Civil Engineering BSc (Hons)

Civil Engineering Design Projects (40 credits)

• This module will form an introduction to the construction industry, and the key roles played by civil engineering professionals.
• You'll look at areas such health and safety, environmental and sustainability considerations, legislation, and the role of construction in the UK economy.
• The module will also focus on building your professional communication skills, through presentations, an introduction to computer-aided design, and career planning.

Sustainable Engineering Materials (20 credits)

• This module is designed to introduce you to the materials encountered in civil engineering and general construction.
• You'll look at areas such as geology, soil mechanics, steel, concrete, bricks and ceramics, and organic materials – developing an understanding of the materials' properties and applications.

Engineering Surveying (20 credits)

• The aim of this module is to introduce you to the basic principles and purposes of engineering surveying. You'll learn the theory in lectures and tutorials, with hands-on seminar and laboratory sessions introducing the practical surveying field skills required by industry.
• You'll learn how to use standard surveying instruments, how to set out and control construction works, and how to measure existing terrain and features.

Introduction to Structural Engineering (20 credits)

• This module aims to provide you with knowledge of relevant statics, and a quantitative and qualitative appreciation of structural elements, loadings, and the behaviour and design of beams and triangulated frameworks.
• The module will also develop your knowledge of statistical analysis.

Mathematics (20 credits)

• This module will act as a thorough introduction to mathematics and statistics, improving your ability to apply numeracy to typical civil engineering tasks.

Civil Engineering Construction (20 credits)

• In this module, you'll explore a range of techniques, materials, equipment and process that are used in the design and construction of civil engineering projects.
• Site and project constraints will initially be considered on a project, before evaluating possible solutions in terms of efficiency, cost, practicality, aesthetics, risk, time, quality, safety, the environment, and sustainability.

Construction Practice and the Environment (20 credits)

• The aim of this module is to improve your knowledge of practice within the construction industry, introducing you to the roles and responsibilities that you may undertake during placement, after graduation, and as you progress in your career.
• You'll look at key areas such as project organisation, procurement, planning, programming, management, contract and commercial documentation and administration, and health and safety.

Engineering Skills (20 credits)

• This module will develop your communication, information technology and practical skills relevant to the field of civil engineering.
• You will be introduced to new and emerging technologies as used in the construction industry.
• Using simulated work situations, you'll allow for the development of wider skills that will be of value in the world of work.

Further Engineering Mathematics (20 credits)

• Building on the skills you developed in Year One, this module will further develop your mathematical and statistical abilities, appropriate for civil engineering at IEng level.

Ground Engineering (20 credits)

• This module will develop your appreciation of fundamental soil and geological properties.
• You'll measure and test different geological and geotechnical materials, allowing you to recognise and investigate ground-related problems and hazards.

Structural Engineering (20 credits)

• This module aims to provide you with an introduction to the structural behaviour of elements in reinforced concrete and steelwork and timber.
• The design procedures introduced will use standard codes of practice (Eurocodes).
• This module will require you to create a structural scheme design for a multistorey building.

Sandwich placement year

In your third year, you'll have the opportunity to take a year-long, full-time placement. This year in industry will offer you hands-on experience, adding invaluable knowledge and skills to your CV. Many students return to their placement company after graduation, having developed a useful network of contacts within the industry.

Recent placement destinations include Jackson Civil Engineering, Smithers Purslow, Curtins Consulting, J Reddington and AECOM. Our civil engineering placement roles have historically all come with a salary, with some students earning over £20,000 for their year.

Successful completion of the placement year leads to an extra qualification – the Diploma in Professional Practice.

Study abroad

If you're studying on our sandwich route you can also opt to study abroad for a full academic year, or for a semester, during Year Three. This is an optional and additional period of study that complements your degree at NTU as an alternative to taking a work placement.

This is an exciting opportunity to experience a different national culture, teaching and learning styles and subjects in an international environment. The destination university must be a year abroad / exchange partner of NTU or member of a formally recognised scheme such as the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP).

Our NTU Global and student mobility team will support you in finding the right opportunity from one of the many international partners available around the world.

Successful completion of a period of international study will earn you a standalone award – an International Study Certificate (minimum six weeks) or the International Study Diploma (minimum 36 weeks).

Dissertation and Work Like Project (40 credits)

• The majority of this module will be formed by a self-led research project or dissertation; a significant body of work allowing you to research in depth an agreed topic relating to the construction industry.
• You'll also work on a group project over the course of the year, relating to a real-world engineering scheme. You'll work in a team environment, producing and presenting a design scheme.

Management and Transportation Studies (20 credits)

• This module focuses on two main themes: management theory and practice within the construction industry, and transport policy. The aim of the module is to broaden your experience within the civil engineering discipline, providing useful context and skills for graduate roles.
• You'll look at areas such as marketing, pitching or tendering for business, business audits, and scenario planning.
• You'll also look at transport policy formulation and implementation from local to international levels, with module content ranging from the development of sustainable mobility to techniques for managing and controlling traffic.

Further Structural Engineering (20 credits)

• The module will broaden your knowledge of the conceptual design of structural elements to the recommendations of published guidance.
• You will also have an  introduction into the factors that affect the stability of framed building structures acting as three dimensional entities. It will also introduce common methods of ensuring the stability and robustness of these types of structures.
• You will also have an introduction into the use of the Eurocodes for the design of structural elements in reinforced concrete, timber and structural steelwork.

Ground Engineering, Water Resources and the Environment (20 credits)

• Within the context of sustainable development, this module will introduce you to the engineering implications of ground-based structures and water resources, examining the environmental and legislative context surrounding this type of project.
• You will learn to analyse some typical engineering problems involved in the management of foundations, geotechnical structures, water supplies, and associated fluid principles.

Professional Responsibilities and Development in Civil Engineering (20 credits)

• This module is based around four themes: health, safety and welfare; the profession and wider society; clients, stakeholders, communities and government; and sustainability.
• Its aim is to fully prepare you for graduate roles, with the knowledge, skills, awareness and professionalism expected by graduate employers.