This broad-based Civil Engineering programme provides sound academic training for the professional Engineer. It is suitable for those who have not decided on an area of specialisation and wish to explore a range of subjects, or do not wish to pursue a four-year degree programme. If you later wish to become a Chartered Engineer, you may transfer to one of our MEng programmes at the end of the second year; otherwise, you will need to complete additional study as a matching section. This might involve an integrated programme of study, such as a Masters degree, and work with an employer.
Department Key Facts
Number of first year students
302
Number of applications per year
2,391
Graduate prospects
89.9% of our graduates are employed or in further study within 6 months of graduating. (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Report 2007/08).
Department resources
Excellent experimental and computing facilities that support a wide portfolio of single-discipline and interdisciplinary research. A £32 million modernisation of the Department, installing the latest teaching and research facilities, has recently been undertaken. The breadth of our research reflects the diversity and creativity of our internationally renowned staff.
Research performance
Research activity deemed world-leading or internationally excellent= 70% (Materials), 60% (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering), 50% (Civil Engineering). Research activity classified as internationally recognised = 30% (Materials), 35% (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering), 25% (Civil Engineering). Materials has the 2nd highest proportion in the UK classified as world-leading.
You will be introduced to the essentials: Structural Design and Analysis, Fluid Mechanics, Land Surveying, Soil Mechanics, Highway Engineering, Hydraulics, and Environmental Studies, amongst others.
Year One includes a four-day Surveying field course and a one-week full-time CDIO project, where teams of students work together to design, build and test a small scale bridge. You will study mathematics relevant to engineering, Information Technology, Computer-Aided Drawing and Design, and will be introduced to the principles of management for the construction industry. Site visits are integral to the programme, as are various individual and group design exercises including an opportunity to design your own full-scale bridge.
An exciting part of the second year of our programme is a week of real, hands on construction experience at 'The Constructionarium'. The Constructionarium takes place at a two hectare site, specifically designed and built to provide a range of challenging teaching and learning conditions for students. (There is an additional cost of up to £300 for the Constructionarium).
The programme gives you the opportunity to undertake an individual research project in your final year and you can choose particular areas of specialisation from a broad range of optional modules including Town Planning, Traffic Design and Management, Design and Construction of Roads and Airfields, Applied Hydrology, Foundation Engineering, Structural Steelwork, Timber and Masonry, Wave Processes, Coastal Structures and many more.
