Civil and Environmental Engineering, BEng (Hons)

The Civil and Environmental Engineering course at Coventry University equips aspiring engineers with the technical, practical, and managerial skills needed to address complex engineering challenges, focusing on sustainable practices in construction both in the UK and abroad. Delivered by experienced staff from leading firms like Arcadis and Laing O’Rourke, the program emphasizes real-life case studies, industry-standard software, and opportunities for industrial placements with companies such as Atkins and Balfour Beatty. Students benefit from project-led learning, international field trips, and a common first year that allows flexibility to switch related degrees.The curriculum includes modules on geotechnics, structural analysis, and sustainable environments, progressing through foundational topics to advanced research in the final year. Assessment involves a mix of exams, essays, projects, and presentations, fostering skills for professional practice. Optional modules like Biodiversity and Conservation enable personalization, while group projects promote multidisciplinary collaboration.

This course has a common first year. The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn. If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).    Common first year courses Civil Engineering BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering MEng/BEng (Hons) Year One The first year consists of a series of foundational topics in the civil engineering profession and practical laboratory sessions, which aims to provide a solid knowledge base for subsequent years of the BEng programme. There are also individual project modules which promote independent working among students and builds confidence in decision making which will be needed in future practice. Modules Geotechnics and Construction Materials Surveying and Transportation Engineering Construction Project Structural Analysis and Mathematics Structural Engineering Design Project Sustainable Environments Year Two In year two, you will continue to develop the skills and knowledge you’ve learnt. We do this by embedding the following four principles into the curriculum and developing your: *Technical skills – digital fluency, backed with the right academic knowledge *Study skills – to be an adaptive, independent and proactive learner *Professional skills – to have the behaviour and abilities to succeed in your career *Global awareness – the beliefs and abilities to be a resilient, confident and motivated global citizen Modules Hydraulics and Transportation Engineering Structural Analysis and Design Civil Engineering Design Project Soil Mechanics and Materials Energy Project Management with EIA Sustainable Environments in Society: Developing Solutions Placement Year There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement* can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future. If you choose to do a work placement year, you will pay a reduced tuition fee* of £1250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time, you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement. Final Year The third year aims to bring students to the level necessary to enter professional practice as an Incorporated Civil and Environmental Engineer; reflecting both the latest advances and research work in the subject together with the contemporary job market. At this stage, each student will also undertake a body of independent research during Year 3 of their course within their ‘Research Dissertation’ module. For further information and to read details for each module please visit the course page on the Coventry University website. We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. *see website for details