Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iceland

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Civil and Environmental Engineeringat the
University of Iceland
Sigurður Magnús GarðarssonHead of Department,
Civil and Environmental Engineering sigmg_at_hi.is
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Studies in Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Degrees at the Engineering department
• BS program (3 years, 6 semesters, 90 credits)
• MS program (2 years, 4 semesters, 60 credits)
• Ph.D. program (3 years, 6 semesters, 90 credits)
• Two possible MS and Ph.D. degrees
• Civil and Environmental Engineering specializing
  in Civil Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering specializing
  in Environmental Engineering
• Two thesis options in the MS studies
• 45 credits in courses and 15 credits in MS
  project. Total 60 credits.
• 30 credits in courses and 30 credits in MS
  project. Total 60 credits.
• Charted Engineer BSMS (minimum 5 year study)
• Ministry of Industry Association of Chartered
  Engineers in Iceland
• Exchange students
• 1-2 semesters with or without MS thesis

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Study plan

• MS degree from the University of Iceland
• MS-students select either Civil (byggingar) or
  Environmental (umhverfis) Engineering
• Before end of the first semester the MS student,
  in consultation with thesis advisor, needs to
  submit study plan to the department
• Special MS rules apply for the MS studies
• www2.hi.is/page/regluverk
• Necessary to work as an Engineer in Iceland
• Exchange students
• Home school approves course selection

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MS committee

• Advisors within and/or outside the Department
• Departmental advisor responsible for formal
  requirements
• Advisor (with of outside department)
  responsibility for professional quality
• External Examiner
• Responsible for overall quality

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Study lines within the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering

• Structural design (Mannvirkjahönnun)
• Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering
  (Straumfræði og umhverfisverkfræði)
• Planning and Transportation (Skipulag og
  samgöngur)
• Construction Management (Framkvæmdir, stjórnun og
  rekstur)
• Renewable Energy Engineering (Orkuverkfræði)
• More information
• English www2.hi.is/id/1019942
• Icelandic www.verk.hi.is/id/1005243
• Courses are taught every year, some every other
  year and some are taught depending on student
  interest

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Number of students in Engineering August 2007
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Grants

• Many possibilities for MS and Ph.D. studies
• www.ask.hi.is/page/styrkirhandbok
• www.hi.is/page/rannsoknasjodir
• www.rannis.is/

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Graduate student offices

• Good working environment
• Preference is given to students working on MS
  project

Desks Lockers available
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Previous MS theses at the Civil and Environmental
Department

• List of theses at
• www.hi.is/page/msublst
• See also individual professors homepages
• verk.hi.is/id/1019888

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Professors
Sigurður Erlingsson
Haukur J. Eiríksson
Bjarni Bessason
Björn Marteinsson
Trausti Valsson
Ragnar Sigbjörnsson
Birgir Jónsson
Hrund Ólöf Andradóttir
Jónas Elísason
Júlíus Sólnes
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
Baldvin Einarsson
Sigurður Magnús Garðarsson
Jónas Þór Snæbjörnsson
Björn Karlsson
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Social life

• Naglarnir (The Nails)
• The BS student association
• http//www.hi.is/umbygg/
• Hamarinn (The Hammer)
• The MS student association
• http//www.hi.is/nem/hamarinn/
• The student associations organize events,
  including study trips
• Annual autumn trip in September with teachers

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Further information

• University of Iceland homepage
• www.hi.is (Icelandic)
• www.hi.is/id/1002800 (English)
• University course catalog
• ugla.hi.is/kennsluskra (Icelandic)
• www.hi.is/page/course_catalog (English)
• Engineering Department homepage
• www.verk.hi.is/ (Icelandic)
• www.eng.hi.is/ (English)
• Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
  homepage
• www.verk.hi.is/page/umbygg (Icelandic)
• www.eng.hi.is/page/dep_civil (English)

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Questions!