Ho Chi Minh City Open University’s E-Learning Program in Civil Engineering trains students to be engineers with professional knowledge and capacity in civil and industrial construction engineering in the country’s development and globalization trends.
The program provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge in design, construction, and project management to solve construction problems with economic and technical efficiency. In particular, the program emphasizes applying technology in construction engineering in analyzing, designing, and choosing materials, deploying construction drawings, and organizing the construction for civil and industrial works with national quality standards.
Graduates have capacities for analyzing and designing the structure of buildings, public works, and factories; analyzing, designing, and selecting construction methods; selecting technical methods; organizing construction and project management.
Admission requirements
To enroll in the program, applicants have to meet either of the two admission requirements as follows:
- + Holding a high school diploma in the form of formal education or continuing education or having graduated from secondary school.
- + Holding an intermediate degree but have not yet graduated from a high school must be recognized as having completed high school subjects as prescribed.
- + Holding a bachelor’s degree in another major (be exempt from the equivalent credits).
Degree Credibility
The engineer’s degree awarded by Ho Chi Minh City Open University is in the national qualification system, and its validity fulfills the postgraduate admission or job recruitment.
COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE
Total of subjects
Total of credits
Type of Degree
Regular Duration
Tremendous job opportunities and brilliant careers
Graduates can apply for jobs: construction engineer, construction supervisor, structural designer, occupational safety and health administrator, quality control and assurance supervisor, internal supervisor, project management specialist, construction investment specialist, and salesman in construction.
A learning method with a high level of convenience and interactiveness
90% of the program content is delivered via the Internet. Students actively choose suitable places, times, and schedules for their studies. They learn in the online environment of the ELOLMS system with abundant and qualified materials.
E-Learning with lecturers and support from student services
The E-Class model combined with forums facilitates discussions between students with their lecturers and classmates to gain knowledge and practical experience. The ELOSUPPORT and SISOU systems are available to receive and solve students’ problems timely.
Reasonable Tuition
The average tuition is 580,000/credit and is paid each semester according to the number of courses registered. Students are provided with learning materials and access to free-of-charge learning resources.
The Online Bachelor Degree’s Program in Civil Engineering encompasses a comprehensive curriculum equivalent to that of a regular university program but is designed with a professional-oriented approach. The entire program consists of 63 courses, totaling 153 credits, delivered over 18 semesters with a regular study pace. Learners have the option to intensify their studies to shorten the duration by registering for additional courses.
1. Analytics
2. Advanced English 1
3. Technical Drawing in Construction
4. Introduction to Civil Engineering
5. Advanced English 2
6. Fundamental Informatics
7. Linear Algebra
8. Fluid Mechanics
9. Experimental Fluid Mechanics
10. Advanced English 3
11. Mechanics of Materials 1
12. Engineering Geology + Practice
13. Marxist-Leninist phylosophy
14. Advanced English 4
15. Electives in Knowledge of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
16. Mechanics of Materials 2
17. Mechanics of Materials: Laboratory Experiments
18. Electives in Knowledge of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
19. Advanced English 5
20. Construction Surveying
21. Construction Surveying: Practice
22. Structural Mechanics
23. Principles of Management
24. Marxist-Leninist Political Economics
25. Elective Course in Specialized Knowledge 1: Civil Architecture
26. Building Materials
27. Building Materials: Laboratory experiments
28. Soil Mechanics
29. Soil Mechanics: Laboratory Experiments
30. Soil Mechanics: Laboratory Experiments
31. Reinforced Concrete Structures 1
32. Steel Structures 1
33. Elective Course in Supplementary Knowledge 1: Civil Architecture
34. Reinforced Concrete Structures: Project 1
35. Reinforced Concrete Structures 2
36. Elective Course in Supplementary Knowledge 2:Drainage System of Civil and Industrial Construction
37. Construction Equipment and Safety
38. Elective Course in Specialized Knowledge 11: Urban Planning
39. History of Vietnamese communist party
40. Elective Course in Specialized Knowledge 9: Principles of Architectural Composition.
41. Elective Course in Specialized Knowledge 8: Construction Economics
42. Steel Structures 2
43. Construction Engineering Methods
44. Elective Course in Specialized Knowledge 3: Finite Element Method
45. Elective Course in Specialized Knowledge 4: Fundamentals of Construction Law
46. Steel Structures 2
47. Foundation Design
48. Elective Course in Specialized Knowledge 6: Estimation in Construction
49. Elective Course
50. Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology
51. Project Planning & Scheduling
52. Elective Course in Specialized Knowledge 7: Reinforced Concrete Structures 3
53. Foundation Design: Project
54. Engineering Internship
55. Reinforced Concrete Structures: Project 2
56. Deep Excavation
57. Soft Ground Improvement
58. Project Appraisal for Construction
59. High-rise Structural Systems
60. Application of computer in Civil Engineeing
61. Project Planning & Scheduling case study
62. Internship Training
63. Thesis
Admission requirements:
To enroll in the program, applicants have to meet either of the two admission requirements as follows:
+ Holding a high school diploma in the form of formal education or continuing education or having graduated from secondary school.
+ Holding an intermediate degree but have not yet graduated from a high school must be recognized as having completed high school subjects as prescribed.
+ Holding a bachelor’s degree in another major (be exempt from the equivalent credits).
Technology Requirements
The necessary conditions for effective learning: Most of the content can be delivered through mobile devices. However, students must use a desktop/laptop computer to complete assignments.
