The importance of computer programming in the computational needs of the Civil Engineer. The FORTRAN programming language. Creating and executing computer programs in FORTRAN for Civil Engineering problems. Numerical methods and FORTRAN programming for the solution of Civil Engineering problems. Applications of the FORTRAN programming language in problems of the Civil Engineering specialty. Using and taking advantage of existing programs for Civil Engineering problems. Free software and open source software for problems of the Civil Engineering specialty. Computer programming techniques in the computational methods of structural analysis. Computational applications in subjects of the Civil Engineering specialty.