Program Overview
The Civil Engineering degree combines creativity, technology, and science to equip students with the skills to design and manage infrastructure projects. Through coursework, site visits, and access to state-of-the-art facilities, students gain expertise in structures, materials, hydraulics, and other core areas. The program prepares graduates for careers in civil engineering, as well as other fields that value analytical and creative problem-solving.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Civil engineering combines your creativity with technological and scientific knowledge that can change the world. You will learn how to design and manage high-profile projects. You will study the key components of civil engineering theory and learn the skills necessary to become a civil engineer. By combining individual study and working together in teams you'll learn about:
- structures
- geotechnics
- materials
- hydraulics and fluid mechanics
- highway and transport engineering
- surveying
- construction management Also as part of your course you will take part in site visits to see civil engineering in action. You will access research and laboratory facilities, including:
- preparation and testing facilities for structures, geotechnics and materials
- fluid mechanics teaching laboratory
- state-of-the-art surveying equipment
- design studios
- CAD/BIM As a civil engineering graduate, there are many options available to you. You can choose to register with the Engineering Council as an Incorporated Engineer or progress to Chartered Engineer status. Our courses give you the required engineering expertise for either a career in industry or in many other professions that value an analytical, creative mind.
Outline:
Year one
- Hydraulics 1
- Group Project
- Portfolio of Civil Engineering Studies 1
- Structural Analysis 1
- Mathematical Methods for Civil Engineering
- Geotechnics 1
Year two
- Hydraulics 2
- Fundamentals of Materials
- Civil and Structural Steel Design Project
- Portfolio of Civil Engineering Studies 2
- Structural Analysis 2
- Geotechnics 2
- Advanced Mathematical Methods for Civil Engineering
Year three
- BEng Individual Investigative Project
- Structural Concrete Design
- Geotechnics 3
- Building Information Modelling (BIM) Group Design Project
- Hydraulic Design
- Engineering Risk Assessment
- Traffic Engineering
- Advanced Mathematical Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers
- Advanced Site Surveying
- Machine Learning for Engineers
Assessment:
Assessment methods
- Coursework
- Group coursework
- Dissertation
- Examinations
- Presentation
- Research project
- Practical assessment
Teaching:
Teaching methods
- Group study
- Independent study
- Lab sessions
- Lectures
- Practical classes
- Supervision
- Tutorials
- Workshops
Careers:
Students will be equipped to embark on a career in civil engineering, or other disciplines that require numerate problem-solving graduates.
- civil engineering consultancy
- civil engineering contracting
- civil engineering management
- finance
- surveying
Other:
- 1st in the Russell Group universities for overall positivity score (National Student Survey 2023)
- Top 20 for Civil Engineering in the UK (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, The Guardian Good University Guide 2024, and Complete University Guide 2024)
