Civil Engineering (CE)

Overview

Civil Engineers design, build and maintain the broad range of infrastructure required to support our society. The specialties include potable and waste water systems, transportation systems, structural engineering, environmental engineering and the background to move the design through construction and project management.

CECOP Interns get hands-on experience in both the municipal and consulting world, They will develop multiple skills which can range from highly technical computer modeling, to design work and drafting, to real world construction and project management. Interns develop writing and speaking skills to deal with the public and peers. The CECOP intern will begin to meld the theoretical and technical skills from school with practical real world conditions and issues.

Internship History

Active Company Participants

The following participating companies have taken CE students in the recent past (within the last 5 years):

Student Participation

Participating Universities

MECOP currently accepts Civil Engineering students from the following universities:

• Oregon State University
• Oregon Tech
• Portland State University
• University of Portland

Internship Timeframes

The following timeframes have been laid out by our participating universities for when an internship should be offered. These timeframes have been structured to allow students to participate in the program and not fall behind on their upper-division coursework schedule beyond the terms that internships overlap.

Coursework Requirements

Each participating university discipline has a set of required courses that must be taken to stay on schedule for program participation. These requirements are optimized to provide the necessary skills to participate in MECOP's internships while minimizing the amount of time added to receiving a degree. If you are a student and want to discuss your current academic qualifications and to plan out your curriculum for participation, please see our directory of advisors.

MECOP Affiliated Advisors For This Discipline