Civil Engineering Department has come into being with establishment of Arba Minch Institute of Technology in September 1997. Presently, the department offers BSc with an intake of 240 and 4 MSc programs with specialization in Geotechnical, Structural, Construction Technology and Management and Road & Transport Engineering with an intake of 30 students.
It has requisite number of PhD faculty, professors, other faculty and supporting staff covering all the specializations to run all the programs; it has been rechristened Faculty of Civil Engineering.
VISION
Achieving excellence by producing competent graduates equipped with in-depth knowledge of cutting-edge technology and social obligation.
MISSION
It aims to ensure skilled graduates must understand the social dimension that underpins the true meaning of development; hence all endeavors must satisfy human needs.
OBJECTIVES
- To prepare all graduates to be successful Civil Engineers, equip them to take on challenges through rigorous training
- To instill competence in latest know how; inculcate professionalism with effective communication skills and ethical values
- To groom students with effective leadership with moral values
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
UNDERGRADUATE (BSc)
· Civil Engineering
· Surveying
POSTGRADUATE (MSc)
· Geotechnical Engineering
· Structural Engineering
· Construction Technology and Management
· Road and Transport Engineering
Program Outcomes: Above programs ensure graduates to possess following aptitudes:
· Engineering knowledge
· Problem analysis
· Design/development of solutions
· Conduct investigations of complex problems
· Modern tool usage
· The engineer and society
· Environment and sustainability
· Ethics
· Individual and team work
· Communication
· Project management and finance
· Life-long learning
Specific Outcomes
- Analyze and design civil engineering structural systems
- Apply principles of fluid mechanics in solving problems of hydraulic engineering
- Provide transportation solutions to connect any place integrating concepts of sustainable Development
Infrastructure
The Faculty of Civil Engineering is having well-equipped laboratories catering to the needs of BSc and MSc programs. Laboratory courses are designed to support taught concepts and project, dissertation and thesis works.
· Three Seminar Halls
· 20 classrooms
· Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
· Material Testing Laboratory
· Soil Mechanics Laboratory
· Construction Materials Laboratory
· Surveying Laboratory
· Highway Engineering Laboratory
Staff Profile
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Contact Us
Hiwot Tsegaye Wolde(PhD)
Head Faculty : Hiwot Tsegaye Wolde (PhD, Asst. Professor)
E-mail:
Tel: +251912042781
P.O. Box: 21
AMIT
Arba Minch University
