Civil Engineering, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

The BSc Civil Engineering programme targets students aspiring to become incorporated engineers, focusing on practical and construction-oriented aspects of the field. It integrates technical, practical, and managerial skills to address innovative engineering challenges, fostering leadership in the profession. Students benefit from real-life case studies with companies like Arcadis and Galliford Try, access to industry-standard software, and opportunities for industrial placements with firms such as Atkins and Mott MacDonald.Key advantages include project-led learning, exercises in a simulation centre for construction management, an international field course, and optional modules in areas like Computational Methods and Transport Infrastructure. The curriculum features a common first year, followed by modules in geotechnics, structural analysis, and sustainable environments, culminating in advanced topics and interdisciplinary projects to develop multidisciplinary teamwork skills.

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 MEng/BEng (Hons)

• Civil and Environmental Engineering BEng (Hons)

Year one modules

• Geotechnics and Construction Materials

• Surveying and Transportation Engineering

• Construction Project

• Structural Analysis and Mathematics

• Structural Engineering Design Project

• Sustainable Environments

In year two, you will develop more advanced knowledge and skills to do with: structural analysis, project management, and soil mechanics, amongst others. Year two modules

• Hydraulics and Transportation Engineering

• Structural Analysis and Design

• Civil Engineering Design Project

• Soil Mechanics and Materials

• Project, Finance and Contract Management

• Sustainable Environments in Society: Developing Solutions

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 £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section on the Coventry University website. 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. Year three aims to bring you to the level to enter the world of work by consolidating your knowledge and skills from year one and two. You should develop more advanced knowledge and skills to do with structural design, engineering analysis, and transport infrastructure, amongst others. Final year modules

• Interdisciplinary Project

• Research Dissertation

• Engineering Analysis

• Optional module, 1 from the following: Computational Methods in Civil Engineering, Strategic Construction Project Management, Structural Design

• Computational Methods in Civil Engineering

• Strategic Construction Project Management

• Structural Design

• Optional module, 1 from the following: Transport Infrastructure, Engineering Hydrology

• Transport Infrastructure

• Engineering Hydrology

For a full list of module information please visit the website.