Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering, established in the academic year 2002/2003 at the University of Science and Technology (UST), is the first civil engineering department among private universities in the Republic of Yemen. It reflects UST’s commitment to providing advanced higher education locally and regionally, preparing competent engineers equipped with foundational knowledge, technical expertise, and practical skills to develop infrastructure and serve society across diverse civil engineering fields in line with labor market demands. Guided by UST’s strategic vision, the department has undergone three academic development cycles, including transitioning to a credit-hour system in 2017 and refining course descriptions. Since its first graduating class in 2006/2007, the department has graduated 1,636 engineers by the end of the 2022/2023 academic year.

The program follows a credit‑hour system introduced in 2017, combining core civil engineering courses, supporting sciences, and general education with specialized electives. It emphasizes practical training through laboratories, fieldwork, and graduation projects, ensuring graduates gain both technical competence and problem‑solving skills to meet labor market demands.

The program is benchmarked against internationally and nationally recognized standards, including:

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET): International benchmark ensuring global standards in engineering education.
• Yemeni Council for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance (Y‑CAQA): National authority overseeing quality assurance and accreditation in higher education.

• National Academic Reference Standards (NARS): Framework providing nationally recognized academic benchmarks for program design and evaluation.

• By the end of the study program, the student will be able to:
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  A. Knowledge and Understanding
• A1: Demonstrate advanced knowledge in applying engineering principles, theories, and mathematics to solve complex problems in construction, water resources, environmental engineering, transportation, geotechnics, and other civil engineering fields.
• A2: Describe the ethical and professional responsibilities of engineering solutions, considering their impact on safety, the environment, cultural heritage, the economy, and society.
• B. Cognitive Skills
• B1: Interpret and analyze results of structural analysis, design, and laboratory testing in accordance with civil engineering standards, and formulate appropriate solutions.
• B2: Relate civil engineering problems in society to theoretical principles, selecting optimal alternatives while accounting for global, economic, environmental, and social factors.
• B3: Assess risks in various systems, innovate suitable solutions, and propose appropriate measures for implementation based on applied research principles.
• C. Professional and Practical Skills
• C1: Use laboratory equipment and field technologies professionally, efficiently, and safely, and prepare reports in line with codes and standards.
• C2: Design, prepare, and implement engineering plans, systems, and components to produce solutions that meet specialized needs, while considering public health, safety, welfare, and global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
• C3: Plan, manage, supervise, and evaluate engineering projects with professionalism, preparing feasibility studies, budgets, summaries, and optimal alternatives for civil engineering projects.
• D. General Transferable Skills
• D1: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, presenting and defending ideas objectively in both written and oral forms.
• D2: Work effectively both independently and within teams, demonstrating leadership, fostering collaboration, and defining plans and tasks to achieve objectives.

• D3: Utilize modern technologies and diverse information resources for continuous and self-directed learning.