General Objective

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The primary objective of the PhD study program is to contribute to the nation in reducing the shortage of trained human power in the field of civil engineering and enrich the newly opened universities with high caliber professionals capable of solving practical engineering problems in the field of civil engineering.

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Program Structure

 

This program will be coordinated by the respective Chair of each field of specialization, under the umbrella of home grown postgraduate program coordinator’s office at Jimma Institute of Technology of Jimma University. The PhD program will be governed according to regulations and guidelines of Jimma University. Texas Tech University of the United States of America is under contract with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education (MoE) until November 2017 to work in partnership with Jimma University to develop and launch the new PhD program until the program has reached an acceptable maturity, it will seek, as needed, the support and collaborations from other schools, institutes and colleges in the course delivery and advising PhD students.

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Graduate Profile

 

Upon completion of the PhD in Civil Engineering, the students will attain six learning outcomes within each specialization, namely, transportation engineering, construction engineering, structural engineering, and sustainable water resource engineering.

• Core Knowledge: Students will demonstrate advanced knowledge in a core area consistent with the focus of their specialization in the programme

• Research Methods and Analysis: Students will demonstrate quantitative and qualitative skills in the design, analysis, and presentation of research projects that is consistent with the focus of their specialization in the programme

• Scholarly Communication: Students will become better written and oral communicators as consistent with the focus of their specialization in the programme

• Independent Research: Students will be able to conduct independent research resulting in an original contribution to knowledge in the focused areas of their specialization in the programme

• Pedagogy: Students will be able to effectively teach using classroom pedagogy consistent with undergraduate and postgraduate education in the focused areas of their specialization in the programme

• Professionalism: Students will be able to contribute to the intellectual and organizational aspects of the profession as applicable to areas of their specialization

The above six student learning outcomes will constitute the graduate profile of the students upon graduation. These outcomes are done by the students, and are observable and measurable. These three characteristics allow assessment methods and benchmarks to be constructed to collect and analyze assessment data in order to improve the programme.

 

 

Duration of the program

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The program is a 3 year (6 equal semesters) program of which a minimum of four semesters will be dedicated to research activity. If the candidate is unable to finish his/her study within the stipulated time-frame for acceptable reasons, the doctoral council may grant the candidate an extension of up to 2 years.

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Specializations

 

The doctoral program is offered in four specializations namely transportation engineering, sustainable water resources engineering, construction engineering, and structural engineering.

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More information about the doctoral program can be found here.