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PHD GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
PHD GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Mission Statement
Course Curriculum
PhD Courses
No
Code
Title
Credit Hours
Related SDG
Pre Requisite
Contents
1
CE-808
Finite Element Methods
3+0
4,9,11
2
CE-821
Soil and Site Improvement
3+0
4,9,11
3
CE-824
Mechanical Properties of Soils
3+0
9
4
CE-828
Advanced Geotechnical Design
3+0
9,11
5
CE-829
Geotechnical Site Investigation
3+0
4,9,11
6
CE-831
Advanced Soil Mechanics
3+0
9
7
CE-881
Soil Dynamics
3+0
9,11
8
ENS-848
Environmental Geology
3+0
9
GIS-833
Soil Geomorphology And Classifications
3+0
11,15
10
CE-837
Design & Construction of Earthen Dams
3+0
9,11
11
CE-897
Special Topics In Civil Engineering
3+0
4,8,9,11,12
12
STAT-835
Probability & Statistics
3+0
4,9,11
13
CE-823
Slope Stability
3+0
4,9,11
14
GIS-824
Advanced Geographic Information Systems
2+1
3,6,11
15
GIS-825
Advanced Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
2+1
6,11,15
16
CE-885
Groundwater Exploration
3+0
17
CE-830
Rock Mechanics-II
3+0
9,11
18
CE-841
Earth Structures
3+0
9
19
CE-884
Rock Mechanics-I
3+0
9,11
20
CE-880
Groundwater Hydrology
3+0
21
CE-999
PhD Thesis
30
9,11
Additional Courses
No
Code
Title
Credit Hours
Related SDG
Pre Requisite
Contents
1
SEM/WKSP-997
Seminar / Workshop
1+0
2,4,9,11,17
2
AWS-898
Academic Writing Skills and Practicum
2+0
3
HU-138
Optimal Health and Wellness
1+0
General Courses (Mandatory)
No
Code
Title
Credit Hours
Related SDG
Pre Requisite
Contents
1
HU-131
Understanding of Quran-I
0+1
4,16
2
HU-132
Understanding of Quran-II
0+1
4,16
HU-131
3
HU-136
Introduction to World Religions (for Non-Muslims)
2+0
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Mission Statement
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PHD STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
PHD GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
PHD TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING