About the Field There is hardly any place in a society or region where civil engineering activities are not considered the first and most fundamental needs. Even all industrial, agricultural, and other activities are directly or indirectly dependent on this field and benefit from it. In addition to the growth and development of societies, the advancement of science and technology also reveals the necessity of paying precise and scientific attention to civil works and changing past methods. Today, one of the reasons a region, city, or country is considered modern, besides having advanced technologies, is the presence of structures and buildings with unique designs and architecture that give a special appearance to the social space. The more modern a society is, the more it showcases structures that represent the pinnacle of technology and advanced design. Civil engineering is one of the important and attractive fields in the engineering disciplines that has attracted many enthusiasts from the past to the present. Civil engineering (Civil Engineering) is derived from the word Civilization, meaning civilization, so it can be concluded that civil engineering means civilization and is closer to society than other engineering fields. Given the quantity and quality of the courses offered in this field, the candidate must have superior abilities and knowledge in mathematics and physics. They must also have physical strength, analytical skills, visualization ability, and sufficient accuracy in many issues.

Professional Environment Graduates of this field can work in ministries (such as the Ministries of Roads and Urban Development, Housing and Urban Development, and Energy), government companies, private companies, and consulting engineers in design, calculation, and implementation tasks. The work environment of civil engineers varies depending on the specialization and field they are engaged in. For example, they may supervise a project or perform computational tasks; they may draft contracts or be involved in administrative management tasks. A civil engineer interacts with workers, technicians, and installation engineers (such as electricity, gas, and sewage) in their work environment.

Work Fields

• Calculation, construction, execution, and to some extent design of various residential, administrative, and industrial buildings made of brick, concrete, and steel, such as residential villas, multi-story buildings, apartments, high-rise towers, as well as construction works for offices, schools, hospitals, factories, industrial centers, sports facilities, convention halls, etc.
• Design, calculation, and execution of various communication roads inside and outside cities and villages, including paved roads, asphalt roads, highways, and railways (including route finding, laying out paths, substructure, and superstructure).
• Construction, execution, and in some cases design and calculation of various concrete and metal bridges with different spans, dimensions, and shapes, such as city bridges, overpasses, intercity road bridges.
• Execution of various earthen and concrete dams, as well as diversion weirs and other related facilities such as tunnels or channels for diverting river water (for practical operations during dam construction), water intake facilities from dams, and controlling water level behind the dam, etc.
• Design, calculation, and construction of water transfer lines, including pressurized channels and open-surface channels intended for transferring water from dams, lakes, etc., for agricultural, drinking, and industrial uses, as well as transferring water from treatment plants to storage tanks and from there to consumption areas.
• Construction of water and wastewater treatment plants, including related buildings and facilities, landscaping, etc.
• Design, calculation, and construction of water supply networks for urban and rural areas to meet the drinking water needs of people and related installations such as storage tanks, piping, branches, etc.
• Design, calculation, and construction of networks for collecting and disposing of surface water resulting from precipitation in streets and other areas of cities and towns, as well as networks for collecting and disposing of domestic and industrial sewage and transferring them outside cities to treatment plants.

Professional Requirements When someone talks about construction, the first things that come to mind are bridges, dams, factories, and workshops. The construction of all these structures is the responsibility of civil engineers; therefore, job opportunities in this field are very numerous all over the world. In our country too, where civil activities allocate 30 to 40 percent of the total country’s budget, this is also true. In civil projects, there is usually a need to use differential and integral calculus (calculus), trigonometry, and intermediate to advanced mathematics topics for implementation, analysis, design, and overcoming executive obstacles. Employing modern computational tools without having basic knowledge about how these tools work will not result in a desirable outcome.

The Necessity Of This Profession Our country has had significant growth in civil engineering after the revolution. Considering the growing trend of urban building constructions in Iran and the need for housing and buildings, it seems that the job market for this discipline continues to be dynamic and active.

Educational Future Currently, graduates can continue their studies at different postgraduate levels such as structural engineering (analysis and design of structures), soil mechanics (studying issues related to soil behavior and foundation calculations), transportation (designing roads and transportation networks), hydraulic structures (designing hydraulic structures and other water-related issues with dams) within the country.