, dams, and offshore drilling platforms. The construction engineering program at Texas Tech prepares students for job duties that emphasize the application of engineering knowledge to the solution of practical construction problems.

Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering

The curriculum stresses basic structural design and construction operations to prepare students to enter various phases of the construction industry. Coursework includes basic structural design and analysis, contracts and specifications, construction management, safety, surveying, cost estimating, scheduling, and steel and concrete structures.

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS are involved with activities that emphasize applying engineering knowledge to solving practical industrial problems. The activities of the engineering technologist usually include product development, technical sales, component design, field service engineering, and work force coordination and supervision.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology:

Mechanical Technology Specialization

The mechanical engineering technologist is concerned with energy, mechanical devices, and manufacturing.

The curriculum emphasizes environmental control (heating, ventilating, cooling, and humidity control), steam-powered electric generating plants, manufacturing, and mechanical design. In the area of mechanical devices, courses in strength of materials, kinematics, dynamics, and design are offered. These courses equip the student to create a mechanical device that will perform the desired function and then design the parts of the mechanical device with sufficient strength to perform that function, including balancing the mechanical device to provide smooth operation.

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