Civil Engineering BEng (Hons)

The main aims of the module are to develop students’ understanding of the contemporary electronic and computer engineering professions, and their understanding of what being a Chartered Engineer involves. This includes developing student’s expertise in both understanding and designing basic analogue and digital electronic systems.

To develop the design skills required by students studying in all engineering disciplines, thereby supporting their journey through Higher Education and into their professional life with the intention of maximising their employability. Skills development in the following areas will be addressed: 

• Problem solving
• Engineering design
• Introductory project management
• Engineering Communication
• Working in inclusive teams
• Health and safety
• Sustainability and Security

• To present principles governing thermodynamics
• To present principles governing the mechanics of fluid flow
• To present interpret and apply concepts and theories of classical engineering thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and basic heat transfer to engineering systems.
• To develop knowledge, understanding and skills in analysing engineering problems

This module aims to equip students with a solid foundation in engineering mathematics and introductory programming. It develops their ability to understand and apply fundamental mathematical methods relevant to engineering practice, introduces programming as a tool for solving engineering problems, and enhances their skills in formulating, representing, and solving problems using algorithmic and computational approaches.

This module aims to equip students with a solid foundation in engineering mathematics and introductory programming. It develops their ability to understand and apply fundamental mathematical methods relevant to engineering practice, introduces programming as a tool for solving engineering problems, and enhances their skills in formulating, representing, and solving problems using algorithmic and computational approaches.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to some of the main engineering concepts applied across all engineering disciplines. The module will cover basic principles of measurement and uncertainty, application of Newtonian physics to design and analyses of objects and engineering systems, and the basics of fluid’s behaviour. The module will provide students with an opportunity to gain experience and confidence in problem-solving in both a theoretical and practical manner.

• To provide a grounding in the fundamental principles of engineering mechanics, including statics and dynamics of rigid bodies.
• To provide knowledge and understanding of engineering materials and manufacturing processes relevant to engineering applications.
• To provide experience and confidence in problem-solving.

• To introduce students with the core principles and values underpinning the work of engineers, its bread and impact on society and the responsibilities that arise as a result, via a combination of general principles and specific case studies.
• To provide guidance on the typical career of an engineer and introduce the standards set by the Engineering Council, which must be met to qualify for each relevant professional title.
• To allow engineering students to develop the skills required to thrive in their journey through Higher Education and into their professional life, so that they can develop their full potential, maximising their academic performance, work productivity and their employability, while achieving a satisfactory and healthy work-life balance.

Develop students’ understanding of cement, concrete mixtures, preparation and measuring properties of structural concrete

Develop students’ understanding of the principles of structural design and the iterative design process.

Enable students to apply the principles of structural design for concrete conforming to the 

• Develop students’ understanding of cement, concrete mixtures, preparation and measuring properties of structural concrete
• Develop students’ understanding of the principles of structural design and the iterative design process.
• Enable students to apply the principles of structural design for concrete conforming to the current codes of practice and produce details of structural elements.
• Develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the appreciation of the complexity of structural problems, the limitation of analytical techniques for structural problems, and the need for a holistic approach to consider a range of factors to reach design solutions.

• Develop conceptual design solutions for an engineering task from professional engineering perspective;
• Outline stages of project development together with client/stakeholder needs, codes of practice, sustainability, climate change impact;
• Assess sustainability issues from environmental, societal and economic perspectives and evaluate CO2 emissions for the whole-life cycle of the proposed designs;
• Improve team working and communication skills through group work and presentations;
• Reflect on personal and technical development, align skills with professional institution requirements.

Aims:  To deepen students’ understanding of engineering fluid mechanics, hydraulics and hydrological processes; to enable students to apply these concepts to relevant engineering systems, in particular, flow in pipes; flow in open channels; hydraulic structures; coastal structures, energy dissipation and runoff flow estimation; to increase students’ understanding of flow generation and risks of flooding (land and coastal flooding).

• To enhance knowledge about the application of Mathematical modelling to Engineering problems.
• To enhance knowledge about Mathematical techniques to solve Mathematical problems relevant to Engineering.
• To enhance knowledge about programming techniques that are useful for solving Mathematical models.

• Provide students with a qualitative understanding of different types of internal actions (stresses and strains) in structural members associated with different external loads.
• Enable students to determine the profile of elastic stresses and strains in structural members, establish relationships between complex states of stresses and strains, determine critical stresses and strains and check them against failure criteria.
• Provide students with knowledge of the composition, structure and mechanical response of common civil engineering materials, including steel, concrete and timber, alongside instability in structural elements subjected to compressive loading and the determination of critical loads.
• Enable students to relate theoretical concepts to practical observations through laboratory and practical activities involving the composition, structure and mechanical response of civil engineering materials.

• To enable students to develop technical skills linked to civil engineering surveying and construction.
• To introduce students to the principles and methods used for effective site investigation, including managing uncertainty and collecting, processing and using a range of spatial data (including via ground investigation and surveying for gathering engineering information and transferring a design to a construction site).
• To develop students’ skills in engineering drawing, including techniques to create freehand sketches to aid the efficient and accurate communication of information relevant to civil engineering design.
• To enable students to develop practical skills through conducting surveying activities such as setting out, use of levels and theodolites and calculation procedures, and applying GIS tools for modelling and analysis of geospatial data in design, construction, and maintenance of civil engineering infrastructure.

Aims:  To cover the fundamental multi-phase nature of soil; the effective stress concept, consolidation problems; to develop students’ understanding of the basic principles of soil mechanics – how soil behaviours when subject to engineering loads and construction processes; to develop students’ basic knowledge in engineering design of geotechnical system.

This module aims to enable students develop further their ability to analyse structures including statically indeterminate structures and learn the fundamental principles and the main tools for the analysis of solid body mechanics.

Aims: To further develop students’ understanding, and application, of the key principles of limit state design; to introduce students to the principles of preliminary design and structural analysis of structural steelwork; to develop students understanding of how forces are transmitted through a structure, and the consequences for analysis and design; to introduce students to the principles of buckling in steel beams and columns; to consider the design implications for rehabilitation and refurbishment of existing steel buildings; to introduce students to the key principles and activities for the design of timber structures to Eurocode 5. This includes understanding the orthotropic nature of timber, the joint behaviour and the design of beams; to develop students' understanding of the consequences of design choices on the associated environmental impact, and introduce methods of accounting for these impacts, with recognition of contributions to SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).

• Enable students to apply core civil engineering concepts, analytical methods, and design tools to formulate and solve complex engineering problems, including the development, validation, and verification of analytical results.
• Develop students’ understanding of project delivery within a professional context, including technical decision-making alongside financial, commercial, and project management considerations.
• Foster the ability to generate creative, innovative, and technically robust civil engineering solutions, with emphasis on circular economy principles such as resource efficiency, reuse of materials, adaptability, and whole-life value.
• Encourage students to critically evaluate design choices in terms of sustainability performance, including reduced material consumption, waste minimisation, and lifecycle impacts, within infrastructure and urban development contexts.

Aims: To develop technical knowledge and management skills for informed environmental decision making related to pollution and solid waste; to introduce the fundamentals of environmental science (basic chemistry and microbiology) in the context of civil engineering, assuming no prior knowledge; to introduce the challenges of contaminated terrestrial and aquatic sites and solid waste engineering, including risks to human health and the environment, and design for containment or remediation.

Aims: To give experience in the planning and conducting a major civil engineering project; to consider the wider implications of the research, including those related to health and safety, sustainability, equality, diversity and inclusion and also the environment and economy, align with SDG4 (Quality education) and SDG5 (Gender equality); to exercise application of analytical, numerical and/or experimental methods in the analysis of a civil engineering problem; to review the results, develop self-direction in finding solutions and draw conclusions; to prepare a professional-standard technical report, with appropriate references and context provided, as well as critical analysis and conclusions; to apply and improve transferable skills; to give due consideration to research ethics.

This module aims to develop students’ understanding of the basic principles of seepage, consolidation and shear strength of soils. It will introduce students to rock mass strength, slope stability, bearing capacity and foundations.

• To provide knowledge and awareness of project feasibility, management theory, construction procurement, risk management and project planning
• To provide the know-how and confidence in the application of management procedures for the delivery of civil engineering projects.
• To develop understanding of how effective project management contributes to sustainable development, such as by using SDG indicators measurable at project level, notably SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth) and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption & Production).

Aims: To develop understanding of infrastructure systems with a focus on how climate change and other global challenges affect sustainable infrastructure development; to introduce contemporary transport planning with a focus on inclusive urban street design and highway management; to introduce novel concepts on resilience-based design and assessment of critical infrastructure exposed to different stressors; to develop knowledge and understanding of different approaches to improve and adapt infrastructure systems, such as transport networks, recognising contributions to development goals including SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 13 (Climate Action).