Department of Highway Engineering at Erbil Polytechnic University was established in 2012, aiming at cultivating specialized Highway Engineers through its undergraduate programs. With the growth of infrastructure construction in Kurdistan Region-Iraq, Department of Highway Engineering has been established to full fill that matter.
Highway engineering is a branch of civil engineering where Highway engineers are trained to be able to geometrically design a certain road or highway. Also, able to structurally design roads, bridges, and geotechnical structures such as shallow and deep footings; in addition to that enhance the knowledge and practice regarding other transportation facilities such as airports, railways and tunnels.
Highway engineer’s daily routine involves conducting studies that are related to road construction and provide the necessary advice when needed at the site. One main duty of Highway engineers is to determine the optimum location of bridges, interchanges, and culverts.
Vision
The vision of the Highway Engineering department is to impart knowledge and excellence in Highway Engineering and technology with global perspectives to our students and to be a stand-alone division in the field of precision engineering generating well-prepared graduates, and meeting the needs of society and renewable resources linked with rapid technology advancements and to make them ethically strong engineers to build our nation.
Mission
The mission of the Department of highway Engineering is to conduct graduates who possess technical competence in their chosen specialty area of Highway engineering, integrity, and a commitment to professional principles, as well as practical skills that will prepare them and promote innovative and original thinking in the of budding engineers to face the challenges of the future as well as to serve and contribute as innovators, professional engineers, and leaders in the region.
Goal
Highway & transportation industry is currently undergoing an unprecedented expansion fueled by worldwide economic growth, due to that there is an expanding need for highly skilled highway engineering professionals. The department aims to qualifying a graduated of the Highway & Transportation Engineering to be an applied engineer who has ability for designing, executing and maintaining various types of Roads, Transportation & Highway Projects and any construction relevant to that. Continuous improvement of educational programs and their outputs in order to achieve quality assurance and academic accreditation as well.
Graduated Qualification
- Ability in analyzing traffic properties of the internal and external road projects throughout the Country.
- Knowledge in the geology of the subsoil of the Country.
- Conduct survey works with up-to-date technology instruments and tools-wise.
- Knowledge with construction materials and their properties related to Civil and Highway projects.
- Ability to carry out urban development studies.
- Carry out geometric designs for the roads and highways
- Structural and analysis and design for various structures.
- Concrete design for Civil and Highway elements.
- Managing and economy study for various civil and highway projects.
- Bridge engineering analysis and design.
- Tunneling Engineering studies.
- Foundations Analysis and Design for various constructions.
- Airports and Railways Engineering
- Any other topic related to Highway Engineering.
First Semester | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Subject | Code | Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Hours /Week (hrs.) | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
| 1 | Kurdology | KUR101 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 142 | General | Kurdish | |
| 2 | English Language I | ENS102 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 187 | General | English | |
| 3 | Computer Essentials | COE103 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 119 | General | English | |
| 4 | MATHMATICS-1 | MAT104 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 181 | Core | English | |
| 5 | ENGINEERING MECHANICS-1 | ENM105 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 181 | Core | English | |
| 6 | Volunteering | VOL106 | 10 Hrs / Semeser | ||||||
| Total | 18 | 30 | 810 | ||||||
Second Semester | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Subject | Code | Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Hours /Week (hrs.) | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
| 1 | English Language II | ENL201 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 174 | General | English | |
| 2 | CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS | COM202 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 224 | Core | English |
| 3 | ENGINEERING MECHANICS-2 | ENM203 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 175 | Core | English | |
| 4 | ENGINEERING DRWAING BY AUTOCAD | END204 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 111 | Core | English | |
| 5 | MATHMATICS-2 | MAT204 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 126 | Core | English | |
| 6 | Volunteering | VOL106 | 10 Hrs / Semeser | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 30 | 810 | ||||||
Third Semester | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Subject | Code | Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Hours /Week (hrs.) | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
| 1 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS-1 | STM301 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 130 | Core | English | |
| 2 | Advanced Mathematics | AMT302 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 172 | Core | English | |
| 3 | FLUID MECHANICS & Hydrology | FMH303 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 129 | Core | English | |
| 4 | ENGINEERING SURVEY -1 | ENS304 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 189 | Core | English |
| 5 | ASPHALT TECHNOLOGY | AST305 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 190 | Core | English |
| Total | 20 | 30 | 810 | ||||||
4th Semester | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Subject | Code | Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Hours /Week (hrs.) | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
| 1 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS -2 | STM401 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 176 | Core | English | |
| 2 | ENGINEERING GEOLOGY | ENG402 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 102 | Core | English | |
| 3 | ENGINEERING SURVEY -2 | ENS403 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 196 | Core | English |
| 4 | CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY | COT404 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 197 | Core | English |
| 5 | ENGINEERING STATISTICS | ENS405 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 139 | Core | English | |
| Total | 19 | 30 | 810 | ||||||
5th Semester | |||||||||
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| No. | Subject | Code | Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Hours /Week (hrs.) | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
| 1 | STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | STA501 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 161 | Core | English | |
| 2 | RIENFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN-I | RCD502 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 161 | Core | English | |
| 3 | ENG.MANAGEMENT & ECONOMY | EME503 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 128 | Core | English | |
| 4 | METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION & Equip. | MOC504 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 194 | Core | English |
| 5 | Highway GEOMETRIC DESIGN & PLANNING | HGD505 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 166 | Core | English | |
| Total | 20 | 30 | 810 | ||||||
6th Semester | |||||||||
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| No. | Subject | Code | Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Hours /Week (hrs.) | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
| 1 | RIENFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN-II | RCD601 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 162 | Core | English | |
| 2 | SOIL MECHANICS | SOM602 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 174 | Core | English |
| 3 | ENGINEERING ANALYSIS & NUMERICAL Methods | EAN603 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 90 | Core | English | |
| 4 | Highway Engineering Drawings | HED604 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 101 | Core | English | |
| 5 | Transportation &TRAFFIC ENGINEERING. | TTE605 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 121 | Core | English | |
| 6 | INTERNSHIP TRAINING (Summer Training) | ITR606 | 6 | 162 | Core | English | |||
| Total | 17 | 30 | 810 | 17 | 30 | 810 | |||
7th Semester | ||||||||||
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| No. | Subject | Code | Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Tutorial (hrs.) | Hours /Week (hrs.) | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
| 1 | BRIDGE Engineering | BRE701 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 169 | Core | English | ||
| 2 | STEEL STRUCTURES | STS702 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 165 | Core | English | ||
| 3 | TUNNEL ENGINEERING | TUE703 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 176 | Core | English | ||
| 4 | PAVEMENT DESIGN | PAD704 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 163 | Core | English | ||
| 5 | REMOTE SENSING & GIS | RSG705 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 137 | Core | English | ||
| Total | 20 | 30 | 810 | |||||||
8th Semester | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Subject | Code | Theory (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Tutorial (hrs.) | Hours /Week (hrs.) | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
| 1 | AIRPORT &RAILWAY ENG. | ARE801 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 164 | Core | English | ||
| 2 | QUANTITY Surveying &ESTIMATION | QSE802 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 127 | Core | English | ||
| 3 | FOUNDATION Analysis &DESIGN | FAD803 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 165 | Core | English | ||
| 4 | HIGHWAY Inspection & SAFETY | HIS804 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 90 | Core | English | ||
| 5 | Computer Application (CAD) | CAP805 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 102 | Core | English | ||
| 6 | GRADUATION PROJECT | GPR806 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 162 | Core | English | ||
| Total | 20 | 30 | 810 | |||||||
