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US6526002 - Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Honours

  • OVERVIEW

    The Civil Engineering programme emphasizes on Enviromental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resourses Engineering, Transportation & Highway Engineering, Structural Engineering and Geomatic Engineering & Management.

    Civil Engineers are creative and innovative profesionals who solve problem of people and shape the world for a better and sustainable future. They design and construct buildings, bridges, roads, railways, ports, airports, dams, power plants, underground structures, water treatment plants and so on.

    The School has formally adopted the Outcome Based Education (OBE) system since 2006/2007 academic session to fulfill the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) requirements for undergraduate engineering programmes in Malaysia. The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil Engineering) programme has been awarded 5 years full accreditation from 2014 to 2018. In the latest new cycle accreditation exercise, the programme was granted full six years accreditation by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) from 2019-2024.

    School of Civil Engineering,
    Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia,
    14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia.
    https://civil.eng.usm.my/index.php/en/

    Duration : 4 Tahun / 8 Semester
    Medium Instruction : Lectures will be mainly delivered in English)
    Examination : Bilingual (Bahasa Malaysia & English)
    Semester Offered : Semester 1 (October)

  • REQUIREMENTS

    • MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTSHIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES DDIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS
      MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

      ACADEMIC
      Completed 12 years of Primary and High School Education and Obtained High School
      Certificate (eg. A‐Level, HSC,SMU, & Matayom Suksa 6 (Thailand),International Baccalaureate etc.) or Diploma in related fields

      ENGLISH

      • IELTS/ IELTS Online minimum Band 5.0
      • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 40
      • TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 7.5
      • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 154 or
      • PTE Academic / PTE
      • Academic(Online) minimum score of 47 or
      • ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 107 or
      • Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 3.5 Candidate from countries
        where English is the official language or
      • Candidate from an institution in which the medium of instruction is English or
      • Students from Indonesia,Brunei, Singapore, and Southern Thailand are exempted from English
        language competency requirements when the medium of language used during their studies is similar to Malay Language; or
      • International students who hold academic qualifications from Malay medium institutions and plan to extend their higher education in Malaysia.

      Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will receive a conditional offer letter requiring them to meet the English language requirements.
      HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES D:

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 2.67 

      And

      • Minimum grade B in subjects below:
        General studies

      And

      Grade B in any 2 subjects below:

      • Bahasa Melayu
      • Geography
      • History
      • Mathematics / Economics
      • Usuluddin
      • Syariah

      Note: Grading system is referred to each country academics qualifications
      DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS:

      Obtained Diploma in related fields withminimum CGPA of 2.67

      And

      Provided the course is not less than 5 semesters or 2 ½ years in the same accredited institution.

      And

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualificationof CGPA 2.67

      And

      • Minimum grade B in subjects below :
        General studies

      And

      • Grade B in any 2 subjects below:
      • Bahasa Melayu
      • Geography
      • History
      • Mathematics / Economics
      • Usuluddin
      • Syariah

      ‘A’ LEVEL CANDIDATES
      (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)

      • ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level result slip andcertificates
      • Passed ‘A’ Level with minimum score of 9 and minimum grade C in subjects below:
        • Literature in English
        • Economics
        • Sociology / Psychology

      AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOL CANDIDATES
      Passed SAM / AUSMAT with minimum aggregate of 68 and the equivalent of B in subjects below:

      • English as a second language studies
      • English studies
      • Economics

      INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) DIPLOMA CANDIDATES

      • Passed IB diploma with 26 points
      • Minimum of 6 score at High Level (HL) in subject below:
        • Language A1
        • History

      AND

      Minimum of 5 score at Standard Level (SL) in Economics
    • MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTSHIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS
      MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

      ACADEMIC

      • Completed 12 years of Primary and High School Education and
      • Obtained High School Certificate (eg. A‐Level, HSC, SMU, & Matayom Suksa 6 (Thailand), International Baccalaureate ) or
      • Diploma in related field

      ENGLISH

      • IELTS/IELTS Online minimum Band 0 or
      • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 40 or
      • TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 5 or
      • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 154 or
      • PTE Academic / PTE Academic (Online) minimum score of 47 or
      • ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 107 or
      • Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 5

      Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will be issued with a conditional offer letter to fulfill the English language requirements.

      INTERVIEW

      Candidates must undergo an interview session before being accepted by the respective faculty.

      Note: Candidates do not have

      visual impairment (color blind) and do not have physical disability making it difficult for practical work.
      HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES :

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 3.00

      And

      Minimum grade B in subjects below:

      • Physics
      • Mathematics
      • Chemistry / Biology

      Note: Grading system is referred to each country academics qualifications
      DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS:

      Obtained Diploma in Civil or related field with minimum CGPA of 3.00

      And

      Provided the course is not less than 5 semesters or 2 ½ years in the same accredited institution.

      And

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 3.00

      And

      Minimum grade B in subjects below:

      • Physics
      • Mathematics
      • Chemistry / Biology

      ‘A’ LEVEL CANDIDATES

      (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)

      • ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level result slip and certificates
      • Passed ‘A’ Level with minimum score of 10 and minimum grade B in any 2 subjects below:
        • Mathematics
        • Further Mathematics
        • Physics
        • Chemistry / Biology

      AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOL CANDIDATES

      Passed SAM / AUSMAT with minimum aggregate of 68 and the equivalent of B in subjects below:

      • Physics
      • Mathematics
      • Chemistry/ Biology

      INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) DIPLOMA CANDIDATES

      • Passed IB diploma with 28 points
      • Minimum of 5 score at High Level (HL) in subjects below:
        • Mathematics
        • Physics

      And

      Minimum of 5 score at Standard Level (SL) in 2 subjects below:

        • Chemistry
        • Biology

  • FEES

    • TYPE of feesAmount (USD)
      TYPE of fees: Total Tuition Fees
      Amount (USD):

      18,000.00
      TYPE of fees: Per semester
      Amount (USD):

      2,250.00
      TYPE of fees: Per year
      Amount (USD):

      4,500.00
      TYPE of fees: Recurrent Fee (Payable every semester)
      Amount (USD):

      95.00
      TYPE of fees: Non-Recurrent Fee (Payable upon registration)
      Amount (USD):

      1,325.00
      TYPE of fees: ** Fees are subject to change

  • LIST OF COURSE

      • Civil Engineering Drawing;
      • Introduction to Civil Engineering;
      • Fundamental to Data Engineering and Computation;
      • Engineering Calculus;
      • Geology for Civil Engineers;
      • Statics and Dynamics;
      • Civil Engineering Materials;
      • Civil Engineering Surveying;
      • Strength of Materials;
      • Advanced Engineering Calculus;
      • Engineering Mathematics for Civil Engineers;
      • Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers;
      • Soil Mechanics;
      • Theory of Structures;
      • Transportation & Traffic Engineering;
      • Introduction to Enviromental Engineering;
      • Structures Engineering & Strength of Materials Laboratory;
      • Water Supply and Treatment Engineering;
      • Geotechnical Analysis;
      • Construction Technology in Building and Infrastucture;
      • Structural Analysis;
      • Pavement and Highway Engineering;
      • Geotechnical I,
      • Hydraulics and Traffic Engineering Laboratory;
      • Geotechnical Design;
      • Wastewater Engineering;
      • Travel Demand Analysis and Road Safety;
      • Reinforced Concrete Structural Design I;
      • Engineersand the world;
      • Engineering Hydrology;
      • Geotechnical II,
      • Environmental & Pavement Engineering Laboratory;
      • Reinforced Concrete Structural Design II;
      • Structural Steel Design; Construction Project Management; Urban Water Design;
      • Air & Noise Pullution in Civil Engineering;
      • Sustainable Practices in Constructions;
      • Geographical information System and Remote Sensing in Civil Engineering;
      • Industrial Training.
      • Final Year Project;
      • Integrated Design Project;
      • Disaster Management;
      • Sustainable Water and System Modeling;
      • Building Pathology and Retrofitting;
      • Soil Stabilization and Ground Improvement;
      • Highway and Sustainable Pavement;
      • Solid and Industrial Waste Menagement;
      • Forensic Engineering for Civil Engineering;
      • Advanced Structurak Analysis;
      • Rock Engineering and Underground Contruction Technology;
      • Advanced Transport Modeling;

  • CAREER PROSPECTS

    • Consultant
    • Developer
    • Contractor
    • Entrepreneur
    • Educator
    • Manager
    • Researcher
    • Civil Servant

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