Conjoint: BA/BE(Hons) specialisation in Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering teaches you about the effective planning, design and construction of the built environment. This includes the working and living spaces people depend on, as well as critical infrastructure such as motorways, bridges, and water supply networks. The many and varied elective courses available within Civil Engineering encourage you to find a path that resonates with your own interests.
This specialisation gives you the chance to see how you can shape the world we live in. For example in topics with an environmental focus, you will learn how to design, develop and evaluate structures, equipment and systems to provide practical solutions to problems caused by increasing consumption and waste.

Some of the topics you can study within Civil Engineering include:
• Environmental Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Engineering
• Construction Management
• Structural Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering

Civil and environmental engineers are needed for expanding cities and new construction projects to meet the demands of rising populations throughout the world. With their design and planning capabilities, they help us to envision the future, especially in terms of how we will live and travel. Our ever-changing landscape and the need for upgrades of ageing infrastructure means that there is a sustained demand for skilled civil engineers. Our graduates have found employment in engineering consultancies, councils, government departments, and as designers and advisers for engineering projects. You can also use an engineering qualification and background as a stepping-stone into other careers.

Complete 315 points comprising:

120 points for Part II, and
90 points for all Part III, and
105 points for Part IV

Part II

Complete 120 points comprising:

1 item from Workshop Practice Courses, and
120 points for all Compulsory Courses

Workshop Practice Courses

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

CIVIL 299 - Workshop Practice (0 points)

ENGGEN 299 - Workshop Practice (0 points)

Compulsory Courses

Complete 120 points for ALL of the following:

CIVIL 200 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (15 points)

CIVIL 202 - Fluid Mechanics and Pipe Flow (15 points)

CIVIL 203 - Transport Design and Geomatics (15 points)

ENGGEN 204 - Professional Skills, Communication, and Collaboration (15 points)

ENGSCI 211 - Mathematical Modelling 2 (15 points)

ENVENG 200 - Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (15 points)

STRCTENG 200 - Introductory Structural Mechanics (15 points)

STRCTENG 201 - Civil Engineering Materials and Design (15 points)

Part III

Complete 90 points for ALL of the following:

CIVIL 300 - Geotechnical Engineering (15 points)

CIVIL 302 - Hydrology and Open Channel Flow (15 points)

CIVIL 303 - Transport Operations and Pavements (15 points)

ENGSCI 311 - Mathematical Modelling 3 (15 points)

ENVENG 300 - Natural and Built Environment Processes (15 points)

STRCTENG 304 - Structural Design for Civil Engineers (15 points)

Part IV

Complete 105 points comprising:

1 item from Practical Work Course, and
60 points for all Compulsory Courses, and
15 points from Elective Courses, and
30 points for all Research Project

Practical Work Course

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

ENGGEN 499 - Practical Work (0 points)

Compulsory Courses

Complete 60 points for ALL of the following:

CIVIL 756 - Capstone Project (15 points)

CIVIL 790 - Civil Engineering Administration (15 points)

CIVIL 791 - Construction Management (15 points)

ENGGEN 403 - Systems Thinking (15 points)

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

CIVIL 700 - Geotechnical Analysis (15 points)

CIVIL 722 - Slope Engineering (15 points)

CIVIL 726 - Engineering Geology (15 points)

CIVIL 729 - Humanitarian Engineering (15 points)

CIVIL 731 - Water Resources Modelling (15 points)

CIVIL 733 - Coastal Engineering Dynamics (15 points)

CIVIL 735 - Transport Modelling and Design (15 points)

CIVIL 736 - Transport Safety and Mobility (15 points)

CIVIL 750 - Timber Engineering (15 points)

CIVIL 782 - Water Resources Engineering (15 points)

ENVENG 701 - Urban Stormwater Management - Level 9 (15 points)

ENVENG 740 - Water and Wastewater Engineering (15 points)

ENVENG 747 - Environmental Fate of Chemicals and Mitigation - Level 9 (15 points)

Research Project

Complete 30 points for ALL of the following:

CIVIL 705A - Research Project - Level 9 (15 points)

CIVIL 705B - Research Project - Level 9 (15 points)