Course summary
Why Choose Kingston
- Develop skills to help you towards becoming a chartered engineer.
- This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) as fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng). A program of accredited Further Learning will be required to complete the educational base for CEng.
- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
About the CourseCivil Engineers have to keep pace with global developments to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. This course is designed to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills and professional behaviours Civil Engineers need. You'll learn to deploy digital technology to create virtual models of your engineering designs to build and shape the world around you, as well as exploring how to mitigate the impact of climate change on infrastructure and society.You will study engineering problem analysis, design, engineering practice, sustainability and climate emergencies, structural analysis, advanced modelling, automation and digital technologies, advanced materials, energy use of new buildings and transport, hydraulics and geotechnical engineering.You'll work in specialist laboratories, using concrete, hydraulics, materials, soils and structures, and you'll experience real-life scenarios through site visits and field trips. Practical work includes surveying, model-making, engineering drawing and digital technology.
Future Skills Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
Career opportunitiesMost graduates work in civil engineering and the construction industry or continue their studies to postgraduate level.
Modules
Example modules:– Fluid and Soil Mechanics– Exploring Engineering Project Management– Engineering Geodesy and GISTo view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage.
Assessment method
Teaching includes lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical laboratory sessions, field courses, design classes, workshop sessions and site visits.Assessment comprises exams and coursework (eg reports, computer and numerical exercises, laboratories and essays).
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.- Structural Engineers, Institution of
- Highway Engineers, Institute of (IHE)
- Civil Engineers, Institution of
- The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
Example modules:
– Fluid and Soil Mechanics
– Exploring Engineering Project Management
– Engineering Geodesy and GIS
To view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage.