Civil Engineering

In this course, the issues of water quality and water and wastewater treatment systems are examined. Advanced physical and chemical technologies, as well as bioengineering processes for water and wastewater treatment are introduced and studied. Emphasis is on state of the art solutions to tackle global challenges regarding water and wastewater treatment systems operation and effectiveness.

This course introduces soil mechanics and engineering geology for geotechnical engineering applications such as foundations, rail construction, and tunnels. It considers the fundamental mechanics of soils as a heterogeneous mixture of air, water, and solid particles and the origin of these materials from their parent rocks. It analyses the deformation of natural and man-made structures that comprise or are built upon soil, and the flow of fluids within them. It develops an understanding of how the fundamental principles of geological sciences influence the design and construction of engineering structures.
 

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is an emerging technology that employs digital information models in the virtual space to achieve better quality and efficiency of construction and management work throughout lifecycle of a facility. Through lectures and case studies, this course is designed to teach students the knowledge of BIM Technology and its development and application potential. 

The purpose of the course is for students to understand and analyze basic fluid mechanics problems through their conceptual approach, an analytical formulation, applying the laws of physics and their analytical or numerical resolution, considering concepts of vector calculus and differential equations.

This course is for engineering students intending to focus in the area of environmental engineering. The course lays a foundation for more intensive courses in later stages by introducing concepts about, among other things, environmental ethics, engineering calculations, and the fundamental biological, chemical, and physical processes used in environmental engineering. Applications of these concepts to developing engineering solutions for several contemporary environmental problems are also examined.

This is a special studies course involving an internship with a corporate, public, governmental, or private organization, arranged with the Study Center Director or Liaison Officer. Specific internships vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. A substantial paper or series of reports is required. Units vary depending on the contact hours and method of assessment. The internship may be taken during one or more terms but the units cannot exceed a total of 12.0 for the year.

This course expands on what constitutes real estate business in the modern society. The course provides knowledge and skills relevant to the multidimensional real estate business field, which includes asset management, property management, facility management, and real estate development. Focus is on different financing and management models, from the perspective of a business. A central theme is corporate governance, including corporate real estate management (CREM), and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The course also introduces futures studies and gives insight into managing and financing innovation in real estate.

This course examines the issues related to risk of ground instability, which concern all civil engineering projects. Students will learn how to identify, evaluate and mitigate hazards including landslides, sinkholes and earthquakes. They will develop the ability of assessing the impact of these hazards on the natural and built environment. They will acquire analytical skills to quantify ground (in)stability and foresee natural and entropic causes of ground failure. They will learn how to design engineering solutions to mitigate these risks.

This is an independent research course with research arranged between the student and faculty member. The specific research topics vary each term and are described on a special project form for each student. A substantial paper is required. The number of units varies with the student’s project, contact hours, and method of assessment, as defined on the student’s special study project form.

This course covers how a project manager leads the project team. Major topics include theories of leadership; traits of project leaders; and leadership competencies such as visioning, strategizing, team building, decision-making, empowering, influencing, planning, and communicating.