Undergraduate study
     

Engineering

BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering

  • Length: 3/4 years
  • UCAS code: H200 BEng/CEn
  • Typical offer: individualised offer following an interview or 280 tariff points. See entry requirements.
 

The success of the earth's great civilisations can largely be attributed to the innovations of great civil engineers who shape society's infrastructure. From Stonehenge to the Severn Bridge, the Panama Canal to the Channel Tunnel, the world simply would not work without civil engineers.

On your way to achieving the all-important accreditation that a BEng or MEng from Teesside University supplies, you learn key aspects of civil engineering such as structural design, geotechnical design, fluid mechanics and major project management.

You can benefit from the invaluable support of an industrial mentor, who joins you in Year 1 and stays with you throughout your degree, as well as gaining the real-life experience all employers are looking for through your industry placement.

What you study

In Year 1 you're introduced to building technology, methods and materials. You will gain experience in field surveying on a three-day field course and by study throughout the year. In Year 2 you will progress to more advanced building technology, structural, geotechnical and hydraulic design, and the concept of failure-by-design. Your final year allows you to develop your skills set at a high and more specialist level.

How you learn

You will have a range of lectures, tutorials, group work, hands-on practical sessions, field courses and site visits. Part of your course will also involve a substantial research-based project.

The course has been designed to provide a number of contact teaching and assessment hours (lectures, tutorials, laboratory work, projects, examinations etc), but you are also expected to spend time on your own, called ‘self-study’ time, to review lecture notes, prepare coursework assignments, work on projects and revise for assessments. Each year of full-time study consists of modules totalling 120 credits and each unit of credit corresponds to ten hours of learning and assessment (contact hours plus self-study hours). So, during one year of full-time study you can expect to have 1,200 hours of learning and assessment.

How you are assessed

Your course will involve a range of types of assessment including coursework assignments and examinations.

Professional placements

We recommend that you take the four-year sandwich course, with your third year spent on placement in the construction industry. This provides the opportunity to gain relevant professional experience to enhance your technical knowledge and can improve employment prospects. Some find employment with their placement company after graduating.

Professional accreditation

The degree currently has Incorporated Engineer (IEng) accreditation by the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers, the Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Institute of Highways Incorporated Engineers. Currently this programme is being prepared for accreditation at CEng level.

Career opportunities

Typical roles include construction project management, building/civil engineering for contractors or consultants, architectural practices, local authorities or government agencies.

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally invited for an interview which enables them to see our excellent facilities and meet the staff and students. Each applicant will receive an individualised offer following an interview. In cases where an interview cannot take place the typical offer will be 280 tariff points from at least two A levels or equivalent, one of which should include a significant content of an appropriate science or mathematics. Equivalent level qualifications in design and technology, engineering or construction may also be accepted.

Applications from suitably-motivated mature students and those with other equivalent qualifications are warmly welcomed.

For additional information please see the standard University entry requirements.

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Modules

Civil Engineering

Year 1 core modules

Year 2 core modules

Final-year core modules

Non-credit bearing optional modules

  • A foreign language: German, French, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin)
  • In-sessional Academic English (for international students)
  • Professional Mentoring

You may select one or more of these modules.

Modules offered may vary.