Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Honours

Gain knowledge of various civil engineering fields and get exposure to construction project management, contracts & cost estimation amongst more skills.

• Fully accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Malaysia.
• Lectures by leaders of the engineering industry. 
• Recognized by Board of Engineers Malaysia
• Internships provide students with industry-relevant skills and networking opportunities.

Year 1

• Professional Development
• Civil Engineering Materials
• Engineering Geology
• Soil Mechanics
• Engineering Drawing
• Engineering Mathematics 1
• Engineering Mathematics 2
• Engineering Statics
• Introduction to Programming
• University English

Year 2

• Geotechnical Engineering
• Engineering Hydrology
• Analytical Methods
• Civil Engineering Drawing
• Engineering Dynamics
• Fluids Mechanics
• Mechanics of Materials
• Structural Analysis
• Surveying

Year 3

• Structural Analysis II
• Engineering Perspectives
• Construction Technology
• Environmental Engineering
• Design of Structural Steelwork
• Estimating & Contract
• Foundation in Engineering
• Highway & Traffic Engineering
• Industrial Training
• Open Channel Hydraulics
• Reinforced Concrete Design

Year 4

• Integrated Engineering Design Project
• Elective I
• Elective II
• Final Year Project I
• Final Year Project II
• Water and Waste Water Systems
• Engineering Economics
• Project Management for Civil Engineering

General Elective

• Advanced Highway Engineering
• Advanced Steel Design
• Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design
• Water Engineering

MPU subjects
Compulsory

• Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations (Local Students) / Communicating in Malay 2 (International Students)
• Philosophy and Current Issues
• Integrity and Anti-Corruption
• Community Service
• Bahasa Kebangsaan A

Electives (choose one)

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Design Thinking
• Presentation Skills

Career Opportunities
Explore your career possibilities.

You can launch your career in one of these fields:

• Construction manager
• Contracting or consulting civil engineer
• Environmental engineer
• Geotechnical engineer
• Patent attorney
• Public health engineer
• Sustainability consultant
• Transport engineer
• Urban planning engineer
• Urban designer

The Civil Engineering Discipline expects its alumni, who after being involved in the industry or academia for at least 4 years to have mastered the following

Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

• PEO1: An analytical and critical civil engineering graduates who applies complex problems knowledge and skills based on professional standards in the discipline.
• PEO2: An ethical professional in civil engineering who demonstrates effective communication, leadership and teamwork skill to provide services and sustainable solutions to the wider community.
• PEO3: Demonstrate interpersonal and entrepreneurial skills for lifelong learning, research and career development in line with national education philosophy.

The Civil Engineering Discipline has adopted a set of 12 programme outcomes, which upon successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:

• PO 1: Engineering Knowledge - Apply acquired fundamental knowledge of science and engineering to solve complex engineering problems with emphasis on field of Civil Engineering.
• PO 2: Problem Analysis - Identify, formulate, conduct research to analyse complex engineering problems using principles of mathematics, science and engineering.
• PO 3: Design/Development of Solutions - Design to solve complex engineering problems and systems, to satisfy requirements for public health and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
• PO 4: Investigation – Investigate into complex engineering problems using research-based knowledge and methods to provide sound conclusions.
• PO 5: Modern Tool Usage - Apply correct techniques, resources and updated engineering and IT tools, to solve complex engineering problems, with knowledge of limitations.
• PO 6: The Engineer and Society - Apply contextual knowledge and take responsibility to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues, societal, in professional engineering practice and solutions to complex engineering problems.
• PO 7: Environment and Sustainability - Understand the impact of professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental conditions and demonstrate the knowledge for sustainable development and solving complex engineering problems.
• PO 8: Ethics - Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of engineering practice.
• PO 9: Individual and Team Work - Able to function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse groups of professionals and in multi-disciplinary environments.
• PO 10: Communication - Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with engineering community and with general public, to comprehend and produce effective reports and design documentation.
• PO 11: Project Management and Finance - Apply knowledge of engineering and management principles to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team to manage multi-disciplinary projects.
• PO 12: Lifelong Learning - Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and lifelong learning in the broadest context of the technological change.

The curriculum encompasses the knowledge profile as summarised in the list below:

• WK 1: A systematic, theory-based understanding of the natural sciences applicable to the discipline.
• WK 2: Conceptually-based mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and formal aspects of computer and information science to support analysis and modelling applicable to the discipline.
• WK 3: A systematic, theory-based formulation of engineering fundamentals required in the engineering discipline.
• WK 4: Engineering specialist knowledge that provides theoretical frameworks and bodies of knowledge for the accepted practice areas in the engineering discipline; much is at the forefront of the discipline.
• WK 5: Knowledge that supports engineering design in a practice area.
• WK 6: Knowledge of engineering practice (technology) in the practice areas in the engineering discipline.
• WK 7: Comprehension of the role of engineering in society and identified issues in engineering practice in the discipline: ethics and the professional responsibility of an engineer to public safety; the impacts of engineering activity: economic, social, cultural, environmental and sustainability.
• WK 8: Engagement with selected knowledge in the research literature of the discipline.