Civil engineers design, plan and supervise the construction and maintenance of our physical environment. This includes roads, buildings, airports, harbors, tunnels, dams, bridges, water supply and sewage systems. They must consider many factors in the design process, from the construction costs and expected lifetime of a project to government regulations and potential environmental hazards such as earthquakes. Civil engineering, considered one of the oldest engineering disciplines, encompasses many specialties. Because there are big differences in the nature of the work done by civil engineers, each civil engineer must specialize in a specific field. The major specialties are construction engineering, transportation engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering and geotechnical engineering.

The civil engineering program at IIHEM concentrates on the fields of construction and transportation.

The Civil Engineering curriculum consists of in-depth studies in the areas of construction and transportation systems. Its courses cover:

• fundamental foundations of civil engineering: resistance of materials, engineering structures, soil mechanics, reinforced cement, metallic construction and general construction procedures;
• street and highway design, transportation engineering, traffic engineering and urban transport planning.

In this program, extensive use is made of modern simulation software in numerous disciplines such as properties of cement, structural analysis and transport systems.

YEAR ONE
SEMESTER 1		SEMESTER 2
CODE	COURSE	CODE	COURSE
ENG077	Listening and Initiation to TOEFL	CMP132	Introduction to Computer Programming
ENG088	Grammar	PHY105	General Technical Physics I
ENG099	Reading and Writing	MAT115	Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
MAT105	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	MAT135	Linear Algebra II
MAT125	Linear Algebra I	CMP105	Discrete Structures I
CMP122	Computer Information Systems Applications	ENG100	Fundamental Reading and Writing Skills
AF100	Techniques de Communication I	AF110	Techniques de Communication II

YEAR TWO
SEMESTER 3		SEMESTER 4
CODE	COURSE	CODE	COURSE
CMP240	Structured and Object Oriented Programming	CMP340	Information Systems Programming
PHY200	General Technical Physics II	EE250	Circuits and Systems
CHE200	General Chemistry I	CHE210	General Chemistry II
MAT215	Analytic Geometry and Calculus III	MAT225	Mathematical Methods for Engineering Analysis
IE240	Management for Engineers I	PHY210	Statics and Dynamics
ENG110	Freshman Composition	ENG201	Advanced Reading and Writing
IE350	Engineering Probability	IE360	Engineering Research Methods

YEAR THREE
SEMESTER 5		SEMESTER 6
CODE	COURSE	CODE	COURSE
CE300	Advanced Statics and Dynamics	CE305	Engineering Surveying
CE315	Graphics for Engineers	CE310	Mechanics of Materials I
CMP315	Numerical Methods with Programming	CE320	Construction Methods
OR325	Operations Research Techniques I	CMP325	Advanced Numerical Methods with Programming
CE360	Thermofluids	OR335	Operations Research Techniques II
IE390	Engineering Economy I	CE370	Fluids Mechanics
ENG210	Analytical Reading and Writing Skills	IE395	Engineering Economy II

YEAR FOUR
SEMESTER 7		SEMESTER 8
CODE	COURSE	CODE	COURSE
CE405	Soil Mechanics	CE420	Properties and Behavior of Engineering Materials
CE445	Mechanics of Materials II	CE425	Reinforced Concrete Design
CE470	Structural Analysis	CE515	Traffic Engineering Operations
CE430	Transportation Engineering I	CE450	Hydraulics and Hydrologic Systems
OR425	Operations Research Techniques III	CE460	Transportation Engineering II
IE405	Engineering Cost Estimating	CE480	Street and Highway Design
MNG405	Technical Communication	IE465	Engineering Project Management

YEAR FIVE
SEMESTER 9		SEMESTER 10
CODE	COURSE	CODE	COURSE
CE580	Environmental Engineering	CE560	Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods
CE518	Analytical Models in Transportation	CE565	Concrete Design II
CE575	Urban Transportation Planning	CE570	Steel Design II
CE525	Concrete Design I	CE590	Senior Project in Civil Engineering
CE550	Structural Dynamics
MNG415	Advanced Technical Communication
CE530	Steel Design I

Graduates of the Civil Engineering Program will work as construction engineers, construction managers, structural engineers, transportation engineers and engineering cost estimators.

Holders of civil engineering diplomas may wish to pursue advanced studies in specialized fields related to their fields of study. Graduate university programs permit engineers to hone their skills and acquire professional profiles that are in great demand. Many civil engineering university departments offer such graduate programs, leading to Master's and Doctoral degrees. Among the degree programs that can be pursued are the following:

• Master of Science in Construction Engineering
• Master of Science in Construction Management
• Master of Science in Transportation Engineering
• Master of Science in Structural Engineering
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering
• Master of Science in Environmental Engineering

Most of the above Master's programs also have a continuation path to a Doctoral program.