HOD’s Welcome Message

As a discipline, Civil Engineering caters for structural Engineering (including buildings and bridges), Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, Roads and Transportation, Soil and Foundation Engineering, Surveying and Photogrammetry (Geodesy).

They cater for the aspects concerning convenience of mankind and the environment.

We also oversee aspects of environmental pollution, control and management to ensure safe environment for the populace. As a Christian University, we are committed to inculcating in the students God fearing aspects to the students to observe at all times the safety and wellbeing of the environment and the utilization of waste – to –wealth concepts in addressing environmental issues. Flooding and erosion problems are rife and ubiquitous and there is urgent need to address them both in our localities and nationality.

PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of the bachelor of engineering in civil engineering degree programme is to
generate quality civil engineers with interest in resolving problems, befalling the development of
Nigeria especially with the construction industry. In addition, graduate civil engineers would be
self-reliant with high moral standards suitable to stand as employers of labour. This programme
will provide the basic training in structural, geotechnic, transportation, highway, water resources,
environmental, construction engineering and management for the award of bachelors in
engineering of civil engineering. This will provide our graduates opportunities of varieties of
government or private employment/job in different engineering tasks such as designing and
construction of roads, bridges, tunnels, buildings, airports, dams, structures, ports, foundation,
water resources and sewage systems, environmental engineering, to mention a few.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Programme B. Eng. Civil Engineering are to:

1. Produce competent graduates with integrity and adequate character that will have global
   impact in the field of civil engineering.
2. Strengthen education, research and practical exposure in Civil Engineering and
   Technology in order to eradicate failures and corruptions in Nigeria.
3. Train engineers who will meet the industrial, educational and technological needs of
   Nigeria.
4. Produce highly motivated, self-reliant and excellence civil engineers with adequate
   technical skills in the fundamental concepts relevant to development and entrepreneurial
   competences and management skills to handle local and international requirements in
   civil engineering practices.
5. Produce engineers who will provide the technical support base for the rapidly growing
   and population of the country.
6. Develop technical knowledge, sense of analysis, evaluation, planning and creative design
   abilities, in various ways that can contribute to the development of a more satisfying life
   and environment for the benefit of mankind.
7. Provide suitable design engineers to produce civil engineering systems.

DURATION OF PROGRAMMES

Minimum duration of engineering programmes to qualify a student for the award of an honours
degree is five academic sessions for candidates admitted via the UTME with Senior Secondary
School Certificate or GCE ‘O’ Level qualifications. They begin from 100 level and conclude at
500 level. While candidates admitted with relevant passes in Mathematics, Physics and
Chemistry at GCE ‘A’ Level, OND or equivalent who enrolled by Direct Entry will spend a
minimum of four academic sessions provided that they satisfy all the other University
matriculation requirements. They begin from 200 level and conclude at 500 level. The maximum
length of time allowed to obtain a degree in the Faculty shall be fourteen semesters for the 5-year
degree programme and twelve semesters for students admitted through direct entry into 200
level. For extension beyond the maximum period, a special permission of Senate shall be
required on the recommendation of the Faculty Board.