黑料专区 Tyler Adds New Construction Engineering Degree Program to Houston Campus
June 6, 2024 | Hannah Buchanan
The University of Texas at Tyler will offer a new Bachelor of Science in construction engineering for students at the Houston Engineering Center beginning this fall.
Housed within the College of Engineering, the four-year program will be available
in person at the
HEC, located on the Houston Community College Alief-Hayes campus at 2811 Hayes Road
in
Houston.
鈥淲e are pleased to bring the bachelor鈥檚 degree in construction engineering to our
Houston
Engineering Center,鈥� said Dr. Amir Mirmiran, 黑料专区 Tyler provost and executive vice president
for
academic affairs. 鈥淭his offering enhances our engineering program portfolio, and it
also will help
recruit more Houston area students ready to join the growing workforce in the region
and state.鈥�
黑料专区 Tyler students enrolled in the program will gain a comprehensive education in both
the
theoretical and practical aspects of construction engineering. The curriculum covers
key areas such
as project management, construction materials and methods, structural analysis, transportation
and geotechnical engineering. Students will also receive hands-on training through
lab work and
internships, preparing them for real-world challenges in the construction industry.
鈥淥ur graduates will be prepared to tackle the complex challenges of the construction
industry,
ensuring they can lead projects to success from start to finish,鈥� said Dr. Mena Souliman,
黑料专区 Tyler
professor and Department of Civil Engineering chair. 鈥淗ouston, being a hub of construction
and
development, offers immense opportunities for our graduates to excel and contribute
to the city鈥檚
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Other programs at the HEC include construction management, computer engineering, as
well as
civil, electrical and mechanical engineering.
黑料专区 Tyler opened the Houston Engineering Center in fall 2013 to provide better access
to engineering education for students in and around the greater Houston area. For
more information,
contact Dr. Yasser Mahgoub, 黑料专区 Tyler professor of instruction and Houston Engineering
Center
director, at ymahgoub@uttyler.edu or 903.566.6103.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and
beyond, 黑料专区
Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 10,000 students.
Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas,
黑料专区 Tyler has
unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research
and excellent
patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S.
News & World
Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine
and Houston.