Faculty of Civil & Architectural Engineering

The Faculty of Civil Engineering began its educational and research activities in 1987 (1366 SH) as the Civil Engineering Department. In 2003 (1382 SH), following the establishment of independent faculties at the university, the department merged with the Architecture Department to form the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, comprising four academic groups: Structural Engineering, Water Engineering, Soil and Foundation Engineering, and Architecture. The faculty continued to educate students at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. In the second half of 2013 (1392 SH), with the establishment of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, the Faculty of Civil Engineering entered a new phase and was reorganized into three academic groups: Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering, and Geotechnical, Transportation, and Surveying Engineering. In 2020 (1399 SH), the undergraduate program in Surveying Engineering was added to the faculty. Currently, the Faculty of Civil Engineering offers programs in two undergraduate fields—Civil Engineering and Surveying Engineering—eight master’s specializations, and seven doctoral specializations.