School of Civil Engineering and Management

SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

I. LIST OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

– CIVIL ENGINEERING

– CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

II. PROGRAM DETAILS

1. CIVIL ENGINEERING

– Name of qualification: Engineer in Civil Engineering;

– Official duration in credits and years: 4.5 years, 152 credits;

– Language of instruction: English;

– Assessment/Accreditation Status: AUN (2018), ASIIN (2024)

Course list

2. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

– Name of qualification: Engineer in Construction Management;

– Official duration in credits and years: 4.5 years, 150 credits;

– Language of instruction: English;

– Assessment/Accreditation Status: The program has been internally assessed by the Center for Testing and Quality Assessment of Education, VNU-HCM in 2024

Course list

III. COURSE DESCRIPTION

Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism – PE015IU

The course equips students with fundamental knowledge about Marxism and Leninism.

Political economics of Marxism and Leninism – PE016IU

The course includes 6 chapters. Chapter 1 discusses subjects, research methods and functions of Political economics of Marxism and Leninism. Chapters 2 – 6 presents the core of Political economics of Marxism and Leninism according to the course objectives. The specific issues include the following: merchandise, market and roles in a market economy; producing surplus value in a market economy; competition and monopoly in a market economy; socialist-oriented market economy and economic interest relations in Vietnam; industrialization, modernization and international economic integration in Vietnam.

Scientific Socialism – PE017IU

The course equips students with the fundamental knowledge about scientific socialism.

Ho Chi Minh’s Thoughts – PE019IU

The subject equips students with basic knowledge about subjects, research methods and significance in learning Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts; about the basis, formation process and development of Ho Chi Minh’s thought; about national independence and socialism; about the Communist Party and State of Vietnam; about great national and international solidarity; about culture, ethics, people.

History of Vietnamese Communist Party – PE018IU

The course equips students with basic knowledge about the History of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Calculus 1 – MA001IU

• Understand the main ideas and techniques of calculus, concerning limits, continuity, differentiation and
• Develop skills in mathematical modeling and problem solving, in thinking logically, and in creatively applying existing knowledge to new
• Develop confidence and fluency in discussing mathematics in

Calculus 2 – MA003IU

This course is a continuation of Calculus 1. Its aim to equip student with basis concepts of sequence, series, vector functions, functions of several variables, multiple integrals and their applications.

Construction economics – CM309IU

In this course, students will study the general knowledge of micro- and macro-economics including the market mechanism, supply and demand theories, market structures of construction industry, macroeconomic objectives, government policy instruments, and inflation. Effects of micro- and macro-economics to construction industry also mentioned in this course. Students acquire the client and contractor relationships, different types of costs of construction firms, and the failure of market.

Principles of Marketing – BA003IU

The course named “Principles of Marketing” provides the students with necessary information on the basic concepts of marketing and its principles. It focuses on the understanding of Market Demand and Customers Behaviors as well as Marketing strategies developed by firms in terms of Pricing, Product, Place, Promotion, etc. The course also mentions various methods to market research and environmental factors that affect the marketing activities.

Engineering Ethics and Critical Thinking – PE022IU

This course is designed to introduce engineering students to the concepts, theory and practice of engineering ethics. It will allow students to explore the relationship between ethics and engineering, and apply classical moral theory and decision making for engineering issues encountered in academic and professional careers.

Further, this course also provides the nature and techniques of thought as a basis for our claims, beliefs, and attitudes about the world. Specifically, the course includes the theory and practice of presenting arguments in oral and written forms, making deductive and inductive arguments, evaluating the validity or strength of arguments, detecting fallacies in arguments, and refuting fallacious  arguments.

Writing AE1 – EN007IU

This course provides students with comprehensive instructions and practice in essay writing, including transforming ideas into different functions of writing such as process, cause-effect, comparison-contrast, and argumentative essays. 

Listening AE1 – EN008IU

The course is designed to prepare students for effective listening and note-taking skills, so that they can pursue the courses in their majors without considerable difficulty. The course is therefore lecture-based in that the teaching and learning procedure is built up on lectures on a variety of topics such as business, science, and humanities.

Writing AE2 – EN011IU

This course introduces basic concepts in research paper writing, especially the role of generalizations, definitions, classifications, and the structure of a research paper to students who attend English- medium college or university. It also provides them with methods of developing and presenting an argument, a comparison or a contrast.

Speaking AE2 – EN012IU

Giving presentations today becomes a vital skill for students to succeed not only in university but also at work in the future. Speaking AE2, therefore, provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver effective presentations (informative and persuasive presentations).

Engineering Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials – CE105IU

Forces, moments, and couples; resultants of force systems; equilibrium analysis and free-body diagrams; analysis of forces acting on members of trusses, frames, etc.; Coulomb friction; centroids, center of mass, resultant of a distributed force system, moment of inertia, parallel-axis theorem, rotated-axis theorem, internal force diagrams of beams.

Construction Materials – CE210IU

The course will introduce both conventional and modern construction materials that are commonly used in civil engineering construction. These are concrete, steel, asphalt concrete and other construction materials such as brick, mortar, grout, wood, fibers and so on. Properties of materials will be taught and discussed. Students will find out what properties are the advantages and disadvantages of materials. Therefore, material applications and detailing in structural and non- structural building components are explored. Construction materials should be harmonized to the environmental sustainability, resource durability, capitalizing on using local materials and less fee to strengthen and retrofit, using local materials also satisfy culture, economic and social justice. Resulting from this course, students will gain a comparative knowledge of material properties and possible applications in construction.

Computer-Aided Design and Drafting – CE103IU

This course introduces to the students a comprehensive overview of construction drawings basic. The course explains the use of lines, dimensions, specifications, symbols and standards, terminology and manufacturing process notes contained on a CAD drawing. The course also offers and expands into broader topic such as different construction drawing types and how blueprints and construction drawings are used to implement the construction process.

Computer Aided Design and Drafting Practice – CE104IU

The course provides to students the common skills to draw objects in 2D plane from Auto CAD software

Physics 1 – PH013IU

• Know and understand basic physical processes and phenomena
• Solve basic physics problem by applying both theoretical and experimental
• Understand and acquire skills needed to use physical laws governing real process and to solve them in the engineering

Statistics for Business – BA080IU

The aim of this course is to examine various concepts in probability and statistics. This course also discusses various statistical techniques and the use of them in practical situations. Key topics of this course include descriptive statistics, discrete and continuous random variables, sampling and sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, simple linear and multiple regressions

General Law – PE021IU

The course will introduce students to Vietnamese legal systems. In particular, students will understand their rights and obligations in the Constitution, Criminal law, administrative law, civil law, labor law and enterprise law of Vietnam. From this, students will raise awareness towards their responsibility to ensure justice, including ending corruption, in society.

Soil Mechanics and foundation – CE106IU

The course provides to students some properties of soil, soil mechanics, lateral earth pressure acting on structures, slope stability, bearing capacity of soil and settlement of structures above soil mechanics those are commonly used in civil engineering construction. The course also provides the fundamental concepts of foundation analysis and design to construction management engineering students.

Structural Analysis 1 – CE209IU

Define the types of structures, supports and loads. Idealization of structures and loads. Geometric stability and determinacy. Analysis of determinate trusses, frames; internal force diagrams. Displacement calculation by integration, virtual work methods, and graph multiplication method. Force method, displacement method.

Reinforced Concrete 1 – CE304IU

Basic design concepts: basic layout of concrete structures, loading; Basic material properties: concrete and reinforcing steel; Analysis of structures: limit state design, simplification of framed structures, moment redistribution; Analysis and design of flexural members; Shear; Bond and anchorage; Serviceability; One-way and two-way slabs; Compression members; Foundation: footings. Current building code and standards are referred to extensively in this course.

Steel Strutures – CE305IU

Introduction to students the basic principles of reading steel structural plans, elevations and sectional views, distribute loadings on structures based on architecture plans, determine factored loads for design, design structural steel beams and columns, and design bolted and welded connections.

Surveying – CE307IU

This course covers the basics of surveying. It includes the principles of measurements of distances, elevations, and angles. The students will become familiar with all surveying instruments as well as learn about the different types of surveying including how they are carried out, the data to collect, and how to analyze, interpret, and process the data. It also includes basic error theory in measurement and calculations, and basic principles of map making.

Introduction to Construction Management – CM205IU

This course provides fundamental knowledge of construction management. This       course is a compulsory course for students who pursue construction management major at the early stage of their program

Construction Management Project – CM203IU

The course provides students with a detailed guild on how to carry out a research and prepare a construction management project.

Quantitative method for business – BA168IU

This subject will familiarize quantitative approaches and mathematical optimization techniques used to address managerial and business issues.

Human Resource Management – BA156IU

The course will equip students with a fundamental understanding of human resource management theories and practices in an organization. It will give students opportunities to discover the basic principles of people management; to understand how an organization can gain competitive advantages through managing its human resources effectively and efficiently. The course also provides students the platforms to practice and sharpen their skills in terms of planning, recruiting and selecting employees, evaluating performance, designing training program, and developing the compensation and benefits systems.

Operation Management in Construction – CM301IU

In this course, students will study about operation management of construction projects. The students are able to know how to plan site organization, make contract planning, and conduct work study. They also have knowledge in health and safety, waste, stock and materials, supply chain, and quality management in construction sites.

Project Feasibility Study and Appraisal – CM308IU

This course is designed to provide students knowledge about construction project feasibility study and appraisal. Characteristics of projects including attributes, perspectives, phases, problems of cost and utility, needs and objectives, technical design, financial and economic analysis… are introduced. Students are also provided tools and techniques including systems, SWOT, strategy, risk … analyses to evaluation the feasibility of construction projects.

Risk Management – BA171IU

This course particularly provides fundamental knowledge regarding risk management for construction projects

Construction project management (PMBOK extension) – CM311IU

In this course, students will study the general knowledge of project management with the extension in construction industry.

Construction Measurement and Cost Estimating – CM304IU

In this course, A practice construction project is carried out, including volume measurement and cost estimating. Students are supposed to apply knowledge in the courses of construction measurement and cost estimating to measure volume and estimate cost of a construction project.

Construction Planning and Scheduling – CM303IU

This course is designed to provide students knowledge about time management for construction projects. The time management is one of the most crucial issues in construction management. Students are introduced functions of planning, different techniques of scheduling, i.e. bar charts, critical path method, PERT, … and their applications. The applications and practices of Microsoft Project software are also provided in the course.

Construction Planning and Scheduling Project – CM307IU

A practice construction project is carried out, including time management. Students are supposed to apply knowledge in the courses of construction planning and scheduling to schedule a construction project.

Construction Measurement and Cost Estimating Project – CM304IU

In this course, A practice construction project is carried out, including volume measurement and cost estimating. Students are supposed to apply knowledge in the courses of construction measurement and cost estimating to measure volume and estimate cost of a construction project.

Construction Cost Management – CM305IU

This course is designed to provide students knowledge about cost management for construction projects. The cost management is lasting from pre-contract, procurement, contract signing, post- contract periods to ensure the project budget based on the project scope and quality.

Construction Procurement and Tendering – CM302IU

This course is designed to provide students knowledge about procurement methods in construction projects. The advantages and disadvantages, procedures, and application of different procurement methods are introduced. The preparation and invitation of tenders are also mentioned in this course.

Building Information Management – CM310IU

The aim of the course is to provide students with the insight of Building Information Modeling and its development. The applications of BIM in different partnerships of construction industry are also provided.

Construction Jobsite Management – CM402IU

In this course, students will study roles, responsibilities, and authority of project participants. They also study how to manage project participants, material, safety, waste, and environment. The jobsite layout design and control are also a part of the course

Contract Management – FIDIC  contracts – CM404IU

In this course, students will study knowledge of construction contract management and the FIDIC contracts.

Feasibility study and appraisal project – CM401IU

A practice construction project is carried out, including construction project feasibility study and appraisal. Students are supposed to apply the knowledge in the courses of construction project feasibility study and appraisal to this project composing of composing a feasibility study of a construction project including project scope, objectives, needs analysis, financial analysis, economic analysis, … and finally writing a report.

Building Information Management Project – CM312IU

Students will study how to establish a BIM model and investigate its application for a construction project in practice.

Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering and Construction Management – CE217IU

This course introduces how we apply artificial intelligence in civil engineering (CE) and construction management (CM). Several typical problems of applied artificial intelligence in CE and CM are introduced, such as regression/classification/segmentation/abnormality detection in experimental data, monitoring data, etc. The course introduces machine learning methods frequently utilized in CE and CM, including k-nearest neighbor, neural network, decision tree, and random forest, and explains their concepts so that students can know how to formulate a problem-solving.

Value Engineering – CM403IU

In this course, students will study about value engineering (VE) method that is a process to identify opportunities to remove unnecessary costs while assuring that quality, reliability, performance, and other critical factors will meet or exceed the customer’s expectations.

Construction Engineering – CE311IU

This course is designed to provide students knowledge about construction engineering, including earthwork, foundation construction, wood construction, concrete construction, masonry construction, and steel construction.

Construction Project – CE403IU

In this course, students are supposed to apply the knowledge in the courses of construction engineering and construction management to this project composing of calculating loads for construction, designing formwork for column, slab and beam, safety measure, preparing the schedule of concrete frame construction (optional), and finally writing a report.

Leadership – BA098IU

This course prepares students for leadership roles in the community and in their professions. It will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and foundation to become an effective leader. Students will develop an understanding of the components that make leadership successful. Students will gain both the theoretical and practical skills necessary for success in both their personal and professional lives. It is intended for students who are interested in gaining a foundation in leadership studies and extended coursework in applied aspects of Leadership.

Project communication Management – CM405IU

In this course, students will study the knowledge of project communication management and project document administration.

Construction quality management – CM406IU

In this course, students will study key theories of quality management and plans for quality assurance and control. Requirements of quality assurance and control during construction process are also mentioned.

Project Integration management – CM407IU

In this course, students will study the knowledge of project integration management throughout the project phases.

Construction financial management – CM408IU

In this course, students will study the general knowledge of financial management including financial ratio, debt and equity, equity, assets, returns. Students also acquire knowledge management related to costs, cash flow and the tools for making financial decision.

Business Communication – BA006IU

This course is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in communicating at the workplace, focusing on: (1) communicating in the digital-age workplace, (2) developing business writing skills, (3) embracing professionalism at work, (2) developing business presentation skills, (4) preparing for successful job search, resumes, cover letters, and job interviews.

Fundamentals of Financial Management – BA016IU

BA016IU– Fundamentals of Financial Management provides students with basic concepts of financial management. The course is provided based on foundation knowledge of financial accounting and economics. This course may fulfill requirements of the curriculum for students majoring in business administration in general; however, it is the foundation for students majoring in finance , banking and accounting. For those students that major in finance, banking and accounting, they can take higher level courses in finance after this course, to count for some, Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions and Market, Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis, International Finance, Business Analysis and Valuation, etc.

Quality Management – BA018IU

This course introduces the principles of quality management, with emphasis on cross functional problem solving; providing a basic understanding of the philosophy, conceptual frameworks and the tools of the Total Quality Management.

Advanced Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering and Construction Management – CE412IU

The objective of this course is to provide the students with the advanced information of machine learning (ML) and analysis tools with their applications in civil engineering (CE) and construction management (CM). The course will emphasize on 1) traditional supervised algorithms such as support vector machines, 2) ensemble machine learning algorithms including bagging and boosting, 3) deep learning algorithms such as convolution neural networks, 4) fundamentals of tools used to handle large-scale data, and 5) tools used to handle ML algorithms. Fundamentals of these algorithms and tools and their applications in different problems related to CE and CM will be covered along with a course project.

Introduction to Business Administration – BA115IU

This course is designed to provide the student with the below objectives

• To provide knowledge of functional areas of business management and the integration among
• To give students a strong awareness of global issues, including an understanding of approaches to business ethics, business environment and multinational

– To develop students’ applied critical thinking skills and communication through the development of a portfolio of a firm in an industry in which they are interested.

– To develop students’ basic research, analysis, writing, teaming, and presentation skills.

Organizational Behavior – BA130IU

The course is organized around three determinants of behavior in organizations:

1) individuals, 2) groups/teams, and 3) organizational structure. Particular emphasis will be placed on individual difference, attitude, motivation, job satisfaction, communication, leadership, stress, change, and organizational culture. Vigorous class discussions, presentations, cases, activities, along with group projects and self quizzes will provide the basis for the learning environment in the classroom.

Business Computing Skills – BA120IU

This course is designed to combine knowledge of business and information technologies. It explores the breadth of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), including business hardware and software, professional computing ethics and behaviors as well as design information systems. Also, students will be familiar with computing terminology, the fundamentals of database management, presentation graphics and an introduction to data analysis. The course will prepare students to work in a variety of industries, including business administration, economics, finance, and accounting.

Financial Accounting – BA005IU

BA005IU– Financial Accounting is the entry-level course which explores the basis of accounting that would be beneficial to students seeking a degree in the business area. Students will be introduced to the importance of accounting within the business environment and how accounting information can be utilized to facilitate business decisions. Students who decide to choose the Accounting and Finance major may go on to take the course Managerial Accounting or Auditing in the following semesters, which will focus on evaluating and auditing firms, and report information to stakeholders.

Business Research Methods – BA161IU

This course provides important topics in the area of research method. It introduces the whole research process, from formulation of research questions to research design and end up with report writing.

Internship – CM306IU

This course is an internship and is designed to supplement traditional classroom-based learning with experiential learning. The internship provides students with the opportunity to practically apply knowledge gained in their courses of Construction Management.

Graduation Thesis – CM420IU

In the thesis, students can carry out project feasibility study or construction design/ compile bidding documents/ specifications/ contracts/ schedules for the construction projects or construction packages, including footings- foundations, slabs, beams, columns, construction general layout, … Student can also apply knowledge to do research topic in construction management.

Differential Equations – MA024IU

This course introduces fundamental mathematical methods and analysis in ordinary differential equations and their applications and a short introduction to partial differential equations.

Applied linear algebra – CE215IU

The course will focus on matrix and vector methods for studying systems of linear equations, with an emphasis on concrete calculations and applications.

Specific topics to be covered include matrices, Gaussian elimination, vector spaces, LU decomposition, orthogonality, the Gram–Schmidt process, determinants, inner products, eigenvalue problems, and applications to differential equations and Markov processes.

Probability and Statistics – CE216IU

Probability problems in engineering, conditional probability, discrete and continuous distributions, sampling distribution, interval estimates, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression models and non-parametric testing.

Physics 2 – PH014IU

This subject will provide a basic knowledge of fluid mechanics; macroscopic description of gases; heat and the first law of thermodynamics; heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics; microscopic description of gases and the kinetic theory of gases.

Physics 3 – PH015IU

This subject will provide a basic knowledge of electricity and magnetism.

Physics 3 Laboratory – PH016IU

This course provides students with basic knowledge of electricity and magnetism in laboratory, consists of: Ohm’s law, LRC circuit, RC circuit, LR circuit, magnetic fields of coils….

Chemistry for Engineers – CHE011IU

This one-semester course is designed for students who are pursuing an engineering degree (e.g., information technology, biotechnology, civil, biomedical, electronic, and telecommunication engineering) and chemistry-related ones (e.g., applied chemistry and chemical engineering). The course will introduce the basic principles of chemistry and connect those principles to issues in the engineering profession. The related lab work is not included in this course.

Chemistry Laboratory – CH012IU

This one-semester course is designed for engineering students those who are pursuing a nonchemistry engineering degree such as information technology, bio- technology, civil, biomedical, electronic and telecommunication engineering. The course will introduce students to basic laboratory safety, techniques and apparatus, and complement the information gained in lecture. Prior to each lab, students must read the lab manual about the experiment and complete a prelaboratory report. All students must complete mandatory safety training to participate in the course, which will be provided at the first day of the class. Students are expected to come to each lab on time and be prepared to carry out the day’s tasks.

Introduction to Civil Engineering – CE100IU

The course provides an outline of the long history, present status and future challenges of civil engineering. Ethics and professional responsibility and a description of different fields of civil engineering are presented. The course provides an overview of different works, and relationships between different disciplines of civil engineering such as construction materials, structural engineering, water resources engineering, geotechnical engineering, surveying, transportation, environmental and urban engineering, and construction technology…. An overview of the design process of a project such as buildings, bridges, dams, roads is provided. The national strategy and great plans for developing the infrastructure system and urban development of Vietnam are presented with related important decisions of the Government.

Introduction to Computing for  Engineers – CE102IU

This course is an introduction to the key principles of programing along with the use of the available math functions given in language MATLAB. This course also covers the way of establishing and solving civil engineering problems with the help of EXCEL, and VBA

Computational Methods for Civil Engineering – CE213IU

Application of computational methods to civil engineering problems. Overview of numerical methods including engineering differential equations, systems of linear and nonlinear equations, numerical differentiation, integration and interpolation. Solving differential equations by finite element method. Introduce optimization problems in civil engineering, and optimization solvers.

Engineering Mechanics – Statics – CE101IU

Forces, moments, and couples; resultants of force systems; equilibrium analysis and free- body diagrams; analysis of forces acting on members of trusses, frames, etc.; Coulomb friction; centroids, center of mass, resultant of a distributed force system, moment of inertia, parallel-axis theorem, rotated-axis theorem, internal force diagrams of beams.

Mechanics of Materials 1 – CE201IU

Internal loading, axial force, shear, moment, and torque in structural members; stress, strain, and stress-strain relations; mechanical properties of material; strain energy; torsion of circular shafts; bending of singly symmetric beams.

Mechanics of Materials 2 – CE208IU

Combined loadings; stress and strains transformations, principal stresses and strains, stress,strain and stress-strain relationship; buckling of culums; design of beams and energy methods.

Mechanics of Materials Lab – CE202IU

This course allows students to practice the basic mechanics of materials concepts discussed in the theory course – CE201IU Mechanics of Materials. It will also familiarize students with the different materials testing instruments.

Basic mechanics of materials concepts: members subjected to tension, buckling, bending, torsion, indeterminate structures and stress-and-strain behaviors of materials.

Fluid Mechanics – CE205IU

Fluid mechanics is one of a principle subjects for civil engineers. Generally, fluid mechanics is the study of the mechanisms in which fluids, under all possible conditions (such as: gases and liquids) respond to forces, exert forces, and move from one place to another in physical view. This course will provide fundamental knowledge on physical properties of fluids and its characteristics as well. Moreover, students learn the laws and the governing equations representing different kinds of fluids at both static and motion state interacting to structures; and know how to solve these equations or compute physical parameters in practical meaning. In addition, the practices to measure fluid properties are introduced in this course.

Therefore, fluid mechanics is involved in nearly all areas of civil Engineering either directly or indirectly. Some examples of direct involvement are those where we are concerned with manipulating the fluid, including: sea and river (flood) defenses, water distribution/sewerage (sanitation) networks, dams, irrigation, pumps and turbines, water retaining structures, and so on; and some examples where the primary object is construction – yet analysis of the fluid mechanics is essential, such as: flow of air in / around buildings; bridge piers in rivers; Ground-water flow, and so forth.

Fluid Mechanics Lab – CE206IU

This course is primarily used as an undergraduate teaching lab. The experimental exercises will be provided to student for demonstrating the theory given in class lectures. These experiments are designed to examine some properties of fluids and to conduct experiments involving principle phenomena of incompressible (water) flow, such as: flow over the weir, head losses of flow in pipe

Hydrology – Hydraulics – CE211IU

This course provides students basic knowledge on hydrology and hydraulics, the fundamentals of water engineering, an important field in civil engineering.

In the hydrology part of this course, the students will have a deeper understanding of the physical processes of the hydrological cycle, including an understanding of how human intervention through changes made in the environment can affect the hydrological characteristics of a catchment. The students will also learn a computer software to model the hydrology of a catchment.

In the hydraulics part, the students will apply the basic principles learned from their basic fluid mechanics course in the analysis and design of open channels and other hydraulic structures.

This course helps students understand basic engineering principles and enhance their analytic and problem-solving skills to address real life engineering problems. It has practical applications in the fields of water supply, hydropower, flood mitigation, and other related fields.

Water Supply and Sewerage – CE306IU

The rapid rise in population and industrialization place an enormous challenge on the environment and the resources. This has resulted to an increase in demand for water supply and sewerage services.

In this course the students will learn the basic structure of a community water supply as well as that of sewerage systems. They will learn and practice the computations and decision-making involved in the planning and design of these systems. Furthermore, they will be taught some computer softwares to model a simple water disctribution system and a stormwater sewer system.

This course helps students understand basic engineering principles and enhance their analytic and problem-solving skills to address real life engineering problems.

Civil Architecture – CE214IU

The course provides students with a concise source of core information needed to form a framework for a detailed planning of any building project. The information includes the principles of the design process, basic information on sitting, servicing and construction buildings, as well as illustrations and descriptions of a wide range of building types. Students work in teams, exploring hands-on activities to learn the characteristics of civil architecture

Surveying Practice – CE308IU

This course allows students to practice the surveying operations discussed in the theory course – CE 307IU Surveying. It will familiarize students with the different surveying instruments; allow them to practice different surveying operations like taping, stadia survey, levelling, and control survey in a closed-loop traverse; as well as make adjustments and calculations of coordinates of control stations, perform detail surveying and mapping of points.

Soil Mechanics – CE302IU

The course provides students with a background of soil behaviors, Lateral earth pressure acting on structures, slope stability, bearing capacity of the soil, and settlement of structures above soil mechanics, which are commonly used in civil engineering construction. Properties of soil include soil formation, physical properties, classification, compaction, permeability, and seepage. Soil mechanics consist of in situ stress, stress in a soil mass, soil compressibility, and soil shear strength. Lateral earth pressures are expressed by pressure at rest based on Rankine and Coulomb, and curved failure surface.

Soil Mechanics Laboratory – CE303IU

The course provides students the knowledge and practical skills in conducting laboratory tests for determining soil properties needed in engineering design such as: the determination of water content and unit weight, particle size distribution, Atterberg limits, compaction test, and direct shear test. The course also provides knowledge on the different testing equipment, general procedures related to each

test, and parameters measured in each test.

Foundation Engineering – CE309IU

This course covers foundation analysis and design concepts for civil engineering students. Topics discussed in the courses include bearing capacity, settlement and structural design of shallow foundations and deep foundations, lateral earth pressure, retaining, and sheet pile walls. Moreover, the students will be introduced to the commercial software (e.g., Plaxis, Pier) that is broadly used in practices for foundation designs and exposed to case studies. Through this course, the students will have the background and basic skills to conduct the basic steps for foundation design, given various working conditions.

Structural Analysis 2 – CE301IU

Application of finite element methods to problems in structural analysis. Emphasis on truss, beam and frame elements and interpreting calculation results. Use of commercial FEA packages. Introduction to plastic analysis of frames and slabs.

Reinforced Concrete 2 – CE310IU

Analysis and design of prestressed concrete members; beam; slabs. Analysis and design of composite slabs. Current building code and standards are referred to extensively in this course.

Construction Management – CE401IU

This course covers a wide range of subjects, reflecting the breadth of knowledge needed to understand the dynamics of the construction industry. This course focuses on the processes and tasks required for the management of construction projects. Students will work in project teams and perform various tasks associated with construction project administration including, developing construction budgets, record keeping and documentation, interpreting contracts and specifications, and other duties necessary for efficient project operation and successful completion.

Steel Structure Project – CE312IU

A practice construction project is carried out, including steel buildings, and water supply or transportation structures. Students are supposed to apply the knowledge in the steel structure course to this project composing of calculating loads, determining internal forces with an analysis structure software, designing with a certain code, and ultimately descripting them on a report

Reinforced Concrete Project – CE313IU

In this course, students are supposed to apply the knowledge in the courses of reinforced concrete design to this project composing of calculating loads, designing reinforced concrete beams, columns and slabs, preparing drawing and writing a report.

Foundation Project – CE402IU

This course provides an organizational and procedural understanding of geotechnical and foundation engineering. Topics covered in this course include subsurface soil investigation and integrated design of building foundations. In addition, this class will equip students with the knowledge necessary to apply geotechnical and foundation principles in analyzing and designing an economic substructure system.

Dynamics of Structures – CE404IU

This course covers the fundamental concepts of structural dynamics. Formulations of the equation of motion. Free and forced vibrations of linear, single, and multiple degrees of freedom systems. Damping. Mode superposition. Analysis of dynamic response for structures subjected to time-varying, including earthquake, wind, and blast loading.

Hydraulics Structures – CE405IU

Water demand for economic development is dramatically increasing; but available water resources is limited. Recently, it tends to be declining as the result of climate change and man-made pollutant. Therefore, a sustainable approach for water resources development and protection is needed. This course will offer students the knowledge to design of some typical hydraulic structures supporting for sustainable water resources engineering.

In this course, the application of fluid mechanics, hydrology and open channel hydraulics for designing some common types of water infrastructures are introduced and practiced, which includes storage structures, control structures, energy dissipation structures, coastal protection structures and so forth.

Beside of that conventional procedures, students also are provided the sustainable solutions and environmental impact assessment (EIA) practices for the typical structures, which strongly impact on society and natural environment, such as: dam, hydro-power plants, urban drainage systems, and so forth

Tall Buildings – CE407IU

The course aims at the development of ability for design of high- rise buildings. It offers the student with an opportunity to gain real life design experience, and to develop the ability to identify and solve civil engineering problems in a feasible and creative way, and to apply design procedures, codes of practice and computer software to design conventional steel and concrete high-rise buildings

Bridge Engineering – CE406IU

The course will introduce a modern method of highway bridge analysis, design, and evaluation based on TCVN 11823:2017 that is referred by on American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials LRFD Bridge Design Specification, 8th edition 2017. Course topics will include types of bridges, site design overview, Highway bridge loading, bridge analysis, bridge deck slab, prestressed concrete bridge design, and substructures design.

GIS Applications in Civil Engineering – CE413IU

CE413IU is a practical GIS course with particular reference to applications in Civil Engineering.

This course does not require prior knowledge of GIS. The first part of the course will include introductory concepts and will cover basic topics in GIS including data types and common GIS processing and analysis tools, thematic mapping, etc. In the second part of the course, GIS procedures and techniques that are relevant to Civil Engineering will be covered through a series of case studies and exercises.

Construction Project Management – CE414IU

In this course, students will study roles, responsibilities, and authority of project participants. They also study how to manage project participants, material, safety, waste, and environment. The jobsite layout design and control are also a part of the course.

Business Ethics – BA020IU

This course introduces students to the relevance and importance of ethics and social responsibility in business. It aims to increase student’s awareness and understanding of ethical issues in business and to provide them with useful conceptual tools to guide analysis and decisions. After the completion of the course, students are expected to identify, think critically, and suggest solutions to ethical issues encountered at the individual, organizational, and societal levels.

Introduction to  Social Science – BA116IU

Introduction to the Social Sciences is designed to introduce the student to the broad and exciting field of the social sciences which embraces a diverse mixture of disciplines of anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, history, geography, and political science, ect. The course will focus on the field of sociology and its key themes as they relate to the study of management and business as well as modern society. This facilitates the development of awareness of the language and methodology associated with the study of the social sciences. This course will utilize an interdisciplinary approach to study and understand human behavior and various contemporary social issues.

Introduction to Microeconomics – BA117IU

Microeconomics is the introductory course in economics. The course is designed to teach you the basic tools of microeconomic analysis. Microeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with the interaction of households and firms in individual markets. Some of the issues we will study include how prices and output levels are determined, what happens when governments intervene in markets, when do markets “fail”, how do markets produce an “efficient” use of a society‟s scarce resources and are market outcomes equitable. Learning “to think like an economist” should make you a more informed student, consumer, worker and voter.

Introduction to Psychology – BA118IU

Introduction to Psychology focuses on the application of scientific psychology to human life. Emphasis is on “normal” behavior and its antecedents. Includes the study of broad categories of human behavior through various psychological models, Psychology is an introductory course that studies the foundations of human behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. The course will approach various topics from a scientific perspective, using systematic investigation and critical thinking methods rather than personal impressions and “common sense”. The knowledge of Psychology is very useful for students who need to learn people as producers and consumers.

Introduction to Macroeconomics – BA119IU

This subject will provide the fundamental macroeconomic theories and concepts of economic as they apply within the contemporary work environment.

Principles of Management – BA123IU

This subject will provide the fundamental theories and concepts of management as they apply within the contemporary work environment.

Management Information Systems – BA169IU

This subject will provide a broad introduction to four key aspects of data science: data retrieval and manipulation, data visualization, statistical computation and machine learning, and presentation and communication.

Production Management – IS019IU

Introduction to production systems. Production planning and control in decision making. Forecasting. Aggregate production planning. Capacity planning.

Materials requirement planning. Advanced techniques and approaches in modern production planning and control for designing production systems.

Project Management – IS026IU

This course is developed to provide the principal concept on project management which was characterized by the project management body of knowledge guide (PMBOK Guide). This guide emphasizes the five project process groups of initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing, and the nine knowledge areas of project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communication, risk, and procurement management.

Theorical Models in Computing – IT063IU

This course is oriented to those undergraduate students who require a working knowledge of numerical methods.

Computer Networks – IT091IU

This subject covers the fundamental knowledge of computer networks.

Information System Management – IT094IU

This course covers the concepts of information systems and their applications to business processes

Internship – CE314IU

This course is an internship and is designed to supplement traditional classroom-based learning with experiential learning. The internship provides students with the opportunity to practically apply knowledge gained in their courses of Civil Engineering.

THESIS – CE420IU

Students sympathize with knowledge learned in the curriculum of civil engineering major in order to conduct their graduation thesis, representing the design and management of a practical structure via A1-size drawings or a report. Besides, students must research civil engineering problems.