Undergraduate study
     

Engineering

BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering with Disaster Management

  • Length: 3/4 years
  • UCAS code: H290 BEng/CEDM
  • Typical offer: individualised offer following an interview or 280 tariff points. See entry requirements.
 

This course addresses the engineering aspects involved in many types of emergency situations, such as explosions, floods and wars. Disaster relief engineers could be involved in the structural assessment of part-collapsed buildings, or designing flood defence works or water supply networks in areas of drought. This is an area in which there are currently limited specialised personnel. You'll acquire well-developed organisational and communication skills, and an extensive knowledge of structural, geological, hydrological and materials behaviour. You'll consider the fundamentals of structural behaviour and surveying, and explore earth catastrophes, disaster logistics and remediation. Year 1 contains a three-day field course to help you develop your skills in surveying.

How you learn

Learning experiences include field courses, laboratory sessions, site visits and case studies. The final-year project allows you to develop your specialist interest.

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

You are encouraged to spend your third year in industry on work experience. 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

Expect work in aid and advisory agencies, engineering design consultancies, local and national government organisations, and the civil and military services.

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 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 with Disaster Management

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.