Civil and Environmental Engineering BEng (Hons)

Course overview

This course aims to develop the combination of technical, practical and managerial skills necessary to analyse, design and manage solutions for innovative and complex engineering problems, as a basis for future leadership in the civil engineering profession.

• You will be taught by current staff with academic and professional experience in the civil engineering and construction industries, having worked for companies such as Carillion, Arcadis and Laing O’Rourke as principal, senior and management engineers (staff are subject to change).
• Teaching is highly practical; you will have the chance to draw on real-life case studies, provided by companies such as Arcadis, CGL, Crossrail and Galliford Try where possible.
• You will have opportunities to use industry-standard software⁴ as is widely used by design and consulting engineers.
• You will be given opportunities to apply for industrial placements² at companies that have previously included Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Interserve, Morgan Sindall, Mott MacDonald and Warwickshire County Council.

Why you should study this course

• Practical activities and application of knowledge through project-led learning in design project modules.
• Exercises in the Simulation Centre⁴ (a full-scale simulated construction environment) to experience real challenges of construction management in a controlled environment and to develop professional and leadership skills.
• Mandatory field trip² comes at no extra cost to you and aims to enhance your global awareness and experience.
• Several optional modules are available to allow you to tailor your course to your specific interests, for example, 'Renewable Transport', 'Environmental Hazards' or 'Nature-Based Solutions' among others.
• Group project work with students from other construction and environment-related courses such as Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons), Architectural Technology BSc (Hons) and geography, to develop attributes and skills required in a multi-disciplinary team.

Careers and opportunities

The aims of this course are that graduates should have the ability to:

• work collaboratively with other construction disciplines in the development of engineering solutions through critical evaluation and reflection, and effectively communicate proposals using a variety of media to suit different audiences
• demonstrate awareness of the conflicting demands of clients, stakeholders and other construction professionals in the planning and execution of appropriate inter-disciplinary design solutions
• recognise and respond to social, environmental, economic, security and ethical considerations in an international context
• undertake interdisciplinary teamwork in a respectful and inclusive manner and effective self-management and development
• conduct independent thinking, critical reflection, and individual initiative as the basis for research, innovation and lifelong professional learning to enhance their skills and knowledge throughout their careers
• identify, analyse and solve engineering problems and apply their knowledge, technical and practical skills creatively and effectively, as required for a successful career as a Chartered Civil Engineer.

Graduates from this course should be well-suited to working in a range of Civil Engineering consultancies, contractors or client organisations and they will have a sound base to ultimately become Chartered Civil and Environmental Engineers, if they choose.