Overview

The United Nations predicts a global population of 9.8 billion by 2050. Consequently, construction professionals are increasingly being called upon to create and maintain the social and commercial infrastructure needed to accommodate such large-scale growth.

Therefore, the demand for civil engineers is high in the foreseeable future. In recent years, the demand for civil and structural engineers had continued to rise, particularly in countries such as Australia, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand and China. Construction targets aim to reduce cost, deliver faster, reduce emissions and improve exports, all of which rely on a successful infrastructure both in the UK and elsewhere.

This civil engineering course is aimed at students who aspire to become professionally qualified engineers, wishing to study civil engineering with an emphasis on engineering practice and its role within construction. We aim to give you an insight into the full breadth of design and construction disciplines that collaborate in the multi-disciplinary construction industry. The course usually benefits from the practical experience brought to the course by part-time students working in industry, who also study the course.

Course information

The BSc Civil Engineering course is aimed at students who aspire to become incorporated engineers and wish to study civil engineering with an emphasis on engineering practice and its role within construction.

You will study with students from other construction related courses on group project modules, with the aim of reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of the construction industry and building teamwork and collaboration skills. Successful graduates from this Civil Engineering course will be well-suited to working in a range of civil engineering consultancies, contractors or client organisations, and upon successful completion of the course should have a sound base to ultimately become incorporated civil engineers in your future career.

As required by University regulations, you will take one 10 credit Add+vantage module in each year of your course. The Add+vantage scheme is a university initiative for broadening students’ studies. There is a large collection of 10 credit modules in a wide variety of areas, many linked to ‘graduateness’ and ‘employability’. The scheme currently includes languages, law, advanced IT and mathematical skills.