Bachelor of Engineering in

Civil Engineering

Program Description and Curriculum Guide

Program Code: 081001

I.Educational Objectives

This major cultivates senior talents in civil engineering related fields, who face the needs of engineering construction, adapt to the future social development and scientific and technological progress, develop morally, intellectually and physically, have good humanistic quality, social responsibility and professional ethics, have a solid grasp of the basic principles and professional knowledge of civil engineering disciplines, receive good training from engineers, and have practical ability, innovative ability and team spirit. Graduates can be competent for project survey, design, construction, management and technical consultation in the field of civil engineering, and become the technical or management backbone with professional engineer ability. Or through continuing education and other lifelong learning channels, they can engage in education, research and technology development in institutions of higher education and research institutes. Specific objectives are as follows：

1. Knowledge and experience: Be able to master the basic theoretical knowledge and professional knowledge of civil engineering, to adapt to the development of civil engineering technology, to integrate multi-disciplinary knowledge, and to provide systematic solutions to complex civil engineering problems.

2. Engineering ability: Get good training from civil engineers, and have the ability to engage in project investigation, design, construction, management and technical consultation in the field of civil engineering.

3. Team and Communication: Have good organization and coordination ability and teamwork spirit, and be proficient in reading foreign materials and writing project reports, and be able to communicate and exchange effectively against complex engineering problems in the field of civil engineering.

4. Social responsibility, physical and mental quality: Have a sense of social responsibility, adhering to moral norms, respecting labor, comprehensively considering the factors of law, culture and sustainable development in engineering practice, and actively serving the country and society.

5. Lifelong learning and innovation: Be able to have global awareness and global vision, the ability of continuous learning and the spirit of active innovation, and meet the needs of sustainable development of industries and social economy.

II. Attributes & Competencies

Students of this major should meet the following requirements when they graduate:

1.Engineering knowledge: Master mathematics, natural science, engineering foundation and professional knowledge, and can be flexibly applied to solve complex engineering problems in the field of civil engineering.

2.Problem probing: Can apply the basic principles of mathematics, natural science and engineering science, and identify, express and analyze complex engineering problems in civil engineering through literature research, so as to obtain effective conclusions.

3.Design/development solution: Be able to design (develop) suitable systems, structures, components (nodes) or construction schemes according to the characteristics and requirements of the project, considering the impact of safety, environment, economy, law, society, culture and health, etc., and is innovative in proposing solutions to complex engineering problems.

4.Research: Can study complex engineering problems in the field of civil engineering based on scientific principles and scientific methods, including designing experiments, collecting, processing, analyzing and interpreting data, and obtaining reasonable and effective conclusions through information synthesis and applying them to engineering practice.

5.Utilizing modern tools: Can simulate and predict complex engineering problems in the field of civil engineering by using appropriate technologies, resources, modern engineering tools and information technology tools, and analyze the rationality of simulation methods and the reliability of prediction results.

6.Engineering and society: Can reasonably evaluate the design, construction and operation scheme of civil engineering projects and its impact on society, health, safety, law and culture based on professional knowledge and industry norms related to civil engineering, and understand the responsibilities that civil engineers should bear.

7.Environment and sustainable development: Can understand the relationship between civil engineering construction and ecological environment, and correctly evaluate the impact of construction and operation of civil engineering projects on environmental and social sustainable development.

8.Professional codes: Be physically and mentally healthy, have good humanities and social sciences literacy, have a strong sense of social responsibility and dedication to work, establish a correct view of labor, be able to understand and abide by engineering professional ethics and behavioral norms in engineering practice, and be responsible, contribute to the country and serve the society.

9.Individual and team: Have good team cooperation spirit, being able to assume the role of individual, team member or person in charge in a multidisciplinary team, and playing its due role.

10.Communication: Have good expression, thinking and interpersonal skills, be able to effectively communicate with peers and the public in view of complex engineering problems in the field of civil engineering, have a certain international perspective, and be able to communicate and communicate in a cross-cultural context. Chinese ability should reach Level 4 of Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education.

11.Project management: Can reasonably apply the basic theories and methods of engineering economics and engineering management in the multidisciplinary environment related to civil engineering, and has certain ability of organization, management and leadership.

12.Lifelong learning: Have the consciousness of self-learning and lifelong learning, and has the ability of continuous learning and adapting to the new development of civil engineering.

III. Systems

4 years

IV. Discipline

Mechanics, Civil Engineering

V. Degree Program

Bachelor of Engineering

VI. Degree Courses

Theoretical mechanics, material mechanics, structural mechanics, soil mechanics, engineering materials, concrete structure design principle, building architecture, steel structure principle and design, civil engineering construction, concrete structure and masonry structure design, foundation engineering.

VII. Course Credits & Hours

Table 1 credit hours of courses

 

VIII. Curriculum System

Table 2 Curriculum and schedule

Course module	Course category	Course number	Course name	Credit (P)	Hours		Term	Remarks
					T	P
General studies (37.5 Credits)	General compulsory course	F880101	Basic Chinese I	4	64		1
		F880102	Basic Chinese II	4	64		2
		F880103	Applied Chinese I	4	64		3
		F880104	Applied Chinese II	4	64		4
		F020101	Introduction to China	4(0.5)	56	16	1
		F110101	Physical Education I	1(1)	4	32	1
		F110102	Physical Education II	1(1)	4	32	2
		F110103	Physical Education III	1(1)	4	32	3
		F110104	Physical Education IV	1(1)	4	32	4
		F130101	Introduction Course of Computer Science	3	48		3
		F130102	Fundamental of Computer Science and Programming	4.5 (1)	56	32	5
		Subtotal		31.5 (5.5)	432	176
	General optional course	Humanities and Social Sciences		2	32		6	Students must complete 6 credits
		Science and Technology		2	32		6
		Art Cultivation		2	32		7
		Comprehensive Practice		2	32		7
		Subtotal		6	96
Discipline and specialty	Basic course	F21142001	Introduction to Civil Engineering	2	32		1
		F21142002	Introduction to environmental protection	1	16		3
		F080101	Advanced Mathematics A（Part I)	6	96		1
		F080102	Advanced Mathematics A（Part II)	4	64		2
		F090101	College Physics A（part I）	2	32		2
		F090105	Experiment of College Physics	1.5 (1.5)		48	2
		F21142003	Civil Engineering Surveying	3	48		2
		F21142004	Projection Theory & Elementary Graphics	3	48		2
		F21142005	Theoretical Mechanics	5	80		2
		F090102	College Physics A（part Ⅱ）	4	64		3
		F21142006	Civil Engineering Graphics & Computer Aided Drawing	2 (0.5)	24	16	3
		F21142007	Engineering Chemistry	2 (0.5)	24	16	3
		F080105	Linear Algebra	3	48		3
		F21142008	Material Mechanics	5 (0.25)	76	8	3
		F21142009	Civil Engineering Materials	3 (0.5)	40	16	4
		F080106	Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics	4	64		4
		F21142010	Engineering Geology	2	32		4
		F21142011	Structural Mechanics (1)	3	48		4
		F21142012	Structural Mechanics (2)	2	32		6
		F21142013	Soil Mechanics	3(0.5)	40	16	5
		F21142014	Fluid Mechanics	1.5(0.125)	22	4	5
		F21142015	Civil Engineering Comprehensive Experiment	1.5 (0.5)	16	16	5
		F21142016	Design Principle of Concrete Structures	5 (0.5)	72	16	5
		F21142017	Lectures on Special Topics and Document Reading	1	16		7
		F21142018	Structural Analysis and Software Application	2.5 (0.5)	32	16	7
		F21142019	Engineering economy and project management	3	48		7
		Subtotal		75 (5.375)	1114	172
	core course	F21143001	Architecture and Building Construction	4	64		4
		F21143002	Principle & Design of Steel Structure	4(0.25)	60	8	5
		F21143003	Civil Engineering Construction	3	48		5
		F21143004	Design of Concrete Structure & Masonry Structure	3.5	56		6
		F21143005	Building Construction Technique (Including BIM)	3	48		6
		F21143006	Foundation Engineering	2	32		6
		F21143007	Civil Engineering Cost	2	32		7
		F21143008	Seismic Design of Structural Engineering	3	48		7
		Subtotal		24.5 (0.25)	388	8
Open and integrated class	Specialty optional	F21144001	Roadbed and Pavement Engineering	3.5	64		7
		F21144002	Bridge Engineering	3.5	64		7
		Subtotal		7	112		No less than 3.5 credits
Innovation and Practice	Lab/ practice	F21146001	Surveying Practice	2		64	2
		F21146002	Cognition Practice	1		32	4
		F21146003	Practice of Engineering Geology	0.5		16	4
		F21146004	Course Design Work for Architecture and Planning	2		64	4
		F21146005	Course Design Work for Design Principle of Concrete Structures	1		32	5
		F21146006	Course Design Work for Steel Structures	1		32	5
		F21146007	Course Design Work for Concrete Structures	1		32	6
		F21146008	Course Design of Civil Engineering Construction	1		32	6
		F21146009	Course Design Work for Foundation Engineering	1		32	6
		F21146010	Construction Practice	4		128	6
		F21146011	Course Design of Civil Engineering Cost	1		32	7
		F21146012	Graduation Design or Thesis	2+14		64+448	7,8
		F21146013	Graduation Practice	2		64	8
		Subtotal		33.5		1072
Total				174 (45.125)	2078	1444

Table 3 Schedule of Lab/Practical

Table 4 Arrangement of teaching activities for each semester

IX. Guidelines

1.the maximum length of study: 8 years

2.Minimum credit requirements for graduation: 174 credits

X. Program Development 

Zeqing Wan, Zongqi Li