Civil Engineering BSc(Hons)

Why choose this course?

This BSc(Hons) route leads to incorporated engineer status with the Institution of Civil Engineers or the Institution of Structural Engineers. It enables you to progress to become an incorporated civil or structural engineer dealing with the practical aspects of translating a design into reality through drawings, schedules, materials selection and control of the work on site.

What will you study?

Year 1 introduces fundamental engineering concepts and design, structures, engineering mathematics, professional practice, computing and sustainable issues. Year 2 includes extensive work with construction materials, sustainable design, structures, surveying and geotechnics, with fieldwork in engineering surveying and geotechnics. Year 3 introduces hydraulics, geotechnical design, building engineering and contractual procedures. You will also carry out an individual project, as well as taking part in the major design exercise with peers from other civil engineering and construction courses.

BSc(Hons) Accredited IEng (Full)

This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators, which includes the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers, under licence from the Engineering Council, as fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).

See www.jbm.org.uk for further information and details of further learning programmes for IEng.

Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.

Please check the Engineering Council course search for more information.

Joe's experience

Third-year student Joe talks about the benefits of a year-long work placement.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Technology Mathematics 1
• Engineering Computing and Electronics
• Engineering Science
• Professional Practice
• Civil and Construction Design
• Civil Engineering Construction
• Structural Analysis 1
• Materials Engineering 1

Year 2

• Design and Technology
• Geotechnical Engineering 1
• Materials, Design and Procedures
• Engineering Surveying
• Technology Mathematics 2
• Structural Analysis 2
• Project Engineering
• Design Project

Year 3

• Group Design
• Civil Engineering Hydraulics
• Geotechnical Design
• Contractual Procedures
• Individual Project

• Individual Project

  This project can cover any subject area related to the programme of study. A module project supervisor will provide guidance.

  The project will develop your ability to:

  • study a topic in depth, reviewing previous work in the same or allied fields;
  • apply analytical, experimental and computing skills to the solution of engineering problems;
  • collect, interpret and use data;
  • communicate clearly and succinctly orally, graphically and in writing; and
  • work independently.
  
   
• Water and Environmental Engineering OR
• Transportation and Highway Engineering