BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING – Muteesa I Royal University

Civil Engineers are needed in various employment sectors such as the structural sector which is concerned with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of different structures like buildings, bridges, dams, hydraulic structures, etc. The transportation sector is concerned with designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating transportation systems, like highways, airports, and railway systems. Environmental sector– environmental engineering involves planning, designing, and construction of water and wastewater management systems, Environmental quality management; Water Resources sector – includes planning, developing, distributing, and managing water resources.

Currently, there is an expansion in the private sector leading to the creation of new jobs that require specialized knowledge and skills. This degree in Civil Engineering has been designed to meet this need. The curriculum provides the undergraduate students with theoretical approaches to the various Civil engineering works supplemented by laboratory works to apply the theoretical knowledge to practical engineering problems. Also, practical training components such as Workshop Practice and Industrial training in the recess terms introduce students to actual field practice. The program is conducted through coursework and examinations. The training in Civil engineering lays the foundation for the quest for knowledge, and finding solutions for national development

Both the studies and examinations in this program will be governed by the general regulations and statutes of Muteesa I Royal University and also the rules and regulations of the Faculty of Science, Information Technology, Engineering and Art & Design apply.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

To be admitted for the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at MRU, a candidate must satisfy the general minimum entrance requirements of the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) and Muteesa 1 Royal University (MRU). This will be through two avenues which are: Direct entry and Diploma entry.

DIRECT ENTRY

Candidates seeking admission through the direct entry avenue must have obtained:

Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or it's equivalent.
At least five passes at the same sitting in the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or at O-Level. The passed subjects should include mathematics and physics.
At least two Principal passes were obtained at the same sitting in Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) including mathematics and physics.
Eligibility to enroll for Bachelor of Science in CivilEngineeringshall be computed points using the weighted index as shown in the table below; the advanced level subjects shall be grouped and weighted as shown in the table below

GROUP	WEIGHT SCORE	SUBJECTS
Essential	3	Mathematics, Physics
Relevant	2	Chemistry, Economics, Technical Drawing, Applied Mathematics or Pure Mathematics.
Desirable	1	General paper
Others	0.5	All others

DIPLOMA HOLDER'S ENTRY AVENUE

Holders of the Uganda National Examinations Board Diploma or its equivalent from a recognized institution can be admitted to the program. Applicants must have passed a diploma in any of these fields;

Civil and Building Engineering, Water Engineering, Architectural Draughtsman ship or a related field,
Science Technology (Physics or Chemistry), Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Ceramics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Electrical Engineering,
Any other Engineering field as approved by the Muteesa I Royal University Senate.

ADMISSION TO FIRST YEAR

Candidates with ordinary diplomas can only be admitted to the first year.

ADMISSION TO OTHER YEARS

Admissions to other year of study than to the 1^st year of the program shall require a special resolution of the Faculty Board and permission of the Senate of Muteesa I Royal University. The Civil Engineering Department will work out all appropriate credit transfers, which shall not exceed 40% of the minimum degree credit units. Persons holding a Higher Diploma from a recognized institution can be admitted to 3^rd year, with the provision that they will be required to take some courses from the 2^ndyear that the Faculty Board will have identified and deemed mandatory.

COURSE OUTLINE YEAR I
SEMESTER I	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
	EMB 1101	Engineering Mathematics I	4	60	0	60
	SDB 1101	Statics & Dynamics	3	45	0	45
	DCS 1101	Communication Skills	3	45	0	45
	ECB 1101	Computer Applications	4	45	45	60
	BCE 1101	Construction materials I	4	30	60	60
	SEB 1101	Society and Engineering	3	45	0	45
	Total semester Load		21

SEMESTER II	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
	EMB 1201	Engineering Mathematics II	4	60	0	60
	BCE 1201	Strength of materials	3	45	0	45
	EDB 1204	Engineering Drawing	4	15	90	60
	BCE 1202	Construction materials II (Concrete technology)	4	45	30	60
	WTB 1201	Workshop Technology and Practice	4	45	45	60
	Total semester Load		19

RECESS TERM	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
RECESS TERM	BCE 1301	Vocational Training	3	0	180	45
Total Credit Units for Year I			43
COURSE OUTLINE YEAR II
SEMESTER I	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
	EMB 2101	Engineering Mathematics III	4	60	0	60
	BCE 2101	Structural analysis I	4	60	0	60
	BCE 2102	Construction Surveying I	4	30	60	60
	BCE 2103	Engineering Geology	3	45	0	45
	BCE 2104	Construction technology and Practice I	4	15	90	60
	ENG 2105	Fluid mechanics	3	45	0	45
	Total Semester Load		22

SEMESTER II	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
	EMB 2201	Engineering Mathematics IV	4	60	0	60
	BCE 2201	Structural analysis II	4	60	0	60
	BCE 2202	Construction Surveying II	4	30	60	60
	BCE 2203	Geo technical engineering I	4	30	60	60
	BCE 2204	Construction technology and Practice II	3	45	0	45
	BCE 2205	Hydraulics	3	45	0	45
	Total Semester Load		22

RECESS TERM	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
RECESS TERM	BCE 2301	Industrial Training I	3	0	320	160
Total Credit Units for Year II			47
COURSE OUTLINE YEAR III
SEMESTER I	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
	BCE 3101	Hydrology I	3	45	0	45
	BCE 3102	Quantity surveying	3	45	0	45
	BCE 3103	Structural Design I(concrete)	4	60	0	60
	BCE 3104	Geo technical engineering II	4	30	60	60
	BCE 3105	Highway Engineering	4	30	60	60
	BCE 3106	Civil Engineering drawing and Design	4	15	90	60
	Total Semester Load		22

SEMESTER II	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
	BCE 3201	Team Work design Project	4	15	90	60
	BCP 3201	Computer Programming	4	15	90	60
	BCE 3202	Hydrology II	3	45	0	45
	BCE 3203	Public Health and Environmental Engineering I.	4	60	0	60
	BCE 3204	Structural Design II (Steel)	4	60	0	60
	BCE 3205	Water Resources Engineering I.	4	60	0	60
	Total Semester Load		23

RECESS TERM	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
RECESS TERM	BCE 3301	Industrial Training II	3	0	320	160
Total Credit Units for Year III			48

COURSE OUTLINE YEAR IV
SEMESTER I	COURSE Code	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
	PMB4101	Project Management	3	45	0	45
	BCE 4101	Public Health and Environmental Engineering II	4	30	60	60
	RMB 4101	Research Methods	3	45	0	45
	BCE 4102	Building Services	4	30	60	60
	BCE 4103	Water Resources Engineering II [Elective]	3	45	0	45
	BCE 4104	Structural design III (Timber &Masonry) [Elective]	3	45	0	45
	Total Semester Load		17

SEMESTER II	COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME	CU	LH	PH	CH
	BCE4201	Construction law	4	60	0	60
	ESB 4201	Entrepreneurships skills for engineers.	3	45	0	45
	BCE 4202	Traffic and Transportation Engineering	4	60	0	60
	BCE 4203	Civil Engineering Infrastructure Maintenance	4	60	0	60
	BCE 4204	Individual Civil Engineering Research Project	4	15	90	60
	Total Semester Load		19
Total Credit Units for Year IV			36

Tuition and other University fees are due on the first day of the academic year. Privately- sponsored students who cannot pay full fees at the beginning of the academic year are required to pay at least 60% of the course load if they wish by the set deadline.
First year privately-sponsored student who fails to pay the registration fee at the end of the second week of the beginning of an academic year shall forfeit his/her place in the University
A continuing privately-sponsored student who shall not have paid fees by the end of the
The sixth week shall be de-registered.
Students should complete paying all the University fees by the sixth week of a semester and be registered then.
In case a student fails to raise enough money to pay for a full semester load a student can choose courses within the next first six weeks and make payment for the course load he/she can afford and get registered.
The minimum course loads to be permitted under this arrangement should be 60% of the total credit units for that semester.
A student will not be allowed to pay University fees and register after the end of the sixth week of a semester.
Only registered students will be allowed to use University facilities, attend lectures, do coursework, and sit for final examinations.

PROGRAMME	DURATION	TUITION	FUNCTION FEES	Total Fees
Bachelor of Civil Engineering	4yrs	1,455,000	1,255,000	2,710,000

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