Civil Engineering (UH6526001)

The civil engineering programme offers a full-time 4-year undergraduate programme leading to the award of bachelor of engineering with honours (civil engineering) degree. The programme is designed to prepare students to become civil engineers who are able to plan, design, construct, maintain, improve and manage the physical and natural built environment, including works such as buildings, bridges, roads, canals, dams, sewerage systems and pipelines. 

Within these programme, students undertake a variety of courses in maths, mechanics, materials, design, geotechnics, hydraulics, surveying and management.

In addition to the lecture, the theoretical aspects are also reinforced with practical through laboratory sessions, field works, industrial training, and final year project. Courses that have been offered are: Civil Engineering Material, Engineering Geology, Applied Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydrology, Highway Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

Program educational objectives (peo)
In consultation with its stakeholders, the Civil Engineering Programme at the Faculty of Engineering has set its programme educational objectives (PEO) as follows:

PEO 1: Professionalism

• Graduates of the programme will establish themselves as practicing professional in Civil Engineering.
• Performance criteria for PEO1:
• Registration for BEM (minimum graduate member), type of sector (civil engineering and all related field), position (engineer or executive level)

PEO 2: Personal Advancement

• Graduates of the programme will pursue their personal growth through personal advance degree, research and involvement in professional bodies.
• Performance criteria for PEO2:
• Postgraduates, award, CPD courses, competency, speaking engagement.

PEO 3: Corporate Societal Responsibility

• Graduates of the programme will contribute to the innovation towards sustainable development in geohazard area to serve the needs of society and nation as a whole.

Performance criteria for PEO3:

• Involvement in local project and geohazard area, community services, knowledge/technology transfer/ patent.

According to the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), Outcome Based Education (OBE) is a process that involves assessment and evaluation practices in education to reflect the attainment of expected learning outcomes and showing mastery in a given programme, i.e. Civil Engineering Programme.

The OBE reporting illustrates the attainment of attributes outlined in the six student aspirations stipulated in the Malaysian Education Blueprint (Higher Education) 2015-2025, as well as the eight domains of learning outcomes listed in the Malaysian Qualifications Framework and the twelve PO domains required by the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC).

Programme outcomes (po)

In order to meet the obligations stated in the University and Faculty mission and vision statement, twelve Programme Outcomes (POs) are used. These Programme Outcomes are the specific skills and knowledge that our students are expected to have obtained at the time of their graduation from the programme as stipulated by the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), the delegated body by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) as the only recognized accrediting body for engineering degree programmes offered in Malaysia. Students graduating from the Civil Engineering Programme at Faculty of Engineering will be expected and prepared to exercise the skills and abilities listed below: 

PO 1: Engineering Knowledge

• Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.

PO 2: Problem Analysis

• Identify, formulate, conduct research literature and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences.

PO 3: Design/Development of Solution

• Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.

PO 4: Investigation 

• Conduct investigation of complex engineering problems using research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of information to provide valid conclusions.

PO 5: Modern Tool Usage 

• Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modeling, to complex engineering problems, with an understanding of the limitations.

PO 6: The Engineer and Society

• Apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional engineering practice and solutions to complex engineering problems.

PO 7: Environment and Sustainability

• Understand and evaluate the sustainability and impact of professional engineering work in the solutions of complex engineering problems in societal and environmental contexts.

PO 8: Ethics 

• Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of engineering practice.

PO 9: Individual and TeamWork

• Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in multi-disciplinary settings.

PO 10: Communication 

• Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.

PO 11: Project Management and Finance

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of engineering management principles and economic decision making and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects in multidisciplinary environments.

PO 12: Life Long Learning

• Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

Career Prospects:

• Structural Engineer
• Geotechnical Engineer
• Water and Wastewater Engineer
• Transportation Engineer
• Construction Engineer
• Consultant
• Project Manager
• Quantity Surveyor
• Academician