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Civil Engineering

Course Code: UF4194, UX4194
  • Level: 5
  • Qualification: Foundation Degree
  • Duration: Two years (full-time), three years (part-time)
  • Course type: Full-time, Part-time
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Thursdays, 8.45am - 6.15pm
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What's it all about?

Full Fee

Full-time £7,450
Part-time £11,100 (£3,700 per year)

 

Civil engineers help to create the structures and systems that sustain society. They are responsible for designing, building and maintaining everything from bridges to power stations. You’ll gain specialist knowledge in a wide range of areas from site surveying to structural analysis and design to fluid technology and coastal engineering. Successful completion of this course may lead to membership of professional bodies such as the Institution of Civil Engineers. This course is rooted in real-world practice, where you will interpret civil engineering problems, design and construct solutions and put them to the test!

For more information about this course please read the Programme Quality Handbook which contains programme specifications and module information.

Course information

The course includes the following subjects:

Full-time

Year 1

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Structural Analysis and Design 1
  • Materials
  • ICT and Design
  • Civil Engineering Construction
  • Construction and Civil Engineering Management

Year 2

  • Strength of Materials
  • Site Surveying
  • Structural Analysis and Design
  • Geo-technics
  • Project
  • Hydraulics

Part-time

Year 1

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Structural Analysis and Design 1
  • Materials
  • Civil Engineering Construction

Year 2

  • ICT and Design
  • Construction and Civil Engineering Management
  • Structural Analysis and Design 2
  • Site Surveying

Year 3

  • Strength of Materials
  • Geo-technics
  • Project
  • Hydraulics

We welcome applications from those who have all of the following:

  • 56 UCAS tariff points
  • a level 3 qualification in maths
  • four GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, to include English, maths and combined science
  • T Level pass in an appropriate subject area

or alternatively:

  • equivalent qualifications
  • relevant work experience.

Should entry requirements not be met then individual cases will be considered.

Assessment will be through a mixture of coursework, in-class assessments, presentations and examinations.

On successful completion you may be able to progress to:

  • the second or final year of civil engineering degrees at a range of universities.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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Future careers

What you could earn:

Carpenters and Joiners

£50,424.00

Potential salary

£22,059.60

Entry level salary

£35,261.00

Average salary

31

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