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What is civil engineering?
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(19 ratings)
66 students

What is civil engineering?

Civil engineering fundamentals, Key soft & technical skills, Project & construction management, Real site case studies
Created byKarim Ardati
Last updated 7/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn what civil engineers actually do
  • Understand the existential challenges that civil engineers are tasked to solve in this century
  • Learn how to negotiate a good job offer as a civil engineer to start off the right foot with an offer that is higher than your peers in the industry
  • Learn the practical construction methodologies that universities don't teach
  • Create your own leadership style as a construction manager
  • Understand how to breakdown a construction project's cost to its basic components
  • Learn the ethics involved in civil engineering and the construction industry
  • Learn about the mostly widely used types of construction contracts
  • Learn how to become an expert in the field, and a pioneer of society. Not a mere other civil engineer
  • Learn the key project management skills
  • Learn about the key soft skills that will propel your career to the sky
  • Learn how to control and maintain quality on construction projects
  • Learn about the basics of cement and steel reinforcement
  • Learn about the most common soil tests that you will actually encounter on construction sites
  • Learn about the various construction heavy machinery, their applications, and their manufacturers
  • Learn how and when to inspect concrete. How to develop a concrete pouring plan and how to inspect for honeycombs, and cracks
  • Learn which computer software you need to know in order to progress in your career
  • Learn construction tips from an expert in the field. A kind of information that isn't taught in universities
  • Enroll once, but build a life-long relationship with the instructor for future mentorship

Course content

5 sections • 19 lectures • 2h 6m total length

  • Why is civil engineering so important?7:17

    Explore how civil engineering underpins civilization through creative, responsible design of roads, buildings, bridges, and transit systems, including landmark projects like the London Underground and Burj Khalifa.

  • Modern challenges for civil engineers9:42

    Civil engineers confront climate change, drive efficiency and effectiveness, and embrace technologies like AI, AR, and 3D printing to reduce waste and build resilient, sustainable infrastructure.

  • The fields of civil engineering17:00

    Explore the seven main civil engineering fields: structural, geotechnical, environmental, transportation, coastal, construction, and water resources. See how they design, analyze, and manage infrastructure and water systems.

  • The phases of construction projects10:14

    Explore the phases of construction projects from conception to use, and learn how PMI's PMBOK, RIBA plan of work, and AIA frameworks guide design, planning, construction, and handover.

Requirements

  • No pre-requisites required except curiosity and interest in the topic

Description

This course is not just another course about civil engineering and construction. The subjects that we will cover are non-traditional and are not taught in our universities.


I will show you how civil engineers are part of the world's problem, and part of the solution as well. You will learn about the existential modern challenges that face our civilization today, and how civil engineers can solve them.


I will show you why civil engineering is most important profession that is able to preserve our civilization in face of the future threats and challenges that face our world. I will also show you how civil engineering is, and always has been, at the core foundation of our human civilization.


At the end of this course, you will realize that civil engineers are the only true PIONEERS of society.


This course is fundamental for aspiring civil engineers, students, and fresh graduates alike. It provides young engineers with valuable knowledge that universities don't teach.


It gives an overview of the field of civil engineering, and prepares young engineers for the real construction site.

After taking this course, civil engineers will be better prepared to the work environment, and they will be able to obtain better positions in the industry's organizations.


The course also teaches young engineers that soft skills are as equally important as technical knowledge. It teaches them negotiation skills to obtain better job offers and it teaches them key soft skills as communication and motivation.

There are a number of resources and templates that are very useful for the job sites.


The course is provided with subtitles and is given in proper British accent for ease of understanding.


The instructor is a highly qualified chartered civil engineer and project manager with an extensive experience in some of the most prestigious mega infrastructure projects in several countries.

The instructor is open to communicate with the students to help them better understand the course material and provide them with the needed mentorship and guidance.

Who this course is for:

  • Civil engineers aspiring to become project managers
  • Civil engineering students or fresh graduates
  • Civil engineers with 0-2 years of experience
  • High school students who aren't sure what civil engineers really do
  • Aspiring civil engineers
  • Civil engineers who find themselves stuck in their position and are looking to propel their careers and become experts in the field

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