BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering

"Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, examinations may be replaced by an alternative form of assessment during the academic year 2021/2022. Please refer to the Programme Specification on these pages for further details."

Why choose this course?

• The School has over 50 years of experience of teaching engineering and has established an excellent international reputation
• This degree allows you to benefit from the use of laboratory facilities and staff expertise at B.R.E. (formerly Building Research Establishment)
• Students from the School of Engineering and Technology have previously completed work placement years at companies including BMW (UK) Manufacturing Ltd, Bosch Thermotechnology, and Microsoft
• Recent Engineering graduates have gone on to work at organisations including Dyson, Ministry of Defence, and JCB

What's the course about?

From the world’s tallest buildings and most spectacular bridges to airports, highways, hospitals, rail networks, and flood defences, civil engineers provide the critical infrastructure that makes our world work. You will learn to apply the principles of structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydraulics and hydrology, environmental engineering, materials, surveying, and construction. You will also discover the latest techniques and developments, such as low-carbon materials and sustainability. For this degree, we have a strategic partnership with the world-renowned B.R.E. to give you access to specialist facilities, projects, and lectures. To become professionally recognised as a Chartered Engineer, graduates from the programme will be required to complete approved C.Eng. Further Learning.

Your main campus is College Lane

This is where the creative arts, science, and health-related subjects are based. This means you’ll share the campus with future nurses, scientists, artists, and more. You can use the common rooms to relax with friends, work out in the 24-hour gym or have a drink in our on-campus pub or cafes. We also have restaurants for you to eat in or grab something on the go. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.

This course includes the options of:

• Work placement
• Study abroad

What will I study?

The School has a reputation for innovation in teaching and learning, where nearly all modules are delivered through a combination of traditional face-to-face teaching and backup tutorials using the University's StudyNet web-based facility. StudyNet allows students to access electronic teaching and learning resources, and conduct electronic discussion's with staff and other students. A heavy emphasis is placed on theory and practice, and the School has a policy of using industrial standard software wherever possible. Students will also benefit from the use of laboratory facilities and staff expertise at B.R.E. (formerly Building Research Establishment). You will also work with other students on an industry-proposed design project.

In addition to the academic fees, students will be responsible for their costs of travel to B.R.E.

Level 4

• Career Skills Development II 0 Credits II Compulsory
• Civil Engineering Materials 1 II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Site Surveying and Setting Out II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Principles of Sustainable Design and Construction II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Fundamentals of Civil Engineering Structural Analysis II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Dynamic Earth II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Engineering Mathematics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Engineering Application of Mathematics II 15 Credits II Compulsory

Level 5

• Structural Mechanics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Career Planning II 0 Credits II Compulsory
• Mathematical Modelling and Simulation II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Soil Mechanics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Civil Engineering Materials 2 II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Civil Engineering Structural Design II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Hydrology and Open Channel Hydraulics II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Surveying and Highway Engineering II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Construction and Building Management II 15 Credits II Compulsory

Level 6

• Careers Portfolio II 0 Credits II Compulsory
• Geotechnical Design II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Advanced Structural Analysis and Design II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Sustainable Engineering II 15 Credits II Compulsory
• Industry Group Design Project II 30 Credits II Compulsory
• BEng Individual Project (Civil) II 30 Credits II Compulsory
• Year Abroad II 0 Credits II Optional
• Semester Abroad II 0 Credits II Optional
• Flood Management and River Engineering II 15 Credits II Optional
• Civil Engineering Placement Year II 0 Credits II Optional
• Highway and Traffic Engineering II 15 Credits II Optional

Study abroad

An opportunity for an amazing experience, which will help make you stand out from the crowd. With more and more companies working internationally, the experience of living in another country can make a great impression on future employers.

This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a sandwich year abroad. The University has partnerships with over 150 universities around the world, including the USA, Canada, Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and closer to home in Europe.

If you study abroad between your second and third year of study, you’ll pay no tuition fee to the partner university and no tuition fee to us either. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.

Work placement

Graduate with invaluable work experience alongside your degree and stand out from the crowd.

This course offers you the opportunity to enhance your study and CV with a work placement sandwich year. It’s a chance to explore career possibilities, make valuable contacts and gain sought-after professional skills.

Our dedicated Careers and Employment team are here to help guide you through the process.

If you take up a work placement between your second and third year of study, at the University of Hertfordshire you’ll pay no tuition fee for this year. We’ll ask you to make your decision in your second year, so there is plenty of time to think about it.