<p>I am a current Civil Engineering student and it sounds to me like Civil Engineering is not the major for you. The core curriculum is very math-intensive and you will find that “science, environmental issues … and political activism” take a back seat to simply solving lots and lots of technical problems. A double major including Civil Engineering will give you extremely little flexibility in your schedule; I find it difficult to make room for interesting classes I want to take when they are not part of the Civil Engineering graduation requirements, and I’m not even double majoring.</p>
<p>I would recommend looking into the minor in Sustainability in the Built Environment instead. This would give you a way to explore topics related to Civil Engineering without having to take the ENG 102/103/104/105 sequence or spend time studying group option topics that don’t interest you.
<a href=“http://engineering.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate/files/ESBE_minor.pdf[/url]”>http://engineering.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate/files/ESBE_minor.pdf</a></p>
<p>If you’re looking for a challenge in the winter quarter, you might also consider the following course which meets WF 8:30-10 AM, with additional (required) seminars throughout the semester:
[PHY</a> 150 | Gateways to Emergence in Science and Society: Toward a Science of Sustainability](<a href=“http://emergence.ucdavis.edu/PHY150/index.html]PHY”>http://emergence.ucdavis.edu/PHY150/index.html)
It’s not designed for lower-division students but it looks very interesting. There are 5 spots open at the moment.</p>