• provide students with the fundamentals of engineering sciences necessary for designing and implementing various construction and urban development projects.
• Develop the ability to analyze engineering problems and find innovative solutions in the construction and building sector.
• Prepare engineers capable of designing, implementing, and managing building projects in accordance with the latest international codes and with the highest quality standards.
• Train engineers to effectively use modern software and technologies in the design, implementation, and management of various projects.
• Equip graduates with the skills to design and implement building service systems such as water supply, electricity, fire protection systems, and smart buildings.
• Equip graduates with the skills to design and implement smart and sustainable buildings.

The program targets exceptional students who have a general secondary education certificate (scientific, industrial, or technological branches) or its equivalent, such as other international certificates. It is designed for students from within Palestine or abroad who have a passion for science, mathematics, and programming.

• Advanced knowledge of civil engineering subjects: reinforced concrete, soil mechanics and foundations, fire protection systems, smart buildings, and steel structures. Ability to use engineering design and drafting software (AutoCAD, Revit, ETABS).
• Familiarity with local and international design codes and standards.
• Ability to design and analyze structures and infrastructure.
• Supervision of construction works and quality control on-site.
• Preparation of drawings, working plans, and technical reports.
• Project management in terms of time, cost, and resources.
• Ability to work with Building Information Modeling (BIM) systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of building services fundamentals (HVAC, sanitation and water networks, electrical and mechanical installations, fire protection, safety, and security systems

• Familiarity with construction-related legislations, codes, and local and international standards.
• Accuracy in planning and execution with the ability to work under pressure.
• Teamwork and effective communication skills with various engineering disciplines.
• Commitment to professional ethics and occupational safety.
• Integrated design of structural systems and building services using engineering tools and software.
• Professional preparation of working drawings and technical reports.
• Application of laboratory experiments and interpretation of results in materials, soil mechanics, fluid mechanics, and building systems.
• Understanding of sustainability, energy efficiency, and green building solutions.
• Critical evaluation of engineering proposals, considering economic and environmental aspects.

Names of potential places of employment	Possible functional title
1. Municipalities / Engineering Departments 2. Various ministries, especially the Ministries of Public Works, Local Government, and Education 3. Non-governmental organizations 4. Engineering and consulting offices in institutions and companies 5. Supervision in contracting companies 6. Environmental institutions 7. Building maintenance companies 8. Establishing a private business (company)	1.       Civil Engineer 2.       Building Services Engineer

Students who have achieved a grade of 80% or higher on the General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) in the scientific, industrial, or technological stream, or equivalent international certificates such as the French Baccalaureate, the International Baccalaureate, and the British General Certificate of Education (GCE), are accepted.

First Year
First semester				Second semester
CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre	CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre
450101	Calculus 1	3		450102	Calculus 2	3	450101
450111	Physics for Engineering	3		471122	Circuits and Electronics 1	3
450121	Physics for Engineering Lab	1		450122	Computer Programming	3
410131	Computer Basics and Programming	3		450123	Computer Programming Lab	1
110101	Arabic Language Skills	3		120102	English Language Skills 2	3	120101
120101	English Language Skills 1	3		473132	Engineering Mechanics	3
				450162	Engineering Drawing	1
Total		16		17

Second Year
First semester				Second semester
CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre	CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre
473219	Engineering Drawing for Buildings	1		473222	Structural Analysis	3
450202	Statistics and Probability	3		473232	Building Physics	3
473241	Building Materials Technology Building Materials Technology	3		473312	Building Construction	3
473251	Building Materials Technology	3		450220	Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	3
473261	Building Materials Technology Lab	1		473271	Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Technology	3
151102	Islamic culture	3	450122	473252	Renewable Energy Simulation Laboratory	1
473231	Circuit and Electronics LAB	1
Total		15		16

 

Third Year
First semester				Second semester
CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre	CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre
473311	Reinforced Concrete Design 1	3		473262	Steel Structures 1	3
473321	Structural Architecture	2		473351	Smart Buildings and Modern Technologies	3
473401	Surveying Engineering	3		473331	Building Information Modeling (BIM)	3
473414	Surveying Laboratory	1		450211	Design Thinking	3
473541	Soil Mechanics	3		473422	Heating and Cooling Systems	3
473542	Soil Mechanics Lab	1		473423	Heating and Cooling Systems Laboratory	1
450152	Engineering Workshops	1
	University Requirement	3
Total		17		16

 

 

Summer semester
CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite
473300	Engineering and field training1	3	Completion of the fourth-year level
Total		3

 

Fourth Year
First semester				Second semester
CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre	CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre
473402	Building Management BMS	3	473411	473411	Modern Methods for Evaluating and Restoring Existing Buildings	3
473501	Contracts, Specifications and Quantity Surveying	3	473353	473353	Special Systems for hospitals and healthcare buildings	2
473302	Shop drawings	3	473363	473363	Foundations engineering	3
473318	Indoor Building Environment and Comfort	3	473421	473421	Reinforced Concrete Design 2	3
473301	Modern Building Services Systems	3	4734481	4734481	Fire Control Systems in Buildings	3
450214	Engineering Entrepreneurship	3			University Requirement	3
Total		18		17

 

 

 

Summer semester
CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre-requisite	Co-requisite
473400	Engineering and field training 2	3	Completion of the fourth-year level
Total		3

 

Fifth Year
First semester				Second semester
CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre	CNUM	Course name	Cr.H.	Pre
473522	Building regulations and laws	2	472412	473592	Graduation Project	3	472591
473591	Introduction for graduation project	1		113200	The Palestinian cause	3
130300	Community Service	1			Program Req	3
410211	Critical thinking skills	1		450212	Operational Skills and Professional Ethics	3
450222	Project Management and Engineering Economics	3
	Program Req	3
112101	Physical education	1
Total		12		`12

450101Calculus 1: This course covers topics of differential and integral calculus including limits and continuity, higher-order derivatives, curve sketching, differentials, definite and indefinite integrals (areas and volumes), and applications of derivatives and integrals.

450102 Calculus II: covers integral calculus, differential equations, and sequences and series. The course is intended as the second part of a sequence that begins with Calculus I. Integral calculus emphasizes advanced techniques of integration and their application.

450111 General Physics for Engineers Electric charge, its nature, electric force, Coulomb’s Law, electric field, electric flux, Gauss’s Law, electric potential, electric potential energy, capacitors and inductors, insulating materials, direct current circuits, Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, magnetic field, Lorentz force law, sources of magnetic fields, Biot-Savart Law, Ampère’s Law, electromagnetic induction, Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws, induced electromotive force, and self-induction.

450121 General Physics for Engineers lab: Experiments on Ohm’s Law, Wheatstone bridge, electric field mapping, electric potential divider, measuring capacitor capacitance, specific charge of copper ions, Joule’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, measuring Earth’s magnetic field, and electromagnetic induction.

450202 Principles of Statistics and Probability: This course provides an elementary introduction to probability and statistics with applications. Topics include: describing data; basic probability models; combinatorics; random variables; discrete and continuous probability distributions; statistical estimation and testing; confidence intervals; ANOVA; crosstabulation; and correlation and regression.

450211Design Thinking: An introduction to the history of engineering, its development, and its relationship with other sciences, types of engineering disciplines, fields of engineering work, the relationship between engineering and management sciences and planning, professional ethics, professional attitudes, lifelong learning, structuring engineering organizations and teams, teamwork, and principles of solving engineering problems. In addition to the foundations and methodology of design focused on finding solutions and innovation primarily centered on humans, which includes the steps: observation, conceptualization, modelling, testing, implementation, and involving the people for whom we design at the center of the process and inviting them to find tangible solutions.

450122 Computer Programming: This course designed to introduce the fundamental concepts of computer programming using the C++ language, which is one of the core languages in high-performance programming and software development. The course starts by covering the basics such as data types, operators, conditional statements, and loops. It also delves into object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts such as objects, classes, inheritance, and polymorphism, along with memory management techniques like pointers and references. The course aims to develop students’ problem-solving skills in programming using C++ through practical applications, implementing algorithms, and creating both simple and complex programs. Additionally, it includes the use of standard C++ libraries for performing everyday tasks such as input/output operations and file management.

450123Computer Programming Lab  C++:  is a practical course designed to apply the theoretical concepts learned in the “Programming 1 in C++” course through hands-on exercises and small projects. The course focuses on developing programming skills using C++ by solving various programming problems and creating interactive programs involving input/output operations, using variables, arrays, and data structures. It also includes training on object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques such as creating objects and classes, inheritance, and using pointers. The course aims to enhance students’ ability to write and execute C++ programs effectively, improve their algorithm design skills, debug code, and analyze performance. Students are encouraged to engage in both individual and group projects to strengthen their practical and applied understanding of C++.

450214  Engineering Entrepreneurship: introduces engineering students to the concepts and practices of technology entrepreneurial thinking and entrepreneurship. Using lectures, case studies, business plans, and student presentations, the course teaches life skills in entrepreneurial thought and action that students can utilize in starting technology companies or executing R&D projects in large companies. The goals of the course is to explore the entrepreneurial mindset and culture that have been developing in companies of all sizes and industries; Examine the entrepreneurial process from the generation of creative ideas to exploring feasibility to creation of an enterprise for implementation of the ideas; Experience the dynamics of participating on a business team and the power inherent in a team relative to individual effort; Create and present a business plan for a technology idea; Provide the background, tools, and life skills to participate in the entrepreneurial process within a large company, in a new venture, or as an investor.

450220 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations This course introduces fundamental concepts in linear algebra and differential equations. Topics covered include systems of linear equations, matrices, vector spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, first-order and higher-order ordinary differential equations, and applications of these concepts in various fields of Engineering

 

450152 Engineering Workshops: Mechanical Workshop: Includes machining, turning, welding, and metal finishing and threading. Electrical Installations Workshop: Electrical circuits and residential electrical installations.  Carpentry Workshop: Covers types of wood, wooden products, equipment, and tools.

450162 Engineering Drawing: The course aims to provide the student with the basic skills of engineering drawing, starting with engineering processes and how to use them, then reading and understanding two-dimensional and three-dimensional engineering drawings, drawing isometric shapes and making projections for them, concluding the third projection, and concluding the isometric from the projections and an introduction to the AutoCAD program and applying engineering processes to it.

450162 Engineering Drawing for Buildings: Use of drawing tools, lettering, descriptive geometry, isometric drawing, plans, sections, computer-aided design (AutoCAD), and applications of AutoCAD in civil, mechanical, architectural, and electrical engineering.

450212 Operational Skills and Professional Ethics: This course provides an introduction to the professional life of an engineer, sustainability, project management, design, professional ethics, professional attitudes, lifelong learning, technical writing, work experience reports, and the structure of engineering organizations, teams, and teamwork, along with other practical topics in engineering practice. It covers technical, professional, and academic communication skills, types and methods of communication, writing techniques, and types of written communication, from technical reports to preparing resumes. The course also includes preparation for job interviews and presenting professional topics.

450442 Project Management and Engineering Economics: This course covers concepts of the time value of money, interest, depreciation, inflation, cost escalation, the development of engineering projects, decision-making, basic principles of capital investment, formulas and applications, rates of return, economic feasibility studies for projects (net present value and future value, equivalent regular cash flow), comparison of economic alternatives for engineering projects (opportunity cost), calculating the return-to-cost ratio, depreciation, taxes, and optimal resource allocation. It also includes project management systems, Critical Path Method (CPM), PERT method, resource allocation, cost-time trade-offs, site organization and management, contracting, and bidding. Software (MS Project) will be used for practical applications.

473241 Mechanics of Materials: This course focuses on the mechanical properties of materials, stresses and strains in elements subjected to loads such as tension, compression, shear, and bending, normal stresses and shear stresses in beams, combined stresses, transformation of stresses and strains, buckling in beams, and lateral-torsional buckling of columns.

473251Building Materials Technology: This course covers the technology of cement and concrete production, technology of lightweight concrete and high-performance concrete, specifications of engineering products and materials, properties and testing methods for building materials such as natural stone, gypsum, wood, brick, tiles, and reinforcing steel. It also includes insulation materials for heat, moisture, and sound, types of metals used in steel structures, and the behaviour of metals under variable loads (impact) and sequential loads (stress) and creep, as well as green and environmentally friendly building materials.

473261 Building Materials Technology Laboratory:

This course aims to provide students with practical experience and includes conducting laboratory tests on various materials such as aggregates to determine their specific weights, absorption, wear, specific gravity, fresh concrete to measure slump and compaction factor, air void ratio, and hardened concrete to assess cube and cylinder compressive strength and flexural strength. Non-destructive tests such as Schmidt hammer, specific gravity and water absorption tests, and compressive strength tests for natural stone, as well as density and compressive strength tests for bricks and tensile tests for reinforcing steel, are also included.

473262 Steel Structures 1: Types of steel structures, design theories for steel structures and relevant codes, design of various structural elements (bridges) to resist moments and shear forces, and (columns) axial forces and moments. Design of foundations for steel columns and design details for mechanical connections (bolts and welding) in steel structures.

 

 

473222 Structural Analysis:  Introduction to structural analysis, types of loads (static, dynamic, environmental, seismic, etc.), classification of structural elements, stability and determinacy, statically determinate trusses, cables, beams, frames, influence lines for beams, trusses, and frames, deflection, introduction to virtual work. Available software will be used for practical applications, such as (Autodesk Robot).

 

450311 Reinforced Concrete Design 1: Properties of concrete materials, reinforced concrete elements subjected to axial loads, analysis of beams for bending resistance and their design (limit state method and working stress method), design for shear and torsional forces, bond and lap lengths for reinforcement, short and slender columns under axial loads and moments, design of slabs.

 

473600 Modern Building Materials: Engineering properties of building materials such as plastics, synthetic fibers, adhesives, insulators, sealants, lightweight reinforced panels, polymer concrete systems, fiber-reinforced concrete, plastic composite flooring and roofing, synthetic wallpaper and its structural, thermal, and acoustic properties. Considerations for corrosion, thermal and biological degradation, stability of these materials when exposed to UV radiation and solar radiation. Laboratory sessions to demonstrate compositions, applications, and testing of building materials.

473232 Building Physics: This course focuses on the impact of climate on the design process and discusses the thermal balance of buildings and humans. Accordingly, the course requires the study of heat transfer methods through the building’s outer envelope and internal architectural spaces, thus examining the fundamental physical principles governing thermal transfer phenomena and their relation to the environment suitable for human habitation. The course also covers the basic principles of lighting and acoustics concerning architectural spaces.

473602 Advanced Building Technology: Study of modern technological methods, particularly for large-scale construction and buildings (factories, halls, sports arenas), among others, such as shells, tent structures, suspended and balloon structures. Familiarization with manufactured building systems and the study of high-rise buildings.

450301 Modern Building Services Systems: This course focuses on the design of water supply systems in buildings and residential complexes, water treatment methods, cold and hot water tanks, wastewater systems for buildings and sites, stormwater drainage systems, waste management, hot and warm water systems, solar energy, elevators, and escalators.

473351 Smart Buildings and Modern Technologies: This course covers building control through computer systems equipped with microprocessors to facilitate responsive operations. External weather conditions are analysed using sensors to determine wind direction, speed, atmospheric pressure, rainfall, and brightness levels. Specialized sensors for temperature and humidity are installed in each space, along with carbon dioxide concentration sensors. Temperature and infrared sensors provide security and fire protection. The course also introduces basic electrical engineering principles, including direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) circuits, an introduction to electronics, logic circuits, and the fundamental rules for electrical installations in buildings for both high and low voltages. Practical circuit design for electrical and lighting networks within the building, energy calculations, voltage loss assessments, energy conservation principles, as well as studies on artificial lighting for external spaces, street lighting, and external building illumination are included.

473606 Hydraulics and Hydrology: This course addresses flow networks in pipes, hydraulic machines, open channel flow, flow measurement, groundwater hydraulics, hydrological elements, and the hydrological cycle. Topics include precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, and surface runoff. Students will study hydrographs, design flow, rainfall statistics, flood quantities, channel management, watershed characteristics, frequency analysis, unit hydrographs, the SCS curve number method, and groundwater reservoirs. Darcy’s law and groundwater hydraulics are also covered.

473312 Building Construction:

This course encompasses site preparation works, soil exploration methods, establishing building lines, levels, and the centers of structural elements using surveying instruments. It covers modern methods of building construction, excavation works, various shoring systems, and the drafting of construction execution plans for buildings. Topics include joints in buildings, studying insulation materials for moisture, sound, and heat, modern façade cladding techniques, internal finishes, and sanitary, electrical, and mechanical installations.

473373 Design of Solar Energy Systems in Buildings:

Students will study solar collectors and thermal storage, design and analyse heating systems using computer simulations, and the fundamentals of designing and analysing solar energy applications in buildings.

473322 Environmental Engineering and Wastewater Laboratory: This course involves the analysis of wastewater and drinking water, including parameters such as acidity, alkalinity, chloride, hardness, ammonia, chlorine, dissolved oxygen, biochemical and chemical oxygen demand, coliforms, suspended and dissolved solids, hardness removal, electrical conductivity, turbidity, and filtration.

473271 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Technology: This course focuses on energy efficiency standards in buildings, trends in energy consumption, energy auditing: assessing energy performance in existing buildings, and methods to achieve natural ventilation. It covers measurements and their distribution in total energy consumption, the use of computational models, energy efficiency measures in buildings: approaches, materials, and equipment, operational strategies, and energy-saving methods. Renewable energy sources include passive and active solar energy, geothermal thermal systems, natural cooling, optimal selection of energy sources, the impact of emerging technologies, case studies, and real-world examples related to solar energy systems, photovoltaic solar energy, electrical energy storage (batteries), an introduction to wind energy, and biogas.

473252 Renewable Energy Simulation Laboratory: This course aims to equip students with sufficient knowledge to handle software directly involved in simulating renewable energy systems through three important programs: MATLAB, HOMER, and System Advisor Model (SAM).

 

473421 Reinforced Concrete 2: This course focuses on the design of beams subjected to torsional moments, the design of moment-resisting frames, stair design, slab design, and the design of columns under loads (both slender and short). Designs are undertaken according to the requirements of the American Concrete Institute (ACI-318), culminating in a comprehensive project utilizing advanced design software.

473221 Electrical Circuits and Installations: This course provides definitions and fundamental concepts of charge, current, voltage, energy, power, electrical circuit elements, Kirchhoff’s laws, methods of circuit analysis, electric network theories, and analysis of transient response circuits.

473231 Electrical Circuits and Installations Lab: Experiments include: direct current circuits, Kirchhoff’s laws, network theorems, concepts of impedance, and power measurement.

473422 Heating and Cooling Systems: Fundamental concepts and definitions, review of vapor-compression and absorption refrigeration cycles, compressors, evaporators, condensers, and expansion devices. Details on refrigerants, cooling towers, and heat exchangers for absorption circuits. Control of refrigeration circuits, psychrometric charts, thermal comfort, various air conditioning processes, design conditions and their internal and external values, heat load calculations for heating, infiltration rates, cooling load calculations for buildings, solar gain, heating systems design and layout for hot water and steam, warm air systems, and underfloor heating.

473423 Heating and Cooling Systems Lab: Methods for leak testing in air conditioning and refrigeration systems, efficiency testing of cooling and heating systems, maintenance of air conditioning systems, troubleshooting operational panels in refrigeration and air conditioning systems, basic principles of installing heating and cooling systems, and diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults in refrigeration and air conditioning devices.

473541 Soil Mechanics: Properties and classification of soils, relationships between volume and weight, soil composition, density and moisture relationships, permeability, deformation, and soil stiffness, Atterberg limits, plasticity, and soil structure, geotechnical classification of soils, principles of total and effective stress. Steady seepage through semi-permeable soils. Stress distribution due to external loads and analysis of total settlements. Outline of the consolidation theory. Fundamentals of stability for retaining walls.

473542 Soil Mechanics Lab: This lab focuses on practical training for students in soil testing, including: measuring moisture content, determining specific gravity of solids in soil, plasticity and liquidity tests, particle size distribution analysis, laboratory soil classification, measuring weight and moisture content of dry soil, measuring hydraulic conductivity of soil dimensions, direct shear strength tests for granular soil, compressive strength tests, and shear resistance tests in soil.

473353 Healthcare Building Systems: An introduction to hospital and healthcare facility systems. This course covers fundamental principles of healthcare facility systems in terms of planning, organization, structuring, evaluation, and quality, along with discussions on various issues related to health policies in these facilities.

 

 

473363 Foundation Engineering: Stress distribution within soil, bearing capacity of eccentric soil loads, types of settlement. Study and analysis of shallow foundations, lateral earth pressures and retaining walls, analysis of deep foundations such as piles, foundations on challenging soils, isolated, continuous, and combined footings, types of settlements in footings, types of mat foundations, settlement in mats, foundations subjected to dynamic loading, and soil improvement techniques.

473501 Contracts, Specifications, and Quantity Surveying: Contracts and contracting, concrete specifications, finishing works and roads, quantity calculations, various applications: earthworks, buildings, roads, concrete and steel bridges, and a practical project.

473591 Introduction to Graduation Project: This course is essential for enabling students to successfully complete their projects and enhances their ability to innovate and think critically. It aims to provide students with the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for developing their graduation project. It serves as an introduction to gathering the information and materials needed to present proposals and preliminary studies for the graduation project.

473592 Graduation Project 1: This course aims to enhance teamwork abilities, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, in addition to preparing students for efficient entry into the job market, enabling them to meet its demands. It focuses on applying the knowledge and skills acquired by students throughout their studies. The course builds on the completion of the graduation project under the supervision of one or more members of the academic staff, and the work is presented in a printed report that includes the necessary diagrams according to the college’s graduation project writing guideline

473300 Engineering and Field Training 1: It aims to enable the student to apply theoretical knowledge in civil engineering projects and building services, and to acquire practical skills in planning, design, implementation and maintenance The student undertakes 180 hours of training at a company during the summer following the third year. The student is supervised and submits a report upon completion of the training, which is discussed by a committee in the department. The student is allowed to train after obtaining departmental approval.

473400 Engineering and Field Training 2: The aim is to deepen the practical applications of civil engineering and building services students by applying basic engineering principles in the design, implementation and simulation of building, fire, mechanical and energy systems in buildings, as well as the ability to draw engineering and implementation plans for projects, The student undertakes 240 hours of training at a company during the summer following the fourth year. The student is supervised and submits a report including a proposal for the graduation project after completing the training, which is discussed by a committee in the department. The student is allowed to train after obtaining departmental approval.

473111 General Physics: Electric charge, its nature, electric force, Coulomb’s Law, electric field, electric flux, Gauss’s Law, electric potential, electric potential energy, capacitors and inductors, insulating materials, direct current circuits, Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, magnetic field, Lorentz force law, sources of magnetic fields, Biot-Savart Law, Ampère’s Law, electromagnetic induction, Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws, induced electromotive force, and self-induction.

 

473121 General Physics Laboratory: Experiments on Ohm’s Law, Wheatstone bridge, electric field mapping, electric potential divider, measuring capacitor capacitance, specific charge of copper ions, Joule’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, measuring Earth’s magnetic field, and electromagnetic induction.

473605 Earthquake-Resistant Buildings: Introduction to the origins and characteristics of earthquakes, an overview of structural dynamics, properties of seismic buildings, periods and modes of vibration, seismic waves, forces and displacements caused by earthquakes. Introduction to non-elastic behavior, force reduction, and the requirements for reinforced concrete and steel, seismic design requirements for frames and shear walls according to American concrete codes.

473607 Wastewater Treatment: Resources and characteristics of water and wastewater, multiple steps in treatment processes, management of treatment by-products, design of water and wastewater treatment plants, theory and modelling of reactors, physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes, hydraulics of drinking water distribution networks, and wastewater collection systems.

473610 Green and Sustainable Buildings: Environmentally friendly building materials, fundamentals of green and sustainable buildings in terms of design, implementation, operation, and maintenance. Key considerations for designing spaces focusing on energy and water efficiency, resource usage, indoor environmental quality, and the overall impact of the building on the environment, enhancing the building’s sustainability characteristics, performance, and cost savings.

473601 Construction Methods: Methods for selecting heavy machinery based on technological and economic factors for excavation, transportation, compaction, rock breaking, lifting, and hauling. Lifting equipment and pumps of all types, reinforcement and concrete work, shoring, trenching, and rock excavation. Estimating productivity factors, cost estimation for optimal economic choices, economic analysis of ownership and operation of machinery, shoring systems, design methods, and construction sequencing in buildings from bid documents to tendering processes.

473608 Energy Economics and Management: Principles of energy management, energy conservation, energy auditing; analysis; formulation of energy management options; economic evaluation and energy conservation techniques – rationalizing energy use in large industries; steam generation, distribution systems, and electrical systems; integrated resource planning; demand management; combined heat and power; total energy schemes; thermal insulation; energy storage; economic evaluation of energy conservation technologies and practical application analysis.

473612 Quality Control and Occupational Safety in Projects: This course covers the fundamental concepts of quality and its management, as well as an introduction to quality standards according to international standards (ISO) and their applications in projects. It focuses on building a quality assurance plan that meets project specifications and standards. Additionally, it emphasizes occupational health and safety in projects, OHSAS 18001 standards for health and safety management, and modern safety measures during project management, environmental standards during project management, and procedures to protect the environment, including fire hazards and accident prevention in projects.

473613 Cost and Financing Management: This course studies the analysis of available options for structuring the organizational framework of contracting companies. It addresses cost estimation methods and establishing cost standards, planning and programming costs, forecasting cash flows, site-specific recording of actual costs, cost reporting, and monitoring cost movements for control and evaluation purposes. Finally, the course includes economic evaluation of engineering projects, financing management, budgeting, and control.

473611 Project Resource Management: This course focuses on the responsibilities of the project manager, requiring students to have a thorough understanding of how to manage engineering resources within a project. It involves recognizing and forecasting optimal resource usage, scheduling resource availability, identifying potential issues from resource unavailability, and studying challenges associated with the optimal use of locally available resources. Additionally, it covers the application of real-time programs to the project work plan to achieve optimal resource utilization on-site.

473604 Integration of Building Systems: This course encompasses the analysis and integration of structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, emphasizing the relationship between construction and completion, system economics, and software applications in this field. It reinforces fundamental principles presented in other courses through a comprehensive view of building technology in the design and construction of buildings. The course clarifies integration on construction sites, structural components, site surroundings, services, site space, and other design considerations. It focuses on the interrelationships of building systems to achieve high-performance specifications. A case study is included to illustrate concepts and their practical applications.

473321 Structural Architecture: This course aims to enable students to understand and interpret construction drawings for concrete works such as foundations and columns. It covers the drawing of various types of concrete slabs and familiarity with handling all structural detailing, as well as understanding electrical and plumbing layout drawings and air conditioning systems.

473603 Design of Passive Solar Buildings: Students learn how to maximize local climate benefits concerning elements like window placement, glass type, thermal insulation, thermal mass, shading, and site selection in different geographical areas. The course addresses energy management in buildings, thermal analysis, and design for occupant comfort, including low-cost passive cooling and heat transfer in buildings. It also explores bioclimatic classification and the design of energy-efficient buildings, identifying factors contributing to thermal degradation.

473616 Water Harvesting: This course introduces water harvesting and methods for protecting ecosystems, focusing on the objectives of water harvesting. It discusses creating a water budget and understanding suitable natural systems for water harvesting, integrating these systems with other designs and developing water harvesting systems to support residential areas, including excavation designs for buildings and reservoir designs along with relevant applications and enhancements.

 

473402 Building Management: This course covers the central monitoring and control of all devices related to a building or group of buildings, including monitoring, control, sensors, and actuators in a Local Area Network (LAN). It provides students with sufficient knowledge to work with software that directly simulates building management systems.

473331 Building Information Modeling (BIM): This course focuses on the informational modelling of buildings, where the design of various building components is treated as geometric shapes in two or three dimensions, incorporating their physical, mechanical, and electrical properties. This facilitates rapid transitions between design and simulation and between engineering results and execution plans. The course integrates CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software with simulation and analysis tools within a unified framework, enabling efficiency and speed in engineering tasks. It also supports easy transfer of models and designs across multiple programs in a workflow. The course covers engineering, spatial relationships, light analysis, geographic information, and the quantities and properties of building components, culminating in projects designed with Autodesk ID software.

473401 Surveying Engineering: This course focuses on the use, calibration, and care of surveying instruments, principles of levelling and budgeting, linear and angular measurements, land calculations, error theory, parallel and perpendicular curves, and their applications in urban settings. It includes contour and topographic map preparation, electronic distance measurement devices, and tachymetric surveying, emphasizing building surveys using contemporary surveying methods and equipment.

473414 Surveying Laboratory: This course covers essential tools for measuring horizontal distances, practical training in measuring horizontal distances, understanding devices and tools used in establishing benchmarks, and training on methods for establishing benchmarks. It includes learning about devices for measuring horizontal and vertical angles and conducting field applications, hands-on training for detailing and creating survey plans, contour mapping, and measuring areas from maps.

473302 Executive Drawings: This course details the preparation of detailed executive drawings for a comprehensive engineering project. It covers how to read and understand architectural and structural drawings, as well as various service plans (electrical, plumbing, and mechanical) for buildings and their specifications. Students will also train on how to prepare engineering drawings that include all dimensions, levels, and necessary information to initiate the implementation process or to submit these drawings to official authorities or contracting companies as part of a bid.

473318 Indoor Environment and Comfort: This course teaches students three main topics: the first part focuses on theories and practical applications of acoustics; the second part emphasizes indoor lighting concerning design, theories, and applications; and the third part pertains to the thermal environment and how to achieve comfort within buildings.

473411 Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings: This course covers the inspection and evaluation of existing buildings using modern methods for testing concrete and detecting reinforcement steel. It involves determining the extent of defects and damages in buildings and their causes, as well as finding engineering solutions. The course also discusses selecting maintenance methods for buildings (strengthening, restoration, rehabilitation), types of materials used in restoration and strengthening, and the stages of restoration and rehabilitation work. Additionally, the course addresses plans and strategies for disaster management.

473522 Building Codes and Regulations: This course focuses on educating students about laws and regulations related to construction, building permit requirements, and a deep understanding of the building system and local authorities in Palestine. It also covers the roles and responsibilities of design and execution engineers, enabling students to integrate into the job market more effectively after graduation.

473614 Steel Structures 2: This course involves the design of Steel structures, detailing the structural elements of columns, trusses, and beams. It covers different types of Steel sections according to various design codes and the design of different connections. The course includes a practical project for designing a Steel structure using computer software.

473613 Cost Management and Project Financing: This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective financial management of projects, helping them achieve the economic objectives of these projects. It typically focuses on several key aspects, including the fundamentals of cost management, cost estimation, budgeting, financing methods, and financial risk management.

Students will learn to handle financial reports by understanding the types of direct and indirect costs, as well as cost estimation techniques using both quantitative and qualitative methods. They will utilize tools such as scheduling and various cost models to prepare project budgets, analyse the economic feasibility of projects, and monitor their financial performance.

By the end of the course, students will conduct case studies on successful engineering projects and engage in practical applications of cost management and financing tools through a course-specific project.

473615Project Planning and Scheduling: This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective project planning, enhancing their chances of success in the field of engineering project management. It focuses on a set of fundamental concepts and essential tools that help students manage projects effectively, including:

1/ Basic Concepts in Project Planning.  2/ Planning and Scheduling Tools and Techniques. 3/ Estimating Time and Costs. 4/ Resource Management. 5/ Performance Monitoring. 6/ Risk Management.

473609 Construction Control Systems: This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently apply control systems in construction projects, contributing to improved work quality and increased productivity. It focuses on a set of concepts and techniques aimed at enhancing and managing construction processes, including:

1/ Types of Control Systems Used in Construction. 2/ Latest Construction Technologies. 3/ Monitoring Systems. 4/ Artificial Intelligence in Control Systems.

473616 Reinforced concrete design 3

Design of walls (retaining walls, load-bearing walls, and shear walls), code provisions and methods. Lateral loads, wind loads, and calculation of wind pressure according to UBC 97. Seismic loads, determining dynamic loads and the behaviour of buildings under seismic forces. Stability of the building, centre of mass, and centre of rigidity. Design of shear walls for lateral forces. ACI and UBC requirements.

473591 “Introduction to the Graduation Project”: This course is essential for enabling students to successfully complete their projects and enhances their ability to innovate and think critically. It aims to provide students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for developing their graduation projects. The course covers a number of important topics, including:

1/ Concept of the Graduation Project: Defining the importance and objectives of the project.2/ Choosing a Topic: How to select an appropriate project topic based on personal interests and market requirements.3/ Project Planning: Learning how to create a work plan that includes a timeline and necessary resources.4/ Research and Analysis: Skills for researching information and analysing data relevant to the topic.5/ Documentation and Presentation: How to write a final report for the project and present it effectively before a review committee.6/ Collaboration and Teamwork: The importance of working within teams and developing communication and coordination skills.

473592″Graduation Project”: This course aims to enhance teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, in addition to preparing students for efficient entry into the job market. It focuses on applying the knowledge and skills that students have acquired during their studies. The course includes several key elements:

1/Problem Identification: Students begin by identifying a real engineering problem or challenge that requires an innovative solution. 2/Research and Development: Students conduct comprehensive research on the chosen topic, including a review of the current literature and data analysis. 3/Design and Implementation: Students are required to design and implement the proposed solution, which involves using appropriate engineering tools and techniques. 4/Documentation: A comprehensive report is prepared to document all stages of the project, including analysis, design, and results. 5/Presentation: Students are asked to present their projects before a review committee, which enhances their presentation and effective communication skills. 6/Evaluation: Projects are evaluated based on specific criteria that include innovation, quality, and the effectiveness of the proposed solutions