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Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering is a new degree course with the first graduating students leaving in 2009/10. The number of students graduating in 2010/11 was very small so survey findings should be treated with some caution as one or two graduates in any one category may disproportionately affect the total numbers.

In 2010/11, six months after graduating:

61.5% of graduates with a first degree were in employment

23.1% were in full-time further study

7.7% were combining work and study

Graduates from this course are often keen to build on their knowledge of environmental and sustainability issues as defined by the ICE and demanded by the industry.

In 2010/11 Civil Engineering graduates were employed in the following positions:

• Civil Engineer
• Project Engineer
• Trainee Project Manager

In 2010/11 Civil Engineering graduates entered further study courses such as:

• MEng Civil Engineering
• MSc Engineering Management

The positive impact of a sandwich placement on graduate employment outcomes across Brunel is considerable. Those who have done placements are also much more likely to be in employment for which their degree was a formal requirement or where they believe their degree gave them a competitive advantage in recruitment.

Sandwich placements are in their early stages of development in this subject and only two graduates from the 2010/11 leaver cohort participated. This is below the minimum reporting threshold and as result this data is not available.

The graduate labour market remains competitive and relevant experience is increasingly required for graduate level jobs. For those without related experience job search strategy is often about getting a ‘foot in the door’ in order to compete for graduate positions later.

The DLHE survey provides a snapshot of a very short amount of time (six months) after graduating and while many have progressed into relevant graduate jobs others are taking time out, travelling, waiting to start a course or continuing with their part-time job while they explore their options after graduating. Many graduates have moved on in their careers since completing the questionnaire.