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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

The department started as Works and Services School in October 2004, and it was tasked with carrying out military courses for the Air Force Institute of Technology. It was later upgraded to Civil and Environmental Engineering Department in December 2008. The Department (CEED) is under the Deanship of the School of Ground and Communication Engineering.

The Department has the mandate of producing reliable and competent Civil Engineers as well as highly skilled artisans for all NAF works disciplines. Courses are delivered through lectures, tutorials, laboratory and field work. These are all in addition to scheduled educational visits to construction sites and operational areas like the NAF Hangar and airstrip, aimed at consolidating classroom works. The Department also conducts Civilian Courses which include a postgraduate Diploma in Construction Technology, Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, National Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology. For Military Courses, the Department Conducts Initial Works Officers Course (IWOC), Works Supervisors Course (WSC), Airmen Basic Upgraders Course (ABUC) and Airmen Advanced Upgraders Course (AAUC).

Civil Engineering Philosophy/ Guiding Principles

The department is one of the foundational departments in AFIT. The elevation of AFIT into a degree awarding institution in 2018 necessitated the   review of its initial mandate from equipping and training the Air force personnel,   into preparing a crop of young Nigerians to meet the need in infrastructure development, and contribute to narrowing the infrastructural deficit in the country. The development of human capacity and character of the students admitted is expected to primarily help Nigeria join the league of developed nations and to contribute globally.

Objectives

The objectives of the department are to:

  • Promote critical learning skills among undergraduates, where they are able to initiate individual and group inventions.
  • Furnish students with opportunities to undertake research that are vital to the Nigerian society.
  • Provide the enabling environment where undergraduates are exposed to practise and theory in their programme, and transfer of knowledge and skills from experienced lecturers are encouraged.
  • Mould the character of undergraduates for optimal service delivery and performance after their tertiary education.

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

Candidates are admitted into the degree programmes in any of the following three ways:

  • The University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)
  • Direct Entry
  • Inter-University Transfer

 UTME Entry Mode

In addition to acceptable passes in UTME, the minimum academic requirement is credit level passes in at least five subjects at O’Level in nationally recognized examination including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and other acceptable science subject at not more than two sittings. It is also desirable for candidates to pass Further Mathematics and Technical Drawing at credit level, such candidates shall have added advantage.

 Direct Entry Mode

For Direct Entry, in addition to ‘O’ Level requirements, candidate must have passes in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at GCE ‘A’ level or equivalent. Holders of OND and HND at minimum of upper credit level are eligible for consideration for admission into 200 and 300 levels respectively.

Inter-University Transfer Mode

Students can transfer into 200-Level courses provided they have the relevant qualifications.

Course Requirements

Course Requirements

Things to note:

  1. A core course must be taken and passed by all students before they can be awarded a degree.
  2. An Elective course may be taken by a student but could be substituted for another in the same category. Elective courses consist of a wide range of courses from which students must select a given number which they must pass before they can be awarded a degree. The elective courses could be from within or outside the department and/ or from within or outside the Faculty.
  3. A pre-requisite course is one which a student must take and pass before taking a particular course at a higher level.
  4. A unit of course is defined as one contact hour of lecture/tutorial or seminar.
  5. A student must take and pass a minimum of 15 and maximum of 24 credit units of courses in any given semester. A student must accumulate at least 30 units per level to qualify for graduation.
  6. All students for the five-year programme are required to take and pass General Studies (GST) courses before graduation.
  7. A student must obtain at least 75% attendance in each course registered for to be eligible to sit for the end of examinations in the course.
  8. To graduate, students must register for courses as specified in this handbook and accumulate a minimum of 150 credit units/hours in total. The minimum duration allowed for students to complete the programme is five academic sessions for candidates who enter through the UTME Mode. Direct Entry candidates admitted to the 200 level of the programmes will spend a minimum of four academic sessions while those admitted to the 300 level will spend a minimum of three years. The maximum duration allowed is 14 semesters or seven academic sessions for candidates who enter through UTME Mode, 12 semesters and 10 semesters for DE students who entered the programme in 200 level and 300 level respectively.
  9. A student whose Cumulative Grade Point Average is below 1.00 at the end of a particular year of study, earns a period of probation for one academic session. A student on probation is allowed to register for courses at the next higher level in addition to his/her probation level courses however, the maximum allowed units for registration would subsist and pre-requisite courses for the higher level courses must have been passed.
  10. A student whose Cumulative Grade Point Average is below 1.00 at the end of a particular year of probation would be withdrawn from the programme and hence withdrawn from the university if unable to transfer to other programmes within the university.

100 Level Courses

100 LEVEL – COURSES

100 Level Semester 1
S/N Code Course Title Credit Units Remark
1 GST111 Communication in English I 2
2. GST113 Nigerian Peoples and Culture 2
3. GST121 Use of Library, Study Skills and ICT 2
4. GST123 Basic Communication in French 2
5. GST125 Contemporary Health Issues 2
6. CHM101 General Chemistry I 3
7. CHM107 General Practical Chemistry I 1
8. PHY101 General Physics I 3
9. PHY107 General Practical Physics I 1
10. MTH101 Elementary Mathematics I 3
11. GET111 Basic Engineering Drawing 2
Total Units 23
100 Level Semester 2
1. GST112 Logic, Philosophy and Human Existence 2
2. GST122 Communication in English II 2
3. CHM102 General Chemistry II 3
4. CHM108 General Practical Chemistry 1
5. MTH102 Elementary Mathematics II 3
6. PHY102 General Physics II 3
7. PHY108 General Practical Physics II 1
Total Units 15

200 Level Courses

200 LEVEL – COURSES

200 Level Semester 1
1. GST211 Environment and Sustainable Development 2
2. GST223 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2
3. GET201 Applied Electricity I 3
4. GET203 Engineering Drawing I 2
5. GET205 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics 3
6. GET207 Applied Mechanics 3
7. GET209 Engineering Mathematics I 3 MTH 101 Pre-requisite
8. GET211 Computer Programming I 3
9. GET213 General Engineering Laboratory Course 1
Total 22
 200 Level Semester 2
1. GST 222 Peace and Conflict Resolution 2
2. GST 224 Leadership Skills 2
3. GET 202 Applied Electricity II 3 GET 201 Pre-requisite
4. GET 222 Engineering Drawing II 2
5. GET 204 Students Workshop Experience 1
6. GET 206 Fundamentals of Thermodynamics 3
7. GET 208 Strength of Materials 3
8. GET 210 Engineering Mathematics II 3 MTH 101, GET 209 Prerequisite
9. GET 212 Engineering Materials 3
10. GET 298 SIWES I 2
Total 24

300 Level Courses

300 LEVEL – COURSES

300 Level Semester 1
1. CEE 301 Fluid Mechanics 3
2. CEE 303 Engineering Geology 3
3. CEE 305 Soil Mechanics I 3
4. CEE 307 Structural Mechanics I 3
5. CEE 309 Civil Engineering Drawing 2
6. GET 301 Engineering Mathematics III 3
7. GET 303 Engineers-in-Society 2
8. GST 311 Entrepreneurship 2
Total 21

 

300 Level Semester 2
1. CEE 302 Strength of Structural Materials 3
2. CEE 304 Civil Engineering Materials 3
3. CEE 306 Design of Structures I 3
4. CEE 308 Engineering Surveying & Photogrammetry I 3
5. CEE 310 Elements of Architecture 4
6. GET 302 Engineering Mathematics IV 3
7. GET 304 Engineering Communication 2
8. GET 398 SIWES II 3
Total 24

400 Level Courses

400 Level Courses

400 Level Semester 1
1. CEE 401 Hydraulics and Hydrology 3
2. CEE 403 Structural Mechanics II 3 CVE 307 Pre-requisite
3. CEE 405 Soil Mechanics II 3 CVE 305 Pre-requisite
4. CEE 407 Highway Engineering 3
5. CEE 409 Civil Engineering Practice 3
6. CEE 411 Design of Structures II 3 CVE 306 pre-requisite
7. CEE 413 Engineering Surveying & Photogrammetry II 3 CVE 308 pre-requisite
Total 21
400 Level Semester 2
1. GET 498 SIWES III 6

 

500 Level Courses

500 Level Courses

500 Level Semester 1
1. CEE 501 Structural Design 4
2. CEE 503 Water Resources and Environmental Engineering 3
3. CEE 505 Foundation Engineering 3
4. CEE 507 Hydraulics Design 3
5. CEE 509 Terotechnology 2
6. GET 501 Engineering Management 3
Total 18
500 Level Semester 2
1. CEE 502 Geotechnical Engineering 3
2. CEE 504 Highway and Transportation Engineering 3 Elective
3. CEE 506 Construction Engineering 3
4. CEE 508 Waste Management Engineering 3 Elective
5. CEE 510 Building Services Engineering 3 Elective
6. CEE 598 Undergraduate Research Project 6
7. GET 502 Engineering Law 2
Total 23

Note:

·        Students would be required to take at least 2 out of the 3 elective courses at this level. Students who still have credit unit allowance to take more courses are encouraged to do so if they so wish

·        Whilst the Undergraduate Research Project is graded in the 2nd Semester of the final year, the preparations for research project starts much earlier sometimes in the 2nd semester of the penultimate year. Students are encouraged to very quickly especially while on the SIWES III program, identify the area of Civil Engineering they would like to write a thesis and get a research topic if possible for due consideration.

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

SQD LDR O. DAODU HOD CEED