Overview
Applications around the world
Civil engineering has impact on almost every aspect of the environment we live in, from building structures to transportation and sanitation. It has applications all over the world, with key skills transferable into other industries.
This is a broad based civil engineering course covering the areas of structures, geotechnics, water engineering, water transportation, computer-aided design, highway engineering and railway engineering.
You’ll be required to complete an individual project into a specific area of the programme. This will provide you with the opportunity to pursue independent study and undertake work of an investigative nature, contributing an experimental, analytical, computer-based or fieldwork input.
Why Civil Engineering at LSBU?
- Ranked 3rd for teaching quality in the UK (Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020).
- Accredited by the Engineering Council. Highly-technical course makes gaining Chartership easier.
- Top 10 in the UK for student satisfaction and research intensity in Civil Engineering (Complete University Guide 2019).
- Currently engaging in numerous research and development projects with industrial collaborators, providing industry-relevant dissertation topics.
- Allows for specialism in particular aspects of Civil Engineering, e.g. structures, geotechnics, highways, rail, water transport.
Modules
Teaching techniques include lectures, workshops, tutorials, laboratories, field trips and IT based blended learning. Visiting lecturers from industry contribute in some modules.
- Advanced structural design
- Soil-structure engineering
- Finite elements and stress analysis
- Highway engineering and operation
- Railway Engineering and Asset Management
- Water engineering
- Project
| Module description | Assessment | |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Structural Design | 70% Examination | 30% Coursework |
| Finite Elements and Stress Analysis | 50% Examination | 50% Coursework |
| Railway Engineering and Asset Management | 50% Examination | 50% Coursework |
| Soil-Structure Engineering | 70% Examination | 30% Coursework |
| Water Engineering | 70% Examination | 30% Coursework |
| Highway Engineering and Operations | 50% Examination | 50% Coursework |
| Project (three modules value) | 100% Coursework | |
Entry requirements
The programme is designed primarily for engineers and other construction industry professionals who are seeking to enhance their understanding of advanced civil, structural and geotechnical engineering technology.
You will have an undergraduate Civil Engineering degree with a minimum of a BEng Civil Engineering – 2:2 (or above) or a BSc Civil Engineering – 2:1 (or above) or equivalent work experience.
For applicants whose first degree was not taught and examined in English, an independent IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent is required.