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FIJI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING Advanced Diploma in Civil Engineering FIJI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAMME TITLE: Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) SEGMENT TITLE: Advanced Diploma in Civil Engineering INTRODUCTION: Background: In 2010, the College of Engineering, Science and Technology (CEST) of the Fiji National University (FNU) offers a four-year degree programme leading to the award of a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree. The minimum entry requirement for the degree programme is a pass in the Fiji Form Seven. Concurrent with the BE(Civil) degree programme at FNU are the Diploma in Civil Engineering programme(DCE) and the Advanced Diploma in Civil Engineering programme (ADCE). Minimum entry requirements for DCE programme is a pass in Fiji School Leaving Certificates (FSLC). DCE graduates are qualified to enrol in the ADCE programme, while ADCE graduates are qualify to enrol in Year 3 of the BE (Civil) programme, provided they complete a bridging course consisting of four units of the BE (Civil). The three (3) programmes are hence directly related to each other as shown schematically in the diagram below. Segment 1 DCE Programme DCE Year 1 DCE Year 2 Segment 2 ADCE Programme BE(Civil) Year 2 Segment3 BE (Civil) Bridging Programme Segment 4 BE (Civil) Programme BE (Civil) Year 3 BE (Civil) Year 4 Rationale At present , students qualified to enrol in the BE(Civil) degree programme needed only four(4) years to complete a Civil Engineering Degree, while students enrolling in the DCE programme needed a minimum of continuous five(5) and one-half(1/2) years of study to become Civil Engineer.