Chairperson
| Najjar, Shadi |
Professors | Abou Zeid, Maya; Basha, Habib; Hamad, Bilal; Harajli, Muhamad; Mabsout, Mounir; Najjar, Shadi; Sadek, Salah; Srour, Issam |
| Associate Professors | Dabaghi, Mayssa; Hantouche, Elie; Khoury, Hiam; Salam, Darine |
| Assistant Professors | Gharzouzi, Paul; Yehya, Alissar |
| Professor Emeritus | Ayoub, George |
| Adjunct Professors | El Fadel, Mutasem; Kaysi, Isam |
| Visiting Professor | Abdul Malak, Mohamed-Asem |
| Senior Lecturer | Basha, Hisham |
| Part-time Senior Lecturer | Fawwaz, Youssef |
Part-time Lecturers | Awwad, Elie; Demachkieh, Farah; El Chiti, Imad; El Meski, Fatima; Elsouri, Amer; Hatem-Mousallem, Manal; Malaeb, Lilian; Nader, Halim; Yousef Abdul Massih, Dalia |
| Part-time Instructors | El Chartouni, Joseph; El Khatib, Helmi; Hage Ali, Nadine |
| Laboratories | Al Hassanieh, Dima; 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).
Program Mission
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.
Program Requirements
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General Engineering: FEAA 200, EECE 231, INDE 301
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Mathematics: MATH 201, MATH 202, MATH 218, MATH 251, STAT 230
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Sciences: PHYS 210, PHYS 210L, CHEM 202, CHEM 203, and one biology elective (BIOL 201 level or above or CIVE 252 or FEAA 300)
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General Education:
Understanding Communication (9 credits): 3 credits Arabic course, ENGL 203, and ENGL 206
Understanding Ourselves (15 credits): 6 credits from “Societies & Individuals” and 9 credits from “Cultures & Histories”. Out of these 15 credits, 3 credits must fulfill the thematic requirement: Social inequalities, and 3 credits must fulfill the thematic requirement: History of Ideas (Must be a CHLA 2xx course).
Understanding Our Role in the World (6 credits): 3 credits course on Community Engaged Learning (to be selected from the list of designated courses on the General Education Program Website and to be counted as either (1) a technical electives outside major or (2) a “Societies & Individuals” or “Cultures & Histories” if the course has a double designation on the General Education Program Website), and 3 credits course from Human Values (INDE 410). -
Civil Engineering Core Courses: CIVE 201, CIVE 210, CIVE 301, CIVE 310, CIVE 311, CIVE 330, CIVE 340, CIVE 370, CIVE 411, CIVE 413, CIVE 421, CIVE 430, CIVE 431, CIVE 440, CIVE 460, CIVE 461, CIVE 550
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Elective Courses:
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Construction Electives: CIVE 422, CIVE 423
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Environmental Electives: CIVE 451
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Geology Electives: CIVE 330, GEOL 201, GEOL 211
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Hydrology Electives: CIVE 541, CIVE 542
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Structural Elective: CIVE 412, CIVE 414
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Approved Experience: CIVE 400 or COOP (FEAA 500 and FEAA 500A)
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Final Year Project: CIVE 401 and CIVE 402 or VIPP 501 and VIPP 502
Curriculum for the BE in Civil Engineering
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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 | 3 |
| CHEM 203 | Introductory Chemical Techniques | 2 |
| ENGL 203 | Academic English (Understanding Communication) | 3 |
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Total 17 |
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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 |
| ARAB 2xx | Arabic Elective (Understanding Communication) | 3 |
| | Cultures and Histories - History of Ideas Elective | 3 |
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Total 16 |
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Term III (Summer) |
Credits |
| CIVE 301 | Surveying | 3 |
| CIVE 330 | Engineering Geology (or Geology Elective) | 3 |
| | Societies and Individuals Elective | 3 |
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Total 9 |
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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 218 | Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications | 3 |
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Total 15 |
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Term V (Spring) |
Credits |
| CIVE 311 | Theory of Structures | 3 |
| CIVE 340 | Fluid Mechanics and Laboratory | 3 |
| MATH 251 | Numerical Computing | 3 |
| BIOL 2xx, or FEAA 300 | Biology Elective | 3 |
| INDE 410 | Engineering Ethics (Human Values) | 3 |
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Total 15 |
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Term VI (Summer) |
Credits |
| STAT 230 | Introduction to Probability and Random Variables | 3 |
| INDE 301 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| | Societies and Individuals Elective | 3 |
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Total 9 |
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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 |
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Total 15 |
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Term VIII (Spring) |
Credits |
| CIVE 421 | Construction Management | 3 |
| CIVE 411 | Indeterminate Structural Analysis | 3 |
| CIVE 54x | Hydrology Elective | 3 |
| CIVE x5x | Environmental Elective | 3 |
| CIVE 461 | Highway Engineering | 3 |
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Total 15 |
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Term IX (Summer) |
Credits |
| CIVE 400 or COOP (FEAA 500 and FEAA 500A) | Approved Experience | 6 |
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Total 6 |
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Term X (Fall) |
Credits |
CIVE 401 or VIPP 501 | Final Year Project I | 3 |
| CIVE 41x | Structures Elective | 3 |
| CIVE 431 | Foundation Engineering | 3 |
| CIVE 5xx/6xx | CEE Technical Elective | 3 |
| CIVE 5xx/6xx | CEE Technical Elective | 3 |
| | Culture and Histories | 3 |
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Total 18 |
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Term XI (Spring) |
Credits |
CIVE 402 or VIPP 502 | Final Year Project II | 3 |
| CIVE 42x | Construction Elective | 3 |
| CIVE 5xx/6xx | CEE Technical Elective | 3 |
| CEE/MSFEA/ AUB | CEE or Approved MSFEA/AUB Technical Elective | 3 |
| | Culture and Histories | 3 |
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Total 15 |
Bachelor of Science (BS) Major: Construction Engineering
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.
Program Requirements
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General Engineering: FEAA 200, EECE 231, INDE 301
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Mathematics: MATH 201, MATH 202, MATH 218, MATH 251, STAT 230
- Sciences: PHYS 210, PHYS 210L, CHEM 202, CHEM 203, and one biology elective (BIOL 201 level or above or CIVE 252 or FEAA 300)
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General Education:
Understanding Communication (9 credits): 3 credits Arabic course, ENGL 203, and ENGL 206
Understanding Ourselves (15 credits): 6 credits from “Societies & Individuals”, out of which 3 credits are satisfied by the required ECON 212 course, and 9 credits from “Cultures & Histories”. Out of these 15 credits, 3 credits must fulfill the thematic requirement: Social inequalities, and 3 credits must fulfill the thematic requirement: History of Ideas (Must be a CHLA 2xx course).
Understanding Our Role in the World (6 credits): 3 credits course from Community Engaged Learning, satisfied by the FYP courses (CIVE 401 & 402), and 3 credits course from Human Values (INDE 410) -
Civil Engineering Core Courses: CIVE 201, CIVE 210, CIVE 301, CIVE 310, CIVE 311, CIVE 330, CIVE 340, CIVE 370, CIVE 413, CIVE 421, CIVE 422, CIVE 423, CIVE 430, CIVE 440, CIVE 461, CIVE 522.
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Approved Experience: CIVE 400 or COOP (FEAA 500 and FEAA 500A)
Curriculum for the BS in Construction Engineering
|
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 | 3 |
| CHEM 203 | Introductory Chemical Techniques | 2 |
| ARAB 2xx | Arabic Elective (Understanding Communication) | 3 |
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Total 17 |
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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 |
| | Cultures and Histories - History of Ideas Elective | 3 |
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Total 16 |
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Term III (Summer) |
Credits |
| CIVE 301 | Surveying | 3 |
| STAT 230 | Introduction to Probability and Random Variables | 3 |
| | Societies and Individuals Elective | 3 |
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Total 9 |
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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 2xx | Mathematics Elective | 3 |
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Total 15 |
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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 2xx or FEAA 300 | Biology Elective | 3 |
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Total 15 |
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Term VI (Summer) |
Credits |
| CIVE 330 | Engineering Geology (or Geology Elective) | 3 |
| INDE 301 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| ECON 212 | Elementary Macroeconomic Theory | 3 |
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Total 9 |
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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 |
| | Cultures and Histories Elective | 3 |
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Total 15 |
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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 |
| | Cultures and Histories Elective | 3 |
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Total 15 |
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Term IX (Summer) |
Credits |
| CIVE 400 or COOP (FEAA 500 and FEAA 500A) | Approved Experience | 6 |
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Total 6 |
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