Civils: a liberal or conservative education?

摘要

The June Vancouver confer ence of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASCE) provided an ideal opportunity to find out how North American universities are addressing issues of civil engineering education. For me, most striking was the way in which US academics are integrating humanities and social sciences in civil engineering courses. Those familiar with UK civil engineering undergraduate courses will know how difficult it can be to change any aspect of existing courses. Currently there is a debate about how to incorporate low carbon in the requirements of the Joint Board of Moderators.