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Major Of Civil Engineering

WELCOME To The Department of CIVIL ENGINEERING

OVERVIEW

The civil engineering department is a recent addition to CE. The establishment of this department came in response to market demand, as the entire Kingdom is undergoing a huge urban construction boom.

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings. Civil engineering is the oldest engineering discipline after military engineering.

Civil engineering department at UBT offers the following sub majors:

Structural engineering which deals with analysis and design of buildings, bridges , dams, malls, and building towers.
Geotechnical engineering with design foundations of all type of structures.
Transportation engineering deals with planning and design of roads.
Construction engineering deals with planning and supervision of the execution of the structures and coordinate work between all parties involved in the construction.

Mission

The mission of the Program of Civil Engineering (CE) is to support outstanding educational programs with the goal of developing a safe and functional national infrastructure in Saudi Arabia in accordance with national and high international standards. The program strive to upgrade the existing work force within the construction and design industry and regulatory agencies and organizations; to provide the community with innovated research, and the construction industry with high quality educated leaders in the civil engineering disciplines (construction, structural, transportation, and environmental engineering).

Objectives

The goals of the Civil Engineering program are:

Adopt and continuously practice life-long learning through post-graduate and professional education;
Actively contribute to the advancement of engineering practice in the public or private sectors in the technical areas of construction, structural, transportation, or environmental engineering;
Become professional engineers who apply ethical and social aspects in the design and construction of solutions to civil engineering problems in natural and built environments and,
Conduct research in civil engineering disciplines that help the community.

Graduate Attributes

Leaders
Lifelong learners
Work in a teamwork
Socially responsible
Creative problem solver
Critical thinking
Communicate effectively

Curriculum and Plan

REQUIREMENTS PROGRAM

UBT’s Requirements Program consists of non-credited courses and English courses aimed at improving students’ language proficiency before they begin their undergraduate studies, as well as to develop and improve students’ knowledge of mathematical and analytical techniques through the medium of English Language.

CIVIL ENGINEERING PLAN

It is highly important to follow the program plan during its different semesters as it was designed to prepare students in each stage in order to totally benefit from the following one. It is crucial for students to meet their academic advisor and follow their major study plan closely. This would typically include taking lower level courses in the first and second year, getting as much general education as possible, and then moving on to take the major courses and possibly some minor courses. This is a very carefully structured process that students should closely adhere to.