About CAEM
Building a Better Tomorrow
For more than a century, CAEM has been teaching students the principles of structural integrity and engineering design and doing research to improve infrastructure in communities around the world.
The UA Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, with its flexible, industry-relevant, interdisciplinary curriculum, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as graduate certificates.
Award-winning CAEM faculty and students conduct research in geotechnics, hydraulics and transportation, and structural and engineering mechanics, among other areas.
Join the UA Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, and acquire the knowledge and skills you need to build dams and bridges, improve energy and transportation systems, or design the next modern skyscraper!
The CAEM Student Experience
"The classes apply directly to the kind of problems and tasks that you’ll be asked to tackle as a young engineer, or even as a senior engineer."
Amy White, BS 2018, Sundt Construction, Inc.
Well-Balanced Academic Programs
At UA CAEM, students get personalized attention in a small department along with the resources and reputation of a large research university. The department’s strong industry ties lend themselves to globally beneficial research and well-prepared graduates, with job placement at more than 90% at graduation.
UA Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as graduate certificates, with numerous options – including an accelerated master’s program, online courses and international micro-campuses. Among specialty offerings are a construction engineering management emphasis and one of the few architectural engineering degree programs in the western United States.
Students take on leadership roles in research, develop real-world design projects, participate in professional seminars and club activities, and gain industry experience through internships.
Local Impact
Arizona is an industrial and technological hot spot, and CAEM students graduate with a wealth of job prospects. Many alumni go on to serve the city of Tucson or Pima County or work for companies like Sundt, Ashton and Structural Grace.
Fast Facts
$1.6 million
annual research expenditures (2023)
91%
student job placement on graduation
27th
UA’s ranking, public colleges and universities
(Center for World University Rankings)