Pennsylvania State University Park Campus

The program in Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology provides the basic education required for the structural engineer and construction profession. Students learn the basic general engineering concepts with emphasis on the fundamentals, structural design principles, and construction techniques through required course work. They are given the opportunity to focus on a discipline of construction management or structural design through a selected option or choose a broad general option. Courses in communication skills, arts, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and other engineering-related areas broaden the program. Students gain experience in working as members of a team and in using interdisciplinary approaches to solve problems. These experiences as well as those related to design and construction principles are taught through exercises in the classroom, laboratory, and field. The program culminates with a capstone project course in which the students’ knowledge and skills are applied to specific problems.