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  • 2023/2024 - Current Curriculum
  • - 2022/2023

2023/2024 - Current Curriculum

Curriculum

Each student majoring in Civil Engineering must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 132 credits distributed as follows:

I. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (18 Credits)

A. Compulsory (9 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0330-100 Modern and Contemporary History of Kuwait 3
9988-123 English I - Intermediate Writing Skills 3
9988-221 English II - Technical Writing 3

 

B. Elective (9 Credits)

 
1 - Restricted Elective (3 Credits)
Code Course Credits
0330-102 Arab and Islamic Cultural History or one of the equivalent courses (Mentioned in the General Education section) 3
 
2- Free Electives (6 Credits)

Students choose a minimum of 2 courses fromthe General Education courses approved by the college

 

II. MATHEMATICS AND BASIC SCIENCE COURSES (27 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0410-101 Calculus I 3
0410-102 Calculus II 3
0410-111 Linear Algebra 3
0410-211 Calculus III 3
0410-240 Ordinary Differential Equations 3
0420-101 General Chemistry I 3
0420-105 General Chemistry I Laboratory 1
0430-101 General Physics I 3
0430-105 General Physics I Laboratory 1
0430-102 General Physics II 3
0430-107 General Physics II Laboratory 1

 

III. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS (23 Credits)

 

A. Common Engineering Courses (23 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0600-104 Engineering Graphics and Design 2
0600-202 Statics 3
0600-203 Dynamics 3
0600-204 Strength of Materials 3
0600-208 Engineering Thermodynamics I 3
0600-209 Engineering Economy 3
0600-304 Engineering Probability and Statistics 3
0600-307 Applied Numerical Methods and Programming in Engineering 3

 

IV. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (64 Credits)

 

A. Compulsory Courses (55 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0620-201 Introduction to Design 3
0620-235 Geomatics Engineering 3
0620-252 Building Materials 3
0620-271 Structural Analysis I 3
0620-310 Fluid Mechanics 3
0620-311 Water Resources 4
0620-312 Environmental Engineering 3
0620-350 Soil Mechanics 4
0620-366 Transportation Engineering 4
0620-371 Structural Analysis II 3
0620-373 Reinforced Concrete I 3
0620-430 Legal, Professional, and Social Aspects of Engineering 3
0620-435 Construction Engineering and Management 4
0620-451 Foundation Engineering 3
0620-473 Reinforced Concrete II 3
0620-490 Capstone Design 3

 

B. Elective Courses (9 Credits)

 

1. Students choose a minimum of one of the following courses (3 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0620-210 Ecology and Environmental Systems 3
0460-101 Physical Geology 3
0490-105 Microbiology 3

 

2. Students choose a minimum of one of the following courses (3 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0620-403 Coastal Processes and Modeling 3
0620-411 Water and Wastewater Treatment 3
0620-412 Open Channel Hydraulics 3
0620-414 Hydraulic Engineering 3
0620-434 Construction Estimation and Cost Control 3
0620-452 Earth and Earth Retaining Structures 3
0620-461 Traffic Engineering 3
0620-463 Highway Materials and Construction 3
0620-476 Computer Applications in Structural Engineering 3

 

3. Students choose a minimum of one of the following courses (3 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0620-395 Engineering Training 3
0620-405 Fundamentals of Oceanographic Engineering 3
0620-413 Groundwater Hydraulics 3
0620-419 Environmental Pollution Control 3
0620-425 Computer Applications in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering 3
0620-429 Groundwater Contamination 3
0620-436 Construction Work Improvement 3
0620-437 Concrete Construction and Technology 3
0620-449 Civil Engineering Systems 3
0620-454 GIS and Remote Sensing in Engineering Applications 3
0620-455 Computer Applications in Geotechnical Engineering 3
0620-456 Sustainability and Green Engineering 3
0620-462 Traffic Control Systems 3
0620-464 Urban Transportation Planning 3
0620-465 Pavement Design 3
0620-471 Steel Design I 3
0620-475 Pre-stressed Concrete 3

- 2022/2023

Curriculum

Each student majoring in Civil Engineering must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 132 credits distributed as follows:

I. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (18 Credits)

A. Compulsory (9 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0330-100 Modern and Contemporary History of Kuwait 3
9988-123 Intermediate Writing Skills 3
9988-221 Technical Writing 3

 

B. Elective (9 Credits)

Restricted Elective

Code Course Credits
0330-102 Arab and Islamic Cultural History or one course from a group of humanities courses 3

Free Electives (6 Credits)

Two courses from humanities/social science electives: Students can choose any course from the approved departments at the university.

II. MATHEMATICS AND BASIC SCIENCE COURSES (27 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0410-101 Calculus I 3
0410-102 Calculus II 3
0410-111 Linear Algebra 3
0410-211 Calculus III 3
0410-240 Ordinary Differential Equations 3
0420-101 General Chemistry I 3
0420-105 General Chemistry I Laboratory 1
0430-101 General Physics I 3
0430-105 General Physics I Laboratory 1
0430-102 General Physics II 3
0430-107 General Physics II Laboratory 1

 

III. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS (27 Credits)

A. Common Engineering Courses (18 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0600-104 Engineering Graphics and Design 2
0600-205 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals I 3
0600-207 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals I Laboratory 1
0600-208 Engineering Thermodynamics I 3
0600-209 Engineering Economy 3
0600-304 Engineering Probability and Statistics 3
0600-307 Applied Numerical Methods and Programming in Engineering 3

 

B. Other Engineering Courses (9 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0600-202 Statics 3
0600-203 Dynamics 3
0600-204 Strength of Materials 3

 

IV. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (60 Credits)

A. Compulsory Courses (51 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0620-201 Introduction to Design 3
0620-236 Construction Surveying 2
0620-252 Engineering Materials 3
0620-271 Structural Analysis I 3
0620-310 Fluid Mechanics 3
0620-311 Water Resources 4
0620-312 Environmental Engineering 3
0620-350 Soil Mechanics 4
0620-366 Transportation Engineering 4
0620-371 Structural Analysis II 3
0620-373 Reinforced Concrete I 3
0620-430 Legal, Professional, and Social Aspects of Engineering 3
0620-435 Construction Engineering and Management 4
0620-451 Foundation Engineering 3
0620-473 Reinforced Concrete II 3
0620-490 Capstone Design 3

 

B. Elective Courses (9 Credits)

1. One of the following courses (3 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0620-210 Ecology and Environmental Systems 3
0460-101 Physical Geology 3
0490-105 Microbiology 3

 

2. One of the following courses (3 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0620-403 Coastal Processes and Modeling 3
0620-411 Water and Wastewater Treatment 3
0620-412 Open Channel Hydraulics 3
0620-414 Hydraulic Engineering 3
0620-434 Construction Estimation and Cost Control 3
0620-452 Earth and Earth Retaining Structures 3
0620-461 Traffic Engineering 3
0620-463 Highway Materials and Construction 3
0620-476 Computer Applications in Structural Engineering 3

 

3. One of the following courses (3 Credits)

a. General Elective Courses

Code Course Credits
0620-395 Engineering Training 3
0620-409 Mechanisms of Sand Movement and Desertification Management 3

 

b. Coastal Engineering

Code Course Credits
0620-401 Coastal Engineering Fundamentals 3

 

c. Construction Engineering and Management

Code Course Credits
0620-436 Construction Work Improvement 3
0620-437 Concrete Construction and Technology 3
0620-449 Civil Engineering Systems 3

 

d. Geotechnical Engineering

Code Course Credits
0620-455 Computer Applications in Geotechnical Engineering 3

 

e. Structural Engineering

Code Course Credits
0620-471 Steel Design I 3
0620-475 Pre-stressed Concrete 3
0620-478 Reinforced Masonry 3
0620-481 Advanced Topics in Reinforced Concrete Design 3

 

f. Transportation Engineering

Code Course Credits
0620-462 Traffic Control Systems 3
0620-464 Urban Transportation Planning 3
0620-465 Pavement Design 3

 

g. Water Resources

Code Course Credits
0620-413 Groundwater Hydraulics 3

 

h. Environmental Engineering

Code Course Credits
0620-419 Environmental Pollution Control 3
0620-425 Computer Applications in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering 3
0620-429 Groundwater Contamination 3
0620-454 GIS and Remote Sensing in Engineering Applications 3
0620-456 Sustainability and Green Engineering 3
0620-498 Building Systems for Environmental Control 3