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CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

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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

MAT 119

Calculus with Analytic Geometry

(4-2) 5

PHY 105

General Physics I

(3-2) 4

CHM 107

General Chemistry

(3-2) 4

ENGL 101

Development of Reading and Writing Skills I

(4-0) 4

MECH 113

Computer Aided Engineering Drawing 1

(2-2) 3

CNG 100

Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications

(2-0) NC

 

Second Semester

MAT 120

Calculus for Functions of Several Variables

(4-2) 5

PHY 106

General Physics II

(3-2) 4

CNG 230

Introduction to C Programming

(2-2) 3

ENGL 102

Development of Reading and Writing Skills II

(4-0 ) 4

CVE 102

Introduction to Civil Engineering

(2-0)NC

 

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester

MAT 219

Differential Equations

(4-0) 4

CVE 202

Surveying

(1-4) 3

CVE 221 / MECH 205

Statics

(3-0) 3

CVE 241

Materials of Construction

(3-2) 4

 

Non-technical elective

(-) 3

TUR 101 a

Turkish I

(2-0) NC

 

Fourth Semester

MAT 210

Applied Mathematics for Engineers

(4-0) 4

CVE 222 / MECH 208

Dynamics

(3-0) 3

CVE 224 / MECH 206

Strength of Materials

(3-0) 3

ECO 280

Engineering Economy

(3-0) 3

ENGL 211

Academic Oral Presentation Skills

(3-0)

 

Non-technical Elective

(-) 3

TUR 102 a

Turkish II

(2-0) NC

 

 

 

THIRD YEAR

Fifth Semester

CVE 303

Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineers

(3-0) 3

CVE 323

Introduction to Structural Mechanics

(3-0) 3

CVE 353

Transportation and Traffic Engineering

(3-0) 3

CVE 363

Soil Mechanics

(3-2) 4

CVE 371

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

CVE 332

Construction Engineering and Management

(3-0) 3

CVE 366

Foundation Engineering

(2-2) 3

CVE 372

Hydromechanics

(3-2) 4

CVE 376

Engineering Hydrology

(3-0) 3

CVE 382

Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals

(3-0) 3

CVE 384

Structural Analysis

(3-0) 3

HST 202 b

Principles of Kemal Atatürk II

(2-0) NC

 

FOURTH YEAR

Seventh Semester

CVE 471

Water Resources Engineering

(3-0)

CVE 485

Design of Steel Structures

(2-2) 3

 

Technical Elective

(-) 3

 

Technical Elective

(-) 3

ENGL 311

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.

(b) International students will take HST 205 and HST 206 instead of HST 201 and HST 202

(c) Students are expected to complete their summer training prior to registering CVE 300 and CVE 400

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