Program Overview

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Overview

The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) discipline deals with topics related to the design and construction of structures, concrete technology, soil engineering and foundations, hydrology, transportation engineering, as well as with topics related to environmental management and protection. Studies in the field of CEE provide the graduate with the necessary qualifications for a successful professional career with high earnings.

Admission

The minimum admission requirement to an undergraduate program of study is a recognized High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or equivalent internationally recognized qualification(s). Students are required to have a HSLC grade at least 7.5/10 or 15/20 or equivalent depending on the grading system of the country issuing the HSLC or a rank in the top 50%. Students with a lower HSLC grade are provided with extra academic guidance and monitoring during the first year of their studies.

English Language Proficiency

The list below provides the minimum English Language Requirements (ELR) for enrollment to the program of study. Students who do not possess any of the qualifications or stipulated grades listed below, are required to take UNIC’s NEPTON English Placement Test (with no charge) and will receive English Language support classes.

• TOEFL – 500 and above
• Computer-based TOEFL – 173 and above
• Internet-based TOEFL – 61 and above
• IELTS – 5 and above
• Cambridge Exams [First Certificate] – B and above
• Cambridge Exams [Proficiency Certificate – C and above
• GCSE English Language “O” Level – C and above
• Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English – Pass
• Michigan Examination of Competency in English – Pass

Assessment

Course assessment usually comprises of a comprehensive final exam and continuous assessment. Continuous assessment can include, amongst others, class participation, homework assignments, laboratory reports, mid-term exam, and semester project.

Letter grades are calculated based on the weight of the final exam and the continuous assessment and the actual numerical marks obtained in these two assessment components. Based on the course grades the student’s semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative point average (CPA) are calculated.

Graduation

The student must complete 240 ECTS and all programme requirements.

A minimum cumulative grade point average (CPA) of 2.0 is required. Thus, although a ‘D-’ is a PASS grade, in order to achieve a CPA of 2.0 an average grade of ‘C’ is required.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the students should be able to:

1. enter the profession of civil engineering and advance in the field in order to become qualified professional engineers and leaders in the industry,
2. have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the analysis and design processes, laboratory tests and technologies involved in civil and environmental engineering,
3. use basic science, mathematics, and engineering techniques to analyze and solve problems related to civil and environmental engineering,
4. use available measurement data and computer software to model various structures and simulate common civil engineering problems for design and assessment purposes, and
5. assess the short- and long-term impact of engineering solutions at both local and global levels, to the economy, the environment, as well as the society.

Academic Path

Section: A – Major Requirements

ECTS: Min. 160 Max. 160

• CEE-101: Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering (4 ECTS)
• CEE-112: Technical Drawing and CAD (5 ECTS)
• CEE-151: Building Construction Principles (5 ECTS)
• CEE-152: Construction Materials (7 ECTS)
• CEE-220: Structural Analysis I (5 ECTS)
• CEE-250: Construction Management (5 ECTS)
• CEE-260: Principles of Environmental Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-280: Engineering Surveying (7 ECTS)
• CEE-320: Structural Analysis II (5 ECTS)
• CEE-321: Structural Dynamics (6 ECTS)
• CEE-330: Soil Mechanics (7 ECTS)
• CEE-351: Reinforced Concrete I (5 ECTS)
• CEE-352: Steel Structures I (6 ECTS)
• CEE-353: Reinforced Concrete II (5 ECTS)
• CEE-371: Road and Highway Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-422: Computer-Aided Structural Analysis and Design (5 ECTS)
• CEE-431: Foundations and Retaining Structure Design (5 ECTS)
• CEE-441: Hydraulics (7 ECTS)
• CEE-442: Wastewater Treatment (5 ECTS)
• CEE-454: Earthquake Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-461: Environmental Impact Assessment (5 ECTS)
• CEE-491: Capstone Design Project I (4 ECTS)
• CEE-492: Capstone Design Project II (6 ECTS)
• COMP-111: Programming Principles I (6 ECTS)
• ENGR-280: Probability and Statistics for Engineers (6 ECTS)
• ENGR-290: Numerical Methods using MATLAB (6 ECTS)
• MENG-250: Engineering Mechanics: Statics (6 ECTS)
• MENG-270: Strength of Materials (6 ECTS)
• MENG-280: Fluid Mechanics (6 ECTS)

Section: B – Major Electives – Concentration 1: Civil Engineering

ECTS: Min. 0 Max. 30

• CEE-401: Engineering Law and Contracts (5 ECTS)
• CEE-421: Finite Element Structural Analysis (5 ECTS)
• CEE-430: Geotechnical Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-432: Ground Improvement Techniques (5 ECTS)
• CEE-444: Coastal Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-452: Steel Structures II (5 ECTS)
• CEE-455: Bridge Analysis and Design (5 ECTS)
• CEE-456: Pre-Stressed Concrete (5 ECTS)
• CEE-457: Timber Structures (5 ECTS)
• CEE-458: Masonry Structures (5 ECTS)
• CEE-470: Transportation Plan and Design (5 ECTS)
• CEE-490C: Special Topics in Civil Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-493C: Internship (5 ECTS)

Section: C – Major Electives – Concentration 2: Environmental Engineering

ECTS: Min. 0 Max. 30

• CEE-443: Water Resource Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-462: Waste Management (5 ECTS)
• CEE-463: Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure (5 ECTS)
• CEE-464: Air Pollution Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-465: Mathematical Models in Environmental Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-466: Environmental Biology and Applied Ecology (5 ECTS)
• CEE-467: Industrial Waste Treatment Technologies (5 ECTS)
• CEE-468: Energy Efficiency of Buildings (5 ECTS)
• CEE-490E: Special Topics in Environmental Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-493E: Internship (5 ECTS)

Section: D – Science Requirements

ECTS: Min. 16 Max. 16

• CHEM-121: Environmental Chemistry (5 ECTS)
• GEOL-121: Engineering Geology (5 ECTS)
• PHYS-140: General Physics (6 ECTS)

Section: E – Mathematics Requirements

ECTS: Min. 28 Max. 28

• MATH-190: Calculus I (8 ECTS)
• MATH-191: Calculus II (8 ECTS)
• MATH-280: Linear Algebra I (6 ECTS)
• MATH-330: Ordinary Differential Equations (6 ECTS)

Section: F – Language Expression

ECTS: Min. 6 Max. 6

• BADM-332: Technical Writing and Research (6 ECTS)

Semester Breakdown

Semester 1

• CEE-101: Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering (4 ECTS)
• CEE-151: Building Construction Principles (5 ECTS)
• CEE-152: Construction Materials (7 ECTS)
• CHEM-121: Environmental Chemistry (5 ECTS)
• MATH-190: Calculus I (8 ECTS)

Semester 2

• COMP-111: Programming Principles I (6 ECTS)
• CEE-112: Technical Drawing and CAD (5 ECTS)
• MATH-191: Calculus II (8 ECTS)
• PHYS-140: General Physics (6 ECTS)
• GEOL-121: Engineering Geology (5 ECTS)

Semester 3

• BADM-332: Technical Writing and Research (6 ECTS)
• ENGR-280: Probability and Statistics for Engineers (6 ECTS)
• MATH-330: Ordinary Differential Equations (6 ECTS)
• MATH-280: Linear Algebra I (6 ECTS)
• MENG-250: Engineering Mechanics: Statics (6 ECTS)

Semester 4

• CEE-220: Structural Analysis I (5 ECTS)
• CEE-280: Engineering Surveying (7 ECTS)
• MENG-280: Fluid Mechanics (6 ECTS)
• CEE-250: Construction Management (5 ECTS)
• MENG-270: Strength of Materials (6 ECTS)

Semester 5

• CEE-260: Principles of Environmental Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-320: Structural Analysis II (5 ECTS)
• CEE-330: Soil Mechanics (7 ECTS)
• CEE-461: Environmental Impact Assessment (5 ECTS)
• CEE-351: Reinforced Concrete I (5 ECTS)
• CEE-371: Road and Highway Engineering (5 ECTS)

Semester 6

• CEE-321: Structural Dynamics (6 ECTS)
• CEE-352: Steel Structures I (6 ECTS)
• CEE-353: Reinforced Concrete II (5 ECTS)
• CEE-422: Computer-Aided Structural Analysis and Design (5 ECTS)
• ENGR-290: Numerical Methods using MATLAB (6 ECTS)

Semester 7

• CEE-441: Hydraulics (7 ECTS)
• CEE-442: Wastewater Treatment (5 ECTS)
• CEE-491: Capstone Design Project I (4 ECTS)
• CEE-454: Earthquake Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-470: Transportation Plan and Design (5 ECTS)
• CEE-468: Energy Efficiency of Buildings (5 ECTS)

Semester 8

• CEE-431: Foundations and Retaining Structure Design (5 ECTS)
• CEE-492: Capstone Design Project II (6 ECTS)
• CEE-421: Finite Element Structural Analysis (5 ECTS)
• CEE-430: Geotechnical Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-464: Air Pollution Engineering (5 ECTS)
• CEE-462: Waste Management (5 ECTS)

Faculty

• Dr George Chailos
• Professor Dimitris Drikakis
• Dr Marios Kyriakides
• Dr Antonia Lemonari – Sophocleous
• Professor Marios Nestoros
• Dr Loizos Papaloizou
• Professor Nectarios Papanicolaou
• Dr Panayiotis Polycarpou
• Dr Ernestos Sarris
• Dr Andreas Savva

Adjunct Faculty

• Dr Angelos Dados
• Dr Tatiana-Ioanna Gialama
• Dr Nicholas Kathijotes
• Mr Demetris Photiou
• Dr Paris Pittakaras
• Dr Rogiros Illampas
• Dr Yianna Samuel
• Demitris Savvides
• Dr Antonis Toumazis