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MISION AND VISION

To offer the community professionals with a comprehensive and innovative training, capable of developing in any area of the profession with a high social commitment, technical and scientific capacity to respond to the needs and problems of the habitat. Professionals who understand the constant transformations of the engineering discipline, who respond creatively to them and assume leadership roles within the framework of our commitment to excellence. Professionals who act with critical, reflective thinking, initiative, and scientific vocation; That they are aware of their ethical responsibility, before society and the environment, committed to national development. Professionals who are dedicated to creating, producing, using, and disseminating state-of-the-art knowledge in areas such as Construction Management, Roads, Hydraulics and Environmental, Structures, as well as those related to business management, employing an innovation and permanent updating in the professional training appropriate to the needs of the environment and society.


PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

  1. The UPB Civil Engineer is an upright and innovative professional with high social commitment capable of proposing sustainable solutions using logical reasoning and applying available technology.
  2. The UPB civil engineer is a professional capable of creating, producing, adapting and/or using his knowledge to apply it according to the needs of society, promoting national development.
  3. The UPB civil engineer is a leading professional whose skills developed during his training help him to face the constant transformations of his professional environment with an ecological, responsible, and ethical sense.

STUDENT OUTCOMES

The Student Outcomes that are sought to generate in the students of the Civil Engineering career are presented in the following list, each of the SO's presented are closely related to the technical and generic competencies that are sought to consolidate in each of the subjects with which the curriculum of the career counts.

  1. Civil engineers graduated from the UPB can solve complex civil engineering problems in the areas of roads, structures, hydraulics and / or sanitary applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. 
  2. The construction management and design notions acquired during the undergraduate program make the UPB civil engineer able to apply his knowledge in projects aimed at satisfying the needs of society considering public health, safety, and well-being, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. Before, during and after the execution of a project.
  3. The Civil Engineer graduated from the UPB can transmit his ideas to those in charge of the workforce, to professionals specialized in the different areas involved in any construction project and / or the design of civil works, as well as is able to communicate his ideas to people whose training and experience has no relation to the area. In English or Spanish languages
  4. The Civil Engineer graduated from the UPB proposes safe designs that respect the safety requirements demanded by national and international regulations related to the specific area to which a certain project corresponds, also knows how to identify the impacts that the project implies and propose solutions in global, economic, environmental, and social contexts.
  5. The Civil Engineer graduated from the UPB can develop in a team fulfilling the role that corresponds to him (leader or part of the team) either in the design or construction of a civil work respecting a work planning and fulfillment of Proposed Objectives
  6. The UPB Civil Engineer is trained so that through the analysis and interpretation of data you can choose the best conditions of the materials to be used in a construction project and / or define the location of this project.
  7. The civil engineer can acquire and apply new knowledge as needed using learning and research methodologies.

Curriculum Map of the Civil Engineering career

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Semester

 Code

Course Name

1

IS1001

Programming I

1

IC1002

Design for Engineering

1

MA1003

Linear algebra

1

MA1001

Mathematics for Engineering I

1

QU1001

Chemistry I

1

EG1020

Written Communication Techniques

1

H1001

English Beginners

2

MA1001

Mathematics for Engineering II

2

FI1001

Physics I

2

MA1005

Probability and Statistics

2

EG1013

Innovation and Creativity

2

AR2034

Computer Aided Design II

2

H1002

English Intermediate

3

IC2001

Topography

3

IC2002

Geographic Information Systems

3

MA1004

Differential Equations

3

MA1006

Mathematics for Engineering III

3

IE1003

Rigid Body Mechanics

3

FI1002

Physics II

3

H1003

English High-Intermediate

4

IC1001

Geology and Geophysics

4

MA1007

Numerical Methods

4

IC3001

Structural Analysis I

4

IC2003

Mechanics of Materials I

4

IE2006

Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

4

EG2024

Environmental Analysis

4

H2006

English Advanced

5

IC2005

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics I

5

IC3003

Hydrology

5

IC3004

Soil Mechanics I

5

IC2007

Building Materials

5

IC3002

Structural Analysis II

5

IC2004

Mechanics of Materials II

5

IP2006

Research Methods and Techniques

5

PP2001

Business Practice I

6

IC2006

Fluid Mechanics II

6

IC2008

Environment and Integrated Management Systems

6

IC3005

Soil Mechanics II

6

IC3006

Reinforced Concrete I

6

IC2009

Construction Processes

6

IC3008

Steel /Metal and Wood Structures

6

IC2010

Costs and Budgets

7

IC3009

Sanitary Engineering, I

7

IC3011

Hydraulic Works

7

IC3012

Roads I

7

IC3007

Reinforced Concrete II

7

IC3015

Construction Machinery and Equipment

7

IC3016

Foundation Engineering

7

IC2012

Organization of Works

7

EG2025

Leadership and Ethics

7

PP3002

Business Practice II

8

IC3010

Sanitary Engineering II

8

IC3014

Traffic Engineering

8

IC3017

Prestressed Concrete

8

IC3018

Advanced Computer-Aided Design

8

IC2011

Construction Safety Management

8

AD2008

Entrepreneurship

8

IP3016

Project Preparation and Evaluation

8

IC3069

Finite Elements

8

II3060

Project Management

9

IC3020

Special Structures

9

IC3019

Bridges

9

IC3013

Roads II

9

IC3040

Project Management in Investment Stage

9

IC3066

Pathology and Reinforcement of Structures

9

PP3003

Degree Project

10

PP3004

Degree Seminar: Degree Project

10

PP3007

Degree Seminar: Graduation for Excellence


Where could I work?

The potential employers of the Civil Engineering graduate are:

- In the public sector: Governments, Ministries, International Cooperation Organizations, Universities, Water and land resources management companies, 

- Electric power generation companies, hydrocarbon exploitation companies, mining companies, alternative development organizations and environmental sanitation services.

- Private companies dedicated to the design, management, supervision, consultancy preparation, construction and operation of road, hydraulic, health, social development and environmental infrastructure projects.


Carreer History

In Bolivia, the Ministry of Education is the authority that regulates the activities of university institutions. Within this framework, the "Universidad Privada Boliviana – Fundación Educativa", a non-profit foundation, began its institutional operations in the city of La Paz with Ministerial Resolution No. 181/2002 dated June 17, 2002. This resolution authorized the opening and operation of the Academic Sub-Campus in that city. 

The Civil Engineering Career at the La Paz campus is governed by Ministerial Resolution No. 0043/2017 dated February 1, 2017. Academic activities began with 12 students enrolled in the       I-2017 semester. In 2022, the program celebrated its first annual cohort of graduates, and at the beginning of the 2022 academic year, there were 53 enrolled students.

The Civil Engineering Curriculum, which came into effect in the I-2017 semester, presents 4 areas of specialization: Roads, Hydraulics-Sanitary, Structures and Construction Management.

The graduation profile defined in the program’s plan is aimed at efficiently preparing its graduates for their labor insertion in the country, developing skills such as teamwork, respect for the rules and laws of the country, recognition of diversity, respect for every human being and full predisposition to work with community groups.

The curriculum is designed in such a way that the sequence of assignment of subjects goes by semester, having most of the subjects a prerequisite, which is an indispensable condition to take a certain subject.

The curriculum with which the career is opened at the Fernando Illanes de la Riva Campus in the city of La Paz organizes the program in 9 semesters with a total of 66 subjects taught in 9 semesters, adding a total of 236 credits, some important characteristics are presented below:

  • All subjects have 3 or 4 credits except for English subjects and those that are related to the graduation process.
  • The curriculum includes elective subjects (4 in total) that offer the option to graduate with a specialization in one of the concentration areas: Structures, Roads, Construction Management and Hydraulics-Sanitary.
  • Addressing observed needs of Civil Engineering professionals, the construction management area has been emphasized.

Head of Department

Alvaro Moscoso Wayar, Phd (c)  

Intern: 162

He oversees the general administration of the Civil Engineering Major of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of the La Paz Campus, in what corresponds to administrative and academic aspects, review of plans and programs, as well as the academic monitoring of the students of the career.

His interest focuses on the study of computational mechanics applied to structures when they are part of, for example: Bridges, Buildings, Roof Support, etc. These can be made of any available material. At the same time, there is also interest in the implementation of new materials and innovation of construction techniques in construction.


Why Studying Civil Engeneering at UPB?

Civil engineering is dedicated to the design, construction, and maintenance of large-scale projects. Infrastructure works contemplated around ​​buildings, transportation, hydraulics, sanitation, urban development, and environment; They are part of the specialties of this engineering branch.

As a general objective, we must train professionals with the necessary knowledge to get involved in the practice of civil engineering, who have great capacity to work within multidisciplinary teams, respond to the technical and infrastructure demands required within society; acting in a way that is committed to the environment, with ethical responsibility and social sensitivity.


Perfil del licenciado en Ingeniería Civil

The student must have the ability to learn exact sciences and their application within engineering, ability and interest in the application of science and technology for the benefit of society and the environment. Likewise, you will have to demonstrate the capacity for abstraction, numerical reasoning, problem solving and identification with a systemic approach and decision making. Ability to develop teamwork through effective communication and willingness to lead them.

In addition, in-depth knowledge of the English language is essential to delve into a global and technical language, typical of the field made up of regulations, technical specifications and handling of specialized software.