Department of Civil Engineering

This department offers a full-time undergraduate programme leading to the award of Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons) which is designed to prepare students to become Civil Engineers who are able to plan, design, construct and maintain civil engineering facilities such as buildings, bridges, foundation, highways, water supply systems, sewerage schemes and other form of infrastructure. The program is also designed to provide students with the educational base to progress to Professional Engineer status as well as to undertake Master of Civil Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy from UNITEN and other reputable institutions of higher learning.

The department strives to be the leading civil engineering department in the country and to provide leadership in the field of civil engineering by focusing on technological innovations built upon the advances in basic knowledge. We work in partnership with corporations, government departments and other organisations to ensure that our work has the breadth and expertise necessary to tackle problems with economic, scientific and engineering dimensions.

The Department of Civil Engineering is in an active phase of growth and development. The upcoming years will be an exciting one with strategic plans and potential future paths for continued excellence.

Facilities

The department has 11 laboratories with specialized facilities for teaching, research and consultancy services comprising of:

  • Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory
  • Structural Engineering Laboratory
  • Engineering Mechanics Laboratory
  • Soil Mechanics Laboratory
  • Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
  • Engineering Geology Laboratory
  • Highway and Pavement Engineering Laboratory
  • Transportation and Traffic Engineering Laboratory
  • Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory
  • Environmental Engineering Laboratory
  • Engineering Surveying Laboratory

Besides the experimental laboratories, the department has its own computer laboratory, which has numerous civil engineering application software such as:

  • Structural & Material Engineering
  • Staad Pro
  • Geotechnical & Geological Engineering
  • Plaxis, PlaxFlow, Plaxis3D, ArcGIS 9, gINT, GALENA, Rockpack and RockWork
  • Water & Wastewater Engineering
  • XP-SWMM, STORMCAD, FLOWMASTER, PONDPACK, E-FOR, ERWIN, MIDUSS'98, MIKE SHE and Arc View
  • Highway & Transportation Engineering
  • MXRoad, EMME/2, aaSIDRA and Primavera

Department of Electrical Power Engineering

The Department of Electrical Power Engineering is established to develop the advantage of its strong link with the Electricity Supply Industry through the parent company, Tenaga Nasional Berhad. The department consists of young energetic academicians as well as experienced practising engineers in various fields of Electrical Power Engineering. The department offers programmes leading to the award of Bachelor of Engineering, B.Eng. (Electrical Power).

Facilities

The Department of Electrical Power Engineering offers programmes leading to the award of Bachelor of Electrical Power Engineering. The department has access to a total of 16 undergraduate and postgraduate laboratories. The laboratories are:

  • Communication System Laboratory
  • Condition Monitoring Laboratory
  • Data Communication and Networking Lab
  • Digital Logic Design Lab
  • Electrical / Electronic Measurement Lab
  • Electronics Design Lab
  • EMF Laboratory
  • Power Electronics and Drive Technology Laboratory
  • Microprocessor Applications Laboratory
  • Optoelectronics Laboratory
  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Laboratory
  • RF & Microwave Technology Laboratory
  • Robotics and Control Laboratory
  • Research and Project Laboratory
  • Signal Processing and Computer Lab
  • System Development Laboratory

In addition to these laboratories, there are also Power Systems Laboratories, High Voltage Testing and Diagnostic, Electronics, Control and Instrumentation, Power Plant Technology and Electric Drives Laboratories, which are owned by TNB Research and can be accessed by Universiti Tenaga Nasional students for the purpose of research.

The department is now developing the following labs for undergraduate and postgraduate use, in particular to complement the technical elective subjects taught in the final year before students graduate.

  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision Laboratory
  • Nanotechnology & Switching Laboratory
  • Power Quality Laboratory
  • Power System Protection Laboratory
  • Power System Laboratory

Depending on the usage of laboratories, software installed in these computers are MATLAB, LTSPICE, ALTERA VHDL, ALTERA FPGA development tools, Programmable Logic Controller, word processing and many other application specific software.

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering continually strives to attain reputable excellence in delivering professional education and achieving research recognition.

The department has a well-structured syllabus with a strong emphasis on balanced learning of both theory and hands-on application. The syllabus are constantly reviewed to incorporate advancements in the existing and latest emerging technologies. The state-of-the-art laboratories complement the high standards set by the competitive syllabus and nurture the inclination of the students towards research and design development.

The department headed by academicians who are experts in their own disciplines, aims at educating and training students with sound knowledge and awareness in the latest trends in the field of electronics and communication technology.

The department's excellence in research can be exhibited by the academicians' significant achievements in research outputs, accolades and recognition received, research grants awarded, successful patent applications, consultancy and research centres established.

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering offers the following programmes - Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Hons) (BEEE), Bachelor of Computer and Communication Engineering (Hons) (BCCE), Master of Electrical Engineering and PhD in Engineering.

Facilities

The Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering offers programmes leading to the award of Bachelor of Electrical/Electronic Engineering. The department has a growing number of undergraduate and postgraduate laboratories. Here are some highlighted labs:

  • Communication System Laboratory
  • Electronic Design Lab
  • Electrical / Electronic Measurement Lab
  • Microprocessor Applications Laboratory
  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Fabrication Laboratory
  • RF & Microwave Technology Laboratory
  • Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Design Lab
  • The Power Electronics Lab

Other labs in the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering include:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision Laboratory
  • Condition Monitoring Laboratory
  • Data Communication and Networking Lab
  • Digital Logic Design Lab
  • Electronics Design Lab
  • EMF Laboratory
  • Power Electronics and Drive Technology Laboratory
  • Nanotechnology & Switching Laboratory
  • Optoelectronics Laboratory
  • Power Quality Laboratory
  • Power System Protection Laboratory
  • Power System Laboratory
  • Robotics and Control Laboratory
  • Research and Project Laboratory
  • Signal Processing and Computer Lab
  • System Development Laboratory

In addition to these laboratories, there are also Power Systems Laboratories, High Voltage Testing and Diagnostic, Electronics, Control and Instrumentation, Power Plant Technology and Electric Drives Laboratories, which are owned by TNB Research and can be accessed by Universiti Tenaga Nasional students for the purpose of research.

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering provides an excellent learning environment with state-of-the-art facilities and highly qualified academic staff with extensive level of expertise over a broad range of subject areas.

Its research and teaching activities include applied mechanics and materials, thermal engineering, and manufacturing systems. The comprehensive and innovative content and teaching techniques adopted are designed towards expanding the frontiers of learning and inculcating a probing mind. Students will be challenged to develop into multi-skilled professionals possessing mental, intellectual and emotional fortitude to succeed in life.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers the following programmes, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons), Master of Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering.

Facilities

The programme are complemented by laboratory work. The department has several laboratories, which are:

  • Mechanics of Materials Machine Shop
  • Machine Design
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Automation and Robotics
  • Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Instrumentation and Measurement
  • Thermo-fluid Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Internal Combustion Engine