DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ROAD MAP Total Semesters 6 Total Credit Hours 48

CIVIL ENGINEERING (Ph.D) Cr. Cr. Cr. Cr.

SEMESTER 1 Hr. SEMESTER 2 Hr. SEMESTER 3 Hr. SEMESTER 4 Hr.
INTRODUCTION
PROGRAM FACTS Core Course-1 3 Core Course-1 3 Dissertation / Research 9 Dissertation / Research 9
The Department of Civil Engineering has started Ph.D program Thesis-1 Thesis-2

in Civil Engineering by offering courses in the following four • Program Duration Core Course-2 3 Core Course-2 3
areas of interest: 3-5 Years
Core Course-3 3 Core Course-3 3
• Structures • Timing
Evening 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Monday to Friday) Cr. Cr.
• Geotechnical SEMESTER 5 Hr. SEMESTER 6 Hr.
• Hydraulics and Irrigation • Entry Requirements Dissertation / Research
18 Years of Education, MS/M.Sc. Civil Engineering degree Dissertation / Research Thesis-3 6 6
• Environmental Thesis-4
from PEC recognized university with minimum 3.0 CGPA
The student must select one of the above mentioned (Semester System) or First Division (Annual System).
areas of interest and complete 18 credit hours in that area UOL Interview and entry test are mandatory. University AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Departmental Committee may conduct the test at par with
by selecting courses from only one of the specifi¬ed lists. • •
GAT subject test, and qualifying score for this will be 70%. STRUCTURES Computer Aided Design of Statistical Hydrology ENVIRONMENTAL
Basically, subjects may be selected by mutual consultation of Note: The subject test conducted by the National Testing Hydraulic Structure • Reinforced Concrete Structures
Six courses from the following list Six courses from the following list
the scholar and his PhD supervisor. The subjects have to be Service (NTS) or ETS, USA in the area of specialization not previously studied:
• Foundation Engineering-I • Seismic Design of Structures
not previously studied:
chosen at the PhD level must be cleared. In the case of • Structural Analysis • Foundation Engineering-II • Bridge Engineering
passed obtaining accumulative CGPA 3.0. It is a mandatory to • Environmental Management
GAT Subject test (http://www.nts.org.pk/GAT/GATSubject. • Reinforced Concrete Structures • Dam Engineering • Coastal Engineering and Impact Assessment
get at least CGPA 3.0 out of 4.0 as required by HEC to appear asp) a minimum of 60% marks is required to pass the • Geotechnical Investigation • Dam Engineering
• Properties of Structural • Physico-Chemical Processes in
in Ph.D. comprehensive exam, otherwise the candidate will test. In the case GRE subject test, the minimum percentile Materials • Earth Retaining Structures • Environmental Management Environmental System
not be eligible to continue further Ph.D. research studies. The score of 60% will be accepted. • Pre-Stressed Concrete • Rock Engineering and Impact Assessment • Wastewater Treatment and
• Steel Structures • Environmental Management Design
student must follow the Higher Education Commission (HEC) • Location and Impact Assessment • Experimental Methods in
Rules and Regulations. Raiwind Road Campus, Lahore.
• Seismic Design of Structures GEO-TECHNICAL
• Structural Mechanics Environmental Engineering
Six courses from the following list
• Stability of Structures HYDRAULIC AND • Industrial and Hazardous Waste
not previously studied:
The program shall have a minimum of three year supervised RECOGNIZED BY • Bridge Engineering IRRIGATION • Advanced Soil Mechanics
Management
study period that may be extended to a maximum of 5 years • Design of Structures • Water Supply and Wastewater
Higher Education Commission Six courses from the following list • Foundation Engineering-I Collection System
towards successful completion of all requirements and award • Theory of Plates and Shells not previously studied: • Foundation Engineering-II • Environmental Chemistry and
• Structural Dynamics • Design of Hydraulic Structures • Dam Engineering Microbiology
of Ph.D. Degree.
• Seismology and Earthquake • Advanced Fluvial Hydraulics • Geotechnical Investigation • Solid Waste Management
Engineering • • Soil Improvement Techniques
Hydropower Engineering • Air and Noise Pollution Control
CAREER PROSPECTS • Seismic Design of Masonry • Irrigation Engineering and • Earth Retaining Structures • Ecology and Risk Assessment
Structures
The graduates will be fully equipped with the skills and Practices • Environmental Geo Techniques • Environmental Health and
• Structural Optimization • Applied Hydrology
knowledge in various areas of Civil Engineering to deal with • Rock Engineering Safety
• Fracture Mechanics of • Sediment Transport • Water Quality Modeling
issues and challenges in research, industries, etc. in both Concrete
• Soil Dynamics
• Fluid Mechanics • Numerical Method In • Marine Pollution and Control
public and private sector within and outside Pakistan. They • Advanced Concrete • Application of RS & GIS in Civil
Technologies I
Engineering • Modeling of Environmental
will be capable to develop their own think tanks, research Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering In Systems
• Advanced Concrete • Drainage Engineering
centers and academic institutions as well as make positive Technologies II
Professional practice • Agricultural Pollution and
• Finite Element Analysis • Computer Aided Design of • Properties of Structural Control
contribution to national development through practical and Hydraulic Structure Materials • Environmental Pollution and
• Analysis and Design of • River Engineering and Flood
innovative solutions. Masonry Structure
• Seismic Design of Structures Control
Management • Stability of Structures
• Reliability Based Structural • Soil Erosion and Watershed
Analysis • Bridge Engineering
Management • Seismology and Earthquake
• Fiber Reinforced Polymer • Hydrological Modeling Engineering
• Coastal Engineering • Water Resources Planning and
• Structural Fire Engineering • Coastal Engineering
Management • Advanced Materials of
• Nonlinear Structural Analysis • Ground Water Engineering Construction
• Advanced Mechanics of Solid • Flood Risk Management • Environmental Management
• Advanced Materials of • Applied Hydraulics and Impact Assessment
Construction

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