Civil Engineering is an academic field that creates a more convenient, safe and aesthetic environment for mankind. This area of study devises ways to plan, design, construct and maintain social overhead capital infrastructure: bridges, tunnels, dams, foundations, containments, railways, highways and airports. In addition to this, this major is related to the maintenance and management of water resources. Civil Engineering at Ajou University focuses on four major areas: structural engineering, concrete structure/material, soil/foundation/tunnel engineering, and hydrology/hydraulics/water resource engineering. In the graduate school, the latest theories and methods for solving engineering problems have been taught through a number of state-of-the-art courses in each major area.