Department of Civil Engineering

Dr. TWIZERE Moussa
Head of Department
Phone: 0727125314
Email: cen@ines.ac.rw

Entry profile

One of the missions of INES-Ruhengeri is to train students in applied sciences. In the aim of strengthening capacity building in polytechnic domains and after benchmarking with different programs offered in other European, American and African universities, INES- Ruhengeri wants to start the training programme of Civil Engineers who can be competitive nationally, regionally and internationally.

As Civil Engineers are internationally recognized as tough mathematics and physics users, candidates for civil engineering department at INES-Ruhengeri must be laureates from secondary schools who have done at least six hours of mathematics and four hours of physics in the all three years of second cycle of secondary schools with moderates or high knowledge in both French and English. He/she must pass at test of mathematics and physics before being admitted in the department.
Exit profile and number of years and Degree awards

The Department of civil engineering has developed a program covering four (4) years of undergraduate courses for students to successfully complete the Civil Engineering program. The first two years cover the general sciences (Math, chemistry, and physics) and basic engineering courses that students will need to complete the civil engineering programme. The Department defined the profile of the graduate in Civil Engineering as the following:

• 1. The graduate engineer will work in project design, i.e. in the initial conception and design of civil engineering projects.
• 2. He/she will work towards improving existing techniques and developing appropriated technologies nationally, regionally and globally.
• 3. He/she will be versatile in the domain of civil engineering and will be able to design and mange construction projects, bridges, highways and hydraulics. He will be able to easily specialize according to market needs and demands.
• 4. He/she will be competitive, nationally and internationally.
• 5. He/she will go on to pursuing graduate studies such as a doctorate degree.

Programme structure

Modules to be covered for the Bachelor of Civil Engineering Program
Year: 1, Level: 8, Semester: 1		Credits
LAN 8101	Languages I	0
CIT 8102	Basics of Computer Literacy (BCL)	0
CIT 8103	Computer Programming	10
MAT 8104	Engineering Mathematics I	10
CHE 8105	Engineering Chemistry	15
PHY 8106	Engineering Physics	15
CEN 8107	Engineering Drawing I	10
		60
Year: 1, Level: 8, Semester: 2		Credits
LAN 8208	Languages II	0
MAT 8209	Engineering Mathematics II	10
CEN 8210	Engineering Geology	10
CEN 8211	Building Materials	10
CEN 8212	Engineering Drawing II	10
CEN 8213	Engineering Mechanics	10
CEN 8214	Workshop Technology (Masonry, Carpentry, Appropriate Technology & Electrical)	10
		60
Year: 2, Level: 8, Semester: 3		Credits
MAT 8315	Engineering Mathematics III	10
CEN 8316	Building Construction & Services	10
CEN 8317	Fluid Mechanics	10
CEN 8318	Strength of Materials	10
CEN 8319	Engineering Surveying I	10
CEN 8320	Construction Technology	10
		60
Year: 2, Level: 8, Semester: 4		Credits
MAT 8421	Engineering Mathematics IV	10
PHY 8422	Basics of Electrical Engineering	10
CEN 8423	Concrete Technology	10
CEN 8424	Structural Analysis I	10
CEN 8425	Engineering Surveying II	10
CEN 8426	Introduction to GIS & RS	10
CEN 8427	Surveying Camp (2 weeks)	5
CEN 8428	Industrial attachment I (8 weeks)	5
		70
Year: 3, Level: 8, Semester: 5		Credits
CEN 8529	Engineering Hydrology	10
CEN 8530	Environmental Engineering	10
CEN 8531	Soil Mechanics	10
CEN 8532	Highway Engineering	10
CEN 8533	Structural Analysis II	10
CEN 8534	Reinforced Concrete Design I	10
		60
Year: 3, Level: 8, Semester: 6		Credits
CEN 8635	Irrigation & Drainage Engineering	15
CEN 8636	Computer Aided Building Drawing	10
CEN 8637	Foundation Engineering	10
CEN 8638	Transportation Engineering I	10
CEN 8639	Reinforced Concrete Design II	10
CEN 8640	Industrial Attachment II (8 weeks)	5
		60
Year: 4, Level: 8, Semester: 7		Credits
REM 8741	Research Methodology	10
CEN 8742	Sanitary Engineering	10
CEN 8743	Design of Steel & Timber Structures	10
CEN 8744	Bridge Engineering	10
CEN 8745	Estimating & Costing	10
CEN 8746	Transportation Engineering II	10
		60
Year: 4, Level: 8, Semester: 8		Credits
CEN 8847	Construction Management	10
CEN 8848	Entrepreneurship and Management Skills for Civil Engineers (EMSCE)	10
CEN 8849	Engineering Ethics & Professional Conduct	5
CEN 88**	Elective Modules	15
CEN 8858	Project Work	20
		60
Elective modules		Credits
CEN 8850	Airport & Railway Engineering	5
CEN 8851	Prestressed Concrete	5
CEN 8852	Ground Improvement Techniques Soil	5
CEN 8853	Advanced Concrete Design	5
CEN 8854	Industrial Structures	5
CEN 8855	Prefabricated Structures	5
CEN 8856	Computer Analysis of Sturctures	5
CEN 8857	Software Application in Civil Engineering	5
Total Credits for the program		490
Practical Works
1	Physics lab
2	Chemistry lab
3	Training Workshop
4	Strength of Materials lab
5	Soil Mechanics lab
6	Structural Engineering lab
7	Environmental Engineering lab
8	Water Resources Engineering lab
9	Mechanics lab
10	Computer Aided drafting lab
11	Surveying lab
12	GIS & RS lab