Chairperson:
| Mabsout, Mounir |
| Professors: | Basha, Habib; Hamad, Bilal; Harajli, Muhamad; Mabsout, Mounir;
Najjar, Shadi; Sadek, Salah; Srour, Issam |
| Associate Professors: | Abou Zeid, Maya; Hantouche, Elie; Khoury, Hiam; Salam, Darine |
| Assistant Professors: | Bilbeisi, Rana; Dabaghi, Mayssa; Yehya, Alissar; Yeretzian, Aram
(jointly with ArD) |
| Part-Time Professor: | Ayoub, George |
| Adjunct Professors: | Abdul Malak, Mohamed-Asem; Alameddine, Ibrahim; El Fadel,
Mutasem; Kaysi, Isam |
| Senior Lecturer: | Basha, Hisham |
| Part-Time Senior Lecturer: | Fawwaz, Youssef |
| Part-Time Lecturers: | Al Naghi, Hani; Demachkieh, Farah; El Meski, Fatima; Elsouri,
Amer; Hatem Mousallem, Manal; Malaeb, Lilian; Nader, Halim |
| Part-Time Instructors: | Abboud, Pamela; Hage Ali, Nadine
|
| Laboratories: | Al Hassanieh, Dima; El Khatib, Helmi; El Zein, Leticia; Zayyat, Ramez
|
Undergraduate Programs
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) offers the degrees of
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) with the major of Civil Engineering (CE) and Bachelor of
Science (BS) with the major of Construction Engineering (ConsE).
The mission of the CE undergraduate programs is to provide a stimulating and supportive
environment for high-standard education and research; to prepare graduates for life-long
learning and productive careers, while instilling in them an appreciation of leadership
qualities, professionalism, and ethics; to provide professional services of the highest
quality to the community; and to contribute, through teaching and research, to expanding
the knowledge and technology base in civil and environmental engineering.
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Major: Civil Engineering
Program Educational Objectives
The objectives of the CE program are to see our students move on to become:
- Engineers who hold central positions, create sustainable and ethical solutions, and
advance the knowledge in various sub-disciplines of civil engineering in local, regional,
and international practice.
- Graduates who are admitted to, and successfully complete, advanced degrees in
leading universities around the world.
- Leaders and innovators in their profession and in the service of their community.
Curriculum
Term I (Fall)
| Credits |
| FEAA 200 | Introduction to Engineering and Architecture
| 3 |
| CIVE 201 | Engineering Drawings and Tools | 3 |
| MATH 201 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry III | 3 |
| CHEM 202 | Introduction to Environmental Chemistry (or CIVE 251) | 3 |
| CHEM 203 | Introductory Chemical Techniques (or CIVE 251L) | 2 |
| ARAB 2nn | Arabic Elective (Understanding Communication)
| 3 |
| |
Total 17
|
| |
Term II (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 210 | Statics
| 3 |
| MATH 202 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHYS 210 | Introductory Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 210L | Introductory Physics Laboratory II | 1 |
| ENGL 203 | Academic English (Understanding Communication) | 3 |
| CHLA 2nn* | Cultures and Histories - History of Ideas Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 16
|
| |
Term III (Summer)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 301 | Surveying
| 2 |
| STAT 230 | Introduction to Probability and Random Variables | 3 |
| SoIn 2nn* | Societies and Individuals Elective
| 3 |
| |
Total 8
|
| |
Term IV (Fall)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 310 | Mechanics of Materials
| 3 |
| CIVE 370 | Construction Materials and Technologies | 3 |
| EECE 231 | Introduction to Programming with C++ and MATLAB | 3 |
| ENGL 206 | Technical English (Understanding Communication) | 3 |
| MATH 2nn | Mathematics Elective | 3 |
| CuHi 2nn* | Cultures and Histories Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 18
|
| |
Term V (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 311 | Theory of Structures
| 3 |
| CIVE 340 | Fluid Mechanics and Laboratory | 3 |
| MATH 251 | Numerical Computing | 3 |
| BIOL 2nn | Biology Elective | 3 |
| INDE 410 |
Engineering Ethics (Human Values) | 3 |
| CuHi 2nn* | Cultures and Histories Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 18
|
| |
Term VI (Summer)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 330 | Engineering Geology (or Geology Elective)
| 3 |
| INDE 301 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| SoIn 2nn* |
Societies and Individuals Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 9
|
| |
Term VII (Fall)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 413 | Concrete Design I
| 3 |
| CIVE 430 | Soil Mechanics and Laboratory | 3 |
| CIVE 440 | Hydraulics and Laboratory | 3 |
| CIVE 550 or 551 | Water Treatment and Laboratory or Wastewater Treatment and Laboratory | 3 |
| CIVE 460 | Transportation Engineering and Laboratory | 3 |
| |
Total 15
|
| |
Term VIII (Spring)
| Credits |
| CIVE 421 | Construction Management
| 3 |
| CIVE 411 | Indeterminate Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CIVE 54n | Hydrology Elective | 3 |
| CIVE n5n | Environmental Elective | 3 |
| CIVE 461 | Highway Engineering | 3 |
|
Total 15
|
| |
Term IX (Summer)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 400 | Approved Experience | 0 |
| |
Total 0
|
| |
Term X (Fall)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 401 | Final Year Project I
| 3 |
| CIVE 41n | Structures Elective | 3 |
| CIVE 431 | Foundation Engineering | 3 |
| CIVE 5nn/6nn | CEE Technical Elective | 3 |
| CIVE 5nn/6nn | CEE Technical Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 15
|
| |
Term XI (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 402 | Final Year Project II
| 3 |
| CIVE 42n | Construction Elective | 3 |
| CIVE 5nn/6nn | CEE Technical Elective | 3 |
| CEE/MSFEA/
AUB | CEE or Approved MSFEA/AUB Technical Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 12
|
| |
|
Total Credit Hours: |
143 |
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Major: Construction Engineering (ConsE)
Program Educational Objectives
The objectives of the Construction Engineering program are to see our graduates move on to become:
- Engineers who hold central positions in local, regional and international construction
engineering practice.
- Engineers who are involved in landmark projects and who contribute to the advancement
of the local and regional construction industry
- Leaders in their profession and in the service of their community.
Curriculum
Term I (Fall)
|
Credits |
| FEAA 200 | Introduction to Engineering and Architecture
| 3 |
| CIVE 201 | Engineering Drawings and Tools | 3 |
| MATH 201 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry III | 3 |
| CHEM 202 | Introduction to Environmental Chemistry (or CIVE 251) | 3 |
| CHEM 203 | Introductory Chemical Techniques (or CIVE 251L) | 2 |
| ARAB 2nn | Arabic Elective (Understanding Communication)
| 3 |
| |
Total 17
|
| |
Term II (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 210 | Statics
| 3 |
| MATH 202 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHYS 210 | Introductory Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 210L | Introductory Physics Laboratory II | 1
|
| ENGL 203 |
Academic English (Understanding Communication) | 3 |
| CHLA 2nn* |
Cultures and Histories - History of Ideas Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 16
|
| |
Term III (Summer)
|
Credits
|
| CIVE 301 | Surveying
| 2 |
| STAT 230 | Introduction to Probability and Random Variables | 3 |
| SoIn 2nn* |
Societies and Individuals Elective
| 3 |
| |
Total 8 |
| |
Term IV (Fall)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 310 | Mechanics of Materials
| 3 |
| CIVE 370 | Construction Materials and Technologies | 3 |
| EECE 231 | Introduction to Programming with C++ and MATLAB | 3 |
| ENGL 206 |
Technical English (Understanding Communication) | 3 |
| MATH 2nn | Mathematics Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 15
|
| |
Term V (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 311 | Theory of Structures
| 3 |
| CIVE 340 | Fluid Mechanics and Laboratory | 3 |
| MATH 251 | Numerical Computing | 3 |
| INDE 410 |
Engineering Ethics (Human Values) | 3 |
| BIOL 2nn | Biology Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 15
|
| |
Term VI (Summer)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 330 | Engineering Geology (or Geology Elective)
| 3 |
| INDE 301 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| ECON 212 | Elementary Macroeconomic Theory | 3 |
| |
Total 9
|
| |
Term VII (Fall)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 413 | Concrete Design
| 3 |
| CIVE 421 | Construction Management | 3 |
| CIVE 430 | Soil Mechanics and Laboratory | 3 |
| CIVE 440 | Hydraulics and Laboratory | 3 |
| CuHi 2nn* |
Cultures and Histories Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 15
|
| |
Term VIII (Spring)
|
Credits |
| CIVE 422 | Construction Methods and Safety
| 3 |
| CIVE 423 | Construction Planning and Scheduling | 3 |
| CIVE 522 | Building Construction and Estimating | 3 |
| CIVE 461 | Highway Engineering | 3 |
| CuHi 2nn* |
Cultures and Histories Elective | 3 |
| |
Total 15
|
| |
|
Term IX (Summer) |
Credits
|
| CIVE 400 | Approved Experience | 0 |
| |
Total 0 |
| |
|
Total Credit Hours: | 110 |
Elective Courses
- List of Biology Elective Courses: BIOL 201, BIOL 202, BIOL 209, BIOL 210, BIOL 250, BIOL 252, BIOL 255, BIOL 258, BIOL 259, CIVE 252
- List of Chemistry Elective Courses: CHEM 202, CIVE 251
- List of Chemistry Lab Elective Courses: CHEM 203, CIVE 251L
- List of Construction Elective Courses: CIVE 422, CIVE 423
- List of Environmental Elective Courses: CIVE 451
- List of General Education Elective Courses (Cultures and Histories, History of Ideas, Societies and Individuals): refer to the AUB General Education program.
- List of Geology Elective Courses: GEOL 201, GEOL 211, CIVE 330
- List of Hydrology Elective Courses: CIVE 541, CIVE 542
- List of Mathematics Elective Courses: MATH 211, MATH 212, MATH 218, MATH 281
- List of Structural Design Elective Courses: CIVE 412, CIVE 414.
General Education Requirements
Civil Engineering Major: 9 credits in Cultures and Histories (including one History of Ideas),
3 credits in Human Values (INDE 410), 6 credits in Societies and Individuals, 6 credits
in Understanding Communication - English: ENGL 203 and ENGL 206, and 3 credits in
Understanding Communication - Arabic. Students must also take a course in CommunityEngaged Learning. One elective should cover the theme of Social Inequalities.
Construction Engineering Major: Students are required to complete 9 credits in Cultures
and Histories (including one History of Ideas), 3 credits in Human Values (INDE 410), 6
credits in Societies and Individuals, including ECON 212, 6 credits in Understanding
Communication - English: ENGL 203 and ENGL 206, and 3 credits in Understanding
Communication - Arabic. Students must also take a course in Community-Engaged
Learning. One elective should cover the theme of Social Inequalities.
Course Descriptions