MODE OF STUDY
Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Engineering (PGDCE)
The postgraduate Diploma Programme is by course work embodying all the fourth year and final year undergraduate courses of the department and project report of 4 units. Candidates without engineering background will in addition be required to take remedial courses of between 10 to 12 units necessary to remove their deficiencies in engineering.
M.Sc. and M.Eng.
The M.Sc. and M.Eng. programmes are by course work to be examined in written papers together with research work to be presented in a project report, where course work predominates over research and constitutes not less than two thirds of the total credit hours.
Ph.D
The Ph.D. degree programme is obtained through course work and comprehensive research to be embodied in a thesis which is defended orally before a panel constituted by the departmental postgraduate board. Candidates are required to present two seminars.
DURATION
(i) PGDCE (Full-time)
Minimum of 4 semesters
(ii) Masters Programme
Full-Time: Minimum of 4 semesters
Part-Time: Minimum of 6 semesters
(iii) Ph.D. Programme (after Master’s Degree)
Full-Time: Minimum of 6 semesters
Part-Time: Minimum of 6 semesters
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
M.Sc./M.ENG PROGRAMME
Compulsory Courses for All M.Eng Students
In this revised prospectus, new courses have been introduced at the faculty level in order to equip M.Eng students
with skills that will make them better researchers. These are compulsory courses which must be taken in addition to the specified courses for the candidate’s area of specialization. Minimum credit unit for M.Eng is 30 units.
Structural Engineering Option
First Semester (Compulsory Courses)
| Course Code | Course Title | Units |
| PGC 601 | Research Methodology and ICT in Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 601 | Computation Methods in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 610 | Elastic Theory of Plates and Shells | 3 |
| CVE 611 | Theory of Elasticity | 3 |
| CVE 612 | Dynamics of Structures | 3 |
| CVE 613 | Stability of Structures | 3 |
| CVE 614 | Analysis and Design of Bridges | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
| Course No | Course Title | Units | |
| CVE 615 | Design of Shell Structures | 3 | |
| CVE 616 | Analysis and Design of Tall Building | 3 | |
| CVE 690 | Project | 6 | |
| Elective Courses (Candidates should select only one) | |||
| CVE 617 | Variational Methods in Structural Mechanics | 3 | |
| CVE 618 | Seismic Analysis and Design of Structures | 3 | |
| CVE 619 | Theory and applications of Thin-Walled structures | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
Water Resources Engineering Option
First Semester (Compulsory Courses)
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PGC 601 | Research Methodology and ICT in Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 601 | Computational Methods in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 620 | Advanced Applied Hydraulics | 3 |
| CVE 621 | Advanced Hydrology | 3 |
| CVE 622 | Unit Operations in Water and Waste Water Treatment | 3 |
| CVE 623 | Contaminant Transport and Water Quality | 3 |
| CVE 647 | Soil Erosion | 3 |
| Total | 21 Units |
| Course No | Course Title | units |
| CVE 627 | Design of Water and Sewage Collection Systems | 3 |
| CVE 660 | Environmental Health Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 690 | Project | 6 |
| Elective courses (Candidates should select only one) | ||
| CVE 624 | Water Supply Planning and Management | 3 |
| CVE 625 | Advanced Ground Water Flow Analysis | 3 |
| CVE 626 | Hydro-Electric Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 644 | Dams, Embarkment and Seepage | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PGC 601 | Research Methodology and ICT in Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 601 | Computational Methods in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 620 | Advanced Applied Hydraulics | 3 |
| CVE 621 | Advanced Hydrology | 3 |
| CVE 622 | Unit Operations in Water and Waste Water Treatment | 3 |
| CVE 623 | Contaminant Transport and Water Quality | 3 |
| CVE 647 | Soil Erosion | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
Construction Management Option
First Semester (Compulsory Courses)
Second Semester (Compulsory Courses)
| Course No | Title | Units |
| CVE 634 | Civil Engineering Materials & Practice | 3 |
| CVE 635 | Management of Infrastructure Mega projects | 3 |
| CVE 636 | Management Information Systems for Construction | 3 |
| CVE 690 | Project Elective Courses (Candidates should select only one) | 6 |
| CVE 624 | Water Supply Planning and Management | 3 |
| CVE 637 | Construction Methods for Foundations and Retaining Walls |
3 |
| CVE 642 | Shallow Foundations and Pavement Design | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Option
First Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Units |
| PGC 601 | Research Methodology and ICT in Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 601 | Computational Methods in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 640 | Subsurface Exploration and Testing of Soils | 3 |
| CVE 641 | Advanced Theoretical Soil Mechanics | 3 |
| CVE 642 | Shallow Foundations and Pavement Design | 3 |
| CVE 643 | Deep Foundations | 3 |
| CVE 644 | Earth Embankment and Dams | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Units |
| CVE 645 | Soil Structure Interaction | 3 |
| CVE 646 | Soil Erosion | 3 |
| CVE 690 | Project | 6 |
| Elective Courses (Candidates should select only one) | ||
| CVE 647 | Soil Instrumentations | 3 |
| CVE 648 | Ground Engineering | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
Highway Engineering Option
First Semester
| Course Code | Title | Units |
| PGC 601 | Research Methodology and ICT in Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 601 | Computational Methods in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 632
|
Materials and Methods for the Construction of
Highways |
3
|
| CVE 656 | Site Characterization and Industrialization | 3 |
| CVE 654 | Pavement Design and Analysis | 3 |
| CVE 650 | Geometric and Formation Design of Highway | 3 |
| CVE 651 | Traffic Studies | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
Second Semester
| Course No | Title | Units |
| CVE 655 | Geo-Informatics in Transportation Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 652 | Drainage and Maintenance of Highway | 3 |
| CVE 690 | Project | 6 |
| Elective Courses (Candidates should select only one) | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| CVE 645 | Soil Structure Interaction | 3 |
| CVE 653 | Highway Bridges and Culverts | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Environmental Engineering Option
First Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Units |
| PGC 601 | Research Methodology and ICT in Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 601 | Computational Methods in Civil Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 622 | Unit Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment | 3 |
| CVE 647 | Soil Erosion | 3 |
| CVE 661 | Environmental Impact Assessment and Economic Analysis |
3 |
| CVE 662 | Industrial Waste Engineering | 3 |
| CVE 663 | Solid Waste Engineering | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
Second Semester
| Course Code | Title | Units |
| CVE 624 | Contaminant transport and Water Quality Control | 3 |
| CVE 690 | Project | 6 |
| Elective Courses (Candidates should select any two) | ||
| CVE 626 | Water Resources Planning and Management | 2 |
| CVE 664 | Pollution Prevention and Control | 2 |
| CVE 665 | Bioremediation | 2 |
| Total | 13 |
