Master of Science in Civil Engineering

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About This Programme

Civil Engineering is a vital profession in the development of cities and societies. Civil Engineers are involved in the planning, analysis, design, and problem solving of a variety of projects that directly serve the needs of societies for buildings, bridges, roads, water supply systems, dams, canals, sanitation systems, environmental protection systems, and risk management systems. Civil engineering includes a variety of sub-disciplines, including environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, municipal or urban engineering, water resources engineering, materials engineering, coastal engineering, surveying, and construction engineering. To meet the demands of the rapid developments in the field, civil engineers must be up to date in their knowledge, motivated self-educators, and involved in lifelong learning. The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Sharjah offers a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) Program that prepares graduates to confidently confront current and future challenges in an exciting profession and equip them with advanced knowledge, practical skills, knowledge discovery, and application skills. The MSCE program is officially accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The Department has well-qualified faculty and lecturers with many years of academic and practical experience both regionally and internationally. The expertise of the academic staff spans the main disciplines of modern civil & environmental engineering. In addition, the department has laboratory facilities that are furnished with state-of-the-art equipment and analytical instruments in support of advanced experimental work for teaching, research, and community service. The laboratories are also staffed with qualified and well-trained laboratory assistants, technicians, and engineers. The MSCE Program offers two broad specialization streams (areas) with optional concentration areas within the streams, as follows:1. Structural Systems Engineering Stream, with the following concentration areas: a. Structural Engineering. b. Materials & Construction Engineering. c. Geotechnical Engineering. 2. Infrastructure Systems Engineering Stream, with the following concentration areas: a. Environmental Engineering. b. Water Resources Engineering. c. Transportation Engineering. The two specialization streams enhance the interdisciplinary nature of the MSCE Program, which helps students to get advanced knowledge, practical skills, and knowledge discovery and application skills in more than one area of civil engineering specialization. This equips students with the means to confront current and future challenges in an exciting multidisciplinary civil engineering profession, which requires specialized and advanced knowledge, and skills in more than one area in civil engineering. Completing the requirements of a concentration in a particular stream requires completing at least two (2) Courses in the concentration area + completing the Thesis course in the concentration area appropriate to the chosen stream. Students who wish to have a particular concentration area recognized in their transcripts need to make a request in writing to the Department during the final semester of their studies. Admission Requirements: To be admitted to the MSCE Program, candidates should fulfill the following requirements: • Must hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized university with a CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or above. • Students with a GPA of 2.50 to 2.99 may be admitted conditionally provided that they register for 6-9 credit hours in the first semester of their study and obtain an average grade of "B". Otherwise, they will be expelled from the program. • The undergraduate degree must be obtained in a major that qualifies the student to study the master's program, particularly from the Civil and Environmental Engineering program. Students holding degrees in other majors may be admitted, subject to the conditional approval of the department graduate committee and remedial undergraduate-level courses • Students in programs taught in English must obtain 550 on the TOEFL exam or 6 on IELTS. • Applicants shall satisfy all the other admission requirements stipulated by the College of Graduate Studies and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. These are the itemized changes. Kindly let me know if you need further clarification on any matter.