Academic Catalog 2026-2027

Civil Engineering (CIVE)

CIVE 110  Introduction to Civil Engineering  (1 Credits)  
Lecture: 1  
Ov erview of the various fields of civil engineering and career opportunities in civl engineering. Path professional licensure Introduction to fundamental engineering conepts, engineering design, entineering ethics, and professional societies. 1 lecture hour per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 141  Civil Engineering Materials  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Introduction to materials and equipment for civil engineering construction. Properties and uses discussed of steel, alloys, asphalt, timbers, cement, aggregates, acoustics, etc. Three hours of lecture per week. Co-Requisite: CIVE 141L
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 141L  Civil Engineering Materials Lab  (1 Credits)  
Lab: 1  
Laboratory testing of properties of steel, alloys, asphalt, timbers, cement, aggregates, acoustics, etc. Co-Requisite: CIVE141
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 141)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 223  Hydrology and Water Resources  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2  
Introduction to the science of hydrology and application. Hydro-meteorology ground-water, hydrographic, storm water control, free surface flow and water quality.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 241 or MATH 2413)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 224  Geotechnical Engineering  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Geotechnical analysis of soils: application of science and engineering principles; methods of exploration, testing, and classification using ASTM and AASHTO laboratory methods.
Prerequisite(s): ((MATH 241 or MATH 2413) and (CIVE 141 and CIVE 224L (may be taken concurrently)))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 224L  Geotechnical Engineering Lab  (1 Credits)  
Lecture: 0, Lab: 1  
Laboratory testing of geotechnical material, and its classification using ASTM and AASHTO laboratory methods.. Two hours of laboratory per week. Co- Requisite : CIVE 224
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 224 (may be taken concurrently) and CIVE 141)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 231  Plane Surveying  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2  
Theory and practice of plane surveying; instruments, measurements of distances, angles, elevations; introduction to traverse, contour, and electronic distance measurements. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 241 or MATH 2413)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 232  Statics  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Introduction to applications of equilibrium of rigid bodies, including moments, couples, and moments of inertia.
Prerequisite(s): ((PHYS 251 or PHYS 2325) and (MATH 241 or MATH 2413))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 233  Dynamics  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Principles of kinetics, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, vectors, simple harmonic motion, and energy.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 232)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 301  Environmental Engineering  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2  
Introduction to sanitary microbiology and sanitary chemistry, communicable diseases, solid waste; environmental sanitation; environmental regulations; water and airborne diseases, transmission and control.
Prerequisite(s): ((CHEM 111 or CHEM 1111) and (CHEM 131 or CHEM 1311) and (CIVE 223))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 301L  Environmental Engineering Lab  (1 Credits)  
Lecture: 0, Lab: 1  
Introduction to sanitary microbiology and sanitary chemistry, communicable diseases, solid waste; environmental sanitation; environmental regulations; water and airborne diseases, transmission and control. Two hours of laboratory per week. Co-Requisite: CIVE 301
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 301 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 332  Applied Fluid Mechanics  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2  
Fluid mechanics with engineering applications, properties of fluids, pressure, kinematics, energy, and flow through pipes.
Prerequisite(s): ((MATH 241 or MATH 2413) and (CIVE 232))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 333  Hydraulics Engineering  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2  
Introduction to quantitative hydrology, open channel flow, flow in conduits, hydraulic structures, flow measurements, and pumps.
Prerequisite(s): ((CIVE 332) and (MATH 251 or MATH 2320 or MATH 333))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 334  Transportation Engineering  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Study of transportation engineering concepts, planning, traffic flow, capacity analysis, environmental and utility accommodations, and transportation economics analysis. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 231)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 335  Geometric Design of Highways  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Prerequisite(s): ((CIVE 334) and (MATH 241 or MATH 2413))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 336  Strength of Materials  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Physical properties of engineering materials concepts of stress and loading shear force and bending moments. Design of structural elements.
Prerequisite(s): ((MATH 242 or MATH 2414) and (CIVE 232) and (PHYS 251 or PHYS 2325))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 338  Structural Analysis  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Study of determinate structures with emphasis on both the analytical and graphical approaches to trusses and building frames.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 336
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 339  Reinforced Concrete Design  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Concrete materials and properties, mixing and placement, concrete tests, design of concrete structures, elastic theory, stresses, beams, foundations, columns, and floor slabs.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 338)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 340  Structural Steel Design  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2  
Design in steel of tension members, beams, columns, welded and bolted connections; eccentrically loaded and moment resistant joints; plate girders. Plastic design; load and resistance factor design. Composite construction; introduction to computer-aided design
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 338
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 400  Problems in Civil Engineering  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Design of Civil Engineering related projects, apply the necessary criteria, city code approvals, and independent experimental study.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 430  Engineering Practicum  (6 Credits)  
Lecture: 6, Lab: 0  
Career training with professionals in major field of study.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 434  Water and Wastewater Engineering  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 2, Lab: 2  
Water supply and treatment, wastewater characterization and treatment. Design of units process and operation, transmission and sewerage facilities.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 301 and CIVE 333)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 435  Building Construction  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Setting out of construction work, foundations, wallings, concrete slabs, formworks, roofing structures, plumbing and drainages, bridges, commercial and industrial buildings, and estimating.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 339 and CIVE 340)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 490  Introduction to Bridge Engineering  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  
Study of basic bridge design, loadings, structural analysis, and AASHTO design procedures. Design examples that illustrate the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) procedures, Practical applications on small- and medium-span bridges. Examples of steel beams, concrete slabs, pre-stress members, and piers will illustrate the AASHTO procedures.. Three hour of lecture per week. Pre- Requisite CIVE 338
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 338 and CIVE 339 and CIVE 340)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
CIVE 2303  Engineering Geology  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3  
This course covers fundamentals and advanced topics of plate tectonics, mineral formation, sedimentary/igneous/metamorphic rocks, structural deformations, weathering and erosion, groundwater migration and slope stability.
Prerequisite(s): ((MATH 241 or MATH 2413) and (CHEM 131 or CHEM 1311))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering