As Shown in Table-3 the total time allotted for theory (Lecture plus tutorial) classes is 242 out

of 349 hrs. and the total time allotted for practical (laboratory work) is 110 out of 352 hrs.
From this it can be deduced that the curriculum has 68.75 % of theory and 31.25% of practice.

9.5. Course Offering

The course offered in each semester are presented in this section. Table 4 shows summary of course
offering which gives list of courses (only course code) along with their credit hours [Cr. Hrs.- Lec-
Tut-Lab].

Table 4 Summary of Course offering with Color Codding

Course-1

Course-2

Course-3

Course-4

Course-5

Course-6

Course-7

Course-8
Semester

SUM
Year

I Math 1011 Phys 1011 SpSc 1011 LoCT 1011 GeES 1011 Psch 1011 FLEn 1011 7
3-2-3-0 3-2-2-1 0-0-0-2 3-3-0-0 3-3-0-0 3-3-0-0 3-3-0-0 18-16-5-3
First

II Math 1022 EmTe 1012 FLEn 1022 Anth 1012 Hist 1012 MCiE 1012 CS 1112 7
4-3-3-0 3-3-0-0 3-3-0-0 2-2-0-0 3-3-0-0 2-2-0-0 4-3-0-3 21-19-3-3
Math 2031 Econ 2010 ME 2111 ME 2121 GloT 2010 EE 2010 CI 2211 7
I
Second

4-3-3-0 3-3-0-0 3-2-2-1 3-2-0-3 3-2-1-1 3-2-3-0 2-1-4-0 18-15-13-5

Math 2042 Stat 2010 ME 2232 ME 3110 ME 2142 SNIE 1012 CI 2312 7
II
4-3-3-0 3-2-3-0 3-2-2-1 3-2-2-1 4-3-2-1 2-2-0-0 2-3-0-0 21-17-12-3
Math 3010 CI 3611 CI 3411 CI 3311 CI 3511 CI 3521 CI 3211 CI 3581 8
I
3-2-0-3 3-2-0-3 3-2-3-0 3-2-3-0 3-2-1-2 2-2-0-0 3-2-3-0 2-1-4-0 20-14-10-8
Third

CI 3612 CI 3622 CI 3312 CI 3412 CI 3422 CI 3512 ME 3160 7

II
3-2-0-3 3-2-0-3 3-2-3-0 3-2-0-3 3-2-3-0 3-2-0-3 3-2-0-3 20-13-10-12
CI 4611 CI 4511 CI 4411 CI 4311 CI 4211 CI 4711 CI 4421 Entp 4010 8
I
3-2-0-3 3-2-0-3 3-2-0-3 3-2-0-3 3-3-0-0 3-2-0-3 2-1-4-0 2-2-0-0 20-14-4-15
CI 4312 CI 4812 ME 4211 CI 4612 CI 4412 CI 4212 CI 4822 7
II
Fourth

3-2-0-3 3-2-0-3 3-2-1-2 3-2-0-3 3-2-1-2 3-2-3-0 3-2-3-0 21-14-8-13

CI 4510 1
III
8-0-0-8 8-0-0-8
CI 5611 FLEn 5030 CI 5621 CI 5711 CI 5551 CI 5621 CI 5631 7
I
3-2-0-3 3-3-3-0 3-2-0-3 3-2-3-0 3-1-4-0 3-2-0-3 3-2-0-3 21-14-10-12
Fifth

CI 5812 CI 5822 PE 5110 CI 5712 MiLT 5010 CI 5912 6

II 2-3-0-0 2-3-0-0 3-3-0-0 3-2-0-3 3-3-0-0 4-0-8-0 17-14-8-3

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Note that:

➢ The color code is given based on the Nature of the courses as follow

Color Course Nature

Mechanical Engineering Courses
Humanity and Social Science Courses
Departmental Courses
Mathematics and Basic Science Course
Engineering Supportive Courses
Total/ Sum

In the following section a detail course offering along with necessary information such as: course
name, course code, credit hours, time allotted per week for Lecture (Lec) Tutorial (Tut) Laboratory
practice (Lab) and the prerequisite, are provided for each of the course.

9.5.1 First Year Courses

All First year fourteen courses are common for all Defence university, College of Engineering
(Du-CoE) students. These courses are either university core or college core courses.

9.5.1.1 First Year First Semester Courses

Sl. No Course code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre- Requisite
1 Math 1011 Mathematics for Natural Science 3 3 0 2 Nil
2 Phys 1011 General Physics 3 2 3 0 Nil
3 FLEn 1011 Communicative English Language Skills I 3 3 0 0 Nil
4 LoCT 1011 Logic and Critical Thinking 3 3 0 0 Nil
5 GeES 1011 Geography of Ethiopia and the Horn 3 3 0 0 Nil
6 Psch 1011 General Psychology 3 3 0 0 Nil
7 Sp Sc 1011 Physical fitness P/F 0 2 0 Nil
Total 18 17 5 2

Note: Physical Fitness (SpSc 1011) is a non-graded course student spend 2 hours per week and
shall receive pass or fail (P/F) result based on the course assessment skim.

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9.5.1.2 First Year Second Semester Courses

Sl. Course Tut Pre- Requisite

Course Title Credit Lec Lab
No code
1 Math 1022 Applied Mathematics I 4 3 0 3 Math 1011
2 MCiE 1012 Moral and Civic Education 2 2 0 0 Nil
3 FLEn 1022 Communicative English Language Skills II 3 3 0 0 FLEn 1011
4 Anth 1012 Social Anthropology 2 2 0 0 Nil
5 Hist 1012 History of Ethiopia and the Horn 3 3 0 0 GeES 1011
6 EmTe 1012 Introduction to Emerging Technologies 3 3 3 0 Nil
7 CS 1112 Computer Programming 4 3 3 0 Math 1011
Total 21 19 6 3
Note: At the end of first year second semester students shall choose one of the 5 branches (CI, CH,
EC, ME, and MM) of Du-CoE before joining the second year.

9.5.2 Second Year Courses

9.5.2.1 Second Year First Semester Courses

Pre- Requisite
Sl. No Course code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut
1 Math 2031 Applied Mathematics II 4 3 0 3 Math 1022
2 Econ 1011 Introduction to Economics 3 3 0 0 Math 1022
3 CI 2511 Civil Engineering Workshop 2 1 4 0 NIL
4 GlTr 1012 Global Trends 2 2 0 0 Hist 1012
5 ME-2111 Engineering Mechanics I 3 2 1 2 Math1022, Phys 1011
6 ME 2121 Engineering Drawing 3 2 3 0 LoCT 1011
7 EE 2010 Basic Electricity and Electronics 3 2 3 0 Math 2031, Phys 1011
Total
20 15 11 5

9.5.2.2 Second Year Second Semester Courses

Sl. Course Tut Pre- Requisite

Course Title Credit Lec Lab
No code
1 Math 2042 Applied Mathematics III 4 3 0 3 Math 2031
2 Stat 2010 Statistics & Probability for Engineers 3 2 0 3 Math 1022
3 ME 2232 Engineering Mechanics II 3 2 1 2 ME-2111
4 ME 3110 Fluid Mechanics 3 2 1 2 Math2031, ME 2232
5 ME 2142 Strength of Materials 4 3 3 0 Math2031, ME-2111
6 SNIE 1012 Inclusiveness 2 2 0 0 Psch 1011
7 CI 2512 Engineering Geology 2 2 0 0 GeES 1011
Total 21 16 5 10

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9.5.3 Third Year Courses

9.5.3.1 Third Year First Semester Course

Sl. No Course code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre- Requisite
1 CI 3511 Theory of Structures -I 3 2 0 3 ME 2142, Math 2042
2 CI 3521 Engineering Surveying, I 3 2 2 0 Stat 2010
3 CI 3531 Soil Mechanics -I 3 2 3 0 CI 2512, ME 2142
4 CI 3541 Open Channel Hydraulics 3 2 1 2 ME 3110
5 CI 3551 Engineering Hydrology 2 2 0 0 ME 3110
6 CI 3561 Civil Engineering Software’s (CAD) 2 2 3 0 ME 2121
7 Math 3010 Numerical Methods 3 2 1 2 Math 2031
8 CI 3581 Construction Material 2 1 4 0 ME 2142
Total 21 15 11 7

9.5.3.2 Third Year Second Semester Courses

Sl. No Course code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre- Requisite
1 CI 3512 Reinforced Concrete Structures -I 3 2 0 3 CI 3511
2 CI 3522 Theory of Structures -II 3 2 0 3 CI 3511
3 CI 3532 Soil Mechanics- II 3 2 3 0 CI 3531
4 CI 3542 Transportation Engineering 3 2 0 3 CI 3521
5 CI 3552 Surveying- II 3 2 3 0 CI 3521
6 CI 3562 Hydraulic Structures I 3 2 0 3 CI 3551, CI 3541
7 ME 3160 Introduction to FEM 3 2 0 3 Math 3010
Total 21 13 10 12

9.5.4 Fourth Year Courses

9.5.4.1 Fourth Year First Semester Courses

Sl.No. Course code Course Title Cre Lec Lab Tut Pre- Requisite
dit
1 CI 4511 Reinforced Concrete Structures II 3 2 0 3 CI 3512, CI 3522
2 CI 4521 Hydraulic Structures II 3 2 0 3 CI 3562
3 CI 4531 Highway Engineering-I 3 2 0 3 CI 3542, CI 3552
4 CI 4541 Foundation Engineering, I 3 2 0 3 CI 3532, CI 3512
5 CI 4551 Building Construction 2 2 0 0 CI 3561, CI 3581
6 CI 4561 Water Supply & Urban Drainage 3 2 0 3 CI 3562
7 CI 4571 Integrated Surveying Field Practice /GIS/ 2 1 4 0 CI 3552
8 ME 4211 Fundamental of Vibration Engineering 3 2 1 2 ME 2232, ME 3160
Total 21 15 4 15

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9.5.4.2 Fourth Year Second Semester Courses

Sl.No. Course code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre- Requisite
1 CI 4512 Foundation Engineering II 3 2 0 3 CI 4511, CI 3622
2 MilT 1011 Military Thought 3 3 0 0 Nill
3 MGMT1012 Entrepreneurship for Engineers 2 2 0 0 Econ 1011
4 CI 4542 Structural Design 3 2 0 3 CI 4541, CI 4511
5 CI 4552 Highway Engineering II 3 2 1 2 CI 4571, CI 4531
6 CI 4562 Fundamental of Architecture 3 2 3 0 CI 4551
7 CI 4572 Contract, Specification & Quantity Surveying 3 2 3 0 CI 4551
Total 21 14 7 14

9.5.4.3 Fourth Year Third Semester

This semester is allotted for Industrial Internship during summer break for a minimum of 2
months (8 weeks) in the respective field of specializations.

Sl.No. Course code Course Title Credit L Lab Tut Pre- Requisite
ec
1 CI 4510 Industrial Internship 8 0 40 0 All courses before Internship Semester
Total 8 0 40 0
Note: Student who have cleared all courses offered the past 8 semesters (before internship) is
only eligible to register for Industrial Internship.

9.5.5 Fifth Year Courses

9.5.5.1 Fifth Year First Semester Course

Sl.No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre- Requisite
code
1 CI 5511 Underground Structure and Bunkers 3 2 0 3 ME 4211, CI 4542
2 Technical Report Writing & Research
FLEn 5030 3 0 0 3 FLEn 1022, Stat 2010
Methods for Engineers
3 CI 5531 Blast effect Design 3 2 0 3 ME 4211, CI 4542
4 CI 5541 Solid Waste and Water Treatment 3 2 3 0 CI 4561
5 Integrated Civil Engineering Design All courses before
CI 5551 3 1 3 0
this Semester
6 CI 5561 Steel & Timber Structures 3 2 0 3 CI 4542
7 CI 5571 Fundamental of Bridge Design 3 2 0 3 CI 4542, CI 4512
Total 21 10 3 15

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9.5.5.2 Fifth Year Second Semester Courses

Sl.No Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre- Requisite
. code
1 CI 5512 Construction Equipment 2 3 0 0 CI 4572
2 CI 5522 Construction Project Management 2 3 0 0 CI 4572
3 PE 5110 Industrial management and Engineering 3 3 0 0 Econ 2010, Math 3010
Economics
4 CI 5542 Environmental Engineering 3 2 0 3 CI 5541
5 CI 5552 Army Installation Design 3 2 0 3 CI 4551
6 CI 5562 B. Tech Final project 4 0 8 0 Completion of All
courses so far
Total 17 14 8 3

10. COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this section the course description of each of the courses are given based on the five course
categories discussed in section 9. For easy course management modular grouping of courses has
been done with in each course category as shown in the following Table 5. For Civil Engineering
program there are 24 Modules and 71 Courses

Table 5 Modular Couse Category

Module No Module Name Number Course Category

of Course,
01 Basic & Applied Mathematics 6 Mathematics& Basic Science
02 Basic Science 3 Courses (2 Modules & 9 Courses)
03 Humanity 6 Humanity and Social Science (2
04 Social Science 5 Modules & 11 courses)
05 Computer Programming 1 Engineering Supportive Courses
06 Basic Electricity and Electronics 1 (5 Modules & 5 Courses)
07 Entrepreneurship for Engineers 1
08 Industrial Management and Engineering Economics 1
09 Technical Report Writing and Research Methodology 1
10 Engineering Mechanics 2 Mechanical Engineering Courses
11 Material Engineering 1 (6 Modules & 7 Courses)
12 Fluid Mechanics 1
13 Fundamental of Vibration Engineering 1
14 Engineering Drawing 1

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