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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

12 Hours

Course Duration

1 Month (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

2

Courses Offered In GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction to Civil Engineering Systems

  • The course presents an introduction to the fundamental principles of civil engineering and their application to engineered systems. The course also includes civil engineering history; civil engineering materials; structural and geotechnical systems.

  • 6 Credits

  • Architecture and Technology

  • The course serves as introduction to architectural drafting. It focuses on communication of design concepts and instructions to builders. It presents investigation and analysis of drawings and other means to communicate architecture. It includes exploration and development of an individual’s communication of ideas and thoughts by means of graphic representation.

  • 6 Credits
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Introduction to Civil Engineering Systems

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mapping the terrain of the systems approach.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Problem solving and designing in engineering and planning.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Basic engineering economics and evaluation.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Basic microeconomics for engineers and planners.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Principles of probability: part ireview of probability theory.
    Principles of probability: part iirandom variables and probability distributions.
    Principles of statistics: part iestimation of statistical parameters and testing validity of distribution functions.
    Principles of statistics: part iihypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression and correlation analysis.
    Basic hard systems engineeringpart ii.

Architecture and Technology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Structures: an overview
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Principles of mechanics
    Introduction to structural analysis and design
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Trusses
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Funicular structures: cables and arches
    Beams
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Continuous structures: rigid frames
    Plate and grid structures