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Appendix: Personnel & Enrollment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Engineering


Department of Engineering
School of Sciences and Engineering

Professors: A. Abdel Hamid, A. Bazaraa, H. El-Ayat, M. Haroun, M. Farag (Vice Provost), S. El-Haggar,  E. Fahmy (IEP Director), S. Khedr (CENG Chair), A. El-Kharbotly, M. Serag El-Din (MENG Chair), E. Smith, M. Younan
Associate Professors: A. El-Butch, H. Amer, A. Ezz Eldin, A. Hassanein, M. Mansour, A. Sherif, L. Gaafar, S. Chattopadhyay, M. Abou-Zeid
Assistant Professors: K. Hekman, H. Salem, A. Essawi

Master of Science

The master of science program in Engineering is administered by the Interdisciplinary Engineering Programs (IEP). It provides a broad program for study in preparation for careers in advanced engineering areas. The graduate program covers several disciplines in engineering such as Construction Engineering, Design, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Materials and Manufacturing.

Admission

A candidate for the master's program in engineering must have a degree in engineering. Students who have some deficiency in their undergraduate training but are well-qualified in other respects may be admitted provisionally. The IEP may prescribe a program of noncredit work to make up for the deficiency.

Courses (24 credit hours)

A minimum of eight courses (24 credit hours) is required. The courses are selected from the following categories:

I- Core Courses (9 credit hours)

All students select three out of the following four courses:

ENGR

511

Computational Methods in Engineering, 3 cr.

ENGR

512

Experimental Methods in Engineering, 3 cr.

ENGR

516

Engineering for a Sustainable Environment, 3 cr.

ENGR

517

Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, 3 cr.

 


II- Concentration Courses (9 credit hours)

Students should select a minimum of three courses in one of the following specializations:

Construction Engineering

All students must take the following three courses:

ENGR

570

Advanced Construction Management, 3 cr.

 

573

Advanced Construction and Building Materials, 3 cr.

 

576

Advanced Systems for Construction, 3 cr.

 


Design
 

ENGR

522

Materials in Design and Manufacturing, 3 cr.

 

529

Failure Analysis and Prevention, 3 cr.

 

554

Advanced Stress Analysis in Design and Manufacturing, 3 cr.

 

555

Analysis and Design of Dynamic Systems, 3 cr.

 

557

Engineering Design Methodologies, 3 cr.

 

558

Applied Finite Elements Analysis for Engineers, 3 cr.

 


Environmental Engineering
 

ENGR

561

Water Quality Control, 3 cr.

 

562

Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering, 3 cr.

 

564

Air Pollution Control Engineering, 3 cr.

 

567

Environmental Chemistry, 3 cr.

 

569

Groundwater Hydrology and Contamination, 3 cr.

 


Industrial Engineering
 

ENGR

522

Materials in Design and Manufacturing, 3 cr.

 

526

Computer Methods in Materials Engineering, 3 cr.

 

529

Failure Analysis and Prevention, 3 cr.

 

541

Integrated Manufacturing Systems, 3 cr.

 

542

Total Quality Management, 3 cr.

 

543

Systems Modeling and Optimization, 3 cr.

 

545

Production System Design, 3 cr.

 

548

Facilities Planning and Design, 3 cr.

 


Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
 

ENGR

521

Advanced Topics in Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials, 3 cr.

 

522

Materials in Design and Manufacturing, 3 cr.

 

527

Composite Materials, 3 cr.

 

528

Advanced Testing and Evaluation of Materials, 3 cr.

 

529

Failure Analysis and Prevention, 3 cr.

 

541

Integrated Manufacturing Systems, 3 cr.

 

554

Advanced Stress Analysis in Design and Manufacturing, 3 cr.

 

 

III- Elective Courses (6 credit hours)

A minimum of two courses are selected as electives. The courses are selected from a set of graduate courses in engineering, physical sciences, social sciences, management and other related graduate level courses subject to adviser and IEP approval. No more than one 400-level course in engineering, computer science and other related areas, not in the student's undergraduate major, may be taken for graduate credit subject to adviser and IEP approval.

Students may also select from the following list of courses:

 

ENGR

523

Physical Metallurgy, 3 cr.

 

524

Electronic Phenomena in Solids, 3 cr.

 

525

Deformation and Fracture of Materials, 3 cr.

 

526

Computer Methods in Materials Engineering, 3 cr.

 

553

Advanced Computer Aided Design, 3 cr.

 

565

Air Pollution and Combustion, 3 cr.

 

568

Noise Pollution Fundamentals, Measurements and Control, 3 cr.

 


Construction Engineering students must select a minimum of one course from the following list:

ENGR

571

Advanced Systems Analysis for Construction Engineering, 3 cr.

 

572

Claims and Disputes in Construction Industry, 3 cr.

 

574

Methods in Equipment for Construction, 3 cr.

 

575

Techniques of Planning, Scheduling and Control, 3 cr.

 

579

Protection and Repair of Structures, 3 cr.

 

592

Advanced Topics in Engineering, 3 cr., may include:
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Construction Technology: Analysis and Developments
- Advanced Structural Design and Construction

 

 

Thesis

Graduate thesis work is an important and required part of the master's degree program. Each student must submit a thesis topic that has been approved by a faculty adviser by the end of the first academic year. Various research topics are discussed in ENGR 590 and 591, Graduate Thesis Seminar I and II. Students must register in ENGR 590 before submitting a thesis topic and in ENGR 591 during execution of the thesis research to present their thesis plan. To ensure adequate faculty consultation on the thesis, the student must register for ENGR 599, Graduate Thesis, by the completion of 18 credit hours. Students must register in ENGR 599 continuously and for at least two semesters. The first two registrations in ENGR 599 must be for three credit hours, after that ENGR 599 is taken for one credit hour each semester until completion of the program requirements.

Graduate Diploma in Engineering

Admission

Admission requirements are the same as those for the M.Sc. Program.

Courses (18 credit hours)

Course work for the diploma in engineering is directed at providing the student with background in subjects relevant to the designated engineering discipline. A total of six courses ( 18 credit hours) is required for the diploma.

The courses may be selected from the 500-level engineering courses offered. A minimum of three courses (9 credit hours) must be taken in a designated area. No more than one 400-level course, not previously taken, may be considered for credit.

The courses which have been successfully completed in the diploma program can be considered as part of the master's degree requirements for students who are admitted to the master's degree studies. The diploma program may be completed in one academic year; no thesis is required.

Engineering Courses (ENGR)

 CourseNum CourseTitle

511

Computational Methods in Engineering

512

Experimental Methods in Engineering

516

Engineering for a Sustainable Environment

517

Engineering Systems Analysis and Design

521

Advanced Topics in Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials

522

Materials in Design Manufacturing

523

Physical Metallurgy

524

Electronic Phenomena in Solids

525

Deformation and Fracture of Materials

526

Computer Methods in Materials Engineering

527

Composite Materials

528

Advanced Testing and Evaluation of Materials

529

Failure Analysis and Prevention

541

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

542

Total Quality Management

543

Systems Modeling and Optimization

545

Production Systems Design

548

Facilities Planning and Design

553

Advanced Computer Aided Design

554

Advanced Stress Analysis in Design and Manufacturing

555

Analysis and Design of Dynamic Systems

557

Engineering Design Methodologies

558

Applied Finite Element Analysis for Engineers

561

Water Quality Control

562

Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering

564

Air Pollution Control Engineering

565

Air Pollution and Combustion

567

Environmental Chemistry

568

Noise Pollution Fundamentals, Measurements and Control

569

Groundwater Hydrology and Contamination

570

Advanced Construction Management

571

Advanced Systems Analysis for Construction Engineering

572

Claims and Disputes in the Construction Industry

573

Advanced Construction and Building Materials

574

Methods and Equipment for Construction

575

Techniques of Planning, Scheduling and Control

576

Advanced Systems for Construction

579

Protection and Repair of Structures

580

Independent Study in Engineering

590

Graduate Thesis Seminar I

591

Graduate Thesis Seminar II

592

Advanced Topics in Engineering

599

Research Guidance Thesis

 

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