Department of Civil Engineering

Overview of the Department

The focus of the Civil Engineering programme is to provide theoretical education and practical training to secondary and technical school graduates and to prepare them for the middle-level management and supervisory roles in the civil engineering and construction industry.

The training offers knowledge and skills in specific areas as may apply to the civil engineering industry such as Site inspection, Surveying, Material testing, Contract administration and execution, Structural Analysis and Design, Management of construction activities and the environmental impact, Water Supply and distribution and Environmental Sanitation.

Additionally, trainees’ entrepreneurial and management skills are also developed in order to encourage them to enter into small scale construction enterprises and to create jobs.

Programme Structure of the Department

UNIQUENESS OF THE HND CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAMME

The purpose of the HND Civil Engineering Programme is to train middle-level management personnel to provide the needed supervisory role to link theory and practice in the civil engineering and construction industry. To achieve this aim the following objectives among others are pursued:

To assist trainees (students) improve upon and strengthen their backgrounds in general education
and in the engineering field;
To provide opportunities for trainees to develop essential knowledge and skills in
communication, computing and information technology.
To assist trainees to acquire knowledge and skills in specific areas as they apply to the civil engineering industry such as Site inspection, Surveying, Material testing, Contract administration and execution, Civil Engineering Analysis and Design, Management of construction activities and environmental impact, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, Road Maintenance and Transportation.
To develop trainees entrepreneurial and management skills in order to encourage them to enter
into small scale construction enterprises to expand the private sector.

HND CIVIL ENGINEERING

The Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering is a three-year hands-on programme offered on full-time and also on a part-time basis. This programme is aimed at providing theoretical education and practical training to prepare middle-level management and supervisory personnel for the civil engineering and construction industry.

Year 1 Semester I

No	Course Code	HND Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	COS 101	COMMUNICATION SKILLS	2	C
2	CVE 101	CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS	3	C
3	CVE 111	BASIC ELECTROMECHANICAL ENGINEERING	3	C
4	MAT 113	CIVIL ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I	2	C
5	CVE 103	STRENGTH OF MATERIALS I	2	C
6	CVE 105	FLUID MECHANICS I	2	C
7	CVE 107	ENGINEERING MECHANICS	2	C
8	CVE 109	CIVIL ENGINEERING DRAWING I	2	C
		Total	18

Year 1 Semester II

No	Course Code	HND Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	AFS 102	AFRICAN STUDIES	2	C
2	CLT 102	COMPUTER LITERACY	2	C
3	CVE 102	CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION I	3	C
4	CVE 112	INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT I	2	C
5	MAT 114	CIVIL ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II	2	C
6	CVE 104	STRENGTH OF MATERIALS II	2	C
7	CVE 106	FLUID MECHANICS II	2	C
8	CVE 108	PRINCIPLE OF LAND SURVEYING	3	C
9	CVE 110	ENGINEERING GEOLOGY	3	C
		Total	21

Year 2 Semester I

No	Course Code	HND Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	CVE 201	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS	3	C
2	CVE 203	SOIL MECHANICS	2	C
3	CVE 205	CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION II	3	C
4	CVE 207	ENGINEERING SURVEYING	3	C
5	CVE 209	CIVIL ENG. DRAWING II	3	C
6	CVE 211	ENGINEERING HYDRAULICS	2	C
7	CVE 215	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS	2	C
		Total	18

Year 2 Semester II

No	Course Code	HND Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	CVE 202	STRUCTURAL DESIGN I	3	C
2	CVE 204	MEASUREMENT OF CIVIL ENG. WORKS	2	C
3	CVE 206	SOIL ENGINEERING	3	C
4	CVE 208	ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY	3	C
5	CVE 210	INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT I	2	C
6	CVE 214	SITE ORGANISATIONAL STUDIES	3	C
7	CVE 212	ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENGINEERING I	2	C
8	CVE 216	RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	2	C
		Total	20

Year 3 Semester I

No	Course Code	HND Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	ETP 301	ENTREPRENEURSHIP	3	C
2	CVE 301	STRUCTURAL DESIGN II	2	C
3	CVE 303	HIGHWAY ENGINEERING	3	C
4	CVE 305	MEASUREMENT OF CIVIL ENG. WORKS II	3	C
5	CVE 307	ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENGINEERING II	3	C
6	CVE 309	CIVIL ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE	3	C
7	CVE 311	PROJECT WORK PHASE I	1	C
		Total	18

Year 3 Semester II

No	Course Code	HND Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	CVE 302	ESTIMATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS	3	C
2	CVE 304	CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT STUDIES	3	C
3	CVE 306	CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND LAW	2	C
4	CVE 312	PROJECT WORK PHASE II	3	C
5	CVE 314	CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTING	2	C
6	CVE 316	TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING	2	C
		Total	15

UNIQUENESS OF THE 2-YEAR BTECH TOP-UP IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

The 2-year Bachelor of Technology (Btech) programme in Civil Engineering is a two year programme of four semesters. Due to contemporary changes in technology, there is the need to upgrade the HND graduates and their technical equivalent to face the growing challenges being experienced in the industry. The main objectives of the B-Tech (civil engineering) programme is to further strengthen and increase the competencies of construction staff, to meet the demands for highly qualified personnel needed for the country’s socio-economic and manpower development. It will also enhance the progression in education of HND graduates in civil engineering and their membership acceptance into professional bodies.

The introduction of this programme will pave the way for the M-Tech degree programme in civil engineering in the near future. The graduate Civil Engineer shall be suitable for employment in the Government and Public agencies involved in the construction and consultancy services such as Ghana Highway Authority, Department of Urban Roads, Department of Feeder Roads, Architectural and Engineering Services Ltd, Public Works Department, the District, Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies as well as private consulting and construction firms; Teaching and Research in 2nd and 3rd cycle institutions, Petroleum Industry, Financial and Banking Sectors, NGO’s and self-employment.

BTECH CIVIL ENGINEERING

The Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Civil Engineering is a two-year top-up programme for HND graduates and organised on a part-time basis. Here, priority is on the specialisation of water resource engineering, including water supply and sanitation, irrigation and drainage; structural design and construction supervision, highway, and transportation engineering.

Year 1 Semester I

No	Course Code	BTech Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	CVE 401	FOUNDATION ENGINEERING	3	C
2	CVE 403	GROUND ENGINEERING	3	C
3	CVE 405	NUMERICAL ANALYSIS	2	C
4	CVE 407	HIGHER SURVEYING TECHNIQUES	2	C
5	MAT 401	CIVIL ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I	3	C
6	CVE 411	CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT I	3	C
		Total	16

Year 1 Semester II

No	Course Code	BTech Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	CVE 402	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY	2	C
2	CVE 404	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS	3	C
3	CVE 406	STEEL AND TIMBER DESIGN	3	C
4	MAT 402	CIVIL ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II	3	C
5	CVE 408	ADVANCED CONCRETE DESIGN	3	C
6	CVE 410	INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT	4	C
7	CVE 412	CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT II	3	C
		Total	21

Year 2 Semester I

No	Course Code	BTech Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	CVE 413	HIGHWAY ENGINEERING	3	C
2	CVE 417	WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING	3	C
3	CVE 419	ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING	2	C
4	CVE 421	IRRIGATION ENGINEERING	3	C
5	CVE 423	CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT III	3	C
6	CVE 425	TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING	2	C
		Total	16

Year 2 Semester II

No	Course Code	BTech Civil Engineering	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	CVE 414	ENGINEERING ECONOMY	2	C
2	CVE 416	CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT	2	C
3	CVE 418	TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING	2	C
4	CVE 420	FINAL YEAR PROJECT	4	C
5	CVE 422	BUILDING SCIENCE AND SERVICES	2	E
6	CVE 424	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS	2	E
7	CVE 426	ADVANCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	2	E
8	CVE 428	INTRODUCTION TO OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY	2	E
		Total	18