The ASU Diploma in Civil Engineering Program teaches students about the technology and tools required to support Professional Engineering work during the engineering, design and construction of structures, transportation systems, buildings, roads, water supply, waste water treatment plants and many other major facilities. The Diploma in Civil Engineering program is designed to fulfill industry's need for technicians. Emphasis of the ASU Diploma in Civil Engineering Program is placed on the combination of engineering, scientific, and technical principles, laboratory work, site visits and construction industry practice. The curriculum was chosen to concentrate on the application of engineering principles to the solution of real world civil-engineering problems.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
The taught elements of the program comprise an integrated package of University requirements, College requirements and Major requirements.
Level I
English Communication Skills I
English Communication Skills II
Computer Applications
Engineering Laboratories
Calculus 1
Calculus II
Physics I
Physics II
Islamic Civilization
Chemistry
Level II
Surveying
Engineering Geology
Engineering Drawing
Mechanics of Material
Civil Engineering Materials
Transportation Engineering
Statics
Analysis of Structures I
Technical Writing and Presentation
Dynamics
Linear Algebra
Level III
Design of Concrete Structures I
Entrepreneurship
Building Information Modelling
Integrating Group Project
Managing Engineering Organization
ATTENDANCE Full time. Full time degree students can complete the program in 5 semesters (two and half years) on achieving 77 credit hours of study.
Special Part-Time or Evening Study. Students may complete the program through special part-time attendance or by evening study.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Students seeking admission to this program must fulfill the following minimum entry requirements: a. The student should have successfully passed the courses of all subjects of the general education diploma or its equivalence. b. The student should achieve the standards set for the subjects of the General Foundation Program. c. The student should have passed the following subjects to qualify for enrollment in the College of Engineering: Pure Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry d. The student must be medically fit.
91.8 OMR/Credit hour - Total 7,068.6 OMR
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates from the Civil Engineering Diploma program will find employment as Technicians who support professional engineers involved in design of structures, transportation systems, buildings, hospitals, bridges, roads, pipelines, shopping malls, airports, and many other major facilities. They are also employed during the construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance of such infrastructure facilities. Graduates from the program may pursue further studies leading to award of a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
A’Sharqiyah University (ASU) is a private institution of higher education located in the north of the A’Sharqiyah region of the Sultanate of Oman. It is located in Ibra 150 km from Muscat, the capital. It was established in 2009 by Ministerial Decision (78/2009) issued by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
