BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering

This course will give you a solid grounding in the design, construction, and management of civil engineering work. We have great links with the industry and high levels of graduate employment. You’ll enjoy regular visits to iconic construction sites in London as well as professionally monitored field study courses and projects. Entry-level is 96 UCAS points, and you don’t need A2 maths. You’ll take a top-up module in your first year that will underpin and extend your GCSE maths knowledge.

Foundation Year( If Required)

• Mental Wealth: Professional Life
• Introduction to Computing
• Mathematical Applications
• Analytical Mathematics
• Engineering Sciences
• Physical science

Year 1

• Mental Wealth: Professional Life 1
• Engineering Materials
• Analytical Skills in Built Environment
• The Built Environment
• Engineering Mechanics
• Land and Construction Surveying

Year 2

• Mental Wealth: Professional Life 2
• 3D Data Modelling and Analysis
• Structural Analysis and Element Design
• Ground Engineering
• Engineering Surveying
• Advanced Sustainable Technology
• Tendering, Estimating, and Cost Control

This course offers the opportunity of year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

Year 3

• Mental Wealth: Professional Life 3
• Capstone Project
• Advanced Construction Technology and Innovation
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Transport Infrastructure Engineering
• Project Management studies

Employability:

With a degree in civil engineering from UEL, you’ll be well placed to secure a stimulating and rewarding career. The high quality of our teaching on the course is widely recognized, and the constant input from industry professionals ensures your studies will be highly relevant to employers once you graduate. You might decide to specialize as a structural engineer, a hydraulic engineer, a highway engineer, or a geotechnical engineer. Your decision may be prompted by how your career develops in your first job and you start on the process known as Initial Professional Development, which takes between three and five years. Some of our recent graduates have gone on to land jobs at the Highways Agency, Network Rail, Thames Water, Hardman Structural Engineers, Morrish & Partners, SRK Consulting, Kier Group, and local authorities. Others have chosen to work in other professional areas such as finance, education, marketing, and housing.