The course in Civil Engineering aims to produce the next generation of leading Civil Engineers, with a focus on structures, materials and construction. Drawing on an impressive body of pure and applied research engineers and scientists, we will introduce you to mainstream civil engineering knowledge, ranging from geotechnical site assessment to assessing and designing structures and water engineering. Civil Engineers for the 21st Century: facing the challenge The next few decades promise to be amongst the most challenging ever for the Civil Engineering community. Increasing populations, progressive urbanisation and ongoing economic development, not to mention climate change and the persistent risk of extreme events, already present many threats to infrastructure. As a result, civil engineers need to draw deeply on their knowledge, skills and ability to innovate through design and use of materials. Doing this they provide essential facilities such as sustainable structures, roads, bridges, tunnels and flood protection and waste management, while minimising the negative impacts on communities and the environment. Alongside this, we will explore the role of the engineer in current and future projects, following the sustainable ‘cradle to grave’ approach called for by major institutions such as the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Civil Engineers. Our course has been designed very much as a ‘hands-on’ learning experience. You will learn fundamental theory, and then have the opportunity to test and apply much of that theory through design in the laboratory, using advanced software, and during field work. Professional engineers working with major clients, consultancies and contractors contribute to the course delivery, bringing real world experience to the course. Aims This course aims to produce the next generation of civil engineers with a focus on sustainable structures and construction, fully equipped to play leading professional roles in industry and the wider local, national and global community.

The four-year thick-sandwich degree programme enables you to gain high-quality, relevant professional experience which is sought by employers. This puts graduates from the course in a strong position when entering the job market. Students have the opportunity to change from the full-time mode of study to the thick-sandwich course up to the end of Level 2. Careers Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey Civil Engineering is a new degree course with the first graduating students leaving in 2009/10. The number of students graduating in 2011/12 was very small so survey findings should be treated with some caution as one or two graduates in any one category may disproportionately affect the total numbers. In 2011/12, six months after graduating: * 81.3% of graduates with a first degree were in employment * 12.5% were in full-time further study Read more about graduate destinations for this subject area This is a new course, its first intake of students arriving in 2012. We anticipate that our students will help fill the increasing demand for high-quality civil engineering graduates. Contractors and consultants working on large infrastructure projects such as bridges, tall buildings, tunnels, flood defence schemes, transport and power generation are likely environments for many of our graduates to begin their careers. Some may progress to take posts of responsibility with national and local government agencies or major firms of consulting engineers. Others may specialise in fields such as construction, sustainability, innovative materials, foundation engineering, tunnelling, geotechnical exploration or building services engineering, both within the UK and overseas. Recent graduates and sandwich students on related courses have secured positions at * Atkins * BAA * Mace * Coca-Cola * Clancy Docwra * Laing O’Rourke * Waterflow