Building and Civil Engineering

Faculty of Construction, Architecture and Information Technology of Kyiv International University provides training of specialists in: building and civil engineering.

Specialist in building and civil engineering

• Specialization «Industrial and civil construction»
• Specialization «Civil Engineering»
• Specialization «Technology, organization and economy of building production»
• Specialization «Computer design and management of information technologies in construction»

Disciplines of the general training cycle:

Disciplines of the cycle of vocational training:

Extensive professional knowledge of the specialty is formed of the following subjects:

Introduction to building, technical mechanics of liquid and gas, construction mechanics, building materials, engineering graphics, metrology and standardization, engineering geodesy (general course), engineering geology and basic soil mechanics, urban planning and transportation, building constructions: metal, concrete and stone, foundations; construction equipment, building production technology, organization of building (special course), building economics, production base of construction, electrotechnology in building, water supply and sewerage, heat and gas supply and ventilation, construction and installation of buildings and structures, the resistance of materials, construction mechanics (special course); bases and foundations, safety, architecture of buildings and structures.

Students of the Department of Building and Architecture have practical training in:

• ministries and departments;
• companies and firms of different ownership forms which apply new technologies in the design, construction and operation of buildings and structures;
• project organizations;
• investment companies;
• consulting firms;
• building companies.

Practical training consists of:

• introductory teaching practice (1^st year) - geodetic practice;
• educational practice (2^nd year) - technological practice;
• manufacturing practice (3^d year).

After a full academic course a specialist in building and civil engineering is prepared to work with:

• The development of individual planning decisions;
• Usage of space-planning decisions for future designing;
• Assessment of geological features of the construction site;
• The development of building design solutions;
• Hydraulic calculations and pipe loads on the building based on fluid or gas pressure;
• Determination of specific issues of water supply, sewerage, heat and gas supply and ventilation;
• The development of economic part of the project;
• The development of electro-technical part of the project;
• Building processes and organization of building production;
• Management of building process;
• Elaboration of technical information;
• Quality of work controlling;
• Enforcement of safety and sanitation standards;
• Analysis of accidents;
• Ensuring the necessary level of personal safety in case of typical dangerous situations;
• Providing protection in case of emergency;
• Organization of methods to prevent or reduce the level of probable damage;

May hold the following positions:

• building regulations engineer;
• organization and regulation of labor engineer;
• project work engineer;
• quality engineer;
• laboratory assistant;
• engineer and laboratory assistant;
• technologist;
• hydraulic engineer, etc.

Specialist in building and civil engineering is prepared to work with:

• Mining (development of stone quarries);
• Manufacturing industry(manufacture of concrete and plaster articles; production of metal structures for building);
• Production of electricity, gas and water (collection, purification and distribution of water: a system of street distribution networks in cities, urban-type communities, rural areas; distribution of drinking water for people and communal needs of enterprises, organizations, institutions);
• Building/construction (demolition of buildings, the release of building lots; excavation, general construction of buildings (new works, works of replacement, reconstruction and rehabilitation); construction of bridges, road trestles, tunnels, subways, construction of pipelines, communication lines and power supply, construction of pipelines laying power lines, extra work; construction of power plants, mining and manufacturing, construction and other engineering structures not classified in other groups (intake, treatment facilities, spillways, pump stations); installation of prefabricated constructions, laying of foundations and drilling of wells and pit, concrete work, installation of metal structures, brick and masonry, and other special construction works, installation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, gas pipeline work; water and sewer work);
• Transport (operation of road transport; air transport infrastructure functioning);
• Architecture and Building (activities in the field of architecture; engineering and technical activities associated with construction; geodesic and hydrographic works, technical testing and analysis);
• Public Administration (management on the level of regions, cities and inner-city districts);
• Spheres of public and personal services, etc.