BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
Overview
An integral role
Civil engineering is all about designing, building and maintaining things that can change the world. Roads, bridges, canals, dams and buildings have all played an integral role in how the human race has developed.
Accredited by the Engineering Council, this course is the first step to becoming a qualified Chartered Civil Engineer. It’s offered on a full-time, sandwich, and part-time basis.
We offer the opportunity for all undergraduate Home/EU students to undertake a work placement, internship or work experience while studying a full-time course starting in September 2020.
Why Civil Engineering at LSBU?
- Ranked 3rd for teaching quality in the UK (Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020).
- Decades of accreditation by the Engineering Council, carried out by the Joint Board of Moderators, as fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).
- The teaching team is active in research or consultancy work, and there are frequent industrial expert visits.
- Ranked 2nd for overall satisfaction in Civil Engineering (National Student Survey 2019).
- Study full-time or part-time one day a week.
- Some modules include field work and site visits, which may be residential or outside the United Kingdom, ranging from three to five days.
- Option to complete your third year in a paid professional work placement.
Modules
You’ll study theory and practice relating to the many diverse areas of civil engineering. The course covers:
- Mathematics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Construction Practice
- Engineering Surveying
- Materials and Geology
- Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Design
- Soil Mechanics
- Structures
- Hydraulics
- Environmental Engineering
Year 1
- Mathematics A
- Fluid mechanics A
- Construction practice C
- Structures and construction technology A
- Engineering surveying
- Materials and Geology
Year 2
- BIM and Design
- Design of elements A
- Advanced mathematics
- Hydraulics
- Structures and construction management A
- Soil mechanics
Year 3
- Optional placement year
Year 4
- Individual research project A
- Structures and design A
- Highways engineering A
- Geotechnical engineering
- Environmental engineering and professional development
- Group design project A
Entry requirements
- A Level BBC or;
- BTEC National Diploma DDM or;
- Access to Engineering qualifications with 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits including Maths and Physical Science credit or;
- Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 128 UCAS points
- Level 3 qualifications must include Maths and Physics
- Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
- We welcome qualifications from around the world. English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.
Advanced entry
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.