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BRIEF PROFILE
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (CIVIL) DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING
The Department of Civil Engineering is one of the first academic departments
set up under the Faculty of Engineering. It currently offers two academic In the same academic session,
programs at undergraduate level and post graduate research qualifica ons at the BEng (Environmental)
Master of Engineering Science and Doctor of Philosophy levels. programme was introduced as
a 3‐year degree programme
The department is sub‐divided into six major sec ons within the Department under the Semester System.
namely, Structural and Materials Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Both the programmes were
Geotechnical Engineering, Transporta on Engineering and Surveying, Water accredited by the Board of
Engineering, and Construc on Management and Mathema cs, and is ac vely Engineers Malaysia on the 21
engaged in R&D works with financial support from the University, August 2000.
Government and other industrial grants. Many academic members of the
Department are also pursuing engineering consultancies requiring exper se Star ng from the academic
in mul disciplinary areas. session of 2000/01, under the
instruc ons from the Ministry
The BEng (Civil) programme was introduced in the year 1956 as a 4‐year of Educa on of Malaysia, both
programme under the Term System. The programme was recognised by the the degree programmes were
Malaysian Public Services Department (JPA) and the Board of Engineers offered as a 4‐year degree
Malaysia (BEM). In the 1996/97 academic session, a major change was programme under the
undertaken in the programme where the BEng (Civil) programme was offered Semester System (Sistem
as a 3‐year degree programme under the Semester System (Sistem Pengajian Pengajian Empat Tahun, SPET).
Tiga Tahun, SPTT). The first batch of graduates
from these programmes
graduated in August 2004.