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Civil Engineering Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Engineering & Technology via distance learning
Civil Engineering via distance learning
This program constitutes a valuable source of the principles and techniques needed to design and manage all types of civil constructions such as highways, bridges, airports, etc. It incorporates innovations to construction, materials, and equipment.
Academic Supervisor : Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
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Civil Engineering Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Civil Engineering.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Architecture & Architectural Design - Building Technology & Design - Construction Management - Domotics - Geotechnical Engineering - Landscape Architecture - Real Estate - Structural Engineering - Sustainable Architecture - Urban Development - Urban Planning & Design .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Civil Engineering Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Civil Engineering via distance learning = 42 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Civil Engineering Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Civil Engineering via distance learning = 42 Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Engineering & Technology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Structural Engineering.
Master's Degree - Civil Engineering Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Civil Engineering via distance learning = 42 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Engineering & Technology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Structural Engineering. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Civil Engineering Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Civil Engineering via distance learning = 42 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Engineering & Technology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Structural Engineering. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
BIU adapts each Distance Learning Higher Education degree program to the needs of each student. More info...
Civil Engineering Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Surveying
This course examines the principles and techniques of surveying; errors in surveying operations; distance measurements; chain surveying; angles measurements and bearings; coordinates geometry; leveling; leveling of profiles and cross-sections contour lines; areas and volumes computations; and photometry.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Land Use Planning
This course presents the properties that govern the use of soil for plant growth and construction engineering purposes. It emphasizes on sustainable use and conservation. It identifies soil resources for human needs and the management of soil landscape data to ameliorate the environmental impact of human activities.
Academic Supervisor: Mina Benjouali
Architectural Structures
This course deals with the structural systems behavior statics, and force analysis; the study of the strength and properties of materials; and the shapes of structural elements with respect to their effectiveness in resisting stresses. It includes stress and strain, analysis and design of beams and columns, and it examines forces on buildings (snow, live loads, wind, and earthquake).
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Concrete Design & Construction
This course explores the design of reinforced concrete structures. It presents the mechanics of structural concrete in bending, shear, and axial forces, and the structural behavior and design of bricks, tiles, and masonry. It includes beams, slabs systems, columns, foundations, retaining walls, and concrete.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Steel Design & Construction
This course explores the mechanics, structural behavior, and design of steel construction. It examines steel tension members, beams, columns, and their combinations in addition to the elastic and plastic methods employed. It also portrays the design of bolted and welded connections and the structural design of steel bridges and frames of buildings.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Wood Design & Construction
This course explores the design methods related to wood structures. It examines the nature of wood as a building material, plywood, glued laminated wood, timber piles and pile foundations, pole buildings, and conventional wood building framing.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Materials Science
This course explains how materials are manufactured; why they behave the way they do; how they are fabricated into structural objects-parts; and how they can be compounded into alloys, reinforced composite structures, and flexibilized toughened structures. It considers the properties of materials utilized in practice of engineering, and the atomic, molecular, and crystalline structure of metals, ceramics, composites, and polymeric materials.
Academic Supervisor: Wolf Dettmer
Foundation Engineering
This course presents methods of subsurface exploration and sampling, shallow foundations, lateral earth pressure theories, and earth retaining systems. It explains the engineering properties of soils and how they relate to design and construction including soil identification and classification.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Building Technology
This course presents important issues of building technology namely heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical distribution, and fire protection systems and emphasizes on the aspects of their design, construction, budgeting, and problem solving. It presents solutions for achieving energy-efficient buildings, for evaluating thermal performances, materials and envelopes resistance, air flow through and around buildings, and strategies for integrating technology into the architectural design process.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Construction Management
This course examines the financial, technical, environmental impact, risks, regulations, and management activities associated with the development of construction projects, including business and construction concepts, as well as marketing strategies for continued profitable operation of a construction firm.
Academic Supervisor: Wolf Dettmer
Urban Design Implementation
This course studies the effective implementation of urban designs and their past heritage. It also considers theories of city building and the elements, patterns, and evolution of the city-shaping urban forms. It presents the methods used in urban morphological analysis to express community values and goals in the design of their cities.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Civil Engineering
This course provides a valuable source on civil engineering principles and techniques. It also consider the management of many civil engineering projects and incorporates innovations in design, construction, materials, and equipment.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Geotechnical Engineering
This course explains the characteristics of geological materials; soil and rock classifications; physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties; stress principles; soil and rock improvement; seepage, consolidation; stress distribution; and settlement analysis. It discusses shear strength, bearing capacity, lateral earth pressures, slope stability, and underground construction. It examines the design of shallow and deep foundations, retaining walls, tunnels, and other earth and rock structures.
Academic Supervisor: Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri
Structural Engineering
This course deals with the structural engineering principles and design techniques. It is a must for every engineer and architect who works with the design of buildings, bridges, and other structures. It provides concise and up-to-date information on the planning, design, and construction of a variety of engineered structures.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
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Civil Engineering Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
AAEE - Australasian Association for Engineering Education
ABCEM - Associação Brasileira da Construção Metálica
ABENC - Associação Brasileira de Engenheiros Civis
ABP - Associação Brasileira de Pontes e Estruturas
AFGC - Association Francaise de Genie Civil
ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers
ASEE - American Society for Engineering Education
ATCM - Association of Town and City Management
B&ES - Building & Engineering Services Association
CECA - Civil Engineering Contractors Association
ECCE - European Council of Civil Engineers
ENGC - Engineering Council (UK)
FEBRAE - Federação Brasileira de Associações de Engenheiros
IACEE - International Association for Continuing Engineering Education
IACES - International Association of Civil Engineering Students
IAENG - International Association of Engineers
ICE - Institution of Civil Engineers
ICE - Internet Civil Engineers Network
ICES - Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
IET - Institution of Engineering and Technology
IFEES - International Federation of Engineering Education Societies
IRED - Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors
LACCEI - Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
NAAAEA - National Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects
NSBE - National Society of Black Engineers
SEFI - Societé Européene pour la Formation des Ingénieurs
SHPE - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
SWE - Society of Women Engineers
TCPA - Town and Country Planning Association
UACSE - Universal Association of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineers
WFEO - World Federation of Engineering Organizations
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Admission requirements - Civil Engineering
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Civil Engineering Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
Recognition - Civil Engineering Online via distance learning
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Faculty of Engineering & Technology via distance learning
Civil Engineering Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
