Bachelor in Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is arguably one of the oldest engineering disciplines. It deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and natural built environment, including buildings, roads, bridges, dams, and canals. It is a wide-ranging profession, including different sub-disciplines, structural engineering, materials science, geotechnical engineering, water resources, surveying, and transportation engineering.

The program aim:

The aim of the Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering is to ensure that graduates will have fundamental engineering knowledge, problem-solving skills, and teamwork skills to be employed by various organizations, including consulting/design firms, construction firms, governmental agencies, laboratories, law firms, insurance firms, and colleges/universities as

• Project engineers
• Surveyors
• Supervisors
• Managers
• Researchers
• Academicians

The vast majority of civil engineering constitutes materials science and physics. As mankind aims to build bigger buildings, utilizing living and working space better, civil engineers face new challenges in making structures that are stronger, more resistant to natural disasters, and have greater capacities. With the increasing world population, the frequency of extreme weather events, congestion, and depletion of natural resources, civil engineering remains a growing and more challenging field.

As a civil engineer, there is always a lot to do, as the skills of civil engineers are virtually always in high demand throughout many different industries. The graduates of the Civil Engineering program are typically employed by government agencies, private industry, or engineering consulting firms, and their skills, knowledge, and competencies are utilized by these organizations for the application of different sub-disciplines, such as structural engineering, transportation engineering, hydraulic engineering, and geotechnical engineering. Civil engineering knowledge has increased through the years and each of these specialties needs its training. Although all of these sub-disciplines are considered part of civil engineering, each of them needs its vast area of knowledge.