Civil Engineering Department


Vision and Mission

To be a leading department at the local and global levels in education, research development, and professional practice in the field of civil engineering. The department aims to equip society with highly qualified civil engineers who excel in ensuring quality and sustainability within the civil and construction engineering industries. It strives to serve the community through promoting awareness, knowledge exchange, and professional activities, including innovative scientific research, the development of new technologies, lifelong learning, and continuous performance improvement.

Program Educational Objectives

  1. Provide a clear understanding of the basic concepts and principles of civil engineering.
  2. Develop scientific, mathematical, and computational skills that help formulate and solve engineering problems.
  3. Enhancing skills related to engineering design and conducting experiments related to engineering research.
  4. Preparing qualified civil engineers capable of managing the responsibilities at the workplace by providing students with the basics of knowledge in the supporting engineering disciplines.
  5. Preparing students to face real-world challenges by presenting social, environmental, and economic problems relevant to the major.
  6. Developing teamwork and communication skills to graduate students who can occupy leadership roles in the field of specialization and society.

Job description:

  1. Manage, design, develop and establish construction projects in a safe and timely manner.
  2. Conducting technical studies and feasibility studies and developing plans that meet technical specifications.
  3. Conducting on-site investigations and analyzing data (maps, reports, tests, drawings, etc .).
  4. Assess potential risks and identify materials and costs.
  5. Providing engineering consultations and appropriate solutions to problems (building and construction, roads and bridges, hydraulic installations, water networks projects, sewage networks, water treatment plants and sewage).
  6. Assess the needs of projects and the necessary materials for while analyzing problems and avoiding them in the future.
  7. Standardization and quality control of various engineering materials that include building materials, water and additives and calibrated according to scientific standardization systems by conducting destructive and non-destructive tests of various materials in laboratories or at work sites.
  8. Budget management and purchase of required equipment and materials.
  9. Follow up on project and safety permits and supervise the application of all conditions.
  10. Apply safety and environmental preservation rules. Supervise quality control during the construction and production process. Monitor physical feedback during use and advise on inspection and maintenance procedures.