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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

30 Hours

Course Duration

6 Months (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

5

Courses Offered In GRADUATE DIPLOMA

  • 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

  • Introduction to Structures

  • You will be able to learn, how loads are supplied and distributed, and how beams and trusses are analyzed. Both the method of joints and the method of sections will be used. Basic principles of Strength of Materials, Structural Mechanics and Structural Analysis are presented.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Architecture

  • The course presents an introductory study of the theory, history, principles and practice of architecture. It includes the roles and responsibilities of the design professions, including interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning and engineering and how they relate to each other.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Architectural Materials

  • This course introduces construction materials and their methodologies. Topics include construction terminology, materials and their properties, manufacturing processes, construction techniques, and other related topics. Upon the completion of this course, you will be able to detail construction assemblies and identify construction materials and properties.

  • 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

Introduction to Structures

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Equations of motion, problem statement, and solution methods 3
    Free vibration 39
    Response to harmonic and periodic excitations 65
    Response to arbitrary, step, and pulse excitations 125
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Numerical evaluation of dynamic response 165
    Earthquake response of linear systems 197
    Earthquake response of inelastic systems 257
    Generalized single-degree-of-freedom systems 305
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Equations of motion, problem statement, and solution
    Free vibration 401
    Damping in structures 447
    Dynamic analysis and response of linear systems 467
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Earthquake analysis of linear systems 507
    Reduction of degrees of freedom 593
    Numerical evaluation of dynamic response 609
    Systems with distributed mass and elasticity 629
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to the finite element method 661
    Earthquake response of linearly elastic buildings 689
    Earthquake analysis and response of inelastic buildings 707

Introduction to architecture

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Statics
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Strength of materials
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Bending and shear in simple beams
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Column analysis and design
    Structure, construction, and architecture

Introduction to Architectural Materials

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reinforced concrete technology.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Rectangular beams and one-way slabs.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Special topics in flexure.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Columns.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Floor systems.
    Foundations, and earth supporting walls.
    Overview of prestressed concrete.