You'll study core topics such as mathematics, structures, materials, geotechnics, hydraulics and surveying. Threads of design, sustainability, health and safety, and professionalism are also embedded in the civil engineering course. Your dissertation enables you to tailor your qualification to the area of industry you want to work in.

Year One: Civil Engineering degree

In your first year, you will learn fundamental engineering principles. You will explore the relevance of mathematics in engineering and gain an appreciation of issues in construction management, materials and the environment.

• Conceptual Modelling and Sustainable Design - 20 credits
• Mathematics for Engineers - 20 credits
• Engineering Mechanics 1 - 20 credits
• Site Practice and Surveying - 20 credits
• Construction Materials - 20 credits
•  Thermo-Fluid Mechanics - 20 credits

Year Two: Civil Engineering degree

In year two, you’ll have an opportunity to apply the principles learned in year one through a series of modules covering materials and structures, hydraulics and surveying. In both your first and second years, you will attend practical field courses covering subject areas such as engineering, surveying and geology/geotechnics.

• Civil Engineering Practice - 20 credits
• Geotechnics and Engineering Geology - 20 credits
• Mechanics of Materials and Structures - 20 credits
• Analytical and Numerical Methods - 20 credits
• Engineering Surveying and Highway Design - 20 credits
• Hydraulics and Engineering Hydrology - 20 credits

Year Three: Civil Engineering degree

In your final year, you will focus on the analysis, design and implementation of engineering systems, and sustainability in civil engineering. You will have the opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge of geotechnical concepts to practical design and construction problems. Finally you will undertake an individual project which gives you the chance to apply your technical knowledge.

• Individual Dissertation - 20 credits
• Integrated Project - 20 credits
• Structural Engineering - 20 credits
• Geotechnics – Analysis and Design - 20 credits
• Civil Engineering Management and Business - 20 credits
• Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering - 20 credits

Employment opportunities are excellent. Graduates of our Civil Engineering degree secure work with consulting engineers, civil engineering contractors and local authorities, with a range of companies that include Capita Symonds, BAM Nuttall, Hyder Consulting, Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd, Morgan Est, Carillion, Mott MacDonald, Atkins, Network Rail, United Utilities, and various international companies.

You may also have the opportunity to progress to the MEng Civil Engineering course which combines the undergraduate degree (BEng) with a Masters-level qualification. The additional year gives you higher technical knowledge, and allows you to apply what you’ve already learned to an individual project. You enrol on the undergraduate degree, and have the opportunity to progress to an MEng if you achieve satisfactory grades in your assessments during your first two years of study.

Graduates can also progress to a PhD or research degree.