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Academics >> Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program |
Civil Engineering is the art and science of planning and developing the built environment that forms the infrastructure of civilization. In this connection, civil engineering encompasses analysis, design and scientific research in a variety of fields such as structures, structural mechanics, construction materials, geodesy, hydromechanics, water resources, transportation, topography and construction management. All these activities are based on economic, safety and esthetic considerations.
METU NCC Civil Engineering Program
The goal of the METU NCC Civil Engineering Program is to educate future engineers who can apply basic science in the analysis and synthesis of complex civil engineering problems, who are competent in oral and written communication, and who can co-operate with disciplines other than engineering. In this regard, graduates are expected to have developed skills in critical thinking, searching and learning, adherence to ethical principles, leadership qualities, and the ability to maintain interaction with social environment in which they live.
The METU NCC Civil Engineering curriculum has been designed and based on current trends in engineering programs as well as the needs of the Middle Eastern countries, and comprises a series of compulsory and elective courses in the areas of structural mechanics, water resources, geotechnical engineering, construction materials, surface transportation, construction management and geodesy.
Career Opportunities
METU NCC Civil Engineering graduates will have career opportunities in both the public and private sector in any field of civil engineering. With a strong background in engineering and communication skills, they can be especially sought after candidates for companies operating in the Middle East and Euro-Asia. Those who would like to carry on with academic research will have ample opportunities both in Turkey and elsewhere, due to the analytical abilities they have gained by following the curriculum.
Curriculum(Click on the course code to see its catalog description)
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Calculus with Analytic Geometry
(4-2) 5
General Physics I
(3-2) 4
General Chemistry
(3-2) 4
Development of Reading and Writing Skills I
(4-0) 4
Computer Aided Engineering Drawing 1
(2-2) 3
Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications
(2-0) NC
Second Semester
Calculus for Functions of Several Variables
(4-2) 5
General Physics II
(3-2) 4
Introduction to C Programming
(2-2) 3
Development of Reading and Writing Skills II
(4-0 ) 4
Introduction to Civil Engineering
(2-0)NC
SECOND YEAR
Third Semester
Differential Equations
(4-0) 4
Surveying
(1-4) 3
Statics
(3-0) 3
Materials of Construction
(3-2) 4
Non-technical elective
(-) 3
TUR 101 a
Turkish I
(2-0) NC
Fourth Semester
Applied Mathematics for Engineers
(4-0) 4
Dynamics
(3-0) 3
Strength of Materials
(3-0) 3
Engineering Economy
(3-0) 3
Academic Oral Presentation Skills
(3-0)
Non-technical Elective
(-) 3
TUR 102 a
Turkish II
(2-0) NC
THIRD YEAR
Fifth Semester
Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineers
(3-0) 3
Introduction to Structural Mechanics
(3-0) 3
Transportation and Traffic Engineering
(3-0) 3
Soil Mechanics
(3-2) 4
Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
(3-0) 3
HST 201 b
Principles of Kemal Atatürk I
(2-0) NC
CVE 300 c
Summer Practice I
(-) NC
Sixth Semester
Construction Engineering and Management
(3-0) 3
Foundation Engineering
(2-2) 3
Hydromechanics
(3-2) 4
Engineering Hydrology
(3-0) 3
Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals
(3-0) 3
Structural Analysis
(3-0) 3
HST 202 b
Principles of Kemal Atatürk II
(2-0) NC
FOURTH YEAR
Seventh Semester
Water Resources Engineering
(3-0)
Design of Steel Structures
(2-2) 3
Technical Elective
(-) 3
Technical Elective
(-) 3
Advanced Communication Skills
(3-0) 3
CVE 400 c
Summer Practice II
(-) NC
Eighth Semester
Technical Elective
(-) 3
Technical Elective
(-) 3
Technical Elective
(-) 3
Technical Elective
(-) 3
Free Elective
(-) 3
(a) Foreign students will take TUR 201 and TUR 202, which may be taken in the first year by the consent of the advisor.
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(b) Foreign students will take HST 400 instead of HST 201 and HST 202
(c) Students are expected to complete their summer training prior to registering CVE 300 and CVE 400