RST 242 Lecture : Adding a Surveying License to an Engineering Degree Can Increase Salary

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
• Course: RST 242
• Professor: Farr

Document Summary

Adding a surveying license to an engineering degree can increase salary. Tyler james, a past student of prof. horton said [prof. horton"s class] is the most valuable 300- level course i have taken while at university of illinois. Learning to perform level circuits, topographical surveys, construction layout, and basic gps surveys has been invaluable to my development as a young project engineer . Prof. horton teaches parkland college"s civil engineering class cit 225, where he teaches his students about the different types and phases of surveying used in commercial construction. Surveying is a skill prof. horton considers to be very valuable, one that can make an engineering graduate a far better candidate for a job and lead to better economic opportunities for young professional civil engineers. According to prof. horton, surveying is the spatial language of civil engineers. Surveying is the task that helps engineers start construction plans by gathering the necessary topographic and geometric data about a construction site.