What is Civil Engineering? In modern usage it is a broad field of engineering that deals with the planning, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures, or public works, as they are related to earth, water, or civilisation and their processes. Most civil engineering today deals with roads, railways, structures, water supply, sewer, flood control and traffic. Basically, civil engineering may be regarded as the profession that makes the world a more agreeable place in which to live.
What can I expect from the course? There is a typical course structure below that is broken up into the different years of study. Courses will obviously vary from university to university.
Year 1
Construction Materials Construction Technology and Management Surveying Mathematics Fluid Mechanics Engineering Materials Structural Analysis and Mechanics Communications, IT and CAD. Engineering DesignYear 2
Structural Design Hydraulics Construction Contract Procedure Structural Analysis and Mechanics Mathematics Plus the Year 1 topics in more detail. Field Courses. Urban Water Management Sometimes you can study a language.Year 3 (BEng)
Geotechnics Project Management Water Engineering Design Project Research ProjectPlus some specialisms from the list below:
Environmental Engineering Design of Bridges and Foundations Infrastructure Engineering Water Treatment Some sort of 3D CAD Applied Structural Analysis Construction Technology and Management Ground Engineering Civil Engineering for Developing Countries Maintenance Repair and Refurbishment GPS Surveying Year 4 (MEng) Research and Development Projects Structural Mechanics (applied) Design Process Management Management Finance Management Information Systems for Construction Environmental Modelling Geotechnical Modelling On Site Transport Management.Career Opportunities?
