Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons)

Course Overview

The Department of Civil Engineering offers a full-time undergraduate programme leading to the award of Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) which is designed to prepare students to become Civil Engineers who are able to plan, design, construct and maintain civil engineering facilities such as buildings, bridges, foundation, highways, water supply systems, sewerage schemes and other form of infrastructure.

The program is also designed to provide students with the educational base to progress to Professional Engineer status as well as to undertake Master of Civil Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy from UNITEN and other reputable institutions of higher learning. The Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) is a 4-year programme where undergraduate students will study courses in civil engineering in the following areas:

• Structural Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Transportation & Highway Engineering
• Water Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Project Management and Construction

In addition to the above, undergraduate students will also study other technical courses such as Engineering Surveying, Engineering Geology, Computer Programming, Engineers in Society and Computer Aided Design and Drafting Technology. The use of computer applications and software is integrated throughout the program. Students will also study English and Malay languages, technical communication, moral/religious studies and humanities in order to produce engineers who are technically competent with strong commitment to ethics and professionalism and able to communicate effectively which are all essential for students to build successful career.

Undergraduate students will undertake a capstone design project in their final year. It is a team design project applying engineering and project management principles for a multidisciplinary design which would involve an integration of all aspects of Civil Engineering namely Environmental, Geotechnical, Water Supply, Sewerage, Structural, Transportation and Project Management, with the design process from conceptual and preliminary design to final design for construction purposes.

It requires that each student demonstrate the ability to complete a significant engineering design using the knowledge gained as an undergraduate in the Civil Engineering program. Undergraduate students will undergo industrial training at the end of the third year where students will be exposed to the various aspects of industrial practices and ethics and to acquire knowledge and skills of practical nature which are needed for their professional development.

Students are also required to undertake research activities in their final year. The Final Year Project courses provide opportunities for students to acquire knowledge through research activities and to apply this knowledge to real life problems.   The Department of Civil Engineering has a total of ten (10) undergraduate laboratories which are:

• Civil Engineering Materials
• Structural Engineering
• Soil Mechanics
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Engineering Geology
• Highway Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Surveying

The Department of Civil Engineering is in an active phase of growth and development. The upcoming year will be an exciting one with strategic plans and potential future paths for continued excellence for staff and students alike.

Curriculum

• Year 1: Semester 1
  - Advanced Calculus & Analytical Geometry
  - Mechanics I: Statics
  - Civil Engineering Materials
  - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
  - Engineering Geology
  - Geology Laboratory
  - Tamadun Islam Tamadun Asia
  
   
• Year 1: Semester 2
  - Differential Equations
  - Mechanics of Materials
  - Mechanics of Materials Laboratory
  - Mechanics of Fluids
  - Mechanics of Fluids Laboratory
  - Mechanics II: Dynamics
  - Islam/Moral & Civil Society for Engineers I
  
   
• Year 1: Special Semester
  - No subject
  
   
• Year 2: Semester 3
  - Structural Analysis I
  - Surveying for Engineers
  - Surveying Practical Training
  - Civil Engineering Drafting Technology
  - Hydraulic Engineering
  - Hydrology & Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory
  - Islam / Moral & Civil Society II
  
   
• Year 2: Semester 4
  - Structural Analysis II
  - Geotechnics
  - Geotechnics Laboratory
  - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Laboratory
  - Technical Communication
  - MPU Compulsory U2
  
   
• Year 2: Special Semester
  - No subject
  
   
• Year 3: Semester 5
  - Personal Financial Management
  - Principles of Programming
  - Water & Wastewater Engineering
  - Geotechnical Design
  - Reinforced Concrete Design I
  - Entrepreneurship & Financial Management
  
   
• Year 3: Semester 6
  - Highway Engineering
  - Hydrology Engineering
  - Structural Steel Design I
  - Project Management & Construction
  - Statistics & Numerical Methods
  
   
• Year 3: Special Semester
  - Industrial Training
  
   
• Year 4: Semester 7
  - Engineers in Society
  - Reinforced Concrete Design II
  - Hydropower & Dam Engineering
  - Transportation Engineering
  - Highway & Transportation Engineering Laboratory
  - Final Year Project I
  
   
• Year 4: Semester 8
  - Project II
  - Civil Engineering Elective I
  - Civil Engineering Elective II
  - Integrated Civil Engineering Design Project
  
   
• Year 4: Special Semester
  - No subject

Subject marked (*) is required for Malaysian students only.
 

Entry Requirements

Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons)
(JPT/BPP(R/526/6/0102)02/21)

+ ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

For International Students: Entry requirements vary from country to country. Please click here to check the entry requirements set by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).

 

+ ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS

For Malaysian Students:

Malaysian students may enrol without MUET. However, students are required to complete MUET during duration of study (before graduation). IELTS (5.0 and above) or TOEFL (500 and above) or TOEFL Internet Based Test (42 and above) is also accepted.

• MUET – Malaysia University English Test
  Achieve Band 1 and above

For International Students:

International students are required to have one of the English proficiency score stated below to enrol in UNITEN. Bachelor students who do not fulfill this English requirement are required to sit for the Intensive English Programme (IEP) and pass the requirement below before starting their Bachelor programme.

 

• MUET – Malaysia University English Test
  Achieve Band 3.5 and above

OR

• IELTS – International English Language Testing System
  Achieve 5.0 and above

OR

• TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
  Achieve 500 (TOEFL) or 42 (TOEFL Internet Based Test) and above

Career Prospects

• Appliances Engineer
• Construction Engineer
• Consulting Engineer
• Control Engineer
• Design Engineer
• Geotechnical Engineer
• Highway Engineer
• Instrumentation & Control Engineer
• Maintenance Engineer
• Manufacturing Engineer
• Materials Engineer
• Operation Engineer
• Power System Engineer
• Power Station Engineer
• Project Engineer
• Research & Development Engineer
• Structural Engineer
• Test Engineer
• Transportation Engineer
• Water Engineer
• Wastewater Engineer
• Academician.