Bachelor of Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering provides an educational, professional, and intellectual experience that enables a diverse body of faculty, staff, students and alumni, to contribute to society through teaching, research, practice, and service.

The goal of the Department of Civil Engineering is to develop highly competent professionals, preparing them for entry-level positions in civil engineering, further study in graduate school, life-long learning, and societal leadership. Allied with both the School of Engineering’s and the College’s mission, the Department of Civil Engineering is proud of its public service mandate to educate leaders of the nation, fostering intellectual growth of our students so that they may become productive citizens in the service of humanity. The Department is dedicated to providing a dynamic learning environment that emphasizes open-ended design, problem-solving skills, team work, communication, and leadership skills.

The department will launch MSc in Civil Engineering Program to offer higher level education and training as well as research opportunities in order to make the country, region and the world a better place to live. We will continue to be leaders in procuring internal/external funding for research and teaching.

Faculties work together within the department, and with other departments of the university to provide multidisciplinary opportunities for both students and faculty.

The Civil Engineering Program produces graduates with high professional and ethical standards to work in government and private organizations. The faculty is committed to increasing and improving the quality of our graduates.

The Department is committed to prepare its students for immediate entry into the engineering profession as well as into graduate programs of study. The Department is also committed to research and development in order to place its faculty and student at the forefront of development in the profession of civil engineering at the local and national levels. The latest advances are brought into classroom through continued research, thereby positioning the students to lead the profession into the twenty-first century. The Department reflects the university scope and mission by offering opportunities to students with previous limited access to education to be trained to make professional contributions to the civil engineering enterprise.

The Department offers a degree leading to the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and provides basic courses in all of the following areas:

 1. Structural Analysis and Design

2. Geotechnical Engineering

3. Environmental Engineering

4. Water Resources Engineering

 5. Transportation Engineering

Besides, advanced courses in the above areas are offered as electives.

 The Department also carries out training, research, publication and advisory service activities in the civil engineering and related fields. Some of the training and advisory activities are clustered under the specialized center namely Centre for Technological Research Training and Consultancy (CTRTC).