Programme Structure: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Civil Engineering

Year 1

  • Dynamics
  • Engineering Drawing and CAD
  • English for Professional Communication
  • Fluid Mechanics I
  • Mathematics for Engineering I
  • Mathematics for Engineering II
  • MPU1*
  • MPU1**
  • National Language / Other Language​
  • Statics
  • Sun Zi's Art of War and Business Strategies
  • Survey I

Year 2

  • Basic Economics, Accounting and Management
  • Co-Curricular
  • Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Highway and Transportation​
  • Hydrology
  • Introduction to Building Services
  • Numerical Methods and Statistics
  • Soil Mechanics​
  • Solid Mechanics I
  • Structural Analysis I​
  • Structural Analysis II


Year 3

  • Civil Construction Materials​
  • Concrete Structures Design I​
  • Concrete Structures Design I​I
  • Fundamentals of Programming​
  • Elective​ I
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Hydraulic System and Design
  • Industrial Training
  • Law for Engineers
  • Operation Research and Optimization​
  • Structural Steel Design

Year 4

  • Construction Engineering and Project Management​
  • Engineer in Society
  • Integrated Design Project I​
  • Integrated Design Project I​I
  • Elective I​
  • Elective I​I
  • Project
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment

Elective I - Choose 3 course(s)

  • Advanced Concrete Structures Design
  • Advanced Structural Steel Design
  • Bridge Engineering
  • Concrete Technology
  • Database Management System
  • Engineering Application in Environment
  • Engineering Thermodynamics I​
  • Foundation Engineering
  • Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering
  • Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Groundwater
  • Survey II
  • Traffic Engineering and Transportation System Analysis
  • Water Resources System

Elective II - Choose 1 course

  • Electronic Commerce
  • Engineering Economics
  • Entrepreneurship

Elective III - Choose 1 course

  • Application of Artificial Intelligence​
  • Automation in the 4th Industrial Revolution​
  • Communication in Interpersonal Relationships​
  • Confucianism and Modern Society​
  • Creative Thinking and Idea Generation​
  • Cross Cultural Management​
  • Cross-Cultural Interactive Communication​
  • Data Analysis for Business Intelligence​
  • Digital Economy​
  • Experiential Research Skills (ERS)
  • Personal Financial Planning and Investment​
  • Principles of International Business​
  • Property Market Analysis​

National Language/Other Language - Choose 1 course

  • Bahasa Kebangsaan (A) - For Malaysian only, without SPM-BM credit
  • Communication Tamil For Health Sciences
  • Introduction to French
  • Introduction to German Language
  • Introduction to Japanese
  • Introduction to Korean
  • Introduction to Tamil Language
  • Introduction to Thai Language

Co-Curriculum - Choose 1 course

  • Art, Craft, and Design
  • Arts and Cultural Performance
  • Business Plan Writing & Preparation​
  • Community Project
  • Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Language, Culture and Social Study Abroad
  • Leadership and Teambuilding
  • Management of Sports Activity​
  • Managing Personal Finance​
  • Music Performance​
  • Oral Communication
  • Social Entrepreneurship Project
  • Study Soft Skills and/or Life Skills Abroad
  • Team Work and Collaborative Project
  • Work Ethics and EQ​

  • MPU1* - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Falsafah dan Isu Semasa - For Local Students 
    • Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 - For International Students 

    MPU1** - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Philosophy and Current Issues - For International Students 
    • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban  - For Local Students 
Please note that this is an indicative list of courses for general reference only. The programme structure and course sequence plan may be subject to change without notice. It is therefore important to check with UTAR staff on the current programme structure at the time of enrollment. For existing UTAR students, kindly refer to UTAR portal.